There is a Thai Language board based in Thailand but when translated the posts don't make sense in English. This is mainly due to the difference in the language structure and the culture. Also, Thai people are big on Facebook but buying stuff on the Internet is a new thing and most sales take place over the phone even when the supplier is found online.
I hear ya... some of those translations are damn funny. And you're right the Thais are big on sending images and not too much reading/writing/buying online. They do tend to download a lot though - songs, software, movies - as long as it's free that is.
Going back to your original post, I haven't vaped in public too much, however I have vaped in our staff office at school a few times where most of the peeps aren't Th nationals. About half are Americans and the rest split between Philippino and Indians. Oh, can't forget we have one Irishman, and a Swiss. It's pretty new to them also and I got a lot of questions about what I was doing and what not. But most had an open mind to find out what the benefits were compared to some who make judgements without even knowing all the info.
My Th wife is cool about it and complains why I don't use it more and stop the analogs. She says it's a waist of $$ and unhealthy that I still smoke. I agree - already have 3 stents in my <3. If I could get more consistent hits from vaping I do believe I could finally stop the wretched sticks for good this time.
One of her sisters thinks the same, that I should quit the ani's. any way I can - the other says I should just quit smoking period. Been there, done that a hundred times, but didn't hold.
Funny thing, I was just talking to our (my wile's) family lawyer today. I wanted to ask him about the legality of e-cigs here. He'd never seen one so I brought out mine and showed him how it worked. He insisted that the vapor coming out was smoke (quan in Thai) - I said no it's vapor from a liquid (i-nam or steam in Thai). He refused to believe me so I told asked how it could be smoke if I didn't burn anything? He didn't know what to say....
He ended up saying that if the authorities saw me vaping in a public no-smoking zone, i.e. bus stop, public building, school, etc. they'd probably fine me 500 baht. They truly need to be educated about vaping and told the difference and benefits over analogs to those of us who are struggling to quit a nasty habit. Even if it means we are only substituting one habit for another. Vaping has got to be better than tobacco!