An in-flight magazine for travelers to Thailand
offers some friendly advice on how to win friends and influence
people in a country led by military junta.
“Despite being under miliary control, Thailand is very safe for
tourists,” chirps the magazine copy, shared by Twitter user
@joe_black317 this week. But for “good measure” you might
want to take a few minor precautions, such as avoiding the color
red, refraining from taking selfies with soldiers sans their
consent, and for godssakes ditching your dystopian novels on the
plane.
“Don’t carry George Orwell’s dystopian novel 1984,” the
Philippine
Airlines magazine warns in tip number four. “You don’t want to
be mistaken for an ‘anti-coup protestor.'” (But
The Hunger Games is okay, right?)
Read the whole list below. With other tips including “If you
must have that selfie with a soldier, be polite and ask his
permission first,” it’s hard to tell if this was meant in jest or
in earnest. I’m hoping for bizarre sincerity, though. Otherwise
this magazine thinks military coup d’etat and a people’s oppression
are all in good fun, or at least nothing to let rain on a good
vacation.
Next up from Philippine Airlines: 5 fashion tips for
visiting the Gaza Shore!
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