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A note on travel to Thailand. First - DO NOT....DO NOT.... get Thai baht ahead. I saw rates in Hong Kong for as low as 26 baht to the USD, where here it is 33 baht to the USD. It seems there is a tax levied on overseas transactions, no matter where out of the country. There is an exchange place at the airport.
Toilet paper - in the mall, it is on the way into the stalls, usually not in the stalls themselves. I guess that saves , and they only have to change 1 roll.
Please learn please and thank you in Thai. It goes a long way. Sawadee ka(P) for thank you. The P is for the male, ka is said by the female. Kop kun ka(p) for thank you. Everyone says it, so you will several times a day. If you want to make sure you are clear, and understand, say ka(p). It's like the Spanish claro. or ok in English.
Everyone will want you to use their massage, tuk tuk services, or want you to buy stuff. Be polite, greet them, but say no, if you don't want them. After seeing you, they won't bother you, but in the beginning, it can be exhausting.
The Jung Ceylon Mall is very good. Easy enough to get lost as to what store is where. They do have a tourist help desk. They sell junk to high end stuff. There doesn't seem to be much of an in between. If you do get a higher end good, it's better to buy in baht if possible because they will give you a price with a less favorable exchange rate.
Luckily, smoking is done outside, so it really hasn't been bothersome.
Toilet paper - in the mall, it is on the way into the stalls, usually not in the stalls themselves. I guess that saves , and they only have to change 1 roll.
Please learn please and thank you in Thai. It goes a long way. Sawadee ka(P) for thank you. The P is for the male, ka is said by the female. Kop kun ka(p) for thank you. Everyone says it, so you will several times a day. If you want to make sure you are clear, and understand, say ka(p). It's like the Spanish claro. or ok in English.
Everyone will want you to use their massage, tuk tuk services, or want you to buy stuff. Be polite, greet them, but say no, if you don't want them. After seeing you, they won't bother you, but in the beginning, it can be exhausting.
The Jung Ceylon Mall is very good. Easy enough to get lost as to what store is where. They do have a tourist help desk. They sell junk to high end stuff. There doesn't seem to be much of an in between. If you do get a higher end good, it's better to buy in baht if possible because they will give you a price with a less favorable exchange rate.
Luckily, smoking is done outside, so it really hasn't been bothersome.
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