Then and Now
While I have been here in Thailand for the past six months, I often told others about "when I was here 40 years ago..." and proceeded to share some of the similarities and differences between these two times. What do I see as being the same? The food is still tasty, sweet, and spicy. You can still get yummy street food for a great price. You can get just about anything for a great price. The traffic (and ways of driving) in Bangkok is still crazy. The beaches are still beautiful. The people are still very hard working yet they love to have fun. The people are kind and generous. What do I see as being different? So much! Bangkok no longer has floods in the streets as it used to. The pollution is much worse. There seems to be more wealth and a growing middle class. Everyone has a phone. Most buildings have air conditioning and it's cranked on high. I get cold here, whereas I never remember being cold 40 years ago. There are a lot of differences in the c...