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Thailand
Posted by: Floyd ( Darwin Fan Club, Unit Shifters Anonymous ) on May 06, 1999 at 10:32:24:
In Reply to: Butting in... posted by Samuel Day Fassbinder on May 05, 1999 at 12:53:05:
: SDF: I would say, "What makes Thailand so great?" If it's worth it, maybe I'll move there... Hell, I dunno, with each passing year it becomes harder to consider leaving California despite all its flaws...A good friend just got back from visiting her family in Thailand, and she says the best part (aside from heaping plates of Goon Phad prig-Pao for 60 cents ;-) is that the pace of life is so much slower. She was visiting her Uncle's village of a few hundred people, and the days were spent eating, taking care of the kids, washing, eating more, watching the sunset, and then sleeping. She came back and was instantly surrounded by thousands of people all going somewhere "important" in a huge hurry, none of whom knew her or cared about her.
Another friend from Thailand once told me how confused he was by Americans because they always ask "how are you?" but never stop to hear the answer. His idea of appropriate behavior was, if someone asked this question, the two of you should go sit and have coffee or tea for a few hours while you answer.
IMHO, that beats the bejeesus out of Los Angeles, no? ;-)
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