NoshowJones

Whoever came up with this idea is probably patting themselves on the back but they are fools if they think copying is the only way students cheat. Copying is just the most obvious way.

If they are caught cheating then what happens? Nothing.

I had students, mostly male, who handed me blank sheets of paper after an exam, and I will bet when their education was finished, they still graduated.

Whoever came up with this idea is probably patting themselves on the back but they are fools if they think copying is the only way students cheat. Copying is just the most obvious way.

If they are caught cheating then what happens? Nothing.

If you have a Farang teacher who does not know much Thai, then the students just ask each other for the answers. I know from experience from when I was a teacher.

How stupid can you get.

Space the bleeding desks out, <deleted>

I'm not going to disagree on the absurdity of these things, but take a look at the typically overcrowded classroom in the picture and tell me how they're going to make more space between desks. Did you notice that the desks going along the wall are actually touching the wall?

I think it's the overcrowding that makes cheating easy for Thai students (and classes inefficient).

Besides, is this fair? The student's parents, grandparents, great grandparents, great great grandparents....and so on got through their schooling by cheating unchallenged, so why should the rules change now?

There is a lack of intelligence among even the best educated people in this country.

They are compared to westerners, just look at their iq levels. It's not their fault but the education system and the TV don't do much to improved their intelligence.

What intelligence would that be?

What I dislike most is the sheer duplicity and dishonesty of the Thai people.

I have came across a lot of honest Thai people. There are some dishonest people in every country.

3 month ago I moved to a slightly bigger bungalow (foolishly) I forgot 1200€ in an enveloppe under the mattress.

The next day the old Thai owner brougth it to me, 1200€... you can count he told me... not sure 100% of Westerners owners would have done it

I took my motorbike to the local Honda agent as the engine was making a knocking noise and running poorly, as it has over 50.000 Kilos on the clock I asked for an estimate to supply and fit a new engine, he said 4000 Baht, I said OK, just do it. 2 hours later the bike was bought to my house, it was running great. I was told it did not need a new engine and some part had been replaced. I said How Much? He said 850 Baht. The bike has been running well ever since.

What I dislike most is the sheer duplicity and dishonesty of the Thai people.

I have came across a lot of honest Thai people. There are some dishonest people in every country.

The thing that scares me most about living in Thailand is "me". When I retired here in 2010 I was a cool, calm and collected guy who was ready to enjoy this "magical" experience for the rest of my life. After three years of trying to adapt, transition and fit in with the locals and understand "Thainess", I have become one stressed out and frustrated "basket case" of a guy with a hair pin temper. There's absolutely nothing about these rascals that appeals to me and I have become very confrontational. The Thai males in particular are so unpredictable and a wrong comment at just the right time could lead to a disastrous outcome. Leaving Thailand is not an option for me, so I either need to cut out my tongue or find a good natural treatment for stress. Any ideas!

Yes, don't get drunk and always mind your own business, and you will always be 99.9% safe here.

Just crossing a busy street is life threatning here...

Yes, particularly a one way street.

Accidently pressing the like button on facebook.

You can always unlike it.

^^ I could leave as well, but I can't say it would be pleasant to move with career and life/friends etc. Also, as much as I dislike about Thailand, in my old age, I'm not sure I could find a place I dislike less! So, I would probably just hunker down and pray for the best.

Make sure you stock up on carrots prior to hunkering down...

A few large breasted Filipino ladies might also come in handy...

Not sure I could manage more than one at a time. The Filipinas on the other hand. A nice French Viet would work as well as would a nice Dutch Indo with pink nipples.

They have pink nipples???

Ok what scares me the most is riding a motorbike

Riding a motorbike does not scare me, it is Thais riding a motorbike that scares me.

On a serious note, the thing that scares me the most is a topic that we are never permitted to discuss. What I hope is that the country stays strong and stable.

Mods, if this comment is a problem, please delete immediately.

Cheers

Yes, I think we would all like Thailand to be strong and stable, but not a strong Baht, over 50 to the GBP would do.

I keep well away from Bangkok and feel very safe.Not realy scared of anything,if i die i die,if i kill someone i kill someone.

