Walking along Sukhumvit t'other day I was pleasantly surprised to see the junction adjacent to Central Department store in Chidlom was governed by both traffic and pedestrian crossing lights. This is a very busy junction and traffic builds up quickly, spearheaded by the inevitable phalanx of 40 or so motor cyclists

When all the lights turned to red the little green walking man started flashing in our favour and my wife and I joined by a few other naive fools stepped out to cross the road. Unfortunately, the mob of chickenheaded motorcyclists at the head of the waiting queues gunned their motors as one and swept out of the soi taking advantage of the gap in traffic temporarily created by the lights change. We were effectively stranded in the middle of the road incapable of movement in either direction. As the last of the fuckwits putputted away clearing our path the lights changed to green releasing the oncoming traffic. Rather than allowing us to complete our modest little manoeuver in relative safety, every single one of the yellow bellied slant eyed rice gobbling gits who had witnessed our near death experience started to hit their horns and threaded their impatient way around us even though it would have been quicker for them to let us cross.

Now, my point is; if a people are so fucking retarded that they cannot comprehend the concept of a pedestrian crossing and their government and agencies are so inept as to be incapable of enforcing it how on earth are they equipped to understand anything more complex like nuclear power stations, further education, any sensible political system, a tourist industry without 1 million whores etc. etc.?

Frankly, the only thing going for this place is the willingness of their women to sell their bodies for a quite modest price.