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Maybe some of you have seen the movie "Shallow Hal" A guy who judged women purely on their appearance .. rather than their heart/personality/whatever. I'm proposing (in my opinion!) that Thailand is the same. Sure .. it's a common thing everywhere .. but it seems much more prevalent here. "Thailand is like a big brightly wrapped gift box.. but when you open it .. it's empty. True? Bullshit? Many things are done "for show".Here are some examples .. 1. Mothers putting talcum powder on their kids faces to "show" everyone they are good mothers taking care of their kids. Talcum powder on your face has no benefit at all. All for show 2. School directors spending two million Baht on landscaping when the P.E equipment consists of 6 basketballs and 10 deflated soccer balls, Has an English Program .. but no English books in the library and half of the computers in the computer room non functional. All for show 3. The old "Sin Sot" Flashing heaps of paper money around for show .. which is given back at the end of the wedding. All for show 4.Police doing "Crack downs" on this ,that and another while ignoring basic common sense law enforcement. All for show 5.Big flashy corner billboards of the King on street corners. Go around the back of them and you discover putrid garbage and empty Lao Kow bottles. All for show. 6. Loy Kratong. Spending huge amounts of money on plastic wrapped hunks of styrofoam and launching them into waterways to show "respect" for the "River Goddess". Don't worry about the pollution issue .. it's just for show. 7.Thai guys driving around in a BMW .. up to his neck in debt paying the thing off every month .. while living in a 4 meter square room with ten of his mates ... Just for show. 8. Mold infested buildings with putrid garbage on balcony's hidden by beautiful plastic hoardings. Just for show. 9. Old Issan geezers with 25 kilos of assorted Amulets hanging around their neck. Never had a bit of luck in their entire life. Just for show. ... and the list goes on. The above examples are a bit "tongue in cheek" .. but you get the drift. I know we have it to some degree in ALL countries .. but it just seems so much more noticeable here. I find myself guilty of it sometimes too. ("When in Rome" etc) It doesn't bother me .. it's not my country. Thais can behave however they like. I'm just trying to take an objective look at one aspect Thai psychology. Hell! .. Sometimes you can use it to your advantage.