I had been trying for days to explain to Joan why Thailand seemed somehow American to me. I began to put my finger on it. Thais like American culture even more than Malaysians and Indonesians. For instance, the Thai national car is a pickup truck. It is the most common vehicle on the roads, other than a motorcycle.
Some people modify the suspension to make low riders.
We see lots of Western bars with antlers mounted on the walls. Harleys are big too, even though there aren't many here. The Thais like to talk about them. Other little things feel American. The power sockets are the same as American, even if 220 volts come out.