Patong Beach Sunset

Witnessing Culture Shock

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November 8th 2014
Somehow this is only my third day here. Culture shock time (wave 1). Basically, it comes about when my normal is different from the local normal. Pretty simple, right? Despite going into a situation with an open mind, it's way to be overwhelmed by the differences simply because our monkey minds don't know exactly how to process the information and react according to the new normal. With that a ... read more

Asia » Thailand » South-West Thailand » Phuket

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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