A view from my work

Differences in Thailand. Of the cultural sort.

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June 11th 2009
Unlike my previous posts, this one isn't going to have, how do you say, a central theme. No, this is just a semi-coherent list of things in Bangkok that interest me. 1) Sun-tan lotion. There is no such thing. In its place is something called whitening lotion. It's like sun-tan lotion, only it makes you lighter, not darker. I couldn't believe it existed, but apparently its opposite day loti ... read more

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A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century. Known as Siam until 1939, Thailand is the only Southeast Asian country never to have been taken over by a European power. A bloodless revolution in 1932 led to a constitutional monarchy.... ... read more