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The Thai government practices gastro-diplomacy, they have a program where you set a Thai restaurant up in a foreign country, you can pick from three different p
by dole 2y ago
The Thai government practices gastro-diplomacy, they have a program where you set a Thai restaurant up in a foreign country, you can pick from three different packages for size or fanciness of restaurant. It's why you see a lot of the same decorations and similarities between differently owned Thai restaurants, or occasionally a family will own a number in a metro area.
- drjasonharrison 2y ago/s missing?
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- flocciput 2y ago> The Department of Export Promotion of the Thai Ministry of Commerce offers potential restaurateurs plans for three different "master restaurant" types—from fast food to elegant—which investors can choose as a prefabricated restaurant plan. from https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culinary_diplomacy#Thailand https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culinary_diplomacy#Thailand
- hattmall 2y agoNo, this is why there are so many Thai restaurants relative to their population. Even most small towns will have one or two.