“Yeah, the sun is usually hotter in Thailand than it is here, but it can reach forty here too, so just bear it in mind, that’s all I’m saying. I’m not trying to teach my grandmothers how to suck eggs.
“I’m going to stop here. It’s too hot for me. What are you three going to do?”
“Mum?”
“I don’t really want to walk about in the sun. I didn’t do it in Thailand, and I don’t want to do it here. I’ll go back to the house, I think. How about you?”
“Villa, Mum. I’ll go wherever you go”.
“Why don’t you sit down here with me for a while?”
“No, I don’t think so, there’s nothing for us to do…”
“You could have a drink and watch the sea…”
“No, again, I never did that in Pattaya, so why start now? I like to keep busy. I want to do some gardening later, but I haven’t seen a shop”.
“OK, why don’t
