I'm in Houston and most of the Thai restaurants are run by Thai. And it was easier here to get things ridiculously spicy, and the curries thicker which maybe cuts the sweetness.
What about the thickness/heaviness of the curries? They seemed thinner in Thailand. Here in the states a lot of the curries feel heavier like closer to an north Indian curry in terms of consistency.
It totally could be that I'm just more selective about where I go in my home town than I was in Thailand. And I was just wandering into a bunch of tourist shops there.
You are lucky, because Houston has a big Thai diaspora!
As for curry thickness, it actually depends on the region. I find northern (Chiang Mai) curries to be thicker. But even then, there’s little consistency and it is different from restaurant to restaurant.
My experience in Thailand was when I went to restaurants catering to tourist the food was bland/less spicy. Compared to eating at a food stall catering to Thai workers
What about the thickness/heaviness of the curries? They seemed thinner in Thailand. Here in the states a lot of the curries feel heavier like closer to an north Indian curry in terms of consistency.
It totally could be that I'm just more selective about where I go in my home town than I was in Thailand. And I was just wandering into a bunch of tourist shops there.