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Originally Posted by alibaba
She took some baht notes out of her purse to give to me and I knocked them out of her hand onto the floor. Her reaction was the first time in 2 years that she has shown any anger or even annoyance with me.
By the way she is from the boonies down south and is relatively uneducated..
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I guess that for the most part we are pretty careful not to show any dis-respect; it goes with travelling to other countries\cultures and not wishing to offend. I did this one time as well and regretted it instantly, it's a trap for the unwary.
I believe that we have laws in the UK about this (defacing images of royalty) but, like so many laws that we consider arcane, it's never enforced and nobody gives a rats ass if you burn money or drill holes in coins. Do it in Thailand and you could find yourself in some hot water.