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I was actually slightly concerned before getting on the plane to Bangkok. About the "violent protests and riots."
Okay, yes. A few people died and things got a little heated.
But overall it was a PEACEFUL protest.
We were right in the middle of it. My second day in Thailand, we were watching the leader of the rebellion on stage holding a passionate speech. None of us could understand a word, but it was pretty cool. Thousands of people in the crowd, all blowing their lungs out through whistles. Eardrum murder.