Flying in to a very quiet Suvarnabhumi recently I noticed the official ticket for the airport taxi still informs us of an additional “50 bath” (sic) you will be required to pay the driver at the end of the journey. The “bath” has been there since the ticket was introduced six years ago, so you can forgive what few tourists there are these days for believing they will be dealing in “baths” during their stay.
The dear old baht is a bit vulnerable in this respect, especially in newspapers. Most readers will have seen advertisements on the lines of “house for rent, 40,000 baths” or “massage, 900 baths”. There was some amusement back in 2004 when one of the newly-opened budget airlines was proudly advertising flights for as little as “899 baths”.
Of course there is always the computer spell-check, which is not averse to changing “baht” back to “bath”. It might explain…
