Lifestyle
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Thai lifestyle curiosities explained In this blogpost in the Beyond the Bamboo Curtain series—our regular lens on Thai life, the curiosities of Thai lifestyle are explored under 6 main headings. Reflections on the main features of Thai society, drawn from my own experiences and observations of the culture I’ve lived in for several decades. thai…
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Last night’s Thai get-together was one of those laid-back, food-filled evenings. Everyone brought something—mostly northern dishes, homemade and proudly shared. The karaoke machine sat quietly at first, but after a few drinks, it found its groove. So did we. I rolled out of bed late this morning, still humming a luk thung tune I couldn’t…
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Had a lazy day today and relaxed re-reading Hollinger’s Mai Pen Rai Means Never Mind. I’m always astounded when I realise how her observations of Thais in the 1960s are still so relevant today. She put Thainess in a nutshell and was brave enough to question the sometimes-entrenched views her fellow compatriots held of Thai people and their culture.…