Closely tied to this is what can only be described as the pain of boredom that most Thais feel. Boredom to Thais is truly a painful experience and while many country people may happily lounge around in the oppressive heat with little or nothing to do for days and days on end, city folks are altogether a different breed. It is made all the worse by the fact that we, that is you and I, farang, are all rich in the Thais' eyes. Being bored is bad enough but if you have money and are bored at the same time, that's a crime! Thais just don't like the idea of being bored, especially knowing (or believing) that there are plenty of pennies in the jar which could be used to alleviate the boredom and have fun.