Period 6 SE Asia Coolness by Thomas Waranavage

Ashlan MacDonald

2022-02-01 17:08:57 UTC

A religious site with over 2,000 stupas tightly packed into less than a square mile actually exists.

Maddie Lowe

cl24lowem — 2022-02-01 17:09:07 UTC

You can use 2 different currencies here.

Riley Rohrer

2022-02-01 17:09:26 UTC

It is home to more than 100 ethnic groups.

Maddie Lowe

cl24lowem — 2022-02-01 17:09:32 UTC

Siamese cats are native to Thailand.

Ashlan MacDonald

2022-02-01 17:09:47 UTC

Home to a fish that can walk on land - Cryptotora Thamicola

has the largest city name in the world

2022-02-01 17:09:52 UTC

Skylar Peiffer

2022-02-01 17:09:54 UTC

They have their own measurements.

Maddie Lowe

cl24lowem — 2022-02-01 17:09:54 UTC

New Years is celebrated in February.

Maddie Lowe

cl24lowem — 2022-02-01 17:10:02 UTC

There are no McDonalds in Cambodia.

Ashlan MacDonald

2022-02-01 17:10:18 UTC

Snake wine is drunk for vitality here.

Riley Rohrer

2022-02-01 17:10:25 UTC

It is the nation of rivers

Skylar Peiffer

2022-02-01 17:10:32 UTC

It is considered disrespectful to touch anyone on their head.

Shwedagon pagoda is encrusted with Diamonds

2022-02-01 17:10:32 UTC

Kissing sounds are normal to hear out in public at a restrant.

2022-02-01 17:10:34 UTC

Maria Skulski

Travis Schaeffer

2022-02-01 17:10:35 UTC

Citizens of Myanmar ferment tea leaves to eat

New years is a multi day celebration.

cl24angelot — 2022-02-01 17:10:35 UTC

Alex Mohr

2022-02-01 17:10:36 UTC

people use bark paste as sunscreen

Riley Rohrer

2022-02-01 17:10:49 UTC

It is called the "king of cashews"

Trent Good

2022-02-01 17:10:49 UTC

There is a big festival called the Water Festival.

Has the world's largest Buddha.

cl24angelot — 2022-02-01 17:10:52 UTC

1/10th of all animal species home is thailand.

2022-02-01 17:10:54 UTC

maria skulski

Rachel Rooff

2022-02-01 17:10:56 UTC

The average funeral cost in Cambodia is around 9000 US dollars, even though most families make around 100 US dollars a month.

Ashlan MacDonald

2022-02-01 17:10:58 UTC

They believe that the chirps of a gecko can predict marriage here.

Keegan Mann

2022-02-01 17:11:01 UTC

They have edible tea

Emily Gerhart

cl24gerhartem — 2022-02-01 17:11:04 UTC

Counting gecko chirps determines who you'll marry (1 chirp = Bachelor / 2 chirps = Widower etc)

Travis Schaeffer

2022-02-01 17:11:09 UTC

Thailand waters are home to several poisonous jellyfish

zoey daub

2022-02-01 17:11:10 UTC

sea gyspies inhabit the island

Produces the worlds most cashews.

cl24angelot — 2022-02-01 17:11:13 UTC

Riley Rohrer

2022-02-01 17:11:14 UTC

There are over 4,000 discovered temples.

Vietnam is considered as the world's leading exporter of cashews and black pepper exporter

2022-02-01 17:11:20 UTC

Alex Mohr

2022-02-01 17:11:21 UTC

it is impossible to hang Thailand's flag upside down

Half hatched eggs are a poplar treat, boiled with the embryo.

2022-02-01 17:11:22 UTC

maria skulski

Payton Kreiser

cl24kreiserp — 2022-02-01 17:11:25 UTC

No metric system

Skylar Peiffer

2022-02-01 17:11:27 UTC

People say "yes" to an invitation even if they can't go out of respect for the host.

Emily Gerhart

cl24gerhartem — 2022-02-01 17:11:28 UTC

Bark paste = Sunscreen

Only flag to feature a building.

cl24angelot — 2022-02-01 17:11:30 UTC

Skyler Nace

2022-02-01 17:11:32 UTC

Myanmar is a very diverse area there are over 135 different ethnic groups

Keegan Mann

2022-02-01 17:11:33 UTC

Siamese cats are native to Thailand

Rebekah Gebhardt

2022-02-01 17:11:33 UTC

Over 90% of the worlds rubies come from here.

Travis Schaeffer

2022-02-01 17:11:39 UTC

Vietnam is one of the cheapest places to get a tailor made outfit

Nolan Groff

cl23groffn — 2022-02-01 17:11:41 UTC

Long Neck Tribes are still present

Rachel Rooff

2022-02-01 17:11:42 UTC

The bumblebee bat (the smallest mammal in the world calls Thailand home.

zoey daub

2022-02-01 17:11:46 UTC

the second hangover was filmed in bangkok

Payton Kreiser

cl24kreiserp — 2022-02-01 17:11:51 UTC

yearly festival dedicated to monkeys

Birthdays are not celebrated or looked forward to but funerals are.

