Thread: Question for Teachers in Thailand .

The belief that Thailand has never been colonized is also incorrect, because Siam was in fact a semi-colony throughout the colonial era with the cooperation of the Siamese rulers who benefited from cooperating with the colonial powers at the time. Although Siam was not an official colony, it never escaped being part of the colonial economic networks from the beginning. Siam voluntarily or involuntarily entered into the colonial economy without the colonial powers having to make it an official colony. The behaviour of Siam in the post-colonial era was not unlike that of the former colonies in the region.

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Originally Posted by Mid

[I]The belief that Thailand has never been colonized is also incorrect,


because Siam was in fact a semi-colony throughout the colonial era with

. Although Siam was not an official colony, it never escaped being part of the colonial economic networks from the beginning.

So which is it?

Siam was colonised by the Khmer empire.

Originally Posted by Primo

Siam was colonised by the Khmer empire.

I think "colonization" was meant to imply Thailand was never "colonized" by the Europeans or the Japanese after it became a single, unified nation.

Early history depicts the area of what is now Thailand as being dynamically, comprised of several different kingdoms, some of which were sometimes controlled by the Khmers and sometimes controlled by the Burmese.

But regardless, the history of Thailand is filled with intrigue and adventure.

RickThai

Originally Posted by Mid

Originally Posted by wasabi

Are Thais still taught in school that their country was never,and has never been invaded.

Good Question ,

lets see if we can have it answered .

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Yes they are, and that's why Thai children are proud about not speaking English.

I know 2 Local Men from Kent U.K who went there,qualified with certificates and are successfully teaching at schools,one has even gone onto teaching at a University. The schools are happy,and they are settled.

So doth the end justify the means?

^I'm surprised that they didn't respond, Why do I need that?

They are waking up now to the fact that the rest of ASEAN is using English as a common language and the fact that their boast has become their curse.

^ Some adults are, but come on, when I was 10 years old having a parent or teacher tell me that learning something now was going to help me as an adult went in one ear and out the other.

When I get really frustrated I think back to what an idiot I was at age 10. My World was not much bigger than these Thai kids.

Originally Posted by Mid

Originally Posted by wasabi

Are Thais still taught in school that their country was never,and has never been invaded.

Good Question ,

lets see if we can have it answered .

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Yes. But they don't talk about it. It's is a terrible subject, Thai like Thai and they will never admit they are missing the point. You better keep your mouth shut.