The first story of Thailand is about a man and his wife who were out driving one day, and somehow they ended up driving into the khlong. They managed to escape from their car and were rescued and taken to hospital. After being checked up and discharged they returned home. Within a few days, the man collapsed and died instantly. The autopsy revealed that he had contracted some kind of flesh eating disease that had eaten its way through his brain. This particular urban legend usually comes up in conversations that take place within sight of a khlong, but whether it’s a myth or not I don’t know.