When I first arrived to settle in Thailand in the late 1990’s I wisely decided to board in a guest house in
Pattaya’s southern beachfront suburb of Jomtien, which was owned by a well known Australian Expat. The
“Hare & Hound” guesthouse was run by Mr. Graham Ingles, who had owned similar establishments in the
Kingdom for many decades; so talking to him and the long-time expats who regularly drank at his ground floor
beer bar was an essential education.
Graham was aff ectionately known as “Pa” by the Thai people because his wise advice was greatly respected and freely given by all who would respectfully listen. Conversely, Graham could be quite abrasive and somewhat sarcastic to those who tried to talk B/S to him by straying from the truth or taking him for a fool,
which he certainly was not.
Read More in Cambodia Insight Website on Issue 2 Page 30.
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