September 9th, 2006

Letter: What is a shop house?

IwanUK wrote:

Can you explain to us non-Thai based falangs what a “shop house” is. Why is it called a “shop house”?

A row of shop houses

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September 8th, 2006

Looking at a shop house for rent

Bangkok shop house

A room with a limited view

I went with Chalerm to see the shop house he had found in a nearby soi. We took a tuk-tuk and it went zigzag in narrow alleys I had never been in before despite this being so close to where we live.

A Thai guy was waiting for us. Or rather he was waiting for Chalerm and didn’t expect me. The two of them dashed down the soi and I followed. Only when I entered the house did the landlord realise I was part of the entourage.
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