OPINION

Take Thainess with a grain of salt

Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 19/01/2015

» The main intersections of downtown Bangkok were once again closed to traffic and packed with crowds last week, but it had nothing to do with political protests. We were just being encouraged by the Tourism Authority of Thailand to "discover" our "Thainess" with an elaborate procession of decorated floats replete with dancers and literary tableaux.