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I'm just starting the Culture section based on the one in the article for Bangkok-- will return and add more later!
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Ko Samui's tourist appeal made it a plotline of the 2000 comedy movie ''[[Meet the Parents]]'', starring [[Ben Stiller]] and [[Robert De Niro]], as well as shooting location for the [[The White Lotus season 3|third season]] of ''[[The White Lotus]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-gb/travel/travel-preparation/white-lotus-craze-bolsters-thai-island-s-april-hotel-bookings/ar-AA1BGc8a|title='White Lotus' craze bolsters Thai island's April hotel bookings|date=26 March 2025|access-date=26 March 2025|language=en}}</ref> |
Ko Samui's tourist appeal made it a plotline of the 2000 comedy movie ''[[Meet the Parents]]'', starring [[Ben Stiller]] and [[Robert De Niro]], as well as shooting location for the [[The White Lotus season 3|third season]] of ''[[The White Lotus]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-gb/travel/travel-preparation/white-lotus-craze-bolsters-thai-island-s-april-hotel-bookings/ar-AA1BGc8a|title='White Lotus' craze bolsters Thai island's April hotel bookings|date=26 March 2025|access-date=26 March 2025|language=en}}</ref> |
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==Culture== |
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Ko Samui has its own specific dialect, customs, cuisine, and observed ceremonies.<ref name="suwannathamma"></ref> |
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A number of culturally-specific dishes are native to Ko Samui, including the raw fish and fermented shrimp paste salad known as Yam Rad Ley, the spicy coconut salads Yam Kati Hoi Phuekan and Yam Kati Goong Chon Nam Groi, the squid broth Tom Look Em, and the reef squid coconut milk mixture known as Wai Khua.<ref name="suwannathamma"></ref> |
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==Medical care== |
==Medical care== |
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