Beyond The Bamboo Curtain
This popular series often compares Thai with other cultures. I hope readers find this interesting.
Thais enjoy many kinds of witty humour. Wordplay, clever turns, and playful tricks amuse them.
They like subtle and deadpan humour. Sarcasm is best avoided — it’s too cutting for their taste. It’s the Greek word for tearing flesh!
Fair and Feathers
They would have enjoyed this exchange at a country fair in the East of England, where a Norfolk peacock handler was demonstrating his skills with his collection of birds.
How old is your peacock? asked a well-heeled gent.
20 years, 6 months and 4 days
And tell me, how long do they normally live?
At least 20 years, 6 months, and 4 days.
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