Although April Fools' Day isn't a Thai tradition, to begin with, every year businesses and brands have jumped on this good-natured humour bandwagon with their out-there ideas for products and services. And I must admit some of them are simply brilliant that I wish they were true. Here're a few memorable April Fools' Day jokes I wish they could just be real for your entertainment.
Paper Whopper
Last year, Burger King Thailand made a really timely joke that killed two birds with one stone, namely April Fools' Day 2021 and Qing Ming Festival, which is called "gong tek" in Thailand. Thais of Chinese descent pay respect to their ancestors by burning paper offerings that replicate items in the real world in the hope that their ancestors get to use them in the afterlife. These offerings range from money, clothes, accessories to condos.
