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Most of my meals in Bangkok consist in browsing street stall offerings and buying here a meat skewer (10 baht), there a slice of watermelon (20 baht). But today I decided to have a sit-down lunch overlooking the river. Pad Thai and mango smoothie on the menu.
At night, a truck full of what looks like cabbages parks across the street from my window. A light is strung across the top, allowing workers to see and do their work. Two workers stand on the back, strip the cabbage from their outside leaves, and drop it in a huge basket. Other workers make…