Why are these people smiling? Writer Jerry Hopkins came to Thailand for a visit in the 1980s to find out, and ended up a permanent resident with a temporary visa -a big, white farang haunting the bars and back alleys of Bangkok. His essays explore the mystery and mayhem of "The Land of Smiles " to hilarious -and sometimes disturbing -effect. Travel with him to a place where whisky is rum. Water buffaloes are gay, insects are dinner, dildoes are lucky charms, and your wildest adolescent fantasies can come true (for a nominal fee).
"Why are these people smiling? Writer Jerry Hopkins came to Thailand for a visit in the 1980s to find out, and ended up a permanent resident with a temporary visa -a big, white farang haunting the bars and back alleys of Bangkok. His essays explore the mystery and mayhem of "The Land of Smiles " to hilarious -and sometimes disturbing -effect. Travel with him to a place where whisky is rum. Water buffaloes are gay, insects are dinner, dildoes are lucky charms, and your wildest adolescent fantasies can come true (for a nominal fee)."@en
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