Zombie's are self created

In the town of Pai one of the things that caught my eye was the number of falang sporting freshly bound wounds. Medical gauze must be one of the most purchased items in that sleepy little town. Hand, feet, elbow, knees you name it I saw it wrapped up in gauze.

in a few hours there will be hundreds of scooter and cars on these roads

The best place to witness this was at the Aya Van Stop and Motorcycle Rental Shop. Yes I bet you are starting to figure this out. Those damn little scooters mixed with idealistic utopian minded young adults who have never ridden a motorbike before, and who would never consider it in their own country, suddenly feel that now is the place to begin. In the chaotic traffic of Pai and on roads that are less than ideal is definitely not, in my opinion, the best place to learn BUT...

Whether it is the positive atmosphere of Pai or just blissful ignorance it doesn't really matter to this short post, or to me. Nope what matters is the fact that as an experienced motorcycle rider I took a great perverse pleasure in sitting and watching as scores of scooters left the rental shop piloted by young smiling faces.  All oblivious to the zombies who sat, stumbled and hobbled around the shop. Zombie eyed people sporting yards upon yards of fresh gauze. Yes all those fresh smiling faces completely  ignorant to these faces that no longer radiated confidence. Ignorant to the now sober, somber, painful faces of those more learned. And especially ignorant to the lone falang who quietly sat in his chair and smiled a most Machiavellian smile. Who was all the while thinking yep Thailand is not the place to learn how to ride a motorcycle unless your a Thai.