2022-02-01 17:11:52 UTC

maria skulski

Skylar Peiffer

2022-02-01 17:11:52 UTC

Cambodia has changed its name 4 times in the past 50 years.

Emily Gerhart

cl24gerhartem — 2022-02-01 17:11:53 UTC

Never Colonized by a European country

Paul Miller

cl24millerp — 2022-02-01 17:12:00 UTC

locals use bark paste as sunblock

Alex Mohr

2022-02-01 17:12:02 UTC

Vietnam is also called the "King of Cashews"

Trent Good

2022-02-01 17:12:06 UTC

It is disrespectful to touch someone on the head in Thailand.

zoey daub

2022-02-01 17:12:07 UTC

they grow opium poppies

Travis Schaeffer

2022-02-01 17:12:08 UTC

Nobody cares about traffic laws in cambodia

Madeeha Alam

2022-02-01 17:12:13 UTC

The country is diverse

Emily Gerhart

cl24gerhartem — 2022-02-01 17:12:14 UTC

sometimes called "The King of Cashews"

Payton Kreiser

cl24kreiserp — 2022-02-01 17:12:14 UTC

almost every house has a motorcycle

Keegan Mann

2022-02-01 17:12:20 UTC

Home to the largest cave in the world

Rebekah Gebhardt

2022-02-01 17:12:22 UTC

The first (known) siamese twins were born here.

Payton Kreiser

cl24kreiserp — 2022-02-01 17:12:31 UTC

birthdays aren't important or celebrated

Alex Mohr

2022-02-01 17:12:32 UTC

there are no McDonalds in Cambodia

Trent Good

2022-02-01 17:12:33 UTC

Motorbikes are the most common form of transportation.

Nolan Groff

cl23groffn — 2022-02-01 17:12:35 UTC

Thailand was the only Southeast Asian country to escape European imperialism

Madeeha Alam

2022-02-01 17:12:45 UTC

Over 90% of Thais are Buddhists

zoey daub

2022-02-01 17:12:50 UTC

there are no mcdonalds in cambodia

Nolan Groff

cl23groffn — 2022-02-01 17:12:55 UTC

World's 2nd largest coffee exporter

Rebekah Gebhardt

2022-02-01 17:12:55 UTC

World's largest cave is here.

Gabriel Lopez

2022-02-01 17:13:06 UTC

There are the Sale and Shwedagon pagodas to visit being stunning sights due to their impressive architecture.

Keegan Mann

2022-02-01 17:13:06 UTC

Home to the worlds largest religious monument

Paul Miller

cl24millerp — 2022-02-01 17:13:09 UTC

Bangkok's real name is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin

Madeeha Alam

2022-02-01 17:13:14 UTC

Soccer is the most popular sport in Vietnam

Nolan Groff

cl23groffn — 2022-02-01 17:13:21 UTC

No McDonalds in Cambodia

here are over 4,000 discovered temples in Cambodia.

2022-02-01 17:13:27 UTC

Rebekah Gebhardt

2022-02-01 17:13:42 UTC

It is unacceptable to point your feet towards anything sacred.

Skyler Nace

2022-02-01 17:13:47 UTC

Cambodia is the only country with a building in the flag.

Rachel Rooff

2022-02-01 17:13:51 UTC

Vietnam is one of the largest exporters of cashews.

Madeeha Alam

2022-02-01 17:13:57 UTC

The country flag is the only flag that features a building

Paul Miller

cl24millerp — 2022-02-01 17:13:59 UTC

Vietnam is the only s shaped country

Trent Good

2022-02-01 17:14:07 UTC

Cambodia is known for it's unusual delicacies such as spiders and maggots.

Rachel Rooff

2022-02-01 17:14:25 UTC

In Myanmar, you can eat tea instead of just drinking it.

Paul Miller

cl24millerp — 2022-02-01 17:14:36 UTC

average age is <15

Skyler Nace

2022-02-01 17:14:52 UTC

Nguyum is the most popular last name in Vietnam.

Gabriel Lopez

2022-02-01 17:15:08 UTC

The first internationally known conjoined twins came from Thailand

Skyler Nace

2022-02-01 17:15:32 UTC

Thailand had the first nationally known conjoined twin.

Gabriel Lopez

2022-02-01 17:16:59 UTC

Son Doong is the world's largest cave which is found in Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park

Gabriel Lopez

2022-02-01 17:18:24 UTC

95% of Cambodians are Buddhist

Aiden Schomp

2022-02-01 23:54:49 UTC

Yangon is No Longer the Capital of Myanmar.

Aiden Schomp

2022-02-01 23:55:53 UTC

Bangkok is the land of the Temples.

Aiden Schomp

2022-02-02 00:01:02 UTC

It is a country of rivers.

Aiden Schomp

2022-02-02 00:02:11 UTC

No McDonalds in Cambodia.