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Rooms made for waiting: Bangkok’s third space culture
Chavisa Boonpiti, Published on 08/12/2025
» If you spend enough time in Bangkok, you start to notice the places where people go when they don’t want to be anywhere in particular. Not home, not the office, not a restaurant with an agenda. Just somewhere to exist for a while. A table to share silence. A corner to exhale. A bench to watch the city move without participating in it.
The rise of the matcha bro: Bangkok’s soft masculinity moment
Chavisa Boonpiti, Published on 27/11/2025
» There’s a running joke that you can now identify a certain type of Bangkok man by three items: a tote bag, a matcha, and a relaxed-fit pair of trousers. It’s a meme, but like most memes, it’s funny because it’s true. Something about the city’s male energy has softened – not in a humiliating way, but in a way that feels intentional, self-aware, and a little bit charming.