Bangkok nzvimbo: nezve farang…

Apo, mumatsutso ane dutu muna 2001, nguva pfupi mushure mekunge Twin Towers dzaputikirwa kuvaFiristia, - haina kukwanisa kuwedzera dutu - ndakagara muGuta reNgirozi kuti ndivake hupenyu semudzidzisi weChirungu / mutungamiri wekushanyira / mukomana scout/murume. , Ndakasangana nemagazini yemwedzi nemwedzi yandingadai ndakafarira kuva muvambi seequu muvambi; "Farang Magazine". Ndakanonoka futi...

Magazini iyi yaive yemhando yepamusoro yevaCanada vanozviti vatapi venhau, Jim Algie naCameron Cooper. Mushure mekukundwa kusingaverengeki muCanada media landscape, varume vaviri ava, avo vaive vasina kuwanda, vakasarudza. kufamba zvakashata Tairendi, muNyika Yekunyemwerera, kutanga magazini yemwedzi nomwedzi “iyo yakanga isiri yomunhu wose, ndoda munhu upi noupi”.

Mukati megore rayo rekutanga, pfungwa yevaviri ava vasina kujairika vezvenhau vanga vachiri mune nhema uye chena peji uye peji rekutanga rekutanga kopi yakaratidzwa - muruvara - iyo isiri nyowani face ye quintessential 'backpacker in Asia'; blonde dreads pamusoro peseti yemaziso akati; ‘Nhai baba, kana muchida ndibvisei nhaka, asi howa uhwu ndihwo hwakanyanya kundiitira kubva zvamakandisiya naamai”.

Kugutsurira musoro kune hippiedom kwakave kwakadaro, kuchonya muzvikamu zvinotevera.

Mumakore akatevera, magazini yemwedzi nemwedzi yakashanduka kuita rwendo rwekupenya rwakanga rwakazara nezvinyorwa zvakanyorwa nevapepeti uye neboka revanyori vaitsika nzira dzekuAsia uko mahippies asinganyanyi kufamba. Iyo yakasviba tattoo nyika yemamongi muBangkok. Iyo yakasviba yakadzika yekutengeserana kwemhando dzakachengetedzwa paChatuchak Market. Kutiza kwemukadzi wekuAustralia akange aita mutambo kufinha varume vazhinji veThai sezvaibvira obva avarasa zvakare ne 'g'day'. Kubuda nemauto eKaren musango reBurma, mauto ave achirwa nemauto munyika iyoyo kwemakore makumi mana.

Pashure pemakore mashomanana, Cameron akasarudza kutumidza magazini "Untamed Travel". Chikonzero cheizvi ndechekuti "Farang" ishoko rechiThai rinoreva "kumadokero". Nekudaro, nyaya dzakatumirwa dzaiwanzofukidza dzimwe nyika dzeSoutheast Asia uye zita rekuti "Farang" rakave claustrophobic.

Muna 2004, vashandi vekunyora vakasaina chibvumirano neBangkok Post kubata kugovera uye kutora vashambadziri. Air conditioning yaifanira kubatidzwa. Zvisinei, vashambadzi vacho vakakundikana kuita kudaro. Paakabvunzwa kuti sei, Cameron akati panguva iyoyo; 'Handifunge kuti makambani anogona kutimanikidza. Makambani haadi zvinhu zvisina kujeka kwavari. "Untamed" haisi nyaya yacho Tairendi kutengesa kana iri sipo. Ndakatanga izvi kuti ndipe Asia-vanoenda kutarisa kune chikamu chenyika chinonakidza mukukanganisa kwayo. Nzvimbo dzekutandarira dzinozvitengesa.”

Yakapera muna 2007. Cameron nevamwe vake vaive vasisakwanise kubhadhara rendi pahofisi diki yaive pamusoro pechiputi paThanon Samsen. Vashandi vake, Thai naFarang, vakati vaizoramba vachishanda vasingabhadharwi. Munhu wose akanzwa kuti rudzi rwokunyora nhau rwakanga rwuchiri kuitwa muno rwakanga rwusati rwatanga kugadzirwa munyika dzisingaverengeki. Sezvineiwo, mupepeti mukuru akakanda tauro. Magazini yepamusoro, inogara ichichonya muverengi uye pachayo, ine uwandu husingagumi hwekunyomba-uye-zvimwe, haichashandi.

Shame. Pane basa guru here pano...?