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- From: matmcinn@nuscc.nus.sg (Lieutenant Ripley at The Institute for Telling Lice)
- Subject: Re: Thai Movies
- Message-ID: <1993Jan26.085149.4166@nuscc.nus.sg>
- Organization: National University of Singapore
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- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 08:51:49 GMT
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- tstil@Auspex.COM (Tim Stilwell) writes in soc.culture.thai:
- :
- : Sawasdee Khrup Tuk Kon,
- :
- : If you have not seen "Dracula" yet, I strongly recommend it. I watched
- : it in Mah Boon Krang in Bangkok.
- :
- : For those of you who do not know, Thai theaters are like Philippine theaters
- : and not like American theaters. The seating is divided into sections. The
- : price per seat is different for each section. In American, the price is
- : the same everywhere. In Thailand, there isn't a balcony so you can sit
- : above everybody and throw popcorn on their heads or kiss your girlfriend
- : without (her) worrying about other people watching. You cannot look around
- : and see anyone quietly kissing in the corner. On the other hand, they do
- : have real ushers that look at your ticket and walk you to your seat with
- : a flashlight to show the way.
- :
- : But, the floor isn't sticky because people have spilled (or deliberately
- : dumped) their soda on the ground. Also, hardly anyone talks during the show,
- : even if it is exciting like Rocky IV! In fact, nobody says anything even
- : if the movie is blatantly pornographic (Blind Instinct) or very scary
- : (Dracula). I took the opportunity to attempt to grab my wife's neck
- : everytime Dracula bit someone in the neck or one of the heroes chopped
- : off a head. I was surprized that nobody else had thought of it.
- :
- : tim
-
- You know, all you people pretending to be stupid should stop wasting your
- time. You'll never match the Real Thing. Here, learn from a true master of
- the art. Remember, this guy isn't even TRYING to be stupid!
-