December 25, 2014
Interesting how pervasive American culture is around the world. Here we are in the Palmer Hotel in downtown Bangkok, Thailand and in comes a Thai choir who lined up in front of the coffee machine and belted out letter perfect Christmas carols in impeccable English:

The Thai Choir Sings Christmas Carols
Then we heard a heartly Ho Ho Chin Min and it was Thai Santa and his lovely helper who came into the buffet complex and gifted all the good little boys and girls a Christmas gift (I got a spring flower, Kathy got nada).

Thai Santa With A Bummed Kathy Sue Radina
We're off to the north country today.
"He's checking his list, he's checking it twice, he's going to find out if you were naughty and nice. . ."
—The Thai Choir getting the words right but the syntax slightly off