She would probably be better off comparing the Burger Kings in LOS to the those in other countries. Generally speaking, the backpackers don't get much respect from the Thais. And it seems that the majority of the BPers don't really try to understand the locals (which could be said of nearly any tourists anywhere ). Visit a place like KSR, and imagine what your LOS experience would be like if places like that is all you've experienced of the country. OTOH I recall sitting around with a bunch of expats having a p!ssing match over who had spent the most time here, knows the place best, etc. Later on a few of us piled into a taxi, and the guy who claimed the most seniority was revealed not able to even count from 1 to 10 in Thai.
