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    Dr Bob what medical school did you go to?

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    Quote Originally Posted by good2bhappy View Post
    Dr Bob what medical school did you go to?
    None, but describing the three of us as what DrA is (he's never mentioned it on the forum so I won't mention it here), a Computer Scientist/Historian, and a Lawyer didn't have quite the same ring to it.
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    DrA must be a gynaecologist, all the twats on TD he's right at home!
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    Quote Originally Posted by keda View Post

    That's where we thinking differently to Thais...
    Indeed, but thats rather the point. You equate "differently" with 'wrong"...whereas I was trying to say that 'differrently" may just mean "other factors are more important"

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    Quote Originally Posted by jizzybloke View Post
    DrA must be a gynaecologist, all the twats on TD he's right at home!

    I had a dream...

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    Quote Originally Posted by bkkandrew
    I'll win for sure!
    Did bkka got oWnED again ?

    gee, what a clown !!! I missed the party again

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chairman Mao View Post
    Anyway, back to the issue of problems living with the locals.

    As they say living with a Thai is similar to having a retarded child in the house.

    Same mental capacity, same impulsiveness, same retardedness.

    You just gotta have patience, use positive and negative reinforcment. If they've been pre-domesticated before hand it'll help some what.
    Rather shows about your choice for a partner than Thais in general.

    My in laws are nice people to have around and better behaved than myself and the extended family likes to stay at their own place.

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    Entertaining post once you ignore the cat-fights.
    Just a few more pertinent examples:
    1. On arriving here in BKK over 2 years ago we had some home improvements done including the installation of 2 sets of large floor-to-ceiling sliding doors (3m x 2.5m approx) to allow more light and ventilation into an otherwise dull living room. I was well impressed with the service and of course the price (compared to UK). They came to measure and manufactured all within 48 hours. Fitting included removing existing windows and knocking out the single-skin wall. Six or seven guys arrived 8am on the Saturday armed with hammers and cold-chisels to knock-out the wall, remove the debris, and refinish. This took the whole day. Doors were installed satisfactorily on the Sunday morning. Job well done.
    Armed with some power tools, 2 guys could have done the job in 1 day. HOWEVER, here comes the first cultural acceptance lesson... 6 guys had work and as you know if your an un-employed Thai, your on your own, the state doesn't help you survive.
    2. Thais lack confidence? An acquaintance of mine, a German sales engineer, gets a lot of business here in the petrochem industry. He said his company first gets a vague fax or e-mail enquiry for equipment (from highly paid and 'educated' buyers holding engineering masters degrees) to which he responds. He comes over here to specify their requirement and at the same time tout other companies for further business. The Thais tell him they 'think' they need the equipment (could be a health and safety issue) but are not sure. He then first has to do a feasibility study for them to determine what is the problem (if any) then report back and recommend a solution. He later, maybe several months later, gets a formal faxed purchase order. He also told me that he has received repeat orders for equipment, and found the original equipment was never used. I've heard similar examples.
    This echos a former post where it was said 'the Thais prefer to follow rather than lead'. This status quo is good news for foreign contractors who are coining it here but so much money is wasted by these cash-rich Thai companies.

    I personally have a big respect for the Thai working class and hope they enjoy a brighter future.

    For me, 'mai pen rai' is a phrase I've quickly grown accustomed to.

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