No Free Refills

There are obviously many things different about Thailand than the US. Many of these things are what makes it fun and interesting to travel here; some are just annoying. I wanted to compile the beginnings of a list of things that I have noticed that are strange or funny.

1. No free refills: I have yet to see an actual "fountain drink", as in, there are no soda machines with a button that starts the flow of soda. They only have soda in bottles - 280 mL bottles no less, which is smaller than a 12 oz can. As such, there are no free refills. =(
2. Tiny glasses: Since I'm already typing about soda, I may as well discuss the drinking glasses. They are tiny, maybe hold 6 oz or less. At first I thought that this was just at the hotel buffet so that us fat Americans don't drink all their juice, but it seems to be standard. You order a drink and they give you the bottled drink and a tiny glass cup to pour it into.
3. Napkins: You American napkin hoarders wouldn't like it here - you know who you are. You don't get napkins on the table when you sit down at a restaurant. Instead, there is a tiny cup that holds napkins on each table. You think, what's the big deal, but these napkins are about the size of a square of toilet paper, and just as thick. You need to grab about 4 of them to even begin to have enough cushion to wipe anything substantial. Definitely one thing I'm not happy about.
4. Political trucks: Every now and again we see (or hear, rather) a truck driving by blaring some sort of music or a tape playing what sounds like a speech (in Thai, of course). When it finally drives by, there are pictures of people on the sides of the truck, which appear to be political candidates. It seems a strange method of campaigning, but perhaps it works.
5. Handicapped people: Basically, you better hope you're not one here. There are no ramps, no elevator requirements, and nothing at all that appears to be required to assist a disabled person in getting around. For that matter, I don't know how you can even be elderly or be a slow walker or have difficulty walking, as some of the stairways are very steep with huge non-standard sized steps. And the traffic does not stop, or slow really, for pedestrians. Better be able-bodied indeed, it's like an obstacle course.
6. Scooters: I think I've mentioned it before but everyone has a scooter or small motorcycle. No helmets appear standard. It almost seems as though there is an unspoken contest to see how many people they can fit on one 50 cc scooter. We've seen 4, but Kane's friend Sean said he's seen 5 or 6. Entire families crammed onto a scooter. Dad driving, boy in front of him, mom on the back holding the baby in her lap. Safety first.

Well, lord knows that's just the beginning, I'll ponder more to add.