10 Years in Pattaya is far safer than cities in the uk,and i feel extremly safe,and only a phone call away from good help.

I keep telling everyone this and get slated for it, you get a star.

Thai men + alcohol + argument = never going to end well.

Not just Thai men. Any men, alcohol, argument, weapon. Only going to be one ending. Any man, any country.

Lots of endings, not just one. You must be confused because you don't realise that the happy endings aren't reported.

You mean there are happy endings in those circumstances? There is almost no need to carry weapons anyway in Thailand, You will be 99.9% safe here provided you do not get drunk, and mind your own business at all times. Unlike in the UK.

Couldn't you just park a scooter in the middle of the spot so that there wouldn't be enough space for a bus?

How easy is it to move a scooter?

I think it would be great if 300 or 400 Thai Visa members go into his tour bus company, and tell him they would Never Ever use his company, since he parks his vehicles in front of your restaurant.

Count me in.

I have found Tesco Lotus staff in Pattaya the most notorious for these shenanigans....have to always count your change and keep note of the transactions...

You want to see the staff in the local Tesco Express in my village. It has been here over a year now. Wrong prices, wrong change, never in my favour. I have been here nearly 8 years, and never had any problem with the staff at 7-11.

Thai men + alcohol + argument = never going to end well.

Not just Thai men. Any men, alcohol, argument, weapon. Only going to be one ending. Any man, any country.

Strange how many people wanting to learn Thai want a teacher who can speak English. This includes many TEFLers I have known, who know that when learning a language the native language should not be spoken.

I cringe when I hear an English teacher straight off the boat attempting to speak Thai in a classroom.

Immersion is the best way to learn a language.

Adults learning Thai in a Thai language school need the teacher to be able to speak English. Farang English teachers in a school teaching Thai children, do not need to speak Thai to teach English. Thai school children are learning English from grade one upwards gradually as they go along. A Farang adult learning to speak Thai is learning over a short period of time, say six or seven months, maybe three hours a day, five days a week. It is not rocket science to understand that a Thai teacher teaching Thai needs to be fluent in English. Having been an English teacher and attended a Thai language school, that is my opinion.

Feel free to disagree with me. I have never come across any Farang English teachers speaking fluent Thai. I do feel though that apart from teachers from the Philipines, it is necessary in most cases, to be a native speaking English speaker to teach English in Thailand.

Ah, a thread about Pattaya and Jingthing is not around, maybe that's because no one has mentioned the Baht Buses.

Most of the most attractive Thai girls want a Farang who can take care of them and their families even if they are fat, old, tattooed, and facial haired.

Do you seriously believe that? Because I rarely see these "most attractive Thai girls" with a farang, young or old. I'm sorry, but reality is what it is. I wish it wasn't so.

Sorry to disagree with you. But Beauty comes within...and I am lucky that I have a beautiful wife and have been together for many years that have provided me with knowledge of the culture and also that I have taught her english..(maybe too much). But what a joy it is to wake up to a beautiful smiling, undemanding woman who actually "takes care of me). Be it that Thai massage, clothes laid out for the day, or food prepared in the fridge for me ,whilst she goes to work for a few hours in the day. Or is it because she saves every baht to the bank account and NEVER asks me about my expenditure.

Oh What a joy to wake up, experience laughter about our different cultures, and yet to embrace these as a learning experience. How many hours have I discussd the phillosophy of life in regard to her culture and my own. Wow , she brings me so much pleasure and NEVER a question of money.

So My friendly cynics who do not understand, nor have the wish to grasp the 50/50 relationship of marriage and come here with a Farang Chauvanistic and hedonistic view of these "poor women: and all that you can do to dominate them in your poor understanding of Asianwomen..THINK AGAIN.. show some respect and try to treat thema as people and not just some household and sexual slaves of some kind.

Very good post Raindancer, your wife sounds very similar to mine, and long may it continue for both of us. But surely you must have seen plenty of fat, ugly, tattooed, facial haired Farangs with beautiful young Thai girls. don't tell me that these girls would look twice at those Farangs if they were not rich. I do not believe for one minute that any attractive girl of any nationality would go with those men if all they had was their state pension.

