1Plastic Pushback Want to save the planet, or at least a Thailand beach, one bag at a time? Say three simple Thai words at the check-out, “My aow toung” — “I don’t want a bag”.
Every second corner in Thailand seems to have a Seven Eleven-style mini-mart where the cashier will automatically bag your purchases. That is, plastic bag them. If you’re quick on the draw with “My aow toung”, they’ll happily skip the single-use bag. To be polite, women can add “kaa” at the end of the phrase, while men add “khrab”. Or just say it in English. Bag by bag, over the course of a holiday you’ll stop plenty of plastic in its tracks.
2 Elephant Lib The elephant — ‘chang’ — is Thailand’s national symbol and the improved treatment of these animals in the last decade…
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