Whats it like living in Thailand as a westerner?
I’ve heard it takes 20 years for a Westerner to stop looking at people in the East from a Western perspective. I’ve recently met a fellow that’s been here over 20 years, and based on all the insights he gave me in a 2 day visit, I can certainly say our 6 years here is just scratching the surface. Do you get up in the morning and have coffee or what? Actually, we don’t drink coffee when we get up, but start with a cup of herbal tea. Jiaogulan, to be more specific. When we arrived in Chiang Mai 6 years ago there was only one place to get filtered coffee within walking distance of our condo. Now, not only do we have one location with 9 coffee shops at a single 4 way intersection, we have 3 Starbucks in a town of 400,000 people. Our life is different in terms of getting up and getting on the go, because here we spend 75% of the time in leisure. Just about the opposite of the good ol’ US of A. Most of our leisure time is spent on our spiritual practice and keeping our body, mind and souls i
