Thailand - as I see it.
As I mentioned in my last writing, I would tell the greeting when using the Y. Sawasde Ka is the female greeting and the men say Sawasde Kop. (Sah wah dee kah)
With the greeting and the Y, the people make a small bow as well. Smiles are everywhere in Thailand and one feels very welcomed. It becomes almost natural to say the greeting and give the Y to all you meet.
When dining in Thailand, every restaurant, whether large or small, elegant or basic has napkins, usually tiny thin ones and toothpicks on the table. Water is usually there also in bottles for every meal. Ice is common and is used for the smoothies and at the table for the water.
Smoothies can be purchased at any little stand or restaurant. They are made fresh with ingredients just cut up like watermelon, pineapple, canteloupe, strawberries, bananas, papayas, mangoes and other strange fruits. The cost of a smoothie is 20 baht and up. One of my favorite ones is 20 baht and banana pineapple with a lot of ice. Fresh juice is squeezed from delicious oranges which are very orange in color and very pulpy. I look at the smoothie as a friendly greeting to start a meal or to just have a small snack, fresh and sweet.
Thailand has restaurants from the most elegant to the simplest. Sometimes the chairs are tiny benches low to the ground. Others are nice chairs with pillows for your comfort. Our meals have ranged from 120 baht, or $4 to 1100 baht or $33 at the most elegant Thai Restaurant for four people. Both extremes have delicious food. I am sure if we looked, we could find a farang, foreigner restaurant for an even pricier meal. My son, Rob has found excellent places to eat and we have enjoyed them all. Liquor can be quite pricy but we enjoy the water, juices and smoothies.
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