Back from Thailand Just came home from Thailand yesterday, and as allways it was a great time.

It seems to me that as I learn a litle more thai it gets easier to get in touch with people.
(Not really suprising. I think everybody likes that visitors to teir country at least tries to learn how to speak hello, thank you, or some other short frases.... Just that people try is positive.)

But while in Thailand I saw one thing that scares me litle bit, and that is the celebration of the kings 60th year as regent of Thailand.
Everywhere there was the royal flag besides the national flag, many people wore yellow t-shirts (color of the king), the tv showed every day report about all the good things the king has done in the past. It is no doubt that the king has done many good things for Thailand, but what scares me is the lack of people thinking for them self. And when tv and media poors out one sided stories it feels more like a totallitarien state then democracy.
Maybe it is just because of the uncertain political situation that the country is in that makes people gather around the king.  ¶ 11:50 AM