Most of the most attractive Thai girls want a Farang who can take care of them and their families even if they are fat, old, tattooed, and facial haired.

Do you seriously believe that? Because I rarely see these "most attractive Thai girls" with a farang, young or old. I'm sorry, but reality is what it is. I wish it wasn't so.

One of my best mates is fat, ugly, lots of tattoos, facial haired and he gets a good pension from the UK, he always has beautiful girls especially his current one, and he always has lots of money, oh and he likes the bars. Another thing, you referred to me as an ignoramas a few weeks back, I agree with you a lot about Thailand, and I am not a Thai basher, but I still say that in general, the mentality of Thai people is very low, but I believe I stick up for Thailand and it's people more than most.

plenty of rich thai girls in bkk that wants farangs, so why deal around with poor issan girls..

reverse scamming is the shit..

Not sure there's tons of actual rich Thai's queuing up to meet farangs but there's certainly plenty of girls who are not poor who are open to dating a farang.

The main reason most Thai girls (whether poor or not so poor) want to date a farang is because Thai guys aren't interested in them or at least Thai guys on a similar educational and economic level and they don't want to date down.

The majority of girls I've come across who are interested in myself and other farangs I know is because they struggle to get a Thai boyfriend of course they mostly don't admit this and say "thai men no good...they cheat, they lie, they steal, they drink, they gamble etc" (no different from most of us then?).

Reasons they can't get a local bf include....

1) The way they look - not necessarily ugly but maybe darker skin / short / pudgy / not the typical Thai perception of beauty - but often still appealing to farang.

2) They are overweight by Thai standards - again doesn't mean fat or obese we can be talking 50kgs here which most Thai's consider very fat yet they can look anything but if they are tall especially compared to Western women who would do anything to be so slim.

3) Single mums - Thai guys will not accept another guys kids.

Not all. I've met plenty who didn't fit into any of the above but seemed to have a thing for farang still, a lot of them had lived abroad for study and work and had maybe had a taste of a life style or man they liked and didn't want to go back to dating local guys for whatever reason.

Solid rebuttal, Spade. But I think falkan is referring to rich bargirls. You know, those with multiple sponsors and pulling in 200,000 bt/month.

Rich bargirls?????? Why are they working in a bar then?

plenty of rich thai girls in bkk that wants farangs, so why deal around with poor issan girls..

reverse scamming is the shit..

Not many that want a poor farang though so please explain how this reverse scamming works because I don't really want to get stuck with a ten thou restaurant bill for food that's hardly been touched.

Most of the most attractive Thai girls want a Farang who can take care of them and their families even if they are fat, old, tattooed, and facial haired.

plenty of rich thai girls in bkk that wants farangs, so why deal around with poor issan girls..

reverse scamming is the shit..

Not sure there's tons of actual rich Thai's queuing up to meet farangs but there's certainly plenty of girls who are not poor who are open to dating a farang.

The main reason most Thai girls (whether poor or not so poor) want to date a farang is because Thai guys aren't interested in them or at least Thai guys on a similar educational and economic level and they don't want to date down.

The majority of girls I've come across who are interested in myself and other farangs I know is because they struggle to get a Thai boyfriend of course they mostly don't admit this and say "thai men no good...they cheat, they lie, they steal, they drink, they gamble etc" (no different from most of us then?).

Reasons they can't get a local bf include....

1) The way they look - not necessarily ugly but maybe darker skin / short / pudgy / not the typical Thai perception of beauty - but often still appealing to farang.

2) They are overweight by Thai standards - again doesn't mean fat or obese we can be talking 50kgs here which most Thai's consider very fat yet they can look anything but if they are tall especially compared to Western women who would do anything to be so slim.

3) Single mums - Thai guys will not accept another guys kids.

Not all. I've met plenty who didn't fit into any of the above but seemed to have a thing for farang still, a lot of them had lived abroad for study and work and had maybe had a taste of a life style or man they liked and didn't want to go back to dating local guys for whatever reason.

I think darker skin is more beautiful than lighter skin, although I don't fancy the short, pudgy girls.

Just curious why you would have that flag as your avatar if you support the now deceased?

I certainly do not support Rangers, I got the impression you did. I'm sending you a PM.