I'm sorry, did you say food?
One night I was out to dinner with my now thankfully departed former-former boss. It was his goodbye party and he chose the restaurant. The food was excellent and speaking with him I told him how delicious I thought it was. He responded by saying it was one of about six places in Chiang Mai where you could find good food. At the time I had only been living in Chiang Mai, Thailand, for two weeks. "Are you kidding?" I thought. I wanted to vomit on his shoe. Thailand is a nation obsessed with food. Food is everywhere. Before I arrived, my Thai teacher told me that if they raise the price of food staples in Thailand the response is wide spread social unrest. This is a country that feeds itself and does a good job at it. In Thai a greeting saying "Hello" is literally "Have you eaten?" If you say no they will find you food. Most Thais don't even cook. There is a network of family run food stands on the sides of the roads that cater