Wednesday, April 08, 2009

Reason Number 788 Why We’ve Got a Pretty Sweet Deal Going Here

I’ve been sent to the provinces for work reasons twice in the past two weeks. My job description rarely includes responsibilities outside Bangkok: in three years, I can count the number of trips on one hand.

Each time, I’ve had a spare hour or two between meetings, or while waiting for transportation back to the big city. My hosts could have found me a quiet corner where I could do some reading or plug in a laptop computer. But they never have.

Instead, they’ve always steered me to nearby massage shops. Further proof that this country has its priorities in the right order.

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