Movie-going in Thailand is an experience. All seats are reserved, and Jen and I were able to get a sofa seat for ~ $15 U.S. along with 2 popcorns and 2 cokes for < $5 U.S.
The theater was clean and well-maintained, and there were the trailers you would expect along with some native Thai movies that left Jennifer and I perplexed. We don't speak Thai, but it looks like possibly the most un-PC thing ever committed to film. If you're interested, even after that description, the trailer is here. I'm going to go ahead and say it's not safe for work (NSFW).
The mall where we saw the movie could have been any mall in America. There were two Starbucks, a Hog's Breath Cafe (which is the Australian equivalent to an Outback Steakhouse), and even a Dairy Queen. Two Oreo Blizzards, coming up!
After the move we went out to dinner in the downtown area, and it was crazy. Bars everywhere you looked, and people trying to get you to come in for the free show. Scantily clad Thai girls walking around in packs or waling singly with their "boyfriends." We didn't get that far off the beaten track, but I was definitely ready to get back to our sheltered existence.
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