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"Evaluate" is obviously the wrong word. Should be "what d'ya think?".

Thanks. I lived in Cambodia from 1994-2000 and go back for a month or two every year. (I was on the staff of The Cambodia Daily newspaper.)

B-bang is full of backpackers now, so it has completely changed the way the townsfolk interact. ("Give me your money.") But head out into the countryside and it's still completely as it was 20 years ago. People are so open and nice, still my favourite country.

I ended up doing one on one at AAA. More effective for me than AUA.

I have attended AUA a bit. Great school, very reasonably priced. The downside is that their method takes a huge time commitment.

Just take it to Canon Thailand. they are very professional. In the 90s I would get lenses fixed at Foto File, but now I just take everything to Canon. No complaints.

If Chinese students can not study Thai at all, only starting when they get to University (In China), study for 2 years (While also studying International business). Then come to Thailand and finish the last 2 years of their international business degree, in Thai. Then I really fail to see how I would be "delusional".

I don't think you can use Chinese students for comparison. Chinese students grow up speaking a tonal language. Thai is easy and natural for them to learn, like a Portuguese learning Italian. For Westerners the learning curve is much more steep.

The same works the other way. I live here but work in Hong Kong 3-4 months a year. I know Thais there who are fluent in Cantonese after a year.

On somewhat the same topic I find the sentence ไก่จิกเด็กตายบนปากโอ่ง useful as all the words start with the middle class consonants. "The chicken pecked the kid to death over the mouth of the earthenware pot".

The high class ones are easy to remember, so this make the mid and lower ones easy as well.

I am into the Boat Noodle places along the klong on the north side of the Victory Monument. Eat there a few times a week and have seen foreigners once or twice. Very local scene, great food and pretty cheap.

Lots of info about it, here's someone's blog post.

I had a small restaurant for a few years. You need to take into consideration that you won't open your doors and turn a profit. It will take time, you need to have a comfortable cushion to get through the initial period.

Not possible. I think he's out by an hour.

In 1996 I made it from Hua Hin to my place on Soi Rang Nam in an hour. 25 minute flight, no luggage, clear tollway. I thought that was good.

I had a terrible meal at Lanka Bojana a few months ago. One thing I love about eating in Sri Lanka is how all the little dishes are freshly made. At this place though, everything was old and pretty bad.

Frogs & Rats

Battambang Market

There's only one place to eat it.

http://www.thipsamai.com/

Cut out sugar and white flour.