Comments on: Funny Thai Signs and Sad Realities

By: john

john — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:35:02 +0000

i feel the same about those beutifull beasts myself i have never seen them use the spike in udon thani

By: Talen

Talen — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:07:53 +0000

I really hope they are offering money to the mahouts and they stop using elephants. I’ve seen spikes used at some of the big Thailand attractions as well as in the street. Not a pretty sight.

By: Catherine

Catherine — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 08:33:51 +0000

In some women’s bathrooms you’ll find signs that say, ‘don’t stand on the toilets’.

And not just in Thailand…

I’d be following behind a well-dressed lass only to find muddy shoe prints on the toilet tops.

How they can balance in heels, I’ll never know.

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By: Pete, FrogBlogger

Pete, FrogBlogger — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 04:12:53 +0000

Think they’ve put a halt (or say they have) to elephants in Bangkok over the last few days, after that recent road accident. Three warnings, then a massive (by Thai mahout standards) fine. I also read that they government was offering mahouts a large sum of money if they hand over their elephant, something like a million or a couple of million baht?

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By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:59:10 +0000

Talen, one of my pet subjects (no pun intended). It is always sad to see elephants in the big city or indeed being used in other places as tourist transport. Thai mahouts also use an evil spike to hit the beast with which I never saw in India for example.

Some of my favourite elephant watching has been in Africa where generally speaking they remain where they should be, in National Parks, in a wild state but available to be observed by tourists.

Everyones happy, the guides make money, the tourists get close to wild animals and importantly the animals live naturally most of the time.

Mikes last blog post..Children in Thai Foreigner Relationships

By: Nomadic Matt

Nomadic Matt — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:33:41 +0000

the issue with elephants in Bangkok is really sad. Though illegal, the police do nothing and the oblivious tourists continue to feed them. The elephants are drugged and abused and don’t belong in Bangkok

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