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The Thai King: Cult Hero Of The 21st Century?

The Thai King: Cult Hero Of The 21st Century?

I have lived in Thailand for three years but, some days, I don’t understand this country at all. I can’t understand the ‘don’t worry about it’ attitude that you’re faced with any time there’s a worrying situation, the apparent ambivalence towards seatbelts despite the country’s […]