One of the sounds of Thailand is 'swishing'. You hear it every day, from morning till night. On the beach, the streets, the garden, the front porch....adept at cleaning every nook and cranny they are used everywhere.
Made from coconut palm fronds, everyone owns a 'swishing' brush...probably purchased from a mobile purveyor of fine swishing brushes like this guy...
Thais love cooking,cooking, cooking and eating, eating, eating....
The streets are the best source of fab tasty food and its all ridiculously cheap.
Moped street stalls congregate at most places from about 6pm and cook til late.
Sat down on the little plastic tables with the locals you can enjoy every taste sensation Thailand has to offer, from noodle soups, pad thai, spicy som tam papaya salads, grilled fish, squids, green curry, fried chicken with sticky rice to pork and chicken combinations with rice or noodles.
If your eating out, the best way is to have a walk round all the stalls first to see what's cooking, then go back and pick what you think you want to eat, look for a smiling older lady that looks like she has been cooking for the past hundred years.
At the stall, point at what you think you want, smile and nod when she asks you if you want it spicy and pick out a few other side plates like Pak bung,noodles,sticky rice. Basically try to cover all options using numbers Neung, Som, Sam, See through to Ha.
Order a beer Chang to go with it then take a seat and wait to see what you get....whatever arrives will be damn tasty.
Everything can also be ordered in plastic bags to 'take home' if you so wish.
Another alternative would be to learn more of the language to be able to order basic food but where's the fun in that?
Track from two door cinema club from the album 'Tourist History'.
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