Asian sidewalks, a pedestrian nightmare

This scene is commonplace not only in Chiang Mai but throughout Asia where the rich people with cars make the laws. Note motorbikes park crossways to totally obstruct paedestrian traffic.

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January 27th 2008
Living in Chiang Mai (ramblings) posted March 10, 2008: Minimum daily wage in Thailand is 144 Baht ($5) per day, about 4,320 Baht ($150) per month. Some families only have one wage earner. (In India 40 per cent of the population earn about $1 a day. In Burma urban professionals earn about $1 per day. BKK Post Feb 27/08) Of course, meals and accommodations are priced prop ... read more

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