Wealth and Responsibility

I was talking to an Aussie chick who runs a climbing shop in TonSai the other day. We were talking about the disparity in money between us farangs and the Thais.

I've never felt a feeling of shame comparable to asking a shopkeepr to break a 1000 baht note for a packet of smokes when I know full well that the average thai earns 7000 - 17000 baht a month. And in the scheme of things that 1000 baht note means nothing to me.

With great wealth comes great responsibility.