1. It's hot.
2. Folks smile. A lot.
3. The BTS (elevated subway), stations are very clean.
Even the tracks are spotless!
Folks getting on the train line up to the left and right of the arrows used by those coming off the train.
Signs to help you queue up, and not get hit by a train should you drop something on the tracks. Thai language, as I understand it, has the consonants going from left to right, no punctuation or capitals, and the vowels can be on the top or bottom of the consonants. Or in between. Or something like that.
4. It's very hot here.
5. Thai folks seem to spend their time going to work, shopping, riding the BTS, sitting in traffic and shopping. Then they go shopping. Hardly anyone walks anywhere, except from a mode of transportation to a building. Riders get off the BTS station 300 meters from our apt and pay for a scooter ride to the apartments.
6. Apartments don't have hot water in the kitchen or bathroom sinks. The shower has an on demand heater for hot water.
7. If there was a cell phone outage here, I think people would throw themselves off the BTS. I have never seen a group of people so engrossed in their cell phones. It is like a religion. I read that it is worse in South Korea.
8. The largest outdoor market in the world is in Bangkok. We went because, well, because... Anyway, you aren't missing anything.
Buy 10 things you don't need and get one more thing you don't need for free. Lots and lots of things for 100 baht ($2.84).
Thought of Ryan when I saw these dresses.
The market is basically hundreds of these enclosed aisles, (8000 stalls), covering about 28 acres. We were there at opening (9 am) and it was, while not quite hell on earth, approaching that stage. We left before the afternoon, when there are thousands of people crammed in these aisles, eating, drinking and buying stuff. Because they want to.
Sliced fruit is big here.
Some sort of meat product boiling in oil.
Millions of these items as far as the eye could see. Like I said, you aren't missing anything. We took one for the team so you could avoid the Chatuchak market.
9. It's freaking hot here.
We were dripping on the BTS after the market and this young lady walks in wearing a hoody sweatshirt.
10. There are cool toilets here. I know, seriously.
I was wondering why the guys were taking so long in the toilet. Now I know.
You know you want one!
11. Lots of people wear masks here.
They stopped at Starbucks on their way into surgery.
Living the dream my friends!
Peace!
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