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Category: Culture and Facts

October 2, 2019September 28, 2020Culture and Facts

Best Online Sites to Learn to Speak Thai – Free and Fun

A great way to improve your Thai or to even begin to learn Thai is to use some of the best learning Thai […]

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August 23, 2019March 27, 2020Culture and Facts

Thai firefighter catches snakes with his bare hands, even poisonous ones

In my 15-plus years living in Thailand, I have met several Thais that will fearlessly catch snakes with a net or a stick. […]

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July 19, 2019Culture and Facts

Thailand’s Krabi Krabong martial art now taught in Thai schools (video)

Since moving to Thailand over 17 years ago, I have only been familiar with the Thai martial art Krabi Krabong for two reasons. […]

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June 21, 2019June 21, 2019Culture and Facts

What are Thai Fisherman Pants and Where Do You Buy Them?

Living in Thailand, I sometimes forget people don’t always know what I am talking about when I mention common Thai things. For instance, […]

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June 21, 2019June 21, 2019Culture and Facts

Why Do Thais Buy So Much Gold? And What Do They Do With It?

On any visit to Thailand, you will notice quickly how much gold Thais have and how much of it they wear. Purchased by […]

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June 11, 2019June 12, 2019Culture and Facts

What to Expect at a Buddhist Monk Ordination Ceremony in Thailand: Most Thai Men Become Monks

A few months ago, I attended my first Buddhist monk ordination ceremony in Thailand. A Thai friend’s cousin was being ordained and she […]

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June 11, 2019June 11, 2019Culture and Facts

Thai snake charmer captures and calms a deadly cobra on a house patio in Ang Thong, Thailand

Emergency snake catcher and Thai snake charmer Jirawat Iamlamay was asked to help capture a deadly cobra in Ang Thong, Thailand late last […]

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May 26, 2019May 26, 2019Culture and Facts

How to ship packages from Thailand to the United States? Use DHL or Thai post office?

What is the best way to ship packages from Thailand to the U.S.? One of the questions I have been asked by tourists […]

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May 8, 2019Culture and Facts

How to avoid being bitten by a snake in Thailand — watch this video

Want to avoid being bitten by a snake in Thailand? Watch how this guy does it A wonderful video surfaced on YouTube a […]

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April 30, 2019December 5, 2021Culture and Facts

How to Treat Your Maid Well in Thailand

When I first moved to Bangkok, Thailand, having a maid was a strange thing. Growing up in the west, my family had never […]

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March 22, 2019June 5, 2019Culture and Facts

How to Avoid Bangkok’s Pollution – Don’t Breath in Dirty Air

Living in Bangkok, Thailand, one of the things that has always bothered me is the pollution. Bangkok has some of the world’s worst […]

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February 20, 2019February 20, 2019Culture and Facts

What does 55555 mean in Thailand social media posts?

  As someone who has lived in Thailand for almost two decades, I take it for granted that most people I speak to […]

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February 17, 2019February 17, 2019Culture and Facts

Three days in Bangkok video by YouTube creator Kraig Adams shows city in all its glory

Having lived in Bangkok, Thailand for 17 years, I rarely click on YouTube videos from short-term travelers to the country. After all, so […]

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February 14, 2019Culture and Facts

What do the 50,000 Russians living in Pattaya, Thailand do there?

According to a news story from the South China Morning Post today, more than 50,000 Russians currently live in Pattaya, Thailand. Considering Pattaya’s […]

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February 9, 2019June 4, 2019Culture and Facts

Thailand’s smoking laws more extreme as of July 2017 with new bans now in effect

In the last few years, Thailand has become increasingly strict about smoking laws as successive Thai governments have instituted new laws in an […]

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February 3, 2019June 4, 2019Culture and Facts

Beautiful Thai Women: The World’s Most Lovely?

When you spend as much time in Thailand as I do, you often forget just how beautiful Thai women really are as you […]

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January 30, 2019June 6, 2019Culture and Facts

Should Western Men Bring Condoms to Thailand? How Many Can You Bring?

If you plan on having sex in Thailand, or think there is even a remote chance you might then, yes, bring your own […]

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January 22, 2019September 9, 2020Culture and Facts

The Education System in Thailand: A Terrible Failure

Education in Thailand is in serious trouble I taught in the Thai education system for more than 10 years and, during this time, […]

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January 3, 2019Culture and Facts

Jai Thep Music Festival 2019 lineup announced — Crussen, Yellow Fang, Too Many T’s and more

Jai Thep Music Festival 2019 lineup has almost 100 artists The fourth annual three-day Jai Thep Music Festival in Chiang Mai announced its lineup […]

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November 17, 2018June 4, 2019Culture and Facts

Dos and Don’ts When Dating a Thai Girl

For western men dating a Thai girl, some things are easy to figure out and some are not. Particularly if the man isn’t […]

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October 31, 2018October 31, 2018Culture and Facts

Graffiti in Thailand and you could end up in prison — stop being a foreign idiot

Yes, writing graffiti in Thailand on public property could put you in a Thai prison As a westerner who has lived in Thailand […]

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August 25, 2018August 25, 2018Culture and Facts

How much do Thais pay for health care or is health care free in Thailand?

Is health care in Thailand free? There are two things I notice about many westerners living in Thailand or who visit often. First, […]

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July 11, 2018July 20, 2018Culture and Facts

Sensation ‘RISE’ Thailand 2018 is the Bangkok electronic dance music festival you must attend

If you are into electronic dance music, and in Bangkok, Thailand on July 29th, you should not miss the Heineken Sensation ‘RISE’ Thailand […]

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Teaching in Thailand

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  • Thailand’s English language proficiency worse than almost anywhere else in the world

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    January 9, 2022

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Thai Food

  • How to make Vegan Thai Red Curry aka Gaeng Ped Mangsawirat — easy and delicious

    How to make Vegan Thai Red Curry aka Gaeng Ped Mangsawirat — easy and delicious

    January 4, 2019
  • How to make Thai Mango Coconut Jelly (Woon Mamuang), it’s vegetarian and vegan

    How to make Thai Mango Coconut Jelly (Woon Mamuang), it’s vegetarian and vegan

    April 7, 2018
  • How to make authentic northern Thai Khanom Jeen Nam Ngeow (curried noodle soup)

    How to make authentic northern Thai Khanom Jeen Nam Ngeow (curried noodle soup)

    December 29, 2017
  • How To Make Vegan Thai-Style Mango Ice Cream in a Blender — So Easy (Video)

    How To Make Vegan Thai-Style Mango Ice Cream in a Blender — So Easy (Video)

    December 31, 2016

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