Thailand Survival Skills: Dealing with Rubber Bands
Thai food rocks and Thailand has great street food but if you take it home you get it in a plastic bag closed with a rubber band. Many people have a problem opening these bags and some resort to “drastic ways of opening” like ripping them apart. The result can be quite messy, especially if you deal with soups. Here is a little video we just made for fun yesterday that shows you how to close and open little plastic bags Thai style.
June 2nd, 2008 at 8:17 am
Cool video - now how do I get my fingers to work like that?
June 2nd, 2008 at 10:31 am
Ok, very neat, but a knife or scissors is much faster unless one has a particular need for the rubber band don’t you think.
June 3rd, 2008 at 9:30 am
It’s sadistic showing thai food to me when i have another 24 weeks to go! (Can hardly wait)
June 6th, 2008 at 7:15 am
The soothing (?) music change makes it all look so simple.
Ps. Cat from Designers Who Blog sent me.
June 6th, 2008 at 9:03 am
Well if you grew up with it, it is
Jay showed me a German survival skill opening beer bottles with lighters hahaha
I guess every culture has their own essential skills
June 6th, 2008 at 9:09 am
Hey Jo,
I’m another who just cuts the tops off.
But, after reading thaivisa where they swear it’s an intelligence test, I plan on mastering it this weekend.
Oh, yes, for sure.
June 6th, 2008 at 9:31 am
Its one of these things to show off when you meet other farangs! Nah, not really…
Thanks for the post cat! (and everyone who wants a kick ass logo for their business got to check Davids site)
June 8th, 2008 at 3:23 am
Well, I finally got the chance to try it out today with Pad Thai take away.
It was amazingly simple after watching your video.
Whew! I guess I’m good to go now … ?