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Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Thailand Tourist Rules for Foreigners

Much ado in the media complaining about Chinese tourists behavior.
Women washing their feet in a basin. There was a sign in English prohibiting the practice, with a warning of a 1,000 baht fine.

It's doubtful that the majority of Chinese tourists read English.

Thailand wants tourists from all over the world to come and experience Thailand.

To accommodate all languages picture signs should be used, similar as to the picture educating Thais on the proper use of a western toilet

Unfortunately Thais tend to make up new rules as they go along. I hung all my wet clothes including underwear outside a major hotel window on ropes intended for flags. Songkran 2000. That evening everyone had followed suit. The hotel front looked like a laundry facility, bras, bikinis, and other unmentionables included. No complaints.
Drying your unmentionables in the open at the airport in the airport lounge may be a bit tacky, but not a reason for a national uproar.
And OH YES: Don't wear just white during songkran. When wet it becomes see through.
As for kicking bells with your feet, when I visited there many moons ago, there was a sign, "Do not ring the bells, they are fragile."

Looking for money

Dec 2014, Thailand Pulls VAT Hike Plan
Feb 24, Booze, smokes prices set for 2% rise
March 11, Tax axe to fall on tutorial schools
March 12, PM puts land and property tax on hold
March 14, Thai PM Prayut seeks tax system overhaul
March 17, New emissions tax won't hurt car sales much: minister
March 17, Thai cabinet will borrow US$1.7b to boost economy

Today's Realfeel 43/26c 109/79f
Thursday 45/27c 113/81f
Friday - Saturday: Chance of stray shower

My living space being quite well insulated, including full wall drapes on outside walls. I run the air conditioners till bedtime. After that fans circulate the cool air for the remainder of the night.

Outdoors like at the ballgame, a wet, iced towel around the neck or on top of the head. Heat rises, cool air drops

Swamp Cooler
Cumbersome maintenance
Would be more efficient if placed above people.
Evicted after two months

This may be one of the years when ice may be required to avoid the hot-tub effect

A dripping wet towel placed over a fan works quite well. Insure that no water drops on the motor housing. Lasts about ten minutes per watering

Cumbersome maintenance,
fan not strong enough to be effective
Evicted after three months

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Pole Lineman's Delight - there aren't even that many houses in the neighborhood ?

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Karnickel Eintopf (Rabbit Stew ) Anyone?

Post by NOIZ Germany.

Things any English Teacher in Thailand should know about Thais

By Austin Bush 3 October, 2011 Published at CNN travel

Fried crap:

A cheat sheet to reading and pronouncing Thai

Especially handy for tourists, these tips will help ensure your taxi never takes you to the wrong place again

". . . The written Thai language distinguishes between "r" and "l", but in everyday speech, "l" wins out. This is why Ratchadamri, when said by a Bangkok taxi driver, might sound more like "latchadamli". . ."

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