Thread: Thailand hilltribe people.

Bear with me mods and posters as I attempt to tell a real life story. You see I am a 'falang' that lives in BKK and occasionally tours Thailand. I take a few photos and try to tell a story.

This story broke my heart. As some of you may be aware of this past xmas, I and a bunch of friends decided to explore the North-West part of Thailand.
https://teakdoor.com/travellers-tales...-thailand.html

The goal was to take a few photos, have a laugh or two and then get on about business.

I really expected this thread to slide by. But then I received a few emails that rattled my way of thinking. The messenger of the PM's will not be named.

Here is the first one...

"Burma
I was born and brought up in a hills tribe area, the Khasi Hills, Meghalaya India, a few hundreds of kilometres west of where you were.

These people were Mon-Khmer, the most westerly branch. My first language was Khasi and I long to return there, hence my move to Thailand as a base then on....

Your posts made me so homesick, I was in tears."

**This reponse took me by surprise. I responded back and then got this.**

Hilltribes
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I've got no real prob. re. you posting my pm to you, and it would be interesting to post re. hilltribes.
They're an interesting story and peoples, deserving of far more help and protection than currently given them.

I suppose we all collaborate as posters on such a thread.

I haven't a clue as to how to start a thread on this forum, maybe if you kick it off, I'll follow up, maybe use my pm to you re, Khasi Mon-Khmer and we take it from there.

What do you think? We could link in all the ongoing NGOs' activities too, pros and cons along with (cautious) comment on Thai interest and activity on the issues arising.

Very interesting topic, I'd like to collaborate, it could be very educational...

**I wanted the biggest response possible about this issue, thus it is in this thread.**

Mods feel free to do whatever...

Hillbilly