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Muay Fenway

June 4, 2016 – 11:06 am

Muay Thai is featured every Sunday on Thai TV. As a young boy my son Fenway and his Uncle Nai watched the telecasts from Lumpini Stadium and other boxing venues in a mesmerized state. After the victors and losers were declared for the day, Fenway is encouraged to show what he has learned from the […]

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The Thai Etiquette Of Hands

April 21, 2015 – 10:32 am

When greeting a Thai male or female, a westerner will stick out his hand. The smiling Thai will offer a wilted bundle of fingers. The farang grasping this imitation of a dead octopus will mistake the weakness of the grip as an exhibition of effeminate behavior. They couldn’t be more wrong. Thai men are vicious […]

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Amok In Bangkok

April 18, 2010 – 8:08 pm

Songkran ends this weekend with the Democrats still controlling the Thia government. Few observers would have wagered on the coalition’s retaining power after the series of disastrous attempts to oust the red shirts from their strongholds throughout Bangkok. The protesters are portrayed as coming from the poor, however it was evident from their humiliation of […]

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