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It's always 'bath' time in Thailand
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 07/03/2021
» 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.
Spivs, wide boys and dodgy kipper ties
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 22/11/2020
» Every now and again a word pops up which I have not heard for ages. That was the case recently with an email from a London-born friend who complained about "spivs" who had contributed to ruining his local football club's finances.
Enjoying a cuppa with Harold the milkman
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 26/05/2019
» When I was a teenager in the late 1950s/early 60s, we had a milkman called Harold whose son Gordon Neate was a professional footballer with our hometown team Reading who played in the Third Division. Every Saturday morning, on his rounds, Harold was invited into our kitchen for a cup of tea and he would relate all the behind-the-scenes gossip about the club.
Planes that made grandma's house rattle
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 22/07/2018
» Reports about the Farnborough Air Show which has been taking place in Hampshire this past week brought back some fond memories. Every summer in the 1950s and most of the 60s I would stay at my grandmother's home in the village of Cove, which backs onto Farnborough airfield.
There must be something about Hawaii
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 09/10/2016
» The most reassuring news of the week was that the leader of a much-discussed Thai delegation to the US-Asean conference in Hawaii only ate noodles and rice aboard the chartered aircraft.
Introducing Fatty, Piggy and Mrs Frog
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 02/10/2016
» Reports that some Thai students in New Zealand are being advised to change their nicknames to help facilitate "smoother cultural integration" prompted considerable reaction in Thailand.
Thoughts on controlling a runaway camel
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 01/11/2015
» While indulging in a futile attempt to smarten up my crumbling bookcase, I came across a dust-covered copy of The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Calendar, kindly sent by a reader some years ago.
Is everybody happy? You bet your life we are!
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 27/07/2014
» I hope we have all been enjoying the official “Happiness Week” in Bangkok and trust everyone is wallowing in contentment and experiencing nirvana, or at least a general sense of well-being, if not absolute bliss.
Django is a name to be reckoned with
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 24/03/2013
» During my early days in Thailand, while wandering around in rural areas, I was regularly subjected to the cry of "Django!" from the kids. This was usually followed by lots of giggling as they scampered away through the paddy fields, fleeing this big-nosed, blotchy, sweating stranger trudging through their territory.
Timing was off, but the thought was there
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 13/05/2012
» With an uncanny sense of bad timing, last week's ''PostScript'' about the excessive heat in Bangkok coincided with the weather making a sudden about turn as the thunderstorms rolled in and it piddled down, cooling things down considerably. Although I welcomed the less sultry weather, it wasn't exactly auspicious for the column. Still, at least it didn't start snowing.