Thailand Discoveries

Things I’ve Discovered about Thailand

1. Most people drive pickup trucks or honda CRVs
2. Thai people call Westerners ‘farangs’
3. Most people don’t use indicators, check blind spots, or look in general before turning
4. The spicier the better, even when there are all varieties of fluids leaking out your pores.
5. Bartering is a thing
6. Do not, DO NOT insult the royal family so help you God.
7. Monks don’t wear underwear
8. Growing rice is extremely difficult work, I will never look at a grain of rice the same
9. Thai people racist, even amongst themselves
10. Thai people like to buy expensive things even when they are desperately poor
11. Most are farmers- the biggest economy is rice, sugar cane, potatoes, sunflowers and corn
12. Only Thai people are allowed to own land in Thailand
13. There is a hierarchy of respect, age and profession being the top two
14. There are 7 elevens in every town, on every street corner
15. It takes about 3 days to build a brand new 7 eleven