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Home » Reader question » Reader question: Dope and curfew in Bangkok (1975/1976) in TV series Serpent
Dear readers,
I'm watching the series 'The Serpent' on Netflix right now. It is set in Bangkok in 1975/1976. But smoking is open in Bangkok. That surprised me. And there is a curfew.
Can someone tell me more about this?
Regards,
Henk
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That was the time or just after the student uprising of 73. Hence perhaps a curfew still applied. You will also find the story around it on the internet.
Good afternoon Hank,
It is true that smoking is done in Thailand, but be careful with this!!! It is done by some thai in public, but sometimes also by farangs. I have traveled all over Thailand and have seen it everywhere. It is not sold on the street, but in some bars it is sold under the counter. This mainly happens on the islands, where there is little police supervision. Keep in mind that if you get caught, you can get a hefty fine or even jail time! So think carefully before you start!
Jeffrey, don't worry. I don't need drugs. It actually annoys me when I report that I come from NL that we are immediately mistaken for avid drug users.
But I have not seen open use anywhere except on Koh Samui and Koh Phangan.
Koh Samui and Koh Phangan:
Koh Samui: this has also changed a lot. On Koh Samui you see very little police. Don't think they aren't there though. On one of my first visits to Koh Samui, I asked a permanent resident why this happened. He answered me: because they usually operate in civilian clothes so as not to scare off the tourists and be aware: if you see a Thai sitting alone in a bar, it is often the police.
Koh Phangan: with the full moon parties there was a big drug mess. Also outside this period. Has now also changed greatly due to the presence of more and more police. They don't really hunt the users, then they have to keep half of the attendees, but the dealers. It has now moved to Koh Tao, a small island with very little police presence. It was striking: previously only a few people got off the catamaran on Koh Tao, and those were usually not really young people but people who specifically went there to dive. After a few checks on Koh Phangan, the situation changed: a remarkable number of young people disembarked on Koh Tao and you can be sure: that was not for diving.
PD. I don't use any drugs and I don't need them.
Just assume that this movie “the Serpent” has been shot as faithfully as possible. This history and search from the Dutch embassy really happened. Even the real Knippenberg was present at the recordings and also did a final check. I thought this series was excellent and watched it in one go. Worth the effort!
I've seen the whole series. Nice, but a bit too drawn out. The point of annoyance, at least for me, is that the Dutch are played by non-Dutch actors, who try to speak incredibly bad Dutch. The Dutch embassy diplomat (called "Cloggs" by his Belgian colleague) in front. Tene-curving and therefore unbelievable. It certainly cost too much money and/or was too much effort to cast Dutch actors for it!? Shame. Missed opportunity.
Agree with Rob, have seen the whole film, and indeed give me Dutch / Belgian actors.
The Belgian diplomat was indeed cringing because he already had a solution to the problem in the beginning.
I would have liked to hear it in Dutch/Belgian.
Checked it out myself, found some modern errors:
- mobile phone mast, which were not there until 1994 (Thailand was the 1st country in the world with a mobile phone)
-the postal code in the book of the Dutch backpacker, postal code was not there until 1977 in the Netherlands.
-walk-talkie of the Thai police (sometimes in the picture) far too modern.
I thought it was a good series in itself. what bothered me were the many flashbacks.
This series is set 45 years ago, the hippie era. The best weed "Thai sticks" went straight to California on boats. Now the times have changed… weed is illegal and on the islands they usually smoke weed of a very poor quality.
Recommended to read about the cannabis trade in Thailand https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7972794-blowback