Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Top 10 Surprises in Thailand


  1. The cockroaches here are bigger than in New Jersey

  1. Thai Cicadas chirp more loudly than in New Jersey

  1. Everyone gets around on scooters -- without helmets -- including moms with babies strapped on their backs and shoppers bringing their flat screen TVs home from the store

  1. Tropical rain rain is even heavier than imagined and resembles buckets full of water being dumped from the sky

  1. Street food is sold everywhere - with food stands in every alley and on every country road

  1. Ornate wats (temples) are everywhere - in every country town and many in each city

  1. Animism is alive and well, and superstition still guides some people’s lives

  1. Buddhist monks carry iPhones

  1. Lane lines on roads are more of a suggestion than a rule.  This applies to both the lines between lanes going in the same direction and between lanes going in opposite directions.

  1. Happy hour by the pool includes free massages (now THAT’s happy hour!)

- Michelle

Photo by Emily


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