Neither of them did anything inappropriate by Western standards, but it was rather provocative by rural Thai customs. Craig dismissed it as being because she was studying British culture in Bangkok, an international city.
“Could we talk about music and literature sometime, when you are not busy. I want to be a writer, and people tell me you write a book already. I think you could teach me something, neh?”
After a few minutes, her boyfriend took her arm and led her to the dance floor. She looked back over her shoulder as she was being pulled away and shrugged that it wasn’t her decision.
After the dance, she sat back in her original place and didn’t look at or speak to Craig again and twenty minutes later they both left, again without acknowledging either Craig or Ross. Craig guessed wha
