Overview
- Two Western visitors sat at tables at a wake in Khanom, Nakhon Si Thammarat, after assuming the tented venue was an eatery.
- The next day, three Dutch travelers made the same mistake at the same site and were likewise welcomed and fed.
- Hosts followed custom by offering iced tea or milk, fried dough sticks and curry, after the tourists apologized and asked to stay.
- The groups had walked over from a nearby night market next to a cafe run by the deceased’s younger brother, which contributed to the confusion.
- Family member Charantorn Chareomkiad filmed the encounters for Facebook, and the clips spread widely as international media picked up the story this week.