A plaintive song for the taxmanI've just got back from filing my income tax and must thank the staff at the branch of the Revenue Department for their helpfulness and efficiency. Tax officials were even sent "undercover" to check out how the massage parlour operated. The best outcome was that for a few weeks Bangkok boasted the sweetest-smelling tax officials in the world. One verse goes: "If you drive a car, I'll tax the street/If you try to sit, I'll tax your seat/ If you get too cold, I'll tax the heat/ If you take a walk, I'll tax your feet." After that comes chicken tikka masala, pepperoni pizza and something possibly British called "loaded fries" which one suspects is not health food.

Source: Bangkok Post March 29, 2026 02:57 UTC