In Thailand, if you want your fruit (coconuts, durians, bananas, etc.) picked fresh, throw the money and/or an empty fruit skin at the fruit vendor.

In Thailand, many roadside fruit stands are simply a small stand near the road and the actual fruit trees are 50-200 feet away in a grove. The fruit vendor really just acts as a middleman between you and the fruit picker. Then you realize that the middleman doesn't actually know you've purchased/are purchasing fruit. <br><br>The middleman is talking to others, browsing social media, or just bored to death so it's not like they're constantly watching you. <br><br>To inform the middleman you want a fruit or have purchased a fruit, you simply throw those items at the middleman. This is 100% socially acceptable. The middleman will look up, see where the fruit came from and know you want a fresh banana, for example.