Much of the work in the rice paddies of N.E. Thailand is back breaking stoop labor. You will never hear those who are working complain about it though. They are farmers. Their families have been farmers for generations. They live in modest houses if they are fortunate and many just live in very poorly constructed or dilapidated dwellings. They do not complain about this either. Life in a rural is real, but because Thais are fun loving and good natured as a rule, it is pleasant and relaxing.
The farmers of Thailand, grow a lot of rice for Thailand itself and for export. The preference of farmers in the Northeast in their own diets is for sticky rice. It is eaten daily, sometimes in more that one meal.
The middle class urban Thais have little conception of farm life. They seem oblivious to where their food comes from. Some have a stereotypical views of N.E Thai farmers that is somewhat akin to racism.
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