Good evening ladies and gentlemen and welcome to the show. I'm your co-host, Dan Ursin, along with the lovely and talented Erin Sharratt and together we'll be guiding you around this truly amazing country known the world over as "The Land of Smiles." In just a few moments we'll be embarking on our voyage but before we do, I'd like to make just a few simple disclaimers:
(1) The things you are about to read DO, completely, reflect the thoughts and opinions of the editors and board of directors of this page.
(2) Some of the things you see will be verbatim truths. Others will be shadows of facts, remembered in the way that best retells the story while not always adhering to rigorous journalistic integrity.
(3) We are living in a foreign country that has a distinct culture far removed from our own. While all reasonable attempts have been made to assimilate ourselves to our local surroundings, it is nearly impossible to forget one's upbringing and avoid judging another culture based on your own moral values.
Having said all of this, I think it is time to start the show.
The people of Thailand are amazing and never cease to surprise me. They cover the gamut of personalities from extreme generosity to back-alley thievery; inspirational open-mindedness to needless hostility; and some are uniquely insightful while others can barely see the moped in front of them, so to speak. So far, we've been affected by at least one of all these people. In this first post of mine, I can't help but generalize but I have to say that people all over the world have one thing in common: we all share the idea that wherever we're from is the only reasonable place to be. I would like this blog to debunk some of this rumor by showing that the problems and virtues of all cultures share, at least at some level, a common multiple.
Tune in next time when we discuss some specific examples of clashes and unions in the sweltering setting of Bangsue, Bangkok and the surrounding areas of the Ratcha Anachak Thai.
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