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“When a government office asks you to turn a Thai street name into English letters, you quickly discover that bureaucracy can be more baffling than a broken GPS.” I’d already completed the rest of the British consulate’s form in flawless English, but for my address I used Thai script—exactly as the consulate’s own guidelines demand.…
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Today’s short story in the Beyond the Bamboo Curtain series of Thailand topics. Readers will see that Thais have a strong sense of being born Free, and the importance of Thailand’s hierarchical feudal structure. “Freedom to Spit” was a term Carol Hollinger used in her excellent book, Mai Pen Rai Means Never Mind. Still a classic best-seller on…
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Having had unfortunate experiences with the pouring of Guinness and presentation of the Fish and Chips at a bar/restaurant in Chiangmai, I gave it the Thumbs Down on TripAdvisor. I had learned before, as at all restaurants that serve Guinness in Thailand, to watch the bartender carefully when he pours this beautiful drink. On Sunday,…