The Land Of (Fake) Smiles
Thailand has long been known as the ‘Land of Smiles’ and while Thais are a friendly people with a lively sense of humor am I really the only one who thinks those smiles are a little more strained these days…? And would I be totally off the mark to say that a vast majority of the smiles seem positively fake?
Well, not really it seems. As more and more visitors to Thailand are beginning to realize that that not every smiling Thai is either happy or friendly, and that genuine, welcoming smile that Thailand was once so famous for is being seen far less often…