Tug Of Loyalties

Read about an Australian's first visit back to the country of his birth in four years...how it's changed since he left, and how he's changed over here.

Excuse the plug. The bottom of the board gets quiet at times.

Reader discretion advised. Includes no sex content whatsoever.

Read the story here:

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=6889&st=75

Some highlights:

I also discovered that in my absence from the West I have forgotten how to cook, and probably forgotten how to drive as well.

‘Do they like us?’ my aunt asked, meaning Thais. Evidently she was referring to Thailand’s foreign policy. As far as I know, they do, I said. ‘Well, you never know,’ she said, as she fretted about terrorism and the impact of Australia’s decision to keep troops in Iraq.