Random Notions About Thailand

You know I was in Hua Hin, Thailand for two weeks, which was my first time in Asia all together. Being a born and raised Finn, there were a lot of random things that caught my eye, or had me in a bit of a culture shock.

Disclaimer: generalization and humour added for some extra extra.

• Everything comes in a plastic bag. Buy a pen, they put it in a plastic bag. Buy take out, they put the rice and the sauce in separate bags, and then another plastic bag. Buy soda, they chuck ice in a plastic bag, put soda in it, stuck a straw in and hand you the bad. Buy a take away slushy, it comes in a plastic cup, and they have a special kind of plastic sleeve with handles for it. I'm so sad I didn't take pictures of these things, it is too funny and totally unnecessary.

• You can fit the whole family on one scooter. Babies can sleep between two siblings and why not add a dog balancing in the back too, no biggie.

• No one has shitty cars. Everyone drives a brand new pick-up or a sleek as fuck BMW. My dream car is now a monstrous Ford pick-up. I'm not kidding.

• Thailand has a left sided traffic, thank to the Englishmen, weirdos.

• Thai natives don't know how to say the letter R.

• Everyone is very very curious and stare blatantly.

• Alcohol is wasted by pouring to the ground for buddha. I'm sure he would much rather consume it through the mouth...

• Crossbreed street doges are everywhere and they all have short legs and long backs.

• Food is basically free for a Westerner. Basic restaurant meal in Finland is 17 euros, in Thailand it's less than 3 euros. I'll have three dishes per meal, thanks!

• Water is so dirty that I was filthy for two weeks straight, even with taking two showers per day.

• Sugar and chili can be added to anything. Why not dip that amazingly fresh and sweet fruit you just bought from the night market to a mix of sugar and dried chili (which comes in a little plastic pouch, obviously), makes total sense.

• There are no black people in Thailand, zero, nada, null.

• Everyone likes to stand really close to you when having a conversation. As a Finn, everything closer than a metre is too close.

• I've never seen anything with so much authority than a Thai cop. He was just standing in front of me in his uniform, gun holstered in his belt and sporting a pair of Ray-Ban aviators, calm. I became a law abiding citizen instantly, wouldn't even jaywalk with him looking.

• Thai natives avoid the sun like the plague. Maybe they are actually vampires and have found the place where no one would ever suspect them, like what kind of vampire would live in a place where it's almost always sunny. Those clever bastards!

• There is a 7/11 in every block, no, two per block.

Pictures taken with the Nikon D7200 and Nikkor 55-200mm f/4-5.6.

PS. I loved Thailand.