An Elephant in a Ceramic Shop.  That is how I feel sometimes in Thailand, with me being the Elephant.  Farangs (foreigners) in Thailand make countless cultural blunders no matter how hard we try.  It is built into our system, and difficult to get rid of.  By and large, we farangs are big and clumsy, and often forget about the small details of Thai protocol.  So we are regularly embarrassed.  Maybe, just maybe, if we live in Thailand over several decades, we will start wising up and do this right.  I am not sure, but time will tell. Continue reading →

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