The Thai view of 'farangs Vs Thais'

Good on 'em, they're (or at least the Chinese are) open enough to diagram the differences between us.

Blue Farangs, Red Asians.

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Opinions



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Individualism vs group



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Punctuality



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Communication





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Emotion inside/outside





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Queuing








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Confidence







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On holiday (going to quiet places / going to crowded places)





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Mingling at parties.






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On holiday (seeing stuff / taking lots of photos)







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Beauty





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handling a problem







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boss-employers relationship







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grandchild-grandparents relationship.




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Fashionable eating styles.

(Nicked from ajarn btw)

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(Nicked from ajarn btw)

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Atta boy.

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Originally Posted by Camel Toe

The Thai view of 'farangs Vs Thais'

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It says Europeans and Asians, not Farang and Thai.

This has been doing the rounds on e-mail for months.

close enough, and written in Thai

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Originally Posted by DrAndy

close enough

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Oh yeh, because there all the same.

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Originally Posted by DrAndy

and written in Thai

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So what? It still says what it says.

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Originally Posted by English Noodles

Oh yeh, because there all the same.

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No, they're not all the same.

Thais are Asians.

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Originally Posted by English Noodles

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Originally Posted by DrAndy

and written in Thai

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So what?

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Which a Thai wrote. It is a Thai's view. What is wrong with you that you can't accept that the differences pointed out cover how a western raised person generally views the world as opposed to how a Thai (Asian) raised person generally views the world?

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I'll take the broken record comment no worries (the thread wasn't meant in that way mind), but it's mind boggling innit. Even when Asians are drawing diagrams on it (good ole non-PC china), the same farangs have their hands over their ears - "We do not act and view the world differently. We do not act and view the world differently."

In half the diagrams the Asian method seems more sensible (at least at a theoretical level).

this is art from a chinese graphic artist - Yang Liu Design

and those prints are from her
Differences of German & Chinese.
http://www.yangliudesign.com/main.ph...&modul=product

if you are interested

I've shown this to my wife and a bunch of Thai friends. They think it's true, I think it's true. Nice post, Mao.

Thanks Bob, I think it's good. I won't show it to my GF though as she'd take it as criticism and not speak to me (or cook my dinner or iron my clothes) for a month. :)

Quite an interesting thread actually (Westerners must prefer simple diagrams :D). This one:

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Originally Posted by Chairman Mao

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boss-employers relationship

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doesn't quite strike me as 'true' (as far as these things go) though. Kinda depends on who you're working for I reckon.

From my experiences it's very true,



and I can't wait to show the wife :) Thanks for bringing it my attention Mao

^^I've found that one to be true. The Thai employees in my company think the boss is a God, the farang employees think he's OK but occasionally a bit of a twat :) and I've worked in companies in Thailand where the boss is such a gold-plated cnut that I've come to blows with him but the Thai employees will still kiss his footprints as he passes by.

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Originally Posted by Chairman Mao

What is wrong with you that you can't accept that the differences pointed out cover how a western raised person generally views the world as opposed to how a Thai (Asian) raised person generally views the world?

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This is the part that made me think "here we go again". Before that I thought it wasnt that bad.

In general I'd agree with the images, but as ever there are exceptions.

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Originally Posted by Chairman Mao

Thanks Bob, I think it's good. I won't show it to my GF though as she'd take it as criticism and not speak to me (or cook my dinner or iron my clothes) for a month. :)

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i don't think it would be seen as criticism by any thai.
i doubt anybody, thai or farang would dispute what the images tell us about our differences.
probably the best demonstration of the different way of thinking, east/west that i have seen, and not derogatory in any way.

excellent thread

i particularly enjoyed the queuing and punctuality diagrams, btw!

Agree with some not others. Thai's are pretty good at queuing. Thais think for themselves before the group, that's why they're always ripping off their employers.

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Originally Posted by Begbie

Agree with some not others. Thai's are pretty good at queuing.

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Really? I might have to start shopping where you shop.

I have been in Singapore too long and gone native. It's only my last 3 weeks in Australia that have seen me taking a shift from the red into the blue.

^back to jaywalking

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Originally Posted by Chairman Mao

Thanks Bob, I think it's good. I won't show it to my GF though as she'd take it as criticism and not speak to me (or cook my dinner or iron my clothes) for a month. :)

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Chairman Mao, my missis had a look at at this tonight and almost fell on the floor laughing...and..she totally agreed!

so MissisMissismiggins agrees :)

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Originally Posted by Chairman Mao

Which a Thai wrote.

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The originator is actually a Chinese psychologist working in Berlin . . . I'll try t find the link.

I'd say the diagrams are not too far off the mark

Pretty accurate from my point of view. I'd like to have seen Driving included. :D