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- R. on "I have your best interests at heart, but if you want to die, be my guest""My ex always said, whenever I lit up a cigarette or poured a big glass of coke: 'You want to die early?…"
- Rob V on English pronunciation by Thai"Got an error, another response. Speaking Thai can be fun and useful for a conversation, or something…"
- Rudy on English pronunciation by Thai"Saying 'a white wine with ice' in English is always a backside slapper. The worst part: some give their children the…"
- Rudy on English pronunciation by Thai"After practice (their oral cavity and uvula are different from ours), Thais can still pronounce the 'r', but that requires…"
- Rudy on English pronunciation by Thai"If you think you've mastered Thai, you might speak some standard Thai like you…"
- GeertP on British couple face legal nightmare after assault in Hua Hin"That last sentence Jan is probably a joke, the embassy does absolutely nothing for you in such a case."
- Jan Beute on British couple face legal nightmare after assault in Hua Hin"I find this a very strange story. But maybe there was more to it, which is not…"
- PEER on English pronunciation by Thai"That's very curious Rijck, I'm a true 'kruik' from Tilburg, but I can understand every person from 's-Hertogenbosch well. He says…"
- PEER on Cycling in Thailand is extremely dangerous for foreigners"Yes Cornelis, On the Thai roads you have to be lucky! You can talk about it with 70.000 cycling kilometers in your legs…"
- Jan on British couple face legal nightmare after assault in Hua Hin"This incident was also reported on the Bangkok Post website, with reader comments added. The British sources include…"
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A light-hearted look at Thailand: about Thai massage (part 2)

Not so serious today dear readers of Thailandblog. Laughter really doesn't hurt. Give it a try. And for the Dutch readers; it doesn't cost any money either.
A light-hearted look at Thailand (part 1)

Not so serious today dear readers of Thailandblog. Laughter really doesn't hurt. Give it a try. And for the Dutch readers; it doesn't cost any money either.