Zen And The Art Of The Scooter
Every nation has their sports. American's love football, basketball and baseball, the world loves soccer. This said, Thailand and sport is something I am still trying to figure out. I do see a lot of jackets emblazoned with the names of English Premier League teams. Chelsea, Manchester United... the list goes on. That said I am still not sure there is a true passion for the game. I am increasingly becoming convinced however that there is an unofficial sport here, the art of scooter riding. Perhaps it is the same way around South East Asia but with only the Philippines and a brief time in Shanghai to compare I must say, Thailand is on the cusp of this emerging sport. Okay, maybe it will never make the big leagues but if each commute is equal to a game how many athletes can say that they survived death in the course of their match? As a current resident of Thailand I have embraced this life or death struggle with all the veracity of a shark feasting upon a helpless swim