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Thai Culture

Losing Face

by Admin January 23, 2010 Thai Culture
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I think a serious basic flaw of Thailand is the “losing face” obsession, which is weaved into the very fabric of Thai life and culture….from birth to death… top to bottom. Nobody talks about it. I am aware that I actually know very little about it. So I will appreciate your comments/experiences on [...]

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Trying to Understand

by Anonymous January 13, 2010 Health
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I’m not one of those folks who gets off bashing everything they don’t understand about Thailand and the Thai people but I had two questions I’ve yet to receive a satisfactory response to. They’re not meant to be insulting. I just really would love if someone could explain this to me.
Headaches
Thailand has to [...]

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Living in Thailand – Life and Death on the Farm

by DougBangkok January 13, 2010 People
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This story was related to me recently by a waitress who normally works in Bangkok, but goes back to her village periodically to see her children and work on her farm.
“I buy baby chicken in market five baht. She go, ‘cheep cheep cheep’ allatime. She follow me roun’. She think I am her mudder.
“Everywhere I [...]

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10 Funny Thai Commercials

by Admin July 26, 2009 Thai Culture

I was browsing around YouTube the other day and kept running across some crazy funny Thai television commercials. Here’s the ten best and funniest commercials
1. It’s a Miracle?

2. Timing is Everything

3. Get Your Eyes Checked

4. The Thai Smile

5. Suck it up

6. Life is about the small things

7. [...]

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Bangkok Writers Guild: Members’ books

by thaistory July 20, 2009 Expat Life

Posted by Voicu Mihnea Simandan

Bangkok Writers Guild is an English-speaking Bangkok-based group for published and aspiring authors. At the moment, the group is made up of seven members, all of them with writing and publishing experience. Here are their latest books, listed in alphabetical order of the writer’s surname:

And Then One Morning
by Aaron [...]

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Dasa Book Café – Bangkok’s favorite second-hand bookstore

by thaistory July 16, 2009 Expat Life

Written by Voicu Mihnea Simandan

New location

Bangkok is a good place to shop for books. Although there are many good bookstores that sell English-language books, my favourite second-hand bookstore is Dasa Book Café.

I know I’m not the only one who buys books at this friendly store, so, for those who haven’t [...]

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Bang Pa-In Palace in Ayutthaya Province

by thaistory June 25, 2009 Expat Life

Photos and text by Voicu Mihnea Simandan

Ayutthaya is one of my favorite places in Thailand, located about 70 km north of Bangkok. I have been there on several occasions and I never get bored of it. On a very recent day-trip to Ayutthaya, I stopped at Bang Pa-In Palace, located in Bang Pa-In District, [...]

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Photo of the Day – Thailand National Flag

by Admin April 25, 2009 Thai Culture

photo by Dennis Wong

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Photo of the Day: Thai Dancers

by Admin April 21, 2009 Thai Culture

photo by Alaskan Dude

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Photo of the Day: Lanterns in Chaing Mai

by Admin April 20, 2009 Thai Culture

I love lighting these and sending them up.  When I was in Chiang Mai over the new year the sky was full of them every night.  It was amazing to watch.
photo by Alaskan Dude

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