Day 98: 'No Feed Monkey! Monkey small, teeth big!'

Pig-tailed Macaque, Khao Yai National Park, Thailand

I'm actually not being fair. I've met more Thais who spoke decent basic English in my first four days in Thailand than I've met Japanese in the four weeks that I spent in Japan. Obviously foreign tourism is a much bigger part of the economy and a knowledge of English a much greater business advantage here...