thaiophilus

What's its current name? There used to be disused sign boards inside the bar reading "N. Boys" and "Night Boys". "Was" in the top three together with Eros and Good Boys. Now "is" the most, as it's the only one left 😢.

Nothing in that list is remotely specific to Thailand. These, on the other hand: The palace/temple is closed today but the government is running a special promotion, today only, for just 10 baht this special tuktuk will take you to the Temple of the Lucky Buddha... You can buy these gemstones for a bargain price and sell them for a profit back home. We'll handle packaging and shipping... You want to pay by credit card? No problem. You use it to buy gold at the shop next door, then pay for your gems with the gold.

No, they are probably independent systems. The smoke detector sounds an alarm and maybe calls the fire brigade. The sprinkler heads contain capsules which burst when heated and open a valve to release water. (To protect against accidental flooding, some systems are pressurised with air and only turn on the water when two different sprinklers are triggered.) E&OE; I am not an expert; seek professional advice; etc etc.

and even if there's no view it holds the record for papal density with 5.2 popes per square mile (2.0 popes per square km).

No. It has to be Uzbekistan or Liechtenstein because they are the world's only doubly-landlocked countries 🌴🏖️🌴

If you're lucky the smoke detectors may have a "test" button. If you're even luckier the sprinklers may be connected to a water supply.

... in a language you can neither speak nor read?

... or one in Liechtenstein? 🌴🏖️🌴

Not quite true: https://shamelessmacktwo.travel.blog/2024/06/28/map-of-silom-surawong-area-june-2024/

If their spelling is as good as that "AI"-generated image, I think I'd look elsewhere for help with my documentation 😕

He prefers gin.

Haven't been in the right place at the right time since 2020, so I don't know. Regarding your last sentence, that's an interesting point, but the tune they play daily in Lumpini Park and elsewhere is the national anthem, which is highly nationalistic but doesn't refer to royalty at all. (Not surprising, as it was adopted in 1932 when the absolute monarchy was abolished.) To hear the royal anthem you need to go to the cinema.

... in Thai?

for bonus points, can you name all the dishes just from the pictures?

Daily Mail plus Rupert Sheldrake adds up to pseudoscientific clickbait.