Wednesday, December 06, 2006

Bangkok's Way of Double Parking in Shopping Malls

There were a number of Thai practices that impresses me but there was one particular practice that truly out beat the rest.

It is double parking in busy shopping malls over the weekends.

In our country when we park our cars, it is only normal to park side by side to other cars and having another car at the back of our car. This is to ensure the front or back bay car parked can drive in or out with ease.

In Bangkok, they practice the same way except that other cars can park in front of you with their car facing a one way direction. Either facing right or left. And you have to leave your car's gear on Neutral.

Why is this?

It is because when you leave your car gear on Neutral, car owners can push to move your car front or backwards to enable them to get out of their car park space at the end of their shopping spree.

This method is practice because there aren't enough car park spaces in all shopping malls in Bangkok over the weekend and this is a perfect solution.

And I found Thais to be very patient and cooperative with this system of parking their cars.

No one vents their anger or showed impatience when they need to get their car out of the way.

I do not even see scratches on their cars.

This practice certainly impresses me!





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