1) When you go to a gas station in Thailand, everyone must get out of the car when it is filling up with gas - it's the law.
2) What Mickey Mouse is to the US, Winnie the Pooh is to Thailand.
3) Pringles are available in crab, shrimp and seaweed flavors.
4) The Thai language has 50 different sounds which can be spelled in less than 100 ways. The English language has 44 different sounds that can be spelled over 1,ooo different ways.
5) When going to the movies, you are asked to stand before the movie starts for a short film about the King. Any negative remarks about the King can land you in jail. Last year an American drew a moustache on a picture of the King and was sentenced to 10 years in jail. The King pardoned him.
6) American country and western style is very popular in Thailand. The boots, the shirts and the music. I constantly hear Johnny Cash being played in malls. There are many boutiques that specialize in "Country."
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Matthew! You are having SUCH an adventure. I love the photos you're posting. It must be such a treat for you to just be seeing your totem animal around like it's ordinary. I love the Market! Browser's Paradise!
ReplyDeleteYes the market was amazing! I am a browser of Olympic proportion and it was almost too much for me.
ReplyDeleteYou don't see elephants in the city though - they are not allowed. But I have been to the Ancient City three times where the pictures were taken just to visit and say hi!