Maj pen raj! Tajlandia dla dociekliwych

Want to visit the Land of Smiles? The eleventh volume of the series will take you there. A World for the Inquisitive. Hit the road – we're going to Thailand!

What can you get a white elephant for? Why do ghosts drink orange soda? How many animals are in the alphabet? What color is Monday? When did Buddha wake up?

Don't you know? May pen raj! – it doesn't matter! You'll learn everything in this book!

In Thailand, grasslands and a hundred varieties of bananas are cultivated. The jungle is home to tigers, giant butterflies, and the world's most stinking flowers. Dragons and monkey gangsters prowl the streets, and witchcraft is practiced in the markets.

Thai men and women eat rice for breakfast, pay with baht, and drive tuk-tuks. They build houses for spirits, wear yellow on Mondays, and don't use their first names. Above all, they always smile and don't show anger, so as not to lose face.

When it's night in Poland, it's day in Thailand. When we welcomed the 21st century, the year 2543 was just beginning! We invite you on a journey into the future!

Series A World for the Inquisitive presents the culture of different countries: it tells about places, characters, monuments, dishes and concepts that almost everyone has heard of, but few people really know the stories behind them – as well as about lesser-known ones that are worth knowing.