Anyone who has visited Thailand will recognize the word Chang. The national beer of Thailand, the over sized green bottles are found everywhere from the markets of Chiang Mai to the bars of Bangkok’s Khao San Road. In the Thai language, however, Chang does not mean beer. It means elephant. Hence the ornately drawn white elephant placed prominently on the bottle. Another Thai word you may be familiar with is the word koh (also spelled ko). Ask anyone who just returned from Thailand about…
