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Stitch, how affordable are those medicines for the local population? There is affordable for expats and affordable for the local population. It could also be that the locals simply don't turn to medicine the way we do and so they don't bother using it.
Thailand wants to attract Westeners to their hospitals and the like by providing great services for a cheap price.
All I know is when I was in Egypt we were told that we should only tip the entire cruise ship staff $5 and that would cover everyone. I thought that was silly and tipped more then that for the folks who took care of the room, table, and the concierge. I think it worked out to $20 total. Hardly anything for me but a good chunk of change for the people on that ship.
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