Personally I hate tattoos so the current fashion that has seen them spread across the bodies of Thai guys is not to my taste. Each to their own of course and I suppose someone must like them.

Recently I've become increasingly aware of another trend amongst young Thais and I'm not sure if I've just missed it before or perhaps it's new.

After seeing more guys, with what I took to be correctional braces on their teeth, than seemed normal I discovered that they are actually just "decorative".

That famous "Thai smile" is under threat from these insidious little decorations!

(I don't like them).