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| The latest news on the opening up of Thailand into the next new normal. |
| There is a well known, reflective comment line on Thailand so often used by expats here: TIT - This is Thailand. It is just so understood by us that you just have to smile as another bizarre happening occurs; as yet again an inexplicable behaviour is exhibited; as once more English goes haywire and you know automatically - TIT. And it's true. There is something about Thais that they always want to appear exemplary but then they don't quite make it which makes it all the more funny. This week, they announced the final phase of opening up after lockdown during the pandemic. So it is all go, even for soapy massage. Many foreigners, as do I, find this so funny for wearing the face mask, social distancing and washing your hands are ever the keys to fighting the virus. Then the question arises on no other ground than logic - how do you get a soapy massage and keep your social distance and keep your face mask in one piece? This is so funny. It makes no sense but then -TIT. Many millions of years ago, the dinosaurs ruled the planet. Then all of a sudden, gone! Gone! What happened? The theory is that a meteor hit earth, destructively impacting upon the world's climate and environment, and then simply everything is changed. This is a great lesson for all of us. Watch out! Never become a dinosaur! How much longer then does Thailand keep being labelled with TIT? One could ask a similar question about anywhere. One side says forever but I wonder as our whole world is hit today by our own form of a meteor - a pandemic. As a result, change is happening, like it or not. Change now is inevitable. We will not always remain the same. As I keep hearing and seeing, we are living in the next new normal which has hit here like everywhere else. Not even Thailand is protected from this world shattering event. Can they keep doing what they do, getting the same results? TIT forever? I am not so sure. Keep a smile and we see. 😅 |
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