As an American it's all about the July 4th BBQ. Ok, not really but on this one day we do indeed fire up the BBQ and grill a few steaks, burgers, breasts and perhaps a dog or two.On this occasion here in Bangkok we don't just fire up the BBQ but we have our Housekeepers stand over the grill so we don't have get hot and smokey. That is the scene yesterday at a BBQ we were invited to attend. I expected the ex-pat men standing over the grill, beer in hand, asking everyone, "how do you like 'em?" but no, it was the housekeeper sweating and standing over the open flames, looking like "what the f#@k is this shit?".
So on this occasion of firing up the barbie, I guess the phrase is not "how do you like 'em?" but "mai pen rai!"
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