Quote Originally Posted by chitown View Post
I think they have a big problem. ...
Plobrem indeed, and no end of similar experiences but here's the background to one...about 5-6 years ago I was chatting with a farang friend (Bill) about Rambo-type movies that I never have time for, and happened to mention Bruce Willis and Swartzneggar also as being well OTT with a high credulity factor, but he pulled me up on this and said Arnie's films, though weaned on the same tit, are more intellectual and watchable and generally provide plausible if stretched explanations about things that don't fit in with the storyline.

Anyway, he finally convinced me to watch Terminators 1 and 2, so off we go to BigC where he left me for some window browsing and I went into the video store...Lady says no have, thinks a moment then asks again for the title. That's how it was...I wrote it down for her in block caps, she studied the paper, reconsidered, and then confirmed they didn't have it. No big deal.

Bill was approaching as I walked out, and I shrugged and said we should try the other shop because these people no have, at which his mouth dropped open as he stopped dead in his tracks and stared at me blankly, then looked over my shoulder to the shop and started shaking his head in disbelief...I turned around, and lo and behold the entire storefront was devoted to a special promo, Terminators 1 and 2 for 179 baht.

Epilogue: We returned to the store where I politely beckoned the same sales lady outside, handed her the paper and gestured to the window...she compared what was written on the paper with the window display, shrugged as she muttered something in a rather uncivil tone, then led me in and sold me the movies like I was a serial rapist.

TiT!