Quote Originally Posted by Seekingasylum View Post
Tax, we have the same drill but without the pyrotechnic lunacy. However, we do have conflagrations and everyone takes their turn to use the extinguisher amid much laughter and faux shrieks. Like pretty much everything to do with practical learning in this country it basically becomes a game and an opportunity for sanook otherwise boredom intrudes. We pay the fire service to execute the same demo every year which repeats the same palaver to the same staff. I did suggest that a video must be available somewhere explaining the rudiments of fire prevention and fighting different types of fire with the appropriate extinguisher which might obviate the need for the annual firefest but they looked at me as if I wanted to ban songkran.

They truly are children.
To be fair safety training every year is not an out of this world thing. I have to chuck a floaty at a pretend child every year despite how long I've been at the company.