You Wouldn’t See This in Liverpool

Today I have another photograph of an interesting automotive paint job to show you (for previous photos of automotive paint jobs please click on this link). But I have to confess that it’s very mischievous of me to publish this particular photo here on Doodee’s Thailand today. It’s mischievous of me to publish it because I know that it will delight my friend Gee Dubya (not Bush – I’ve never met him), and will at the same time very likely cause my close friend and mentor for this blog, Jaysee, to have palpitations. Please indulge me whilst I explain:

Gee Dubya and Jaysee are both keen football supporters.
(Language Note: “Football” is the English word for “Soccer”).
Gee Dubya is a devoted Manchester United fan. Jaysee is an ardent supporter of Liverpool Football Club (the archrival of Man U). And today’s photo on Doodee’s Thailand, although taken recently in Thailand, does seem to rather honour Manchester United Football Club. Hence, Gee Dubya pleased; Jaysee most un-pleased.


You can click on the above photo to enlarge it.

As you can see the motorcycle featured in the above photo has had some rather eye-catching airbrush artwork performed on it, and all in honour of the English Premier League football club Manchester United.

The enthusiasm that Thai people have for English Premier League football never fails to amaze me. It seems that almost all of Bangkok’s taxi drivers can name and identify most of the top players in the English Premier League, and they also display a knowledge of and an interest in team line-ups, match results, team progress, and players way beyond the extent of my own interest. A large proportion of other Thai people that I meet share a similarly extensive knowledge of and interest in English football clubs and club players. Some Thai football enthusiasts even go so far as to have their motorcycles painted in honour of their favourite football team (as you can see from the above photo). And I shudder to tell you that even Her@Home has been heard to shriek with excitement at the sight of a crucial goal being scored in a tense and enthralling Premier League football match.

Nowadays I enjoy watching a skillfully executed game of football but I don’t have any real allegiance to any one particular club. I used to be a big fan of Budleigh Salterton First Eleven, but we never won much and so I lost much of my interest in the game.
But even so, now that I’m living here in Thailand I find it very refreshing whenever I see vehicles such as the motorcycle featured in the picture above decorated in honour of football teams from my country of origin ten thousand kilometres away. It’s like having a little bit of my ethnic heritage here with me in Thailand. It’s the kind of thing that in conjunction with the warmth and kindness of the Thai people makes me feel to be so at home in this country.

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