48 facts about Thailand through the eyes of Russian Bashny.Net

A selection of 100 fun facts about Thailand already exists. This is a selection of 48 items - for the most part personal observation of 2.5 years of residence in this country.

Misconception:
1. People do not live in Thailand without exception under the palm trees and bamboo huts
2. And does not eat the beetles, larvae and dogs
3. There is no malaria, dengue fever, and tsetse flies everywhere
4. Here women do not fall only on prostitutes and transsexuals, although those and others if desired, can be found in designated areas
5. Thailand is written through the "i" instead of Thailand





ECONOMY:
6. Course of the Thai baht is approximately equal to the rate of Russian ruble
7. Petrol prices about 1.1-1.2 dollars, distributed economical gasoline with ethanol
8. The economy of export-oriented, producing automobiles, electronics, agricultural products
9. GDP is growing, inflation is not high - in the last 2.5 years the prices have changed on average by 0-5 rubles



LIVING:
10. The minimum wage of 6 thousand. Rubles ($ 200.), The average guess 10-15tys
11. Many motorbike (moped), car, house, apartment (often on credit, but a small percentage)
12 engineers, managers, teachers in higher education institutions receive 30 thousand.
13. Various types of small businesses and self-employment brings a lot of citizens incomes comparable to or higher than the official employment "Uncle»
14. Given that, you can rent a house from 2 thousand. Per month. (a 6-8 thousand. can be a decent house in 2 floors to find if somewhere Bangkok), it is possible to live a good idea
15. Many familiar to me Thais visited or lived abroad



ROADS:
16. The roads are good, updated, expanded, Stalling
17. Almost everywhere the counter-lane divided concrete blocks or flowerbeds
18. In Bangkok unloading often done one-way traffic
19. Around Bangkok has a network of toll roads, as well as small and large ring
20. Even far beyond the capital is a normal phenomenon: the road to 3 lanes in one direction + 1-2 service, turns into a bridge over the road, pedestrian bridges, tunnels, multilevel patrols
21. Even in the most remote rural areas is often normal concreted road



POLICY:
22. Basically two political forces: peasants, proletarians (red) and the pro-bourgeois
23. Several years ago, the bourgeoisie blocked the airport and the change of power from red
24. A year ago, took the red center of Bangkok and changed the bourgeois (albeit at the next election, not due to capture as bourgeois)



FOOD:
25. Eating a lot of different and not just acute, local cuisine differs from the eastern, southern and northern
26. Home cooked a little, because a huge number of food items outside the home, the usual portion of food costs about 30-40 rubles. ($ 1)
27. Distributed Western fast food brands such as KFC, McDonald's, also operates a network of pizzerias delivery
28. Very popular format e Korean buffet where a table on a common brazier collectively preparing meat, seafood and other
29. There are many restaurant chains Thai, Japanese, European cuisine
30. On the street you can buy a half-liter glass of delicious green, orange Thai tea or coffee with milk and ice for 20 rubles (there's even 15)
31. However, the Thais might as well sit in Starbucks with a cup of coffee for 100 rubles



ALCOHOL:
32. Thais usually drink beer with ice, whiskey with ice and soda or cola
33. also sells flavored wines and cocktails based on whiskey or vodka
34. Own wine is produced, but find it hard, unlike the cheap local whiskey rice
35. Local breweries small - about four or five, the price of 40 rubles. per bottle, imported - from 100 rubles., is locally produced Heineken somewhere for 60 rubles.
36. hangover usually does not happen, no drunks in the streets, no one vypimshi rowdy, drunken state typically Thai - sit and smile, often after drinking sit behind the wheel
37. On the streets you can find a tray with a large bottle with a red rag gags - a traditional Nalivaiko infusions in bottles are distinguished by the restorative properties (for strength, speed, daring and valiant etc.)



HOUSING:
38. In Thailand, a lot of forms of housing - one-bedroom studio apartment, multi-room apartments, townhouses (typically 2-3 storey housing section of wall-to-wall), shop-houses (similar to, but generally higher and the ground floor is adapted for shop ) House mansions
39. The cost of renting both commercial and residential real estate is not large, 3-4 storey building in an office within a kilometer from the metro station in the city center can be found for 12-20 thousand. Rubles (400-700 dollars.)
40. Thais love to live in separate houses, and around any large city a huge number of cottage settlements with his guards, park, pond, fitness, etc.



TRANSPORT:
41. The Thais do not like to walk, they love to ride
42. They go on the machines they, motorbikes, pickup vehicles (rear benches are made), tuk-tuks, buses, subway, Sky Train, boats, boats, as well as any home-made carts
43. In Thailand, produce Honda, Toyota, Mitsubishi, Isuzu, and more like the Mazda
44. Prices for locally produced cars in the middle of a complete set of 500 ths. Rubles, normal import of 2 million., An old / used car in good condition can be found for 200 thousand. Rub.
45. The lead basically decent, a rare whistle on the road - something like a mat, a little accident (or, say, clean quickly), many women driving



TALK:
46. ​​Thai language common to the whole population, but in the eastern provinces there isaansky dialect similar to Lao
47. English schools learn everything, but for real communication Thais often hesitate to use it (though, in the most unexpected places you can find great Thai speaking English or Russian)
48. To talk in a raised voice is not accepted, and a smiling man is not taken for a fool, a smile in response - rate

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