Jum: Look at this traffic! We never have it this bad in Chang Rai. How about in, um… where are you from, Peter?
Peter: Lille in the north of France. There is traffic there but not like this.
Jum: Ah, France. I hope to get there one day.
Peter: You should, I’ll show you around the north. Why is the traffic often so bad in Bangkok?
Jum: Bangkok was not originally designed to accommodate such a large volume of land-based traffic. Did you know that Bangkok was once referred to as the Venice of the East? We used to get around by boat a lot, before the days of cars, buses, and motorbikes. One of the reasons why this site was chosen for our capital city was because there used to be a lot of canals making it convenient for people to get around.
Peter: Wow! I never knew that. So, what’s the population of Bangkok?
Jum: It’s hard to say…..12 million? It fluctuates. For example, during the Thai New Year in April, approximately a third of the population leaves Bangkok.
Peter: Your New Years is in April?
Jum: Yes, we call it Songkran and it’s not just one day either, Songkran runs for…
Jum: Look at this traffic! We never have it this bad in Chang Rai. How about in, um… where are you from, Peter?Peter: Lille in the north of France. There is traffic there but not like this.Jum: Ah, France. I hope to get there one day.Peter: You should, I’ll show you around the north. Why is the traffic often so bad in Bangkok?Jum: Bangkok was not originally designed to accommodate such a large volume of land-based traffic. Did you know that Bangkok was once referred to as the Venice of the East? We used to get around by boat a lot, before the days of cars, buses, and motorbikes. One of the reasons why this site was chosen for our capital city was because there used to be a lot of canals making it convenient for people to get around.Peter: Wow! I never knew that. So, what’s the population of Bangkok?Jum: It’s hard to say…..12 million? It fluctuates. For example, during the Thai New Year in April, approximately a third of the population leaves Bangkok.Peter: Your New Years is in April?Jum: Yes, we call it Songkran and it’s not just one day either, Songkran runs for…
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