I read this and could just picture you thinking, "It's TRUE! Americans and their geography... smh."
Haha, well I know Michael long enough to not hesitate about his geography skills
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Haha, well I know Michael long enough to not hesitate about his geography skills
...especially since I've been there, and mentioned meeting friends there from South Korea. It should be clear that I understand it to be located in Australia.Haha, well I know Michael long enough to not hesitate about his geography skills
Mrs Cosmic and I have been talking about doing a train trip across India for a few years, but things keep coming up.
My wife has zero interest in a true travel vacation unless it's the EU. She likes to be pampered and not work too hard. lol
Me...I would be fine living out of a backpack and eating local. You get treated very differently by the locals if you don't act like the typical American Tourist. Vietnam, Thailand, Bali, Fiji and Japan are all on the list.
Perhaps Brobs would be happier is every country adopted the same moral, social, religious, economic, etc. norms. Life would be so sterile and dull.
They cater to the tastes of Americans, Europeans, Japanese, etc. without consideration of country of origin. Can't blame the Thais for recognizing a group of consumers and then catering to them.
Well, we were told that it was Florida for Europeans... specifically "Eurotrash." When we asked what Eurotrash was, they told us it was there word for Europeans.
That doesn't mean that it is in Europe, but designed to tailored to their needs... in my understanding.
Oh I see, "for Europeans" makes sense. Florida for Europe on the other hand could be Nice or Cannes, or maybe somewhere in Spain I suppose.
Enjoying the relaxation of a pipe while watching the sunset is one of the great simple pleasures of life. Great pictures!
I've known a few people that went to live there and they said they loved it there. And of course nothing is perfect and there are some really sad parts about it. Especially aspects of the sex trade. But they also claimed the people where generous and warm to them and not murderous at all. Who knows I've never been there but I'd go there before Myanmar formerly known as Burma. I hear there are some really crazy insane things going on there including people going to jail for saying mean things about the leaders pet dog.
Yeah we have a huge population here of Burmese trying to escape the area. I don’t blame them.
it's my go to example for telling off people that say Buddhists never do anything terrible.
I have just deleted some comments, I still can't understand how it is possible to ruin such a nice thread with an amazing sunset picture and a picture of a guy watching it while smoking his pipe. Let's keep it clear now guys.
I have to admit, I thought that the term "Bangkok Sunset" was some sort of perverse sexual act that I hadn't heard of.
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An industry worth 6.4 billion. Very moral. ?
I had already put it on my bucket list and started yoga practice to increase my flexibility.
But actually, Thailand is an amazing country. It's not just Bangkok. Chang Mai is well worth a visit, there are some great possibilities for motorcycle tours in the North, and the food is just incredible.
Don't let you opinion of a country or place get formed with just one aspect of it!
I spent 6 weeks traveling around India around 25 years ago. Absolutely fascinating--the most non-Western place that I had ever been. Exhilarating, exhausting, mesmerizing--you name it. The sights, sounds and smells hit us from the second we got off the plane and didn't leave us until we were leaving. Of course, there's a lot of Western "sophistication" as well, don't get me wrong.
We then flew on to Thailand for 6 weeks. It was like an adult Disneyland in comparison. Travel was so easy, people were friendly, food was fresh and great.
Of course, globalization of tourism has changed these places greatly since then.
You’re right I’m sure I am ignorant of any good things going on there. Just never heard of them... also the huge numbers of immigrants from there makes me think the US might be a bit better in most ways. ?
The country has issues, no doubt--poverty, censorship, etc. But any place is always richer than the typical stereotype images of it.
For example, I live in San Francisco. People who don't live here think it's some way-left dystopia that's being destroyed by huge tech companies and their employees who price everyone else out. When in fact...
...oh, maybe scratch what I said above about reality not conforming to stereotypes!
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