Traffic in Bkk is a thing of beauty and amazement. Rush hour lasts from 4 until 9pm. Every truck, bus, car, taxi and motorcycle take every inch they can get. At stop lights motorcycles wind through the traffic to be a the front when the light goes green. Never does anyone pause to give another the right of way. The right of way is gained by getting enough of one's vehicle out to force others to stop or swerve.
Yet, seldom is a horn heard and in 36hrs here I've heard one siren. Never have I seen any display of anger or frustration. Taxi drivers calmly work on their paperwork while they wait for traffic jams to clear and then they are off to the races.
If this were Minnesota the traffic would lead to road rage; flaring tempers, flying fingers and guns pulled.
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