When the Tourism Authority of Thailand introduced the open-home project in the village, Pian said she was excited. I had no idea what we should do at first. We were only advised to treat visitors like relatives when they come to stay with us. She was told that the family did not need to have new furniture in order to please visitors, as long as the house, toilet and other facilities were kept clean. He was a provincial official who came to stay for a trial period.
Communication is a challenge in a way.
When they find that I am entirely helpless, they use a few words of the Central Region dialect to put me at ease. The family of Somjit and Pian at Khok Kong village in Kalasin. In the evening Pian asks me to wear a Phu Tai shirt she has made. I misunderstand that she wants me to buy the shirt and it takes a few moments before I manage to grasp what she means. We go back to the pavilion after a shower.