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What is better.... Thailand filled with native English speaking teachers without degrees teaching VERY BASIC English, or Thailand filled with Filipinos and Indians with degrees teaching basic English?

 

Indians and Philippinos teaching English in preference to Native English speakers.................Frightening is'nt it !
 

 

Thailand is looking to become the next "call centre" hub of the world.

The ability to speak English with an Indian or Fillipino accent is a pre-requisite. 

And when the staff get sick of answering phones all day and want a career change, they'll slide easily into the 7/11 shop assistant roles.

I can see heads wobbling already. 

 

Last time we heard about cleaning the immigration status of illegal workers, it was about the Cambodian nationals => they went back home but Thais realized they badly needed them => Cambodians came back.

Same story here? No => Thais DON'T NEED English teachers from abroad because millions Thais speak a perfect English and can teach to the children.

 

Wrong

Millions of Thais do not speak perfect English. Maybe a few thousand do.

 

Isn't it obvious? The "loudmouth falang" speaking loudly in Thai was more than likely Amurcan.

Here we go.

It was a tongue-in-cheek flip comment by me.

I nearly typed "Aussie" instead of Amurcan because Kiwis can't resist a shot at the West Islanders, but I was probably influenced by two Americans I encountered on a recent flight from Sydney sitting two rows in front of me.

They were asked by cabin crew to please lower their voices as they were disturbing other passengers. This prompted a loud 90 minute discussion between them about "why does the rest of the world think Americans are loud when clearly "we" are not". It was actually quite entertaining.....but a little loud.

Isn't it obvious? The "loudmouth falang" speaking loudly in Thai was more than likely Amurcan.

For God's sake don't dye a moustache or your eyebrows. There's a bloke around here that dyes his hair, eyebrows, and moustache jet black.

Looks like a reject from The Muppet Show.

As an animal lover, I'm deeply concerned for the wellbeing of the cat.

If I had a choice of riding in a Suicide Van or slamming my private parts in a car door, I'd opt for the latter.

At the Hospital on Soi 4 Sai 2 Pattaya, they have a large glass/plastic sheeting ceiling that covers the reception area and is fully open to sunlight allowing it to light the whole area. Thay have recirculating running water that cascades slowly down the sheets of plastic which appears to be on a timed pump or possibly a thermostat as it is not constantly running.

I've often wondered if this could be used to cool a house ceiling cavity over tiles in conjunction with the usual insulation methods.

Just a thought.

Got two food stories in line with the OP.

Once ordered an English breakfast and the menu offered jam or marmalade for the toast. I ordered the marmalede. The meal arrived with jam - oh well, not a problem. I'd no sooner downed a mouthfull of sausage when an omellete arrives. I didn't order this says I. "Yes you dit, you order armalet." Truly a Thai moment.

Second case was in a mall at a steak restaurant. Three of us (all falangs) and the serving staff had zero Thai. No probs, my mate and I reckon we can use our various levels of Thai to get through this. He has a wide vocab but is tone deaf - I can wing it on the tones. We each order a steak dish on the menu and we all also ordered side orders of onion rings, a baked potato, and french fries. We used the point and shoot method on the menu but had to elaborate about the side dishes.

Our meals arrive, but missing the side orders. Never mind, we're hungry and running late for an appointment. We each had a mouthful of food when suddenly, three more plates arrive - the same steak orders, but complete with the side orders. So we now had six meals for the three of us. We explained and suddenly they understood. To be fair, probably our fault for thinking we're too flash on the Thai - I think we said laew-gaw and dooay to much.

They didn't charge for the extra food but we saw them tucking into the food as we finished our meal.

So where are all the women in the photo, looks like it was a gay sex party or did they just arrest the guys

Nope. "....15 men and 7 women, who all later failed drug tests, were arrested..."

I too, was a little concerned about the disparity of female party goers vis a vis males, but then it's a little unclear as to how the BIB attributed sexuality to the ladyboys.

She sure got the trifecta.

Nuh - a copper's missus probably managed to pick three up and down and got stiffed on the 28K Baht payout.

Hows that old sayin' go - "If I had 50 satang for every time I've been ripped off for 50 satang, I'd have enough baht to buy a condominium contraceptive."

A benevolent dictatorship is superior to a corrupt democracy.

I agree, but unfortunately the benevolency of a dictator is often in conflict with the absolute power corrupting absolutely theory.

2nd dentist confirmed it was not cracked. They did the same test, for free.

Um.......why did you believe the second dentist made the correct diagnosis when he/she totally contradicted the first dentist's diagnosis?

So now you have the dilemna of not knowing which of the two dentists (if either) are giving you the correct information/diagnosis.

The heavy ceramic sink had crashed to the floor.

Off-topic (slightly): Be very careful with hotel ceramic sinks/basins. The wall fixings may be strong when the unit was initially installed, but those fixings are notorious for coming loose, with the result that you'll pull the unit right off the wall! (I know - I have done this).

[DIY builder tip #128):

The basins in my hotel businesses are fixed with 6 inch long bolts that go right through the supporting wall to the exterior of the building. You would have to pull the whole wall down before the basin falls off that wall...

Considering that the cinder block walls between the piles are usually erected with crappy mortar and sans rebar, I'd have thought your walls would be coming down on a regular basis.

I watched a condo being built and on the third floor the "bricklayer" must have lost the plot and didn't set the wall back about a foot from the face of the piles as on the other floors. A month later I saw them remove the wall from the inside.

They removed alternate bricks at the top with a sledge hammer and then as I was casually sitting by my pool having a smoke, I saw the wall fall out in one piece - In the hole that was left were about a dozen Cambodian labourers who had basically formed a scrum and pushed it out. Made a helluva bang - luckily none of the Cambodians followed it down.

Once again I find myself living in a different Thailand to many TV members.

Daily, I receive acknowledgement from strangers for opening a door, making a gap in the traffic, standing aside to let someone pass and similar such acts of common courtesy. Maybe some of you guys don't see (or don't want to see) the deference that is offered - the nodding of a head or a quick smile, or even a full fledged dip if the generational gap is significant. Sure, not 100% of the time, but no less frequently than I would expect at home.

As to specific payback, I could list dozens of situations where we have helped others in minor ways and been rewarded with favours or gifts that meet or exceed the help given. And made some very good family friends in the process.

The latest that happened just yesterday was receiving a box load of vegetables from a very remote acquaintance because she needed a lift to the bus station with her luggage two weeks ago and I just happened to be going that way. On her return she makes a point of bringing us the box of veges at some cost to herself in terms of time and effort.

It's not so much you live in a different Thailand,more like a different planet,what are you on,and where can i get some.

I rest my case.