There are two basic reasons that the Thai are geniuses. The first is that they live in Thailand paradise and we live in the suburbs. The second is that they have mastered the art of herding hundreds of people from all around the world so that they arrive at their destination in tact and without hassle.
The system that they have developed involves brightly colored stickers. You talk to one person and tell them where you would like to go. They then do something with the stamping of tickets and the exchange of money (at times yelling is involved) and it results in a sticker that you put on your shirt. Although the sticker is nothing fancy (I had much more impressive ones in my elementary school collection) it holds an extraordinary amount of power. From that point on you will be put on boats and herded into taxi's all based on the colorful sticker.
It's truly genius and if I am ever in a situation where I need to organize and transport hundreds of people I am going to call on this experience. I am also going to have to figure out where my life went wrong because 'human wrangler' sounds like one of the most miserable jobs ever.
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