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Honking itself is a culture upon itself. There is the short one beep type, a short two beep type for “ look out warning” a long blast honking for “ look I am getting impatient “ a really long blast honking meaning “ fxxx you , get out of there ! Do you know who I am “ using car headlamps highlighting is a better choice for certain situation and again there is highlighting culture involved too.

Honking in Thai culture is degrading and disrespectful . Moreover who the honking is intended for is debatable. Better to use highlighting with headlamps if only to inform respective party .

Especially when their girlfriends are in the truck with them .

200 million won is only about 5.5 MILLION not billion Thai baht. Writer is not currency savvy I think .

Thais took offense to the act of kicking another Thai on the back while she was sitting facing away from him harmlessly. People in Asia took offense to being kicked like a dog because it denotes a lower status ( regard) of the person being kicked. I witnessed a scene in India while sitting in a car driven by an Indian friend visiting his huge home. He was driving me back to my hotel from his home where upon reaching his house gates which was a distance from his house, the gate did not open because the guard was snoozing ( maybe drunk? ) siting by the gate. Wordlessly he just emerged from the car , walked over to the guy and literally kicked him repeatedly like a dog. That, was a cultural eye opener for me.

Maybe water which is available is used to wet the contents of the luggage to slow the burning. .. while airline staff get the fire extinguisher…

No alcohol sales during 2-5 pm is always a bother when shopping for groceries because this is the time when the foot traffic is less. I like to select this period to shop for groceries after my lunch.

Driver talking nonsense into the phone to drive away boredom.… a national pastime I had seen numerous times both public and private transport. Thai drivers figure that it is too boring and a waste of their time just driving attentively on a deserted street…..until it wasn’t.

Always wise to use a backpack with a hidden zip pocket on the side between the back and backpack to discourage pickpocketing.

Seems to me many foreigners under 30 try their best to remain in pattaya and phuket regardless their financial situation. Could the laissez-faire attitude of thailand influence their thinking ?

In countries like thailand and China, it makes sense to let the medical profession or police to handle traffic accidents. You get to be blame because the victims can claim compensation for your insurance if they are not insured. Let the locals handle their fellow people . They know the method. Sad but it is what it is.

Class action lawsuit by the parents upon the teacher who meted the punishment? Time teachers made known about consequences of their actions . Thailand is not a barbaric nation.

This is a different issue. Truth is Tom has been uploading their private sexual videos to outside parties without their consents regardless the narrative.

Maybe it is the thrill of stealing, maybe it is poor social upbringing but at his age, old habits die hard. Anyway it is giving the Thai impression of expats or tourists a black eye.

I am a wine drinker and had been to neighboring countries like vietnam Cambodia and myanmar . All those countries have cheaper booze especially beer and wine. Even a Muslim country like malaysia has cheaper prices too. I guess any Thai who wander overseas do see the difference and the ridiculous prices charged in their home country.

Obviously rural thailand has a low entry bar for ‘abbotship ‘ given the huge number of temples having few monks.

Lack of logic and greed main driver.

Mooban security guard is not paid enough for him to do police job. It is better he must do the job assigned to him which is gate keeping and route policing. What goes inside the houses is not in his job description and maybe even detrimental to his health if he gets nosey.

Maybe the Thais were disgusted by the type of quality tourists that they had to content with. ? Thai tourists will never behave overseas like the white trash you encountered regularly in pattaya as such antisocial behavior from thailand will never have the opportunity to travel overseas to western countries. The entry bar is much lower in thailand for tourist.

I have seen alcohols being drunk after lunch hour (12-2pm). Upon enquiring, was told those alcohols were bought and paid for during the allowed period only to be consumed after 2 pm. Thai logic. So long as the cash register can operate within the time, anything is possible.

When in third world countries, always beware of having drinks with ice. Drink from the bottle if unsure of ice quality. The appearance of the ice cubes can give a clue on the quality of the water. Crystal clear round ice pieces with a hole in the middle indicates the source is from an acceptable factory as the water was filtered and cooled at a certain temperature to give the crystal clear look. Opaque and irregular shaped ( chipped) ice pieces denote a fly by night operation . These ice are usually used for preserving seafood during transportation and not fit for consumption .

Most probably staying at BnB outlet judging that whole family staying in one spot. Upstairs and downstairs. Always use portable door alarm and jammers if staying in BnB outlets as their security is questionable with past renters who may have duplicated the key. Most rentals do not use electronic door security that can be changed after each rental.

Sanctity of every human soul should be taught to every teens …. At Mor 1 & 2 raging hormones may be one of the culprits. Everyday playing ‘war games’ environment on their phones can create a false reality of their world believing the dead can come back alive. Don’t they know death is a one way street and you are culpable for your actions? Throwing away the future over a trivial dispute.

Sticker on trucks racket had been around for ages . I had a friend from chonburi 2 decades ago who had a fleet of trucks with special stickers sourced from Thai mafia . The stickers denoted that ‘fines’ were already paid to relevant authorities in advance so all they had to do is brazenly overload to make up for their investments.

After getting false passport in Hanoi, he came back to Bangkok to fly home tempting fate instead of flying from another country where he is not notorious ?