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| One of my favourite Australian movies is Babe. A scene in the movie reminds me of my new life in Thailand. In the movie, Fly, the sheepdog, begins to speak very slowly to the sheep because (in her mind) it is a cold fact of nature that sheep are stupid, and nothing can convince her otherwise. After she finished talking, the sheep spoke very slowly, for (in their mind) it is a cold fact of nature that wolves are ignorant, and nothing can convince them otherwise. How does this relate to my life in Thailand? Well, in general, Thais are not very worldly. Nada has never heard of Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Leonardo Da Vinci, Marilyn Munroe or Hollywood. She does, however, know what plants we can and cannot eat if the world as we know it ends. She understands Thai culture and can (mostly) explain to me, in a language that is not her own, why they do the things they do. It has taken me a while to adjust to her lack of knowledge about pretty much anything outside her country of birth. I must admit there have been times when I have thought Thais are a little stupid, ignorant, or simple. The irony is that I believe they think similarly about Farangs (hence the 'Babe' reference). My landlord, who happens to be in a relationship with Nada's sister, told me that he is arranging for a pest controller to come and spray the house for termites. When I told Nada, she explained that she had found some evidence of ants and alerted her sister. She didn't think to let me know; after all, what would a Farang know about termites? She probably didn't want to bother me about the situation, but I did feel a little miffed. I went to check it out for myself and found very little to worry about. The house is mostly made of concrete, and what little wood there is is not pine but hardwood. Termites are not keen on eating it (although they will chew through hardwood to get to pine). Nada has been back from her trip to Isaan for a few days now, and we are settling back into a routine. On Sunday, we leave for Bang Saphan...a three-hour ride south of Hua Hin. We will spend three nights at a 4-star resort that's located right on the beach. I'm not planning on leaving much of an inheritance for my offspring...but I am planning to enjoy life before I die, and I won't be sparing any expense along the way. |
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