People in Thailand can speak English relatively well—well, at least the people you’re likely to encounter as a tourist. Which makes sense: Anyone who depends on foreign visitors to get by needs to know how to communicate with them. On the other hand, there’s value to having some abilities in phaasaa Thai—and I’m not just […]
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