Another thing we don't know is how the political turmoil in Thailand will turn out. New elections were promised, but have still to be organized. Certain groups disagree, others have no problems with it and even more others couldn't care less. Something that struck me in election time was the lack of interest of people in politics. Elections are not an obligation in Thailand, you register if you feel up to the task and when that day is finally there, you enter the booth and cast your vote. Talking to a lot of people about this, the majority just can't be bothered with registering. So it will always be the same people who elect their candidates who will, most obviously, come from the same "political" background. So the result will always be the same, not really changing anything for the better of the country.
To me this sounded strange, mostly because going to vote is an obligation in my homestead. Once you are 18 you have the duty to elect. Our forefathers fought to obtain this right and now we still honor it. But in Thailand and other democratic countries on this planet, there is no obligation. What I did realise is that it is actually the people who don't vote who are the least happy with the results. There is a solution for this and you tell them about it and they actually know what to do. This is where we get into a very Thai situation again. When you want to go and cast a vote, you actually have to go there. Welcome to Thailand.
Going nowhere.
