Thanks Bek! Nice blog – you are the most prolificest writer I know. 🙂 And don’t get too daring staying out past curfew, there’s a limit to your badassery.

Thanks David, it sure is more interesting here than back home. That’s usually a good thing, but not always. These things in Thailand are like really cold winters in Canada – people bitch and complain about them, but go about their daily lives, and before you know it, things are back to normal. 🙂

Thanks Oak, and I agree, most people just get on with their lives. The problem is that globally, the number of coups have decreased steadily over the years. If you look at this chart, you can see that the number of coups are steadily shrinking. The fact that they’ve become almost normal in Thailand doesn’t bode well for the rest of the world taking Thailand seriously in the 21st century, which has huge military, economic and development implications.

Thanks Leo, although don’t be too happy. These things can turn bad quickly. The problem is that some people see the army as just another group trying to stop them from getting what they want, and they’ll fight either way, no matter who that group is. Let’s hope it doesn’t get that way.

Look. We’ve had 12 coups since 1932. That’s an average of one every 6.8 years. We’re used to this now. LOL