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Contractor’s blunder levels Thai bus stop seats with the ground, drawing mockery from netizens (www.straitstimes.com)

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People in the Thai city of Samut Prakan are scratching their heads over a newly renovated bus stop where concrete was poured over the seating area, resulting in the seats being level with the ground.

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[–] MTK@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

This is very common in Thailand, the workers just do as they were told with almost no critical thinking of unintended consequences.

If you say build a house on X, they will do it, even if X is at the edge of a cliff that is going to collapse, they'll do it and your house will collapse.