The photos pretty much speak for themselves. The Mae Ping River is way beyond flood stage, and remains that way. Notice how close the river is to the bridge? That is not normal. People's homes and businesses were flooded and for that I only have empathy. We did get a three day weekend due to the flooding, but it's hard to brag about when it meant people having to deal with all this.
The school that did the Nazi demonstration is the one you see under 4 feet of water. Most westerners immediate reaction to this is: Karma.
http://www.bangkokpost.com/lite/topstories/258603/nazi-themed-sports-march-sparks-outrage
I think it's a bit of both. Celebrating Nazi's is never a good thing. My Mom brought up a really good point though- How many wars and mass genocides go on all over the world that we have no clue about? I don't think Thai people would intentionally do this, but it is something that has happened before, and they had to have done research!
When I arrived here all everyone was talking about is the rain. It has been raining non- stop and continues.
This link pretty much sums it up:
http://asiancorrespondent.com/66090/flooding-threatens-chiang-mai-thailand/
Hoping things get better before they get any worse. One good thing is there are NO tourists here right now, which makes exploring nice.
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