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>>>> Only Visit store to see price Best Buy Living in Thailand is a book about moving to Thailand and making it work. Author, Mike Fook has made it work for nearly 6 years.
This, and Mike's other book, "Thai Black Book" are must-reads for anyone moving to Thailand for any amount of time.
What is Living in Thailand LIKE?
Eating bugs is as common as eating potato chips:
"In Isaan one time I had lunch with some top administrators from the department of education… the first thing the head of the organization ordered was a couple of bowls of rice bugs, crickets, and silkworms for appetizers. Oh, and some beer for us all! There is no stigma attached to ordering beer at lunch time here in Thailand. Even among teachers! It’s normal. It’s easy to get used to, as you can imagine..."
About Teaching in Thailand:
"The “F – it” attitude is important. As an American I think we have less of it than maybe some other cultures. In school we were made to be good. It was not a democracy in the classroom. We didn’t just get rowdy as an entire class if we all felt like it. And I find it hard to believe that we EVER got as loud as a classroom of Thai kids when they get going."
Picture 45 kids mainlining liquid crack intravenously during the class right before yours.
Craving new experiences?
There's a first time for everything...
* 1st time I saw thin persons outnumber chubby, heavy, obese people.
* 1st time I saw pretty or acceptable girls outnumber ugly or undesirable girls.
* 1st time I ate bugs. (rice bugs, crickets, grasshoppers, ant larvae, hellgrammites, giant Chinese cockroaches, maggots, silkworm larvae, and scorpions (which landed me in the emergency room!)
* 1st time I ate such spicy food (yum woonsen) that I sweat profusely, felt violently ill, and recovered - all within an hour.
* 1st time I had diarrhea more than 10 days on three different occasions.
* 1st time I saw a fight where a guy was cut in the stomach with a broken bottle and then his head was kicked and bottles were bounced off his face after he was unconscious. He died right there in front of me. So, first time I saw a murder too.
* 1st time I threw water at people and had water thrown at me for 24 hours over a 3-day period. (Songkran)
* 1st time I saw ladyboys that WERE prettier than girls.
* 1st time I spent less than 50 cents USD for breakfast and lunch and less than $1.00 USD for dinner.
* 1st time I slept on a tile floor; a concrete floor; a hard bed; a wooden couch - and actually got to enjoy it.
* 1st time I had my crotch grabbed by anyone other than a woman.
Living in Thailand will give you a good idea what it's like to move from the west and live full-time in a completely different culture than you are used to.
Thailand is a very different world. You should visit or stay JUST for that reason alone.
Some thrive in it - some run screaming after a couple of weeks or months.
What would you do?
*******
Note: Reviews of books usually entail other authors buying competitors books and giving them JUNK reviews. There is no way in the world someone could buy this book and rate it less than 4 out of 5 stars - it's just beyond the bounds of logic. I have had AMAZING feedback on this book when I launched it for free on my website for a test period.
Buy this book and please, write your own review and let me know what you liked and didn't like.
This, and Mike's other book, "Thai Black Book" are must-reads for anyone moving to Thailand for any amount of time.
What is Living in Thailand LIKE?
Eating bugs is as common as eating potato chips:
"In Isaan one time I had lunch with some top administrators from the department of education… the first thing the head of the organization ordered was a couple of bowls of rice bugs, crickets, and silkworms for appetizers. Oh, and some beer for us all! There is no stigma attached to ordering beer at lunch time here in Thailand. Even among teachers! It’s normal. It’s easy to get used to, as you can imagine..."
About Teaching in Thailand:
"The “F – it” attitude is important. As an American I think we have less of it than maybe some other cultures. In school we were made to be good. It was not a democracy in the classroom. We didn’t just get rowdy as an entire class if we all felt like it. And I find it hard to believe that we EVER got as loud as a classroom of Thai kids when they get going."
Picture 45 kids mainlining liquid crack intravenously during the class right before yours.
Craving new experiences?
There's a first time for everything...
* 1st time I saw thin persons outnumber chubby, heavy, obese people.
* 1st time I saw pretty or acceptable girls outnumber ugly or undesirable girls.
* 1st time I ate bugs. (rice bugs, crickets, grasshoppers, ant larvae, hellgrammites, giant Chinese cockroaches, maggots, silkworm larvae, and scorpions (which landed me in the emergency room!)
* 1st time I ate such spicy food (yum woonsen) that I sweat profusely, felt violently ill, and recovered - all within an hour.
* 1st time I had diarrhea more than 10 days on three different occasions.
* 1st time I saw a fight where a guy was cut in the stomach with a broken bottle and then his head was kicked and bottles were bounced off his face after he was unconscious. He died right there in front of me. So, first time I saw a murder too.
* 1st time I threw water at people and had water thrown at me for 24 hours over a 3-day period. (Songkran)
* 1st time I saw ladyboys that WERE prettier than girls.
* 1st time I spent less than 50 cents USD for breakfast and lunch and less than $1.00 USD for dinner.
* 1st time I slept on a tile floor; a concrete floor; a hard bed; a wooden couch - and actually got to enjoy it.
* 1st time I had my crotch grabbed by anyone other than a woman.
Living in Thailand will give you a good idea what it's like to move from the west and live full-time in a completely different culture than you are used to.
Thailand is a very different world. You should visit or stay JUST for that reason alone.
Some thrive in it - some run screaming after a couple of weeks or months.
What would you do?
*******
Note: Reviews of books usually entail other authors buying competitors books and giving them JUNK reviews. There is no way in the world someone could buy this book and rate it less than 4 out of 5 stars - it's just beyond the bounds of logic. I have had AMAZING feedback on this book when I launched it for free on my website for a test period.
Buy this book and please, write your own review and let me know what you liked and didn't like.
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