I went to Thailand for the first time and immediately spent the winter, hoping for Russian maybe, and rave reviews on the forums, so many things were unexpected and unusual for me. Also, probably played a big role that I literally 5 days before Thailand returned from Europe, and accordingly the contrast is felt stronger than if I was just driving from Russia. Well, now about life in Thailand, which I saw at first.
The content of the article
- 1 People and city
- 2 Food in Thailand
- 3 Apartment
- 4 Warm!
People and city
Everyone is writing about smiling people, and indeed the people are here. often smiles. In order not to lose face, I try do the same thing, and not to raise your voice on the street. By the way, in the airport, the customs officer checked the documents with such nasty the face that I was ready to fall through the earth. Probably not Thai blood flows in her veins.
First of all, what I noticed is decent density population. Moscow, of course, is still an anthill, but for some reason one gets the feeling that there are more people here. Maybe because buildings are low, there is no empty space at all, and somehow cramped.
With unaccustomed very bustling and noisy on the streets, as well as the air very dirty. All pedestrians apparently moved to motorbike, and scurry here and there in a huge amount, throwing exhaust clubs all passing by. A chant such worth that talk very much complicated. Crossing the road is also not an easy task.
Heavy traffic on the streets
Supermen ride the streets and holy monks walk
Transportation in Thailand
Minibuses in Thailand
For some reason, there are no sidewalks, well, or if they are, then they narrow and made up of bikes, cafes, trays. And correspondingly, you have to go in a single file on the roadway, shaking away the speeding near bikers. Therefore, the walk turns into a little nervous moving from one point to another.
Streets of Chiang Mai
Lack of sidewalks on the road
Lack of sidewalks on the road
It was pleasantly surprised in Thailand that many of the inscriptions on the streets, in cafes, in shops, are duplicated in English. The truth is that in terms of address search, this does not save much, in view of lack of house numbers.
Food in Thailand
Buying food is a whole quest, especially for the first time. Trying to find familiar products, but they are not – for example, cereals and black bread, or are expensive – chocolate and cheese. How am I going to now without chocolates, oh … But a variety of noodles and rice is presented, and cheap brown sugar. For the first time around the store, I probably hours and a half walked in search. You walk in circles and do not understand what it is it is sold, especially if the packaging is opaque and the labels on There is no English and the picture is missing. Although sometimes transparent packaging does not clarify the situation. How do you dried sweet fish in the form of chips, or bun with chopped beans, yogurt with corn, or rolled oats with beets? How much more interesting time will go to study the range, and the selection of suitable for yourself menu.
First products in chiang mai
Frogs on the market did not buy
The surprise was that the cost of food in the supermarket and on The market turned out to be about the same as in Moscow. Therefore spend 2 times less on food will not work, as promised by many living in Thailand. Apparently it all depends on a particular person and what and where he used to eat. I spent a little bit in Moscow too. But cafe lovers will be able to relax, they are much cheaper here, than in Russia.
Separately, I would like to write an ode to mango. Turns out it can be so amazingly delicious. For the sake of this alone it is already possible to come to Thailand But the rest of the fruit is not impressed, melon, papaya, and dragon fruit (red crap with white flesh).
I have already tried Thai food in the cafes. I still do not somehow highly. There seems to be some kind of spice added, and taste on the fan. By her still smells everywhere in the streets. This is by the way, too unusual that the terms smells.
Apartment
There were 3 apartments in mind, whose addresses were found in Moscow I took this apartment, I did not have the strength to walk and watch others. A month later I did a great review of 30 apartments in Chiang May, enjoy your health. I also have a guesthouse review Chiang Mai, but for those who are looking for a hotel, I can advise the service Rumguru.
My area from the roof of the mall
Everything is good, but there is no microwave. But the most important strained – it’s a dumb internet and its weird behavior. And for some reason Some Russian sites do not want to open, and you need to use proxy or anonymizer. Why can this be?
Heat!
That’s all for now. I have about 32 degrees here and I enjoy warmth A little hot, but I think after a while adapt. But how cool it is to walk in one T-shirt!
Buddhist temple nearby
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