>>2746478
there are serious advantages to an inability to communicate with a native population.
>>2746492
>finally got him to leave me alone by repeating shouting at him to get the fuck away from me
the hostel owner as witness was the only reason you weren't stabbed and raped. yelling and getting into heated arguments is a bad idea in strange lands. obviously doing so depends on your not packing a stress inducing tight schedule.

>>2746492
>I drank a bunch of cheap beer
what else could you do with only three days? i'd wager your enjoyment of japan was in no small part due to slow travel.

>>2746496
>Why is SEA is so much better to you than Latin America?
travelling is an optimization of ROI as a residual of tradeoffs; safety, cost, value, strangeness, hospitality, convenience, distance, etc. in relative terms, thailand is only country which does not necessitate meaningful tradeoffs. no matter the metric desired in whatever quantity or quality demanded, thailand has it. its not one-size-fits-all, its same same better-best-bestest.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7kp_kkgWeQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZcDnTKwykQ

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