Thread: A nutter at the British Embassy

I doubt that a so called "bum," would take a job if offered let along be qualified.

The Thai's in the US embassy seem to be doing their jobs.

Personally I think its a good thing to keep those "consulate types," from America, unemployed in America where they can't do any more damage to foreign countries.

As Davis says they must be bi-lingual, so you'd end up with Thai Americans holding those jobs anyway.

Originally Posted by ltnt

I doubt that a so called "bum," would take a job if offered let along be qualified.

The Thai's in the US embassy seem to be doing their jobs.

Personally I think its a good thing to keep those "consulate types," from America, unemployed in America where they can't do any more damage to foreign countries.

As Davis says they must be bi-lingual, so you'd end up with Thai Americans holding those jobs anyway.

State Department officers don't generally want anything to do with consular work. Thus, the vast majority of consular officers are first-tour officers on 'directed assignment' to the consular section. They serve two years there, and some speak the local language a bit. The local employees, fluent in English and their own language (and often a number of dialects), have often been working in the consular section for a decade or two. They have all the local contacts, know all the local laws, and are about a thousand times more useful (and pleasant) than some pimply-faced first-tour kid who hates his job.