Just Say No

In Thailand, Red Bull is the national drug. And it’s not like the stuff back home – a long, fizzy refreshing drink – no, this is a concentrated syrup version, served in small glass medicine bottles, distilled down to maximise the sugar-caffiene hit. Taking a walk round our village early this morning, my favourite sight was of an old couple, probably in their eighties, sitting on their front bench, knocking back their his’n’hers Red Bulls to kick-start the day.