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The Thai people are very, very friendly and happy. They are always smiling. Needless to say, we stick out as foreigners. They call non-asian people "farangs" (pronounced fa-wrong). Traveling with two small farang children, you would think we were Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. The people all want to talk to us, touch them, kiss them, hug them, pinch their cheeks, etc.

Both Phoebe and Ty tend to be a little shy, so it's not always a good thing that they are so popular. Phoebe's dealing with it okay, but Ty doesn't like it. I've had to talk to him about being polite and having good manners. Today he said, "They just bother me." I can see why. He's virtually NEVER ignored. It's overwhelming for a shy boy.