Thai Society
Rubbish in Thailand
Thailand is a great place, however, its full of rubbish and I am not talking about the low quality fake products you can buy in markets here, or indeed even the unpleasant unwanted unregistered and [Read more…]
Thai Society
Becoming a Parent
My Thai mother-in-law has come to stay: day 1
I get on OK with my Thai mother in law, and I think I am the only ‘farang’ in Thailand I know that does. We cannot communicate very well. Communicating with My Thai Mother in [Read more…]
Thai Society
A tale of two drafts: Conscription in Thailand
Its April in Thailand, and that means two big events in the Thai calendar: the Songkran festival marking the New Year in the Thai calendar, and the draft for compulsory military service. Thailand is one [Read more…]
Thai Society
Busking in Thailand
Busking remains both an important source of income for a sizeable proportion of the world’s population and a sub-culture all of its own. Busking is both a professional and an identity. It a state of [Read more…]
Thai Society
Slumming it in Bangkok
1 in every 6 people on the planet live in a slum. By slum we mean densely packed, overcrowded areas of housing, without access to municipal water supplies and sewerage. Slums come in many different [Read more…]