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First Gold Shop In Ao Nang |
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Saturday, 12 January 2008 |
 A few days ago, the very first Gold Shop has opened in Ao Nang. It's a little up the hill and so maybe not available vor the Walk In Tourist but the Thais have discovered it already and quite a few people coud be seen as customers. Jewelry from Thai Gold is very popular for Thai People and there again especially with the ladies of the "horizontal industry". Gold is a status symbol and when you wear it it's also a sign of creditworthiness as it shows everybody that you have money. For the ladies from the red light district, it is also a sign of "how much you love me" and now, the girls don't need to carry their Farangs all the way to Krabi Town, they can buy their "sign of love" right in Ao Nang.
Thai Gold is a little more yellow than the Gold we know from Europe.The purity level of Thai gold is 95 to 96.5%, which corresponds to about 23 carats. In Thailand however, the weight unit in "Baht" is crucial (1 baht = 15.16 grams) and the gold prices in the shops are always for 1 ""weight" Baht. A gold chain, for example, can have 1 or 2 Baht. That has nothing to do with the Thai currency "Baht".
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