East is East

My daily battle with the Thai tongue continues at language school. Thoroughly enjoying it, though. Currently, all my fellow students are Asian, and getting to know people has provided an eye-opening insight into both the surprising differences and life-affirming similarities between East and West. Above all, humour stands out as a common bonding trait. Despite, or perhaps thanks to, our lack of a common language, I spend a lot of the lessons in tears.
Meanwhile, I was thinking that my ability to discern the country of origin of Asians must surely be improving, but in an internet test, I'm disappointed to report I'm little better than average...