Ten Bits o' Trivia
Some facts you maynot find interesting about SE Asia:
1. In Vietnam, Bia is the word for beer. Which incidently, is also the word for food in Irish.
As most Irish people tend to treat beer like food, this has got to mean the Irish came here many moons ago....well not really
2. You can kill a foreigner in Thailand and not get in trouble for it. That is, until you leave for home, you will be punished on your arrival home of course, but it's a crazy fact I hope most tourists don't learn.
3. Traditionally in Thailand, mens underwear are hung on a higher line then womens when drying them!
4. Cambodia is 256th on the list of 280 countries for its corruptiveness. A shame really, when the country has so much to offer.
5. Asians love a good barterer, they admire people who can bring down their price! Points are given for eye contact, facial expression, smiling, first call of price and level of voice.
6. If you are caught courting a Lao woman, and have not declared the courtship to authorities, you can be fined up to $5,000 US dollars.
7. Halong Bay has its own "Loch Ness Monster" The Tarasque is it's name.
8. Ho Chi Minh, although he wanted to be cremated, was frozen in a glass case and is on display for all to see in a temple in Hanoi city. Vietnam loved its dictator.
9. Angkor Wat in Cambodia is the worlds largest religious structure, not bad for a 600 year old building!
10. You can't own more than 50% of something in SE Asia i.e. house, business, land etc. without an asian residient holding the greater portion.
Now!
1. In Vietnam, Bia is the word for beer. Which incidently, is also the word for food in Irish.
As most Irish people tend to treat beer like food, this has got to mean the Irish came here many moons ago....well not really
2. You can kill a foreigner in Thailand and not get in trouble for it. That is, until you leave for home, you will be punished on your arrival home of course, but it's a crazy fact I hope most tourists don't learn.
3. Traditionally in Thailand, mens underwear are hung on a higher line then womens when drying them!
4. Cambodia is 256th on the list of 280 countries for its corruptiveness. A shame really, when the country has so much to offer.
5. Asians love a good barterer, they admire people who can bring down their price! Points are given for eye contact, facial expression, smiling, first call of price and level of voice.
6. If you are caught courting a Lao woman, and have not declared the courtship to authorities, you can be fined up to $5,000 US dollars.
7. Halong Bay has its own "Loch Ness Monster" The Tarasque is it's name.
8. Ho Chi Minh, although he wanted to be cremated, was frozen in a glass case and is on display for all to see in a temple in Hanoi city. Vietnam loved its dictator.
9. Angkor Wat in Cambodia is the worlds largest religious structure, not bad for a 600 year old building!
10. You can't own more than 50% of something in SE Asia i.e. house, business, land etc. without an asian residient holding the greater portion.
Now!
posted by Bean | 10:17 p.m.
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