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Thailand…… Okay, I’ll say a little more…………It is a great country. Reminds me of Costa Rica with the warm climate, palm trees, and steady winds. People are great too. Always happy and with such respect for each other. They are constantly bowing with respect. It is so pleasant to walk into a plane or hotel or even a restaurant and be greeted by someone with that simple prayerful pose.
The language is full of soft and hard tones. It almost sounds musical. Everyone uses words with “cup” this and “cup” that. I think it is a term similar to “sir” or in some way is recognizing an elder.
Other notes on Thailand:
- They love pickup trucks! You would almost think you are in Texas. And they fill the back with people. It’s amazing how many can fit in the back of a pickup.
- It is so hot here! …………Okay, all together now: “How hot is it?” …………… It’s so hot, that they have awnings in the parking areas of shopping centers.
- Almost all restaurants are outdoors. They may have some covered areas, but they are very outdoor-casual.
- Street vendor stands are everywhere else. Even most restaurants are just eating areas in a building with a cooking stand on the street.
- They drive on the left.
- Getting around is beyond me. Thankfully I have always had a great driver. But most intersections are full of so many loops, that I’d be always headed back where I came from.
- Oh yea, if ya want to do that, they have these “u-turn flyovers.” They are really something.
- Buses look like they are out of the 70’s. They’re psychedelic and incredibly colorful.
- Dogs look like they have the run of the land. At least they are pretty docile. They just lounge anywhere and everywhere.
- Most buildings are rather dark. They look like they have been charred. But dust predominates, so how do they get so dark?
- Markets are still prevalent. Most trade is still bartering at the market.
- They are infatuated with massage! …… and ohhhhhh …. how sweet it is!
posted by A Bryson (formerly) in China @ 4:45 PM
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