Thailand: The World's Most Baby-Friendly Country

We have been pleasantly surprised to discover that Thailand is the world's most baby-friendly country. Thai people are just crazy about babies. And it's not just the women: men of all ages can't stop smiling at Kieran and making funny faces at him. At restaurants, waitresses and even waiters will just pick him up and carry him off, sometimes disappearing completely from sight for minutes at a time. I must say, this takes a bit of getting used to, and I find my eyes wandering around trying to find where he is, and fighting the urge to go retrieve him. I get the feeling that not only do these people just love carrying babies, they also are being kind in trying to give us a moment to enjoy our meals by ourselves. And Hiroe comes home every day to report how people helped her carry Kieran's stroller up and down the steps of the Sky Train. So, hats off to the Thai people: you make traveling with a baby a joy!