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2 hours ago, J Town said:

The term "oriental" has long ago been deemed offensive. From my understanding (Thai girlfriend from Sa Kaeo area), "farang" means anyone not connected to the Asian continent. Someone from India is not a farang, someone from the Philippines or Japan are farangs.

Thai girlfriend needs to return to school.

3 hours ago, RJRS1301 said:

Why has school not been shut down?

The administrators are responsible for the actions of the employees, and should be prosecuted.

The other teachers who knew and did not intervene to protect the students and report the behaviour are as guilty as the teacher who was sacked.

 

Dumb post. The school probably employs dozens of teachers with thousands of students. You want to put all those teachers who had nothing to do with this, out of work and all those students left with no school to attend over the actions of one woman and a few who ignored it? Sack all the admin staff, the maintenence guys, the cleaners and cooks?

Ignorant post.

3 hours ago, ukrules said:

It's almost like they're weakening the currency in such a way that they won't be accused of manipulating it by some other country which likes to think it rules the world ????

 

 

China?

10 minutes ago, SteveK said:

Their job?

Dude! Come on!

How long have you been here?

It's the RTP we're talking about.

2 hours ago, webfact said:

a robust health care system

LOL!

What the hell is wrong with actually acting?

How many trans actors are out there?

10 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

The island that sold its soul for greed got its comeuppance!

I for one have no sympathy.

I stopped going there last century when it went trendy and expensive. Kicked the cheap places out ( like Charlie's hut ), destroyed the old Ark bar and built horrid concrete places everywhere.

Couldn't believe it last time I sailed past on the ferry to Phangan- concrete villas destroying every hillside. Used to be a great place to holiday- Chaweng is one of the most beautiful beaches I've ever seen, but ruined by greed and aircraft.

Only people to blame are the Thais that destroyed it to get rich.

Agree 100%. First went there in 87 and spent 2 months in a hut on Chaweng. The only nightlife place was a shack called Madonna disco. If you wanted western food or a day old Bangkok Post, a trip into Na Thon was needed.

The huts and bungalows were still owned by the locals.

In the 90s, sfter the airport was built (a death knell) the rich Thais and international investors moved in and completely changed the look and feel of the place. Professional expat types opened property agencies in cahoots with the Thai mafia who arrived from the southern provinces. The local police became an extension of the mafia.

Once a dream island was destroyed by greed as they coveted high end tourists.

Been back once since 2000 on a big bike southern tour and just stayed the night. Couldn't wