itsmedave Posted June 25, 2005 Report Share Posted June 25, 2005 While sitting in a traffic jam tonight on Asoke, I watched a Thai man (who was probably gay, because we all know that 99% of Thai guys are gay wifebeating alcoholics) walk up to a puddle of water in the street left over from a rainstorm 5 hours earlier. He then stopped and stuck his hand into the water and swished it around, as if to wash his hand. Then he wiped it on his pants and walked away. Now, while mentally calculating how many zero's would be in the number they'd have to pay me to willingly stick my hand into Bangkok streetwater, another thought came to mind... Just what ungodly germs from hell must have been on this guy's hand, that he felt it was a step up to shove his hand into that putrid puddle of muck??? Which calls up this question: What other questionable acts of hygiene have you witnessed in Thailand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shygye Posted June 25, 2005 Report Share Posted June 25, 2005 A farang shook his hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iuytrede Posted June 25, 2005 Report Share Posted June 25, 2005 eating on the floor the normal way of eating for most Thais, it's hard to teach them at least to put a newspaper under the food utensils (because the average Thai household doesn't have newspapers), or a mat (they do have mats) not washing your hands before you eat Thais wash their hands AFTER the meal. Thats typical for Thai culture: important is that things look beautiful (you leave after meal with clean hands), not important is if things are done well. The guy you watched is a good example for this, too. throwing used toilet paper into (or next to) a trash bin, not in the toilet bowl - very common in formerly poor countries (Brazil, Taiwan) swimming in the khlongs (popular with kids in Thonburi), or washing clothes in the khlongs - some people even swim in the Chao Phraya River, probably cleaner than the khlongs sharing your swimming pool with your buffalo - now I am not sure whether this is unhygienic but I definitely felt uncomfortable when they led the buffalo into the pool where we were all swimming (Isarn village) burning your trash (including plastics) 2 meters away from your living quarters - gf's family moved it when I told them it gives the kids cancer, they honestly didn't know having sex with strangers without a condom - now this tops it all, really unbelievable someone would do this! :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALHOLK Posted June 25, 2005 Report Share Posted June 25, 2005 having sex with strangers without a condom - now this tops it all, really unbelievable someone would do this! Absolutely, one should always introduce oneself before having sex without a condom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZMAN Z28 Posted June 25, 2005 Report Share Posted June 25, 2005 a farang female shook his hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thalenoi Posted June 25, 2005 Report Share Posted June 25, 2005 Many years ago, somewhere near Phattalung town, was hungry and saw a lady making spicy salad on the street. Ordered one for me and saw the lady washing the vegs.....in a basket of browny water....I survived..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack_schist Posted June 25, 2005 Report Share Posted June 25, 2005 I guess it depends on what was on his hand before he felt the need to wash it. maybe dog shit. then i would find this behavior totally aceptable. Now imagine the germs on the top a beer bottle that we stick in our mouths, certainly makes drinking out of a glass an aceptable alternative. BUT imagine the technique used to wash those glasses, i doubt many bars have glass washing machines...more than likely they just swish the glasses around in a bucket with other glasses that could have potentially been uses by a hep b carrier. Not only that ...i wonder what that buckey was used for last? what about the girl who kindly wiped the moist towlett on your face, i hope she didn't just drop a shit and used her hand to clean her backside with the water squirter? the list is endless. Just don't get me started on the handrails at the BTS station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zaad Posted June 25, 2005 Report Share Posted June 25, 2005 I've seen people putting banknotes / coins / tokens (subway) between their lips or teeth to free a hand .. :: disgusting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmedave Posted June 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2005 Jack said <<I guess it depends on what was on his hand before he felt the need to wash it. maybe dog shit. then i would find this behavior totally aceptable.>> Why do you suppose a man would be walking down a major thoroughfare with dog shit on his hands? I do not find sauntering down Asoke with dogshit on your hands totally acceptable. How often do you find yourself tooling around town with dogshit on your hands? (unless "Asoke" is Thai for "dogshit walking avenue" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lazyphil Posted June 25, 2005 Report Share Posted June 25, 2005 Theres a turkish mobile kebab van that parks near me, went for one sometime ago, saw his take a piss behind a bush behind the van and he walked straight back in van to prepare my kebab, he didn't know I saw this H&S violation......I threw it in a bin cycling home and I was pretty drunk too and hungrey :onfire: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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