You silly old fool.Quote:
Originally Posted by DrAndy
Next you'll be claiming that if a Brit guy in Bournemouth sees another Brit guy and an asian tourist having a punch up, he'll automatically go and wade in with the Brit.
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You silly old fool.Quote:
Originally Posted by DrAndy
Next you'll be claiming that if a Brit guy in Bournemouth sees another Brit guy and an asian tourist having a punch up, he'll automatically go and wade in with the Brit.
Looks like the police are mugging farangs here too
Nick Nostitz, On Thailand's Front Lines
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Are the police getting a little hungrier these days? A long-time reader was stopped on his motorbike which was legal in every way - he had paid his road tax, was in possession of a valid Thai driver's licence, the bike was insured and he had not broken any road rules at the point when he was waved over by the boys in brown. The copper brazenly asked for 200 baht for the never before heard infraction that "Farang cannot wear black helmet!" The reader asked him for a receipt as well as his name & number to which the cop made a show of slowly undoing the leather strap on the holster of his gun before asking him if he wanted to make a ploplem. The place is rife with it now.
^ I once was accussed of crossing a line on the road that was dedicated towards her %&&*??""*** and because of this traffic misdemeanor I would have to pay 1,000 Baht.
When I stopped laughing I drove away..........and the twat didn't follow me! :)
Handle every confrontation with a smile and ignorance..........It works well for the Thais!
not sure if they are racist, more ignorant than anything.
There's a fellow with Tourett's syndrome down my local - he can't stop bursting out with 'Paki, Nigger, Coon' even when there are blacks and Indians sitting next to him.
He's not really racist though - just can't help himself.
As one of those Americans there during the Viet Nam conflict, I enjoyed my tour and got along well with most of the locals around Udorn. There were some smart ass punks much like you find in any American city and NATIONAL pride is inherent to all nationalities if they don't show it they are bullshitting somebody. I also came to understand the term ugly American while a visitor in Thailand. Treat people worldwide as you want to be treated and everybody seems to have a better time while together. I made a few friends in Thailand that outlived my tour but over the ensueing years lost touch and feel fault on my part.Quote:
Same shit happens here, some cool some fucked up, I get on alright mostly and have a few friends, but still I do see some racist tendency's in them, and they do not seem to like some people and I notice that they are mostly racist again Blacks and I take it was from the American service personnel that were here during the Viet Nam conflict and the actions of some of them that word went around.
ShilohJim
Don't be a silly young fool, he would of course first try to ascertain who was in the wrong and wade in on the side of the guy who was right. (unless of course the guy who was right was a poofter,)Quote:
Originally Posted by SmegYou silly old fool.Quote:
Originally Posted by DrAndy
Next you'll be claiming that if a Brit guy in Bournemouth sees another Brit guy and an asian tourist having a punch up, he'll automatically go and wade in with the Brit.
All human beings are ethnocentric to some degree whether they know it, show it, like it, or fight it...
Bit of both going by his posts.Quote:
Originally Posted by thaidiscovery
Smeg ... you're killin me mate ... a broken ass record you are dude. :rofl:
D Randy, people who retire move to Bournemouth, the poofs go to Brighton in case you were off there on holiday...just helping mate.
Yes, I agree about face. No question. There have been a few times when the issue of face -- to which I try to be sensitive -- has popped up in ways I nearly couldn't comprehend. Live and learn.Quote:
Originally Posted by Smeg
Image. Well, not so sure here. Perhaps I'm not clear on what you mean by image. Image seems rampant to me...in America. I see it less significant here, although a lot of that depends on the economic class.
Humbleness. Yes, I agree with you. It can be self-centered. I'm not sure it's about earning karma points, as you put it, as much as it is simply an ingrained part of the culture.
Some things like common courtesy often seem absent here (walking directly in front of someone, letting a door slam in their face)...it seems like courtesy is dependent on some "connection". Looking directly at them, for example, will illicit more courteous behavior and even a conversation.
I don't see them as any more or less racist than any other nationality..just different.
Ah, now that's something to think about!Quote:
Originally Posted by DrAndy
Turn it around. What if the Thais did had done the same in regard to all the visa-runners over the years?Quote:
Originally Posted by Spin
...all that doesn't mean you are a good judge of character. Maybe it's your lens.Quote:
Originally Posted by dirtydog
Your posts certainly do speak for themselves. :mid:Quote:
Originally Posted by dirtydog
they did!Quote:
Originally Posted by vinlynTurn it around. What if the Thais did had done the same in regard to all the visa-runners over the years?Quote:
Originally Posted by Spin
I'm sure that they hate Blacks. Blacks are hated all over the world, especially in Asia. I couldn't care less though. Thailand has little, if anything, to offer me.
You'll find the real world is generally quite the opposite.Quote:
some people who post here feel Thai people to be racist against farang.
A lot of Thai people are racist
the reason tends to be a lack of education, a narrow view of life and, sometimes, stupidity
A lot of Thai people are not racist
they tend to be better educated, have more experience of life and, possibly, intelligent
same as any other people in any other country, in fact
I think Dr. Andy hit the nail on the head.
There is overt and covert racism. Direct and indirect racism. Thailand has both kinds in abundance by general western standards in my experience.
Maybe some Thai people aren't racist, but their social system is certainly inherently racist.
Technically, to be racist one would have to be bigoted against someone of another race. Eg; Asian, Caucasian, Negroid or Australoid. There's a big mix of all the different races in various parts of Asia. And not just of recent origins in historical terms. You dont just got physically different characteristics, but cultural, religious, linguistic and other differences. Within Thailand itself there is a whole range of different groups ranging from the Long-Neck mountain people in the north to the Southern Muslims, --- and of course the Chinese-Thai, Central-Thai, Lao-Thai and so on. Then you have the Khmer's and Burmese. Oh, and of course the farangs.
I dont think any of these groups have integrated very well into mainstream Thai society simply because there doesn't seem to be be any such thing as Thai mainstream society. Its all just a bunch of different ethnic groups, each in their own way showing great bigotry towards the others of lesser socio-economic status.
So, in the technical sense of the word, -- racism, it would be difficult to call most Thai racist. But bigoted, -- hell YES!
Yep...best summary to date. A certain degree of racism and ignorance is to be found wherever you go. It just takes a while to let it all go over your head if you spend a lot of time in one country. This Farang can live with it. :sexy:Quote:
Originally Posted by DrAndy
I can't help noticing how much the Thais all seem to hate the Indians though...... they should try living in London..................
:UK:
They don't hate them, but they do think they are dirty
once again, just ignorance
Heathrow is known as little India Terminals
People are racist.