Thailand
Thailand
Thailand had been quite an experience so far, a bottle of water cost 10p a can of coke 24p and a beer (just over a pint) for around 95p. It is not an unusual sight to see a family of four on a single motorbike with all their shopping and the pet dog. Also you see children as young as nine riding 1000cc bikes along the streets with no crash helmets. Every pavement is uneven and there are pot holes galore. Street signs are ignored and when the green man shows at crossings the cars don’t stop. If the bikes are made to stop they find an alternative route usually along the pavement. Loose wires that are live seem to be sticking out of every lamppost or hanging down from overhead power cables. No one uses any safety gear or ropes and harness’s and all the signs say Safety First. Every street is full of carts selling fried food or thai noodles and rice. You can’t walk more than 50 metres without being asked if you want a Tuk Tuk ride or a suit made, but that’s what you have to love about the place.
Thailand had been quite an experience so far, a bottle of water cost 10p a can of coke 24p and a beer (just over a pint) for around 95p. It is not an unusual sight to see a family of four on a single motorbike with all their shopping and the pet dog. Also you see children as young as nine riding 1000cc bikes along the streets with no crash helmets. Every pavement is uneven and there are pot holes galore. Street signs are ignored and when the green man shows at crossings the cars don’t stop. If the bikes are made to stop they find an alternative route usually along the pavement. Loose wires that are live seem to be sticking out of every lamppost or hanging down from overhead power cables. No one uses any safety gear or ropes and harness’s and all the signs say Safety First. Every street is full of carts selling fried food or thai noodles and rice. You can’t walk more than 50 metres without being asked if you want a Tuk Tuk ride or a suit made, but that’s what you have to love about the place.
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