A dinner table

A dinner table


In 2003, when I had moved to Nakhon Ratchasima (Khorat), I rented a freestanding villa with some garden and a carport. The villa had no furniture or kitchen installed, and so I needed to do some upgrade work.

At that time, there was almost daily pickup's loaded with furniture driving up-and-down the village. One day, one of these pickup's was driving by with a complete teak table set with 4 chairs. I went to the street and halted the pickup to see the table set and it looked quit nice.

My Thai knowledge was very poor at that time and I called my wife to bargain about the table set. About a half hour later a deal was agreed (about 450 USD) and the workers started to unload the pickup and place the table inside the house.

That evening, I had cooked Spaghetti (my wife's favorite meal) and asked my wife the invite our neighbours to sit with us at the new table. While I was preparing the table and the dinner, my wife went to invited the neighbors to come to eat dinner with us.

The neighbours arrived with my wife and congratulate me with my purchase.

Next, my wife and the neighbors took their reed mats, put them on the ground and started to eat sitting cross legged on the floor.

Only me and my daughter have ever used the table.
My wife and guests kept eating on the floor.

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