We Westerners take two of the best inventions for granted. One is the Western-style toilet, famously invented by Thomas Crapper. The other is toilet paper, invented by Joseph Gayetty in 1857. Crapper’s wonderful waste disposal unit has been surprisingly slow…
There are certain things Thai people do which might best be described as unconventional, odd, or even bizarre. From picking the nose in public places to putting ice in beer, this seemingly strange behavior often leaves observers in a state…
Before the arrival of the first motorcycles in Thailand, most notably the popular step-through models such as the Honda Wave, Suzuki Crystal and Yamaha Nouvo, boy racers would likely have taken the bull by the horns. I bullshit you not,…
I doubt that Sorrow ever actually had a name, other than the one lent to him by his sorrowful state. He might have had a home once upon a time, I mean a real home, and when he was young,…
A common complaint voiced by tourists and expats alike is that Pattaya is not “real Thailand” in the sense that there is a lack of Thai tradition, custom and culture in Pattaya. Admittedly Pattaya is very westernized, but I have…