Our M Club dinner with drinks last night. Went to bed early.  Note that we essentially did nothing in Singapore. We catch Thai Air from Singapore to Subarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok.  Started in some strange sounding and dingy looking lounge.  No tomato juice for a Bloody Mary.  Had Asahi Beer and a glass of Chardonnay with curry rice, which was lukewarm, but okay.  Huge chunks of good-tasting beef. Thailand is, geographically, 700 times larger than Singapore, with 13 times more people.   However, the annual GDP are very similar, $495 million for Thailand and $467 million for Singapore. Thus, the GDP per capita of Singapore is $82,808 and $7,082 for Thailand. Singapore is #1 in world competitiveness, Thailand #40. Global Peace Ranking:  Singapore #6, Thailand #92. Almost everyone in Singapore was fully vaccinated against Covid-19  by September of 2022.  Thailand is now up to 77%. Thai people are friendly.  While not unfriendly, Singaporeans are not particularly friendly.  Singaporeans

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