OK. I just got back from lunch with Jes at Wahoo’s. We ordered the usual fish taco combo and a side salad, which came out to about 8 bucks for the two of us. I’d say this was a pretty cheap meal – that was until I went to Thailand.

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I couldn’t get over how cheap the food was there. I had breakfast that consisted of rice porridge with Chinese doughnuts and a cup of coffee for 12 bahts…uh, that’s about 30 cents. For lunch, I could have a bowl of noodles and a Coke for about 30 bahts…that would be about 75 cents. Dinner? Let’s go a little crazy…I’ll have a family-style meal consisting of fried fish, tom yum goong (spicy shrimp soup), papaya salad, rice, fried fish cakes, and a Singha beer for about 100 bahts/person…that’s $2.50. Can someone explain this to me?!