I only spent a short while in the Siam Centre/metropolitan area of Bangkok but the contrast was huge.  From the buildings to the clothes people wore and the way they carried themselves about.  My friend pointed out that you'll see that type of contrast in any city.  Well of course, but this was so stark.

The poorer people who learn to live with the climate are the ones who will continue to bear the burden of further climate change.  The rains came early this year with flood warnings for people living along the edge of the rivers, like the houses in the picture near the top of this diary - where they keep ad hoc extending as far as they can go, with reused materials, probably unstable structures.  They stand to lose a lot more while the rich continue to hide inside with their air con.

Ad astra per aspera