Have you ever wondered why there are so many Thai restaurants?

It’s Friday night. You’ve had a long week at work. And you’ve decided to treat yourself to some takeaway. You choose Thai. Then it occurs to you - there are so many Thai restaurants in the world!

The obvious answer is that Thai food is good. There’s no denying that. But there’s more to it than that. For the past 20 years, Thailand’s government has been running a Global Thai program with the goal of expanding the number of Thai restaurants around the world.

Today Alec and Sascha ask - why does the Thai government want me to have a local Thai restaurant? And are other governments doing the same thing?

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