Abstract:
The purposes of this research are to study the attitude of the Americans on Thai restaurants, to study the attitude of the Americans on Thailand, to study the correlation between the American attitude on Thai restaurants and Thailand and, to study the image of Thai restaurants. This research is divided into two parts: focus groups and a research survey. Both the focus group questions and questionnaires were used to collect data from the Americans who have been to Thai restaurants in the United States. Those Americans questioned were between 18 and 60 years old and were both men and women. The focus group included 16 Americans from 2 groups and the research survey included 406 people. Percentage, means, and Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient are used for data analysis.
From the data collected from the focus groups, the attitude of the Americans on Thai restaurants is good, as well as the attitude on Thailand which is related to the positive image of Thai restaurants in the USA as well.
For the research survey, the results are as follows:
1. Americans attitude on Thai restaurants is positive.
2. Americans attitude on Thailand is positive.
3. Americans attitude on Thai restaurants relates to their attitude on Thailand.
4. Overall, the image of Thai restaurants is positive.