Similarities between Asia and UK observed to date:
There must be a world training centre for Post Office staff as they are equally slow here as in the U.K.
Tomato ketchup is available in all restaurants if you ask for it.
Public transport, especially trains, do not run on time...... unless you are running late.
Similarities between the sexes: Multi tasking is a definite no no for the men. Men gathering in groups to smoke, drink, demonstrate bad hygiene habits, e.g spitting and scratching, is a national pastime. Women use 15,000 words rather than the 20 that would have sufficed.
Differences between Asia and the UK:
Dogs being carried around in plastic bags with their heads peeking out of the top (live ones before you ask!) in a +35 degree heat. (Thailand/Vietnam)
People carrying babies and children on motorbikes with no crash helmet on the kids - the parents have helmets but not the kids! (Thailand/Cambodia/not so much Vietnam)
Polite notices asking you not to bring guns, knives and drugs into the hotel (Cambodia)
Polite notices asking you not to bring explosives onto the train (Vietnam)
No/no thank you is not taken for an answer in Asia!
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