As we came out of the restaurant, we heard a loud siren in the distance coming our way. It was coming fast, blaring its siren and honking its horn, loud and fast, over and over and over. It was coming up a wide four lane road and cars were escaping to the shoulders fast along the way to give it room. They were soon upon us and then past us and going fast. It was verrrrry exciting!! We stood by our car and just watched, transfixed. Once it was gone, we both got in the car, very excited!! Wow, that was really exciting, terrific, no wonder kids want to be a fireman! As soon as we were settled in the car, Supattra said, "You'll never see that in Thailand!" Oh, really? Why not? "Because Thai people don't know what to do. They get flustered and don't know how to get out of the way. So it just becomes a big traffic snarl, with a fire engine stuck in a traffic jam." Wow, I never noticed that, but then again, I can't think of a single time I've seen a fire engine in Thailand.