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- From: ssg9328@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Samart Srijumnong)
- Subject: Re: Thai Movies
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- Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 09:13:44 GMT
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- tstil@Auspex.COM (Tim Stilwell) writes:
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- > 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
- >......... stuff deleted
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- Indeed, there are some movie houses with balcony but, as Khun Tim observed, we
- don't throw popcorn on the heads of those who sit on the floor seats. The
- reason: popcorn is not a popular snack during their movie viewing...
- They like sweet & sour pickled mangoes or tamarines. Imagine, what it would
- be like to throw such pieces on the heads of those who sit under them!
- The situation would be worse if the sticky and spicy dip is also poured down
- too!
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- Concerning the fact that in such balconied thearters viewers sit above
- somebody's head, I can not recall being so concerned sitting on the
- seats under the balcony. I believe other Thais would be not either.
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- > 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
- >....... stuff deleted
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- Thanks for all these nice images Khun Tim is representing Thailand. I doubt
- if his observation has been distorted by the happiness he has got from
- his new wedding. In Thai we have a saying, Yaam-Rak" Nam^Tom"Phak'Ko"Waa"
- Waan+ (When in love, even the water used to boil vegetable tastes sweet!)
- Don't be too serious. I am just teasing.....
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