Originally Posted by
Clockwork Orange
This is where I made my first of many mistakes.
I like a bit of a smoke & asked the driver if he could get me any. The language barrier took a bit of breaking down but we got there in the end. He wanted me to go with him to get some, but being wary of my friend's warning that Bangkok can be like London I suggested he go & get it then bring it back to me. He seemed unhappy but agreed to meet me at one of the bars outside Nana.
I forget the name of the bar but ordered a Coke & sat on a stool near the road, waiting for my delivery. Half an hour went by, in which I was a little shocked by the young kids mooching up & down peddling chewing gum & such.
This being my first night in Thailand I didn't know where to buy Rizla papers, so showed one of the kids my almost-empty packet & he snatched them out of my hand, returning moments later with a fresh packet. I gave him 100 Baht for them & he seemed happy enough.
The tuk-tuks going passed all looked the same to me & I had forgot what the driver looked like by the time he came back. He beeped his horn & waved me over & I guessed that was him. As I got in he set off round the corner & asked for 1000 Baht. I asked him to show me the shit. He asked for 1000 Baht. I asked him to show me the shit. It was stalemate.
This went on for a while until eventualy he passed me two cigs, screwed shut at the end. I opened the cigs & could only see tobacco. Aware I was being scammed I got out of the tuk & asked him, once again, to show me the shit. He drove off, shouting something I couldn't understand & I head back to the bar I had just left.
Looking back, things could have turned out so differently.