Sanuk

I'm really bummed these pictures turned out blurry, because they're such a great illustration of the Thai idea of sanuk. From what little I understand, the concept of sanuk is having fun while doing work. The Thai ideal is not that you trudge through your work looking forward for the end of the day where you don't work and have fun - the ideal is that work itself is approached in the spirit of fun and play, so that work becomes play.

So at the BTS one day Sam and I ran into the chicken people - workers from Burger King handing out flyers for a special promotion. They were wearing chicken hats, and were really having a great time doing it. We asked if we could take a picture, and they happily hammed it up for the camera. This is really a great example of one thing I've really enjoyed about working and living with Thais - the focus on bringing energy, enthusiasm, and fun to working in a group together. Especially if it means wearing chicken hats.