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...late '80s and early '90s, they brought their yearning for six- and eight-legged creatures with them. Bangkok natives were reintroduced to the wonders of savory creepy-crawlies and liked what they tasted. As soon as Kiam Poopaduang parks his pushcart full of insects outside the city's Nana red-light district each night?its sign reads "Amazing Thai Food"?motorcycle taxi drivers and bar girls start to swarm. Four years ago Kiam was a rice farmer in the northeast. "I barely made enough to feed myself," he says. Now, on a good night, he can make $80 in profit...
...appropriate look. Mothers can gently guide their young daughters' fashion choices starting when they are four or five by letting them dress themselves and praising their good choices. This is where girls start to learn about what clothing is appropriate for church, for school or for tea with Nana...
...many single moms who become parents without a husband or partner, Marianne doesn't have an easy life raising a son on her own. But perhaps the biggest challenge is trying to answer Sam's inevitable questions. "He knows that we're a family with a mommy and a nana," says Marianne, 47, an executive recruiter. "But I still cringe on Father...
...John and Nana Naisbitt agree that high tech will only get higher, but they make the pessimistic point that simulation is also here to stay, with a kid playing his snowboarding video far more times than he actually whizzes down a mountain. This does not bother Chris Taylor, our San Francisco correspondent, in the least; answering the question Will I still be addicted to video games?, he happily predicts being plugged into a bioport, the star of his own virtual-reality show...
...Nana Naisbitt co-wrote High Tech High Touch with her father John Naisbitt, a social forecaster and the author of Megatrends