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Thai Culture and Etiquette

We may think that we live in a nanny state, but the lengths to which every Thai person will try to avoid any confrontation, contentious talk or possible bad manners during everyday and business life can seem quite staggering to … Continue reading

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Thai Waterfall Beef Salad

Tell me what you eat, I’ll tell you who you are. Anthelme Brillat-Savarin. Ooooh … spooky!  But how does he cope when all who have visited Koh Samui start cooking Thai-style as soon as they get home?  Thai cuisine is … Continue reading

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Ko Samui or Koh Samui? Short words are the best

Broadly speaking, the short words are the best, and the old words best of all. Winston Churchill, 1874-1965 So…to Ko or (not) to Koh? That is the question!  Both small words, but you will probably see them many, many times … Continue reading

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