7 Things NOT to do in Thailand

A meter-off taxi made a 15-minute ride cost 400 baht instead of Grab’s 80, so he recommends booking through Grab. He reports near-daily diarrhea for almost a year despite home cooking, supplements, and diet changes, and distrusts apartment tap water. He warns about feet etiquette, monitor lizards, adult districts with children, and rough Phuket speedboat tours that caused seasickness.

His Thailand adaptation mixes practical learning with persistent health problems and distrust of tourist services.