Oh thank heaven...

…for 7-11. I found that American slogan to be true when I first entered a 7-11 in Thailand. From what I understand, there are over 4,000 stores/franchises in the country with multiple stores on the same road and sometimes directly across the street. It’s like Starbucks in America. Perhaps it was because I was coming off 5 weeks in India, but walking into the convenience store was almost like being at home – except in America they don’t sell tiger balm.