Well, another sign of winter here is that everyone's in the mood for dog meat. Apparently, because it's very rich, it's most popular in the cold months. Today as I was cruising along on the back of a motorbike, we went down dog meat street. Literally stacks of whole roasted dogs. Not a pretty sight to us, but there were lots of shoppers who seemed quite pleased.
My students tell me that dog, and to a lesser extent, cat-napping is a big problem here. The dog meat stores apparently pay a premium with no questions asked. My students say it's not uncommon for dogs to be snatched right in front of their owners. I don't know though, I see a lot of dogs around town, there are several in our alley and out on Doi Can, and none of them look worried. Nor do their owners. So I can't vouch for the accuracy of the students' story. But I have heard it from a number of my classes.
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