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My Impressions of Thailand
Śwaśdī will be the first thing you hear if you come to Thailand, which means “hello, you're welcome”. Living here for 3 months seems like I live on another planet because everything is different here.
To begin with, the Kingdom of Thailand is a country located in the centre of the Southeast Asian Indochinese peninsula, constitutional monarchy, parliamentary democracy and the main Buddhist country because 95% of people are Buddhists. Buddhists believe in their god Buddha and often meditate. There are plenty of ancient Buddhist temples in Bangkok which many people attend. As I have said, Thailand is a constitutional monarchy, so the main figure in the country is the King - Maha Vajiralongkorn. Thai people love and appreciate their king so on every street you can see his portrait or the portrait of the queen. Local people know that the king’s favorite colour is yellow so when the king had a birthday almost all the people were wearing yellow clothes. The same was on the queen’s birthday but everyone was wearing purple. Thai people also appreciate their culture and history so every day at 6 am and 6 pm plays the national song of Thailand is played and every person must give up their activities tasks, stand up or just stop if you are going somewhere and listen. It is so weird because it seems like the time stops for 1 minute as everyone freezes Thailand is a tropical country consequently the climate is tropical here. It is very hot, around 30-35 degrees every day, and wet. I came here in July right when the rainy season starts. The rainy season lasts till the end of October, so every day it rains. Because of the temperature of the air, the rain is warm but heavy. Because of wet and rainy weather plenty of tropical plants which need a lot of water grow here. I often see palmas, pandans, different kinds of ferns. Local animals were the most difficult thing to deal with at first. To notice a lizard or a cockroach on your ceiling is normal in Thailand. There are many rats on the street but people are not afraid of them at all because they got used to them. It will be more weird for them to see a cat on the street than a rat. In Bangkok there are many public parks where such dangerous animals as monitor lizards and snakes coexist with people. The main rule is not to annoy them by touching or feeding and then you'll stay safe.
I live in the capital of Thailand - Bangkok. It is in the list of 50 largest cities in the world. In Bangkok the main sights are ancient Buddhist’s temples. The most beautiful is Wat Arun - the temple of rising sun which I'm going to visit as soon as possible. One of the most famous sights is the Lumpini park. In the center of there is a small lake where monitor lizards and different kinds of fish live. You can rent a boat to enjoy picturesque views and to watch animals. Lumpini is not only the most glorious park it is also the main place where people do sports. Many people of different ages go jogging there, also every day there is Zumba classes which can be attended by everyone. There are always more than 100 people.
The mentality of Thai people is completely different. I can describe a typical Thai as fabulously smiling, irresponsible but very kind and helpful. Local people don't care much about details, sometimes they are impolite. Although what I like about Thai people is their kindness. They are always ready to help you.
Maybe the main part for a tourist is cuisine. Local food is mostly spicy and contains rice, seafood, chicken and pork. The most popular dish here is Thai fried rice with shrimps. I don't like street food because it contains a lot of fat and most of the sellers don't know English at all so it is difficult to understand what you are eating. Sometimes you think that you're eating chicken but it may be crocodile. Also to add, street food is always very-very spicy. My favourite food here is fruit… sweet pineapples, juicy plums, tasty watermelons, ripe guavas, incredible mangoes, delicious passion fruit and bunch of exotic fruit. It seems like every fruit and vegetable was grown here with love so I've never tried here tasteless mango or pineapple.
To be honest, Bangkok has many disadvantages. The air is so polluted that it is hard to breathe, it smells bad here because people dump waste into rivers. Because of the number of people who live here and own cars the traffic is crazy, so you can spend more than 3 hours in a traffic jam. Here are a lot of ways to travel around the city so it is too noisy at the streets.
To cap it all, Thailand is a unique country, with fascinating sights and amazing abundance of fruit, which every tourist should visit. However, I would never like it to become my homeland.
