Thailand: A Culture Shock (2013 Wish For You)
Over the December 2012 / January 2013 holiday period, I was blessed to be able to spend it with my father and brother in Phuket, Thailand . It was the most expressive holiday I have ever experienced. It helps that I was at had quite a self-aware and spiritual mind set to be able to take cognisance of the information I will divulge later on. More than anything, I learned quite a few lessons about life and its inhabitants. Upon my departure from Thailand, apart from the weather, certain realisations occurred to me and it is the content of these realisations that I would like to share with you. Firstly, the lifestyle: Thai people live a basic but satisfactory life on minimal earnings and equally minimal debt. The agricultural sector of Thailand forms just under 41% of its market industry, including its imports and exports. The Thai people that live in the agricultural areas are especially accustomed to making use of their own resources in order to sustain a modest yet comfo...