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Originally Posted by haltest
Thonglor is just a middle class area, and the Greyhound is hardly synonymous with high tea at the Oriental.
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I also use the term 'hi-so' do describe the Thong-Lo scene, even though it might not be exactly right. NOT 'high society' as in ladies who lunch. Just wealthy. Conspicuous consumption. Frivolity and style. Anyone in BKK whose 'out shopping' in the Western sense, out around THong Lo, is 'hi-so' to me. It's a blanket term and yes of course the Oriental is technically the temple of HIGH SOCIETY etc. but I think it's a common usuage thing...at least I know lots of folks, farang and thai, who throw the term around in all kinds of ways and THong-Lo, yup, call it hi-so!