A thousand good reasons to go diving in Thailand!

[Buadhai]

Reason #404: The Songkhla Mermaid



Or, as spelled on at least one tourist map: The Songkhla Mermade!

 

[limbo]

The hundreds of Spa's and resorts around the dive destinations that offer Yoga, which will benefit your breathing rate and breath control underwater.

 

[Buadhai]

Reason #405 - The Giant Standing Buddha in Roi Et



(Took that yesterday morning!)

 

[vladimir]

Reason # 395: The "Ging Mai" Pencils. (Handcrafted pencils made of tamarind wood)

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Cool; I have not seen those before. Would I find them among the ubiquitous carved elephants in Patong stalls?

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Interesting about the chopsticks.... people down here don't typically use chopsticks.

Since the latter half of the nineteenth century:

 

[Buadhai]

Since the latter half of the nineteenth century:

Thanks for that. I'll set out tomorrow informing all the noodle stall owners here in Korat that they no longer need to supply chopsticks with their wares.

Of course, you know these upcountry people; at least a couple of centuries behind the times....

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Oh, no! More chopsticks?

Ms. B brought dinner home from the market tonight including Ba Mii for the kid. Look what the idiot vendor included with the noodles: chopsticks!

Will these Thai people never learn? Thais do not use chopsticks, they use only fork and spoon.

 

[limbo]

Thai people use chop sticks very selectively in my experience. In general they use a spoon and fork, in rather rare occasions they use chop sticks.
Chop sticks are around though and every Thai knows how to use them! The Kwetiao soup for instance a lot of times is served with chop sticks, Chinese style food is mostly served with chopsticks.

All rice dishes are however served with spoon and fork, afaik and the main staple for Thais is rice!

 

[vladimir]

You guys do realize that when I cited a sitcom character as my source I had to be joking, right?

 

[Buadhai]

And I wasn't?

 

[Bowmouth]

Reason #406: The Phallus Shrines from Pranang Beach in Krabi and Chao Mae Tubtim in Bangkok.

 

[lord khram]

Still not heard the outcome of what happened at Samae San with reference to the saltwater crocs in my post No 403. Does anyone have any info on the latest situation?