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By: Wholestyle on the Web: Week of 11/20/2009 | Bonne Vie

Wholestyle on the Web: Week of 11/20/2009 | Bonne Vie — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 18:02:51 +0000

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By: Rory

Rory — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:58:18 +0000

I just returned from my first trip to Thailand, and your article is spot-on. The geckos, crowded sidewalks (but not too crowded for a motorcycle!), etc. are exactly the things I recall the most. My only question is this… where did you find aplace that gave refills on drinks? LOL I always had to buy a second can of soda! I spoke very little Thai, and really cheated by getting a Thai-speaking app for my iPhone (called iPood Thai), but I got around with no problems. Hand gestures and tones were truely the key… but shopkeepers, etc. really appreciated when I tried to speak even the smallest bit of Thai.

By: David

David — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:59:19 +0000

Hi Iva,

That’s bizarre, I’m not sure what’s happening. My test email went through fine.

The contact form sends email to david AT raptitude.com, so you can just email me there.

By: Iva

Iva — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:00:54 +0000

Hi, there. I am trying to send you a question through the contact form but it kind of doesn't work. It keeps asking me to enable my cookies, although I already have them enabled...so I was wondering if you have some sort of e-mail contact or something similiar. .-= Iva´s last blog ..Zagorjeli toast i druge životne filozofije (1) =-.

By: David

David — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:03:03 +0000

That’s a good point Heinz. I have not yet been anywhere that has absolutely no western influence. It is not cultural similarities I’m talking about though, it’s the biological and social traits of humanity, such as smiling, eating, raising children etc.

It does go both ways too. We have adopted all sorts of cultural items that originated in the east. What would America be without coffee, gunpowder and noodles? :)

By: Heinz

Heinz — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:43:27 +0000

well the world changed a whole lot in the last 40 years. it didnt used to be like this. they had their very own culture but western culture was/is so successful that it spread all over the world. the western country basically exported their culture.
do you think thailand would have cars, and all that stuff if it wasnt exported with all the know-how too?

we are seeing a global village beeing bulit by western models.

By: David

David — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:27:26 +0000

Yeah, lots of sense :) Ethnic prejudice is pretty ridiculous when you realize different cultures are just the same animal doing the same thing different ways. .-= David´s last blog ..Same Same But Different =-.

By: David

David — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:25:09 +0000

For sure. I'm in Trang now, where not many people speak English. There is a definite language barrier, but we work it out with gestures and experessions. A species barrier would be much more difficult to overcome. .-= David´s last blog ..Same Same But Different =-.

By: Zengirl

Zengirl — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:02:09 +0000

David, every country, people, religion has their own culture, once I understand it, it makes lot of sense. We are same yet we are so different, like you said, same same but different. I guess that what makes us human beings. Gosh, am I making any sense? .-= Zengirl´s last blog ..Stress Free Thanksgiving Party =-.

By: Dayne | TheHappySelf.com

Dayne | TheHappySelf.com — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:04:05 +0000

Hey David, always a pleasure to read your posts. And this one was no exception. I think of other people as simple reflections of myself in one way or another. When you start to look at people that way (the good AND the bad aspects)…it’s amazing what we can learn about ourselves.

Cheers!
Dayne
.-= Dayne | TheHappySelf.com´s last blog ..The 5 Most Beautiful Things In Life That Are Invisible =-.