GLOSSARYBaht : Thai currency, but also a weight (15.2 grammes)
Falang : should be ‘farang’, but more often pronounced with an ‘l’ – a white foreigner – more specifically, a Caucasian.
Hi-So : high society person as opposed to Lo-So plebs
Lao Khao : ‘white spirit’, a cheap Thai ‘whisky’
Skytrain : Bangkok’s overhead railway
Soi : lane or narrow street
Somtam : a local dish of Isaan, but eaten all over Thailand
Tuk-Tuk : the small taxis to be seen in most Thai cities
Waai : Namaste – the traditional Buddhist greeting, made by holding the hands palms together before the face, like a child in prayer.
