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A Look at Life in Thailand, Part 1/2

A Look at Life in Thailand, Part 1/2
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A Thai woman prays before floating a krathong, a small boat made of corn and decorated with banana leaves and flowers, into a Ong Ang canal during Loy Krathong festival in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, November 19, 2021. Thais believe that the candle-lit boats launched during the charming and popular Loy Krathong festival can carry the year's misfortunes away with them, but workers must clean up the waterways afterward to keep them from getting clogged and polluted. (Photo by Sakchai Lalit/AP Photo)

A Thai woman prays before floating a krathong, a small boat made of corn and decorated with banana leaves and flowers, into a Ong Ang canal during Loy Krathong festival in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, November 19, 2021. Thais believe that the candle-lit boats launched during the charming and popular Loy Krathong festival can carry the year’s misfortunes away with them, but workers must clean up the waterways afterward to keep them from getting clogged and polluted. (Photo by Sakchai Lalit/AP Photo)

A Thai woman places a krathong, a small boat made of banana tree and decorated with banana leaves and flowers, into a Ong Ang canal during Loy Krathong festival in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, November 19, 2021. (Photo by Sakchai Lalit/AP Photo)

A Thai woman places a krathong, a small boat made of banana tree and decorated with banana leaves and flowers, into a Ong Ang canal during Loy Krathong festival in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, November 19, 2021. (Photo by Sakchai Lalit/AP Photo)

A pro-democracy protester makes the three-finger salute at the police while taking part in an anti-government demonstration in Bangkok on November 19, 2021. (Photo by Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP Photo)

A pro-democracy protester makes the three-finger salute at the police while taking part in an anti-government demonstration in Bangkok on November 19, 2021. (Photo by Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP Photo)

Children launch “khom loy”, lanterns, into the sky during the Yee Peng Festival on November 20, 2021 inLamphun, Thailand. The Gassan Panorama Golf Course in northern Thailand hosts its annual Yee Peng Festival, the festival of lights, where Thai's launch “khom loy”, lanterns, into the sky on the 12th Thai lunar month. Yee Peng 2021 is the first major festival held in Thailand since reopening to international tourists on November 1, 2021. (Photo by Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images)

Children launch “khom loy”, lanterns, into the sky during the Yee Peng Festival on November 20, 2021 inLamphun, Thailand. The Gassan Panorama Golf Course in northern Thailand hosts its annual Yee Peng Festival, the festival of lights, where Thai’s launch “khom loy”, lanterns, into the sky on the 12th Thai lunar month. Yee Peng 2021 is the first major festival held in Thailand since reopening to international tourists on November 1, 2021. (Photo by Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images)

A boy participates in a Netflix series “Squid Game” mission at a department store in Bangkok, Thailand, November 20, 2021. (Photo by Chalinee Thirasupa/Reuters)

A boy participates in a Netflix series “Squid Game” mission at a department store in Bangkok, Thailand, November 20, 2021. (Photo by Chalinee Thirasupa/Reuters)

A girl seen feeding a seagull at Bang Pu seaside resort on November 20, 2021. Every year during the cold winter in Thailand between November and March thousands of seagulls migrate from Siberia and Mongolia to Bang Pu seaside in Samut Prakan province to escape the harsh winter. (Photo by Peerapon Boonyakiat/SOPA Images/Rex Features/Shutterstock)

A girl seen feeding a seagull at Bang Pu seaside resort on November 20, 2021. Every year during the cold winter in Thailand between November and March thousands of seagulls migrate from Siberia and Mongolia to Bang Pu seaside in Samut Prakan province to escape the harsh winter. (Photo by Peerapon Boonyakiat/SOPA Images/Rex Features/Shutterstock)

A family poses for a photo in a sunflower field in Lopburi, north of Bangkok, Thailand on November 21, 2021. The province is home to thousands of acres of the flowers, which are a popular tourist attraction from November to January when they are in bloom. (Photo by Chaiwat Subprasom/SOPA Images/Rex Features/Shutterstock)

A family poses for a photo in a sunflower field in Lopburi, north of Bangkok, Thailand on November 21, 2021. The province is home to thousands of acres of the flowers, which are a popular tourist attraction from November to January when they are in bloom. (Photo by Chaiwat Subprasom/SOPA Images/Rex Features/Shutterstock)

A staff member prepares to serve a pizza topped with a cannabis leaf to the customers at a restaurant in Bangkok, Thailand on November 24, 2021. The Pizza Company, a Thai major fast food chain, has been promoting its “Crazy Happy Pizza” this month, an under-the-radar product topped with a cannabis leaf. It’s legal but won’t get you high. The “Crazy Happy Pizza” is a mashup of toppings evoking the flavors of Thailand’s famous Tom Yum Gai soup along with a deep-fried cannabis leaf on top. Cannabis is also infused into the cheese crust and there's chopped cannabis in the dipping sauce. A 9-inch pie costs 499 baht (about $15). Customers preferring a do-it-yourself variety can choose their own toppings, with a 100 baht ($3) surcharge for two or three cannabis leaves. (Photo by Sakchai Lalit/AP Photo)

A staff member prepares to serve a pizza topped with a cannabis leaf to the customers at a restaurant in Bangkok, Thailand on November 24, 2021. The Pizza Company, a Thai major fast food chain, has been promoting its “Crazy Happy Pizza” this month, an under-the-radar product topped with a cannabis leaf. It’s legal but won’t get you high. The “Crazy Happy Pizza” is a mashup of toppings evoking the flavors of Thailand’s famous Tom Yum Gai soup along with a deep-fried cannabis leaf on top. Cannabis is also infused into the cheese crust and there’s chopped cannabis in the dipping sauce. A 9-inch pie costs 499 baht (about $15). Customers preferring a do-it-yourself variety can choose their own toppings, with a 100 baht ($3) surcharge for two or three cannabis leaves. (Photo by Sakchai Lalit/AP Photo)

A cannabis leaf is put on a pizza at a restaurant in Bangkok, Thailand on November 24, 2021. (Photo by Sakchai Lalit/AP Photo)

A cannabis leaf is put on a pizza at a restaurant in Bangkok, Thailand on November 24, 2021. (Photo by Sakchai Lalit/AP Photo)

A pizza topped with a cannabis leaf is served to the customers at a restaurant in Bangkok, Thailand on November 24, 2021. (Photo by Sakchai Lalit/AP Photo)

A pizza topped with a cannabis leaf is served to the customers at a restaurant in Bangkok, Thailand on November 24, 2021. (Photo by Sakchai Lalit/AP Photo)

Dogs inside a pram look up, at the annual Pet Expo 2021 in Bangkok, Thailand, November 25, 2021. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)

Dogs inside a pram look up, at the annual Pet Expo 2021 in Bangkok, Thailand, November 25, 2021. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)

A girl handles a ball python at the annual Pet Expo Thailand 2021 in Bangkok on November 25, 2021. (Photo by Jack Taylor/AFP Photo)

A girl handles a ball python at the annual Pet Expo Thailand 2021 in Bangkok on November 25, 2021. (Photo by Jack Taylor/AFP Photo)

Dogs inside prams stick out their heads, at the annual Pet Expo 2021 in Bangkok, Thailand, November 25, 2021. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)

Dogs inside prams stick out their heads, at the annual Pet Expo 2021 in Bangkok, Thailand, November 25, 2021. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)

A dog is dressed as a lion at the Pet Expo Thailand 2021 in Bangkok, Thailand, 26 November 2021. The expo, catering to pet owners' needs, attracts a variety of pet products vendors ranging from food and medicines, to grooming equipment, toys, and carriages. The Thailand Pet Expo 2021 runs until 28 November. (Photo by Diego Azubel/EPA/EFE)

A dog is dressed as a lion at the Pet Expo Thailand 2021 in Bangkok, Thailand, 26 November 2021. The expo, catering to pet owners’ needs, attracts a variety of pet products vendors ranging from food and medicines, to grooming equipment, toys, and carriages. The Thailand Pet Expo 2021 runs until 28 November. (Photo by Diego Azubel/EPA/EFE)

A cat wearing a dress is carried around in a transparent rucksack at the annual Pet Expo Thailand 2021 in Bangkok on November 25, 2021. (Photo by Jack Taylor/AFP Photo)

A cat wearing a dress is carried around in a transparent rucksack at the annual Pet Expo Thailand 2021 in Bangkok on November 25, 2021. (Photo by Jack Taylor/AFP Photo)

In this file photo taken on October 27, 2021, airport staff pretend to enter Thailand at the new entry lanes at Suvarnabhumi International Airport as they rehearse reopening procedures to welcome the first group of vaccinated tourists without quarantine, in Bangkok. Thailand on November 27, 2021 announced it would ban, from December, travellers from eight southern African countries where a new highly infectious Covid-19 strain has emerged. (Photo by Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP Photo)

In this file photo taken on October 27, 2021, airport staff pretend to enter Thailand at the new entry lanes at Suvarnabhumi International Airport as they rehearse reopening procedures to welcome the first group of vaccinated tourists without quarantine, in Bangkok. Thailand on November 27, 2021 announced it would ban, from December, travellers from eight southern African countries where a new highly infectious Covid-19 strain has emerged. (Photo by Lillian Suwanrumpha/AFP Photo)

Monkeys eat fruit during the annual Monkey Festival which resumed after a two-year gap caused by  the COVID-19 pandemic, in Lopburi province, Thailand, November 28, 2021. (Photo by Jiraporn Kuhakan/Reuters)

Monkeys eat fruit during the annual Monkey Festival which resumed after a two-year gap caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, in Lopburi province, Thailand, November 28, 2021. (Photo by Jiraporn Kuhakan/Reuters)

Monkeys eat fruit during the annual Monkey Festival which resumed after a two-year gap caused by  the COVID-19 pandemic, in Lopburi province, Thailand, November 28, 2021. (Photo by Jiraporn Kuhakan/Reuters)

Monkeys eat fruit during the annual Monkey Festival which resumed after a two-year gap caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, in Lopburi province, Thailand, November 28, 2021. (Photo by Jiraporn Kuhakan/Reuters)

Monkeys cling onto an organiser while eating fruit during  the annual Monkey Festival, which resumed after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in Lopburi province, Thailand, November 28, 2021. (Photo by Jiraporn Kuhakan/Reuters)

Monkeys cling onto an organiser while eating fruit during the annual Monkey Festival, which resumed after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, in Lopburi province, Thailand, November 28, 2021. (Photo by Jiraporn Kuhakan/Reuters)

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