June 4th, 2006, 15:36
On the big pink bus.
The tour members, on the ride from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai, thought the guide was confused when she told them they would be stopping at Cabbages & Condoms for lunch.
"Don't you mean condiments?"
"No, no. Condoms," Jun said and explained that, cabbage, is a code-word for, condom, in these parts. With embarrassment and shame eliminated the condom distribution program has become a huge success. The restaurant and gift shop (Condom bouquets, post cards, tee-shirts, condom Olympic rings....) has become a popular roadside stop with smiling condom statues greeting you as you enter.
After lunch, one lag approached her and said, "You know, we were all very puzzled when you were talking about Cabbages and Condoms. We thought you had mispronounced the word.
Jun thought about this a moment, then asked, "How do you say cabbage?"
Condensed fron Knight Ridder article by Anne Chalfant.
The tour members, on the ride from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai, thought the guide was confused when she told them they would be stopping at Cabbages & Condoms for lunch.
"Don't you mean condiments?"
"No, no. Condoms," Jun said and explained that, cabbage, is a code-word for, condom, in these parts. With embarrassment and shame eliminated the condom distribution program has become a huge success. The restaurant and gift shop (Condom bouquets, post cards, tee-shirts, condom Olympic rings....) has become a popular roadside stop with smiling condom statues greeting you as you enter.
After lunch, one lag approached her and said, "You know, we were all very puzzled when you were talking about Cabbages and Condoms. We thought you had mispronounced the word.
Jun thought about this a moment, then asked, "How do you say cabbage?"
Condensed fron Knight Ridder article by Anne Chalfant.