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Going Native in Thailand

An expression often used during the colonial period was "going native". It referred to the people who forgot the ways of their home country and started to behave like the natives. It was meant as a derogatory term as if Western educated people were of a... ...full story at Thai Blogs

from Thai Blogs on Tue, Dec 30 2008

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05 Jul 09 visit How to Grow Dragon Fruit  »  Thai Blogs Last year, I wrote a short blog with pictures about How to Eat Dragon Fruit. It proved to be quite popular with people searching on Google. The bright pink fruit is not native to Thailand and can be found in other regions of the world. I enjoy eating this...
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