It feels shallow. I feel shallow that I have not grasped a better understanding of the country, the way people live. I very much feel I'm on the outside looking in. I'm part of that backpacking trend who waltz into town, wear fisherman's pants, get dreads, rents a scooter because no one asks for a licence, and even though I have not committed any of the above, I have yet to do anything that separates me from consuming Thailand. I'm guilty of taking the Lonely Planet route of the southern islands and then Bangkok, nothing original at all my friends.
