Christmas Reading

Some Christmas Reading on Thai lifestyle and social culture by MattOwensRees. Quite a selection from four of my most popular books.  Over 35, 000 words in total . The Death of a Thai Godfather is a novel which you may find is a remarkable resemblance to the truth in parts. The Extracts from A Thailand Diary come from the 365 true entries of A Thailand Diary drawn from real life events and experiences.
Although names have been changed, the characters are those I have met in my everyday life. The Thai Smile examines, sometimes in a humourous way, the different types of Thai Smile. Smiles don't necessarily mean people are happy, as they would in the West. You will see smiles at funerals, you will see smiles when people are angry or sad. It takes some getting used to. It is taken from one of the 10 chapters of Thailand Take TwoA New Life in Thailand describes an expat's emigration to Thailand after a bitter divirce in the UK and having "met" a Thai teacher on an internet dating site.
It's taken from Escape to Thailand. There are twists and turns right up to the end. You can judge for yourself whether he fitted into Thailand or not. One moment Derek is convinced he's made the right choice, another day he's totally happy and contented. New cultures can have strange effects on Westerners. His friends here try to help him. Sometimes he listens, sometimes he believes he knows everything there is to know about Thais and Thailand.