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Originally Posted by caleb72
I didn't want to write anything when you were musing about how dirty/corrupt it was going to be. I thought I'd let you discover that yourself.  |
It was a pleasant surprise. But... there was one glaring mistake... in the first couple of pages to boot! I almost stopped right there...
There are two things that are never, never, EVER done (intentionally) in Thai culture. EVER. One is pointing with the foot, especially at someone else. (It's akin to flipping someone the bird and meaning it.) The other is ruffling someone's hair, the we often do in the west with our children. The author does make small mention of this later on, but NO THAI would reach out and ruffle the hair of even their closest relatives. Even children. Smooth it if one were sick, yes. But affectionately ruffle it?
Never! It's taboo!
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I actually liked the second one even more than the first and it loses none of the pace (or corruption), but the first one has one of the best scenes. I won't give it away except to mention that a swimming pool might be involved. 
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I'm psyched and ready. In fact, I think I'm going to go back and read some more right now!!
Stitchawl