As with any place, the longer you stay there, the more you start to see things repeat themselves. Sometimes it’s every month, sometimes it’s every decade, but a lot of things tend to move in circles. One of these things that comes around every year in Thailand is the issue of how short the skirts of university girls should be. Every year the hemlines inch upward, and every year the Department of Anti-Turpitude gets quoted on the front page of the papers on how this isn’t Thai culture and the girls should be ashamed of themselves and why can’t they just dress like we did in the 1920’s? Far be it from me to be outraged at a bit of leg, but there actually have been a few times where I’ve done a double-take at the length (or lack thereof) of a skirt. One must be very careful how they walk if they’re to avoid a free show for those in the vicinity, which is what this girl did one day at Siam Square.
I’m not sure if she was doing this solely to prevent me from catching a glimpse, or if she just automatically does it on every escalator, but either way – if the electricity ever goes out and she has to climb the stairs, she better have an A3 sheet of paper instead of a piddly lil’ A4.
Note: I do not take pictures up girls’ skirts. I just happened to be in the right, er… wrong place at the right.. uh… well, you know what I mean.
Of course, it could always be worse (or better, depending on your point of view). For example, this is a picture I snapped in Hiroshima. I was, uh, trying to photograph that dancing guy/girl in the background but then this stupid half-naked schoolgirl ruined the shot.
Not seen: demons, tentacles, robots or Ultraman.
So true Greg…they always have the "Thai Culture" to fall back to whenever girls skirt come into equation…is Thai culture so weak and sensitive that it can't take a short skirt in its view….whts the big deal about it…Thailand is so hot in summer…its comfortable for girls to wear skirts.
Good lord…how high must that skirt be riding in the front. The top has got to be at old-man height to show that much, ahem, upper thigh.
The book-to-cover-the-arse-on-the-escalator thing is pretty common at Victory Monument as well.
Greg during my recent stay in Udon Thani amongst other more touristy shots I decided to try and get a few thigh shots of some of the beautiful women knocking around in Udon Thani. After all they say the prettiest girls come from Udon and I figured the legs must go with the faces.
It was bloody damn embarrassing because every time I went to snap a photo I felt like a pervert, honest it was meant to be in the name of research. Needless to say i ended up getting very few clear shots because most of the ones I took were on full zoom and came out fuzzy.
I love the Japanese photo, I'd have been tempted to drop some money.
Turpitudinous or not, I'd point out that the short-skirted "nak seuk saa" is sufficiently emblematic of Thailand that not one but three of them grace the banner of this very site.
I worked in Bangkok for a while and I have to say that some of these girls skirts are so short. The only difference comes if/when they cover themselves with a book or something, although some don't and the underwear can be seen. I think as far as I am aware many wear shorts underneath or spandex so not usually an issue. I learnt my lesson in Bangkok after once I wore a skirt and I saw a guy putting is bag right under my legs and I think he was taking a video or something. Beware
Thanks Anna, and scary story about the dude with the bag. I guess that's one positive thing of being a 260-lb guy – no one wants to see up your anything. 🙂