[Cydayshosse]

I have read that expression several times before, when I reflected upon my visits there, Bkk. Pattaya, ..etc., I could hardly remember anyone smiling at anyone else, as a matter of fact I could count ALL the smiles I saw on fingers of my one hand. Few smiles I saw were "plastic" smiles-the trained, obligatory smiles, mostly of hotel doormen (who were perhaps hoping for bakshish), or store clerks. But I can`t remember one sincere hearty smile (other than from people in my church)...you know a genuine smile, from the heart, smile that tells you I am really glad to see you, and I am happy to share this world with you, if you I can do something for you, and serve you in some way-let me know....that kind of smile...have not seen even OME while in Thailand. Most people in Bkk. are passing by each other trying not even not to notice each other, bumping into each other and ignoring the bumper...and contenuing on their way un-noticed by each other....Yes smiles are scarcer than DRAGON`S TEETH in the "Land of smiles", I see more smiles here in Chicago on average day, than I did in a week in Thailand.