Mixed race kids

[peterpan]

Like many on this forum I am a parent of mixed race children, I've been told that mixed children are in eligible for government jobs.

While many teachers have been the recipient of a bit of farang meat come to think of it, I haven't seen a a teacher of mixed race.

[Davis Knowlton]

^When I lved in Bangkok in the late-'90's, a senior Thai police general who held one of the top anti-narcotics jobs (sorry, name not recalled) was the child of a Thai father and a German mother.

[aging one]

I have worked at both private and government universities with Luk Krungs. Dont forget they hold a Thai ID card as well.

[peterpan]

sure AO, this was just a bit of Jawboning after the weekly cricket meet up, I couldn't see any reason for them to Ban luk krueng other than prejudice but stranger things etc

[Chairman Mao]

Thai ID Card.

Perceived to have money (to buy higher positions or whatever).

Welcomed with open arms.

One guy on a Chiang Mai forum is proud of his son (Western and Sino-Thai lineage, so far more white and Western looking than brown and Thai) who is a Thai Police officer.

i doubt many who have been raised by a Westerner would want a Thai government job though, tbh. They're mainly for lazy, sneaky, good for nothing but brown nosing and bribing, kunts.

Anyone raised with some Western conscience surely wouldn't want anything to do with the system.

[superman]

i doubt many who have been raised by a Westerner would want a Thai government job though, tbh. They're mainly for lazy, sneaky, good for nothing but brown nosing and bribing, kunts.

Immigration officers ring a bell.

[Marmite the Dog]

this was just a bit of Jawboning after the weekly cricket meet up

You didn't mention the conversation with the Aussie who said Aussies rely upon British immigrants to get shit done properly.

[9999]

^When I lved in Bangkok in the late-'90's, a senior Thai police general who held one of the top anti-narcotics jobs (sorry, name not recalled) was the child of a Thai father and a German mother.

I hope it was a friendly dinner mate and not an interrogation

[9999]

You didn't mention the conversation with the Aussie who said Aussies rely upon British immigrants to get shit done properly.

We do rely on poms to get 'shit' done properly in the literal sense. As in they flock over to take jobs such as toilet cleaners.

Just for the record the OP is complete bullshit he must have been listening in to the local sewing circle gossip.

[ENT]

Did I hear "bell'?



Mixed race kids.

Anyway, leuk krung kids look particularly beautiful, and that could be a point of envy for many Thai.
They have lighter skin and hair, (Thai's go for dyeing their hair ginga!! and want blue contact lenses) and are usually bi-lingual, thus more intelligent.

Being Leuk krung they're often more financially well off too.

So it's a case of sour grapes really, IMO.

[Rural Surin]

I have worked at both private and government universities with Luk Krungs. Dont forget they hold a Thai ID card as well.

For youngsters [Luk Krung] coming up, that might be the definitive advantage [Thai ID].

Yet, personally, I would never consciously push them [or even encourage] in that direction of the government sector.

[aging one]

No way RS, not with the money invested in their education. Perhaps as an American diplomat here.

[DrAndy]

and are usually bi-lingual, thus more intelligent.

I think that may be something worth discussing

If a child is brought up to be bilingual, that does not make he/she more intelligent, but it may open up additional neural paths so that he/she can use their intelligence more effectively

[Rural Surin]

and are usually bi-lingual, thus more intelligent.

I think that may be something worth discussing

If a child is brought up to be bilingual, that does not make he/she more intelligent, but it may open up additional neural paths so that he/she can use their intelligence more effectively

Well said, Andy.
Open to variable alternatives [sort to speak].

[DrAndy]

^ I said "may", it isn't a certainty

[Latindancer]

and are usually bi-lingual, thus more intelligent.

I think that may be something worth discussing

If a child is brought up to be bilingual, that does not make he/she more intelligent, but it may open up additional neural paths so that he/she can use their intelligence more effectively

I saw an article about this recently in New Scientist magazine from May 2012

Here are some links to others:


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-17892521

http://ronbarak.tumblr.com/post/2272...s-two-minds-by

http://blogs.wsj.com/health/2012/04/...ed-study-says/

Plus one from Youtube:

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[9999]

Just out of interest, I'm pretty sure in Australia the PM must be Aussie born. That rules out my daughter. Ah well.

[Shy Guava]

Just out of interest, I'm pretty sure in Australia the PM must be Aussie born. That rules out my daughter. Ah well.

The incumbent was born in Wales - a great pity her family did not stay there.

[Davis Knowlton]

Just out of interest, I'm pretty sure in Australia the PM must be Aussie born. That rules out my daughter. Ah well.

Same in the US; President must be born on American soil, letting out my twins. Interestingly, even if your parents are both American and you were born abroad because your parents were assigned there by the USG - like my sister, who was born (oh, the shame of it) in France when my Dad was assigned there in the military.

[AntRobertson]

President must be born on American soil

Do you know what the theory behind that is?

Seems quite an antiquated notion.

[Davis Knowlton]

President must be born on American soil

Do you know what the theory behind that is?

Seems quite an antiquated notion.

It is extremely antiquated, and quite confusing in its interpretation. It also has never really been challenged in court. The law was originally put on the books to keep Europeans from sneaking in and taking over the place, as several of the early Presidents were British-born.

[AntRobertson]

Ok gottcha, thought it might be something like that... Need to watch of for those sneaky bloody Brits in particular! Cheers.

[helge]

McCain was born in Panama, right

Canal zone ?

[superman]

Here is the legal facts.

Only native-born U.S. citizens (or those born abroad, but only to parents who were both citizens of the U.S.) may be president of the United States, though from time to time that requirement is called into question, most recently after Arnold Schwarzenegger, born in Austria, was elected governor of California, in 2003. The Constitution originally provided a small loophole to this provision: One needn't have been born in the United States but had to be a citizen at the time the Constitution was adopted. But, since that occurred in 1789, that ship has sailed.

Requirements to Become President of the United States

[Hypatia]

^ Er, most recently would be after a certain political party leaped upon it as a viable issue.