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Thai Tales: Bananas, Papayas, and Angry Thai Feet

Thai Tales: Bananas, Papayas, and Angry Thai Feet

Thai Tales: Bananas, Papayas, and Angry Thai Feet… Last week I introduced a new section, Thai Tales. The first story introduced Mangoes, Mangosteen and Angry Thai Feet. In the comments Carsten pointed us to the full version, ทำไมกล้วยจึงเรียก Banana มะละกอจึงเรียก Papaya (megga thanks Carsten). As Carsten’s version went into more detail I took a stab [...]

Thai Tales: Mangoes, Mangosteen and Angry Thai Feet

Thai Tales: Mangoes, Mangosteen and Angry Thai Feet

Thai Tales: Mangoes, Mangosteen and Angry Thai Feet… My good friend Khun Phairoh, giggling away, told me a cute story this weekend and I just had to share it with you. Here you go… (and may there be many more). A tourist in Bangkok stops at a fruit stall along a crowded footpath. Wanting to [...]