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	<description>Stories, anecdotes, advice and tales from Asia, with some general musings and rants thrown in for good measure.</description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:17:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Back to the Motherland</title>
		<link>http://www.gregtodiffer.com/2008/08/07/back-to-the-motherland/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:17:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[canada]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[vacation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Well, it&#8217;s time for me to head back to the Great White North to say to friends and family, do a few double-takes at the prices, have just enough fun to last me another couple of years and get the hell back to Thailand.  The lovely T and I will be heading to Vancouver and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Underrated Things - Hugh Thompson Jr.</title>
		<link>http://www.gregtodiffer.com/2008/08/05/underrated-things-hugh-thompson-jr/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:10:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Underrated Things]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[heroism]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[hugh thompson]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[my lai massacre]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[real hero]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[vietnam hero]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[war heroism]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[what it means to be a hero]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;d never heard of Hugh Thompson until he died - I happened to read his obituary in some paper, and couldn&#8217;t believe that I&#8217;d never read about him before.  This guy was a hero; a true-blue, balls-to-the-wall hero who risked his own life in the absolute worst of circumstances to help some innocents who were [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thailand&#8217;s Computer Cops</title>
		<link>http://www.gregtodiffer.com/2008/08/01/thailands-computer-cops/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Aug 2008 05:26:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Thailand]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[bangkok censorship]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[internet censorship]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[thai computer crime law]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[thai cyber crime]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[thailand censorship]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Something strange has happened recently, and it&#8217;s got to do with computers and the internet in Thailand.  Generally, the internet here is pretty open and free - if you&#8217;re not into distributing or watching hardcore porn, selling illegal items or services or insulting the Monarchy, there&#8217;s very little you can&#8217;t do (most of the websites [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is Bangkok a Dangerous City?</title>
		<link>http://www.gregtodiffer.com/2008/07/30/is-bangkok-a-dangerous-city/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gregtodiffer.com/2008/07/30/is-bangkok-a-dangerous-city/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:36:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Bangkok]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[bangkok dangerous]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[bangkok safety]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[dangerous bangkok]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[pickpocket bangkok]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[thieves in bangkok]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I get asked this question a lot from friends and strangers alike, many of whom still think of Bangkok as a seedy, lawless dive filled with prostitutes and shady gem deals going on among every patch of shadows.  However, as anyone who has lived here can tell you, the answer to that question is a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Underrated Things - Thai 50 Baht Note</title>
		<link>http://www.gregtodiffer.com/2008/07/26/underrated-thing-thai-50-baht-note/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gregtodiffer.com/2008/07/26/underrated-thing-thai-50-baht-note/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2008 09:22:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Thailand]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Underrated Things]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[50 baht]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[plastic banknotes]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[plastic money]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[polymer money]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[thai baht]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[thai money]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It never fails - every time I&#8217;m in a taxi, the final fare happens to be either 45 baht, or 65 baht (or something very close to these).  You can either fumble with a fistful of 20&#8217;s - if you have enough - or give the driver 100 baht note, which are plentiful.  If you&#8217;re [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bangkok Beggars - The Good, The Bad, and The Fake</title>
		<link>http://www.gregtodiffer.com/2008/07/21/bangkok-beggars-the-good-the-bad-and-the-fake/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gregtodiffer.com/2008/07/21/bangkok-beggars-the-good-the-bad-and-the-fake/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:32:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Thailand]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Tips on Navigating Thailand Like a Local]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[begging in thailand]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[begging monks]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[fake monks]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[thai beggars]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[thai scams]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Now, before I start this off, let me say that I don&#8217;t have anything against those less fortunate than us.  I&#8217;ve spent more than my fair share of time taking HIV-positive kids on field trips, painting orphanage walls with mentally challenged teenagers and volunteer teaching at schools for underprivileged children.   But in Thailand - [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Only Law They Enforce in Thailand&#8230; Usually</title>
		<link>http://www.gregtodiffer.com/2008/07/17/the-only-law-they-enforce-in-thailand-usually/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gregtodiffer.com/2008/07/17/the-only-law-they-enforce-in-thailand-usually/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:48:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Current Events]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Thailand]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[bangkok cigarettes]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[bangkok laws]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[bangkok smokers]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[non-smoking bangkok]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[smoking ban in bangkok]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My friend John sums up Thailand&#8217;s version of law enforcement beautifully: &#8220;There are no laws here until there are laws.  Then they&#8217;re completely unbreakable.&#8221;  I remember last year when some City Hall genius decided that Bangkok taxis could only be hailed at designated spots along the streets.  Signs were put up, curbs were painted and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Double Pricing: Moral? No. Legal? You Bet!</title>
		<link>http://www.gregtodiffer.com/2008/07/13/double-pricing-moral-no-legal-you-bet/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gregtodiffer.com/2008/07/13/double-pricing-moral-no-legal-you-bet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:37:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Thailand]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Tips on Navigating Thailand Like a Local]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[double pricing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[thai ripoffs]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[thai scams]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the first things I learned when I was teaching was that many (if not most) Thais automatically think two things about every non-Asian foreigner: 1) We&#8217;re rich, and 2) We&#8217;re Christian.  As my curious students pounded me with questions, I was always amused to see their confused looks when I told them the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Underrated Things - Water</title>
		<link>http://www.gregtodiffer.com/2008/07/07/underrated-thing-of-the-month-water/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gregtodiffer.com/2008/07/07/underrated-thing-of-the-month-water/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:29:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Underrated Things]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[water]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A new category!  In line with the lil&#8217; tattoo I have on the back of my chunky neck (learn, in Thai), I like learning.  I don&#8217;t care what it is - a fact about bugs, a tidbit about history, an entire book on conspiracy theories - it&#8217;s all good.  Often, right in the middle of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chuck Norris: Badass</title>
		<link>http://www.gregtodiffer.com/2008/07/06/chuck-norris-badass/</link>
		<comments>http://www.gregtodiffer.com/2008/07/06/chuck-norris-badass/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:13:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Fun Stuff]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[bruce lee]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[chuck norris]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[chuck norris facts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Unless you have a life, you&#8217;re probably aware of the uber-awesome website Chuck Norris Facts, a bizarrely funny site dedicated to the cheesy action God Chuck Norris who, unexpectedly, has gone from an 80&#8217;s tough guy joke to a minor web-celebrity, due in no small part to the site.  Back when I was a wee [...]]]></description>
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