Thailand is a fairly permissive country, not a lot of rules, not a lot of being told what you can and can not do. It helps that the locals have the perfect attitude toward governmental decrees, none have anything to do with the way they live their lives so they just ignore them. Hopping into this taxi as a first-time visitor you’d think otherwise. That’s a pretty long list of ‘no-nos’ plastered to the window. More experienced travellers, however, know the decal is nothing more than an attempt at decoration. And if there really was a prohibition against any of these things, a few baht passed over the front seat would take care of the matter anyway.

The no durian decal I get, but have to wonder how many western touri would be stumped by that graphic. The one prohibiting dogs is instantly recognizable to all, though you’ll never see a dog that looks like that in Bangkok. The driver is probably armed, so so much for that one, and there’s a good chance he’s drunk too so there’s another one off the list. The copulating couple confuses me a bit. At first glance I’d guess you are not allowed to have sex in the taxi, but then this being Thailand that doesn’t make a lot of sense – the driver will be more than happy to help get you laid, and if he is young and cute enough will probably do the job himself.. The stick figures both look to be male, so maybe it’s a prohibition against gay sex, or since the top looks a bit bulkier, maybe it’s telling you that you can’t do your bar boy in the cab. The first one, stuck in a place of honor, I’m not sure about. No bullshit? No dead buffaloes? No passengers born under the sign of Taurus? I doubt the driver knows either.

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