Category: Thai POV
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THE PAPAYA KNIFE PROMISE: PATTAYA’S MOST TERRIFYING ROMANTIC TROPE
You are sitting on your balcony on a breezy Tuesday afternoon. Your girlfriend is sitting on a plastic stool, rhythmically shredding a green papaya for your afternoon Som Tam. Thwack, thwack, thwack. The kitchen smells of lime, chili, and garlic. It is a scene of pure, unadulterated tropical domestic bliss. Suddenly, she stops. She looks…
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THE SADDEST EYES IN PATTAYA
A few days after the wild Songkran water festival ended, I stopped by a regular curry rice shop in Central Pattaya. I noticed an older Thai man sitting alone at the next table. He looked exhausted, staring blankly into his iced tea, until he raised his head and gave me a tired but warm smile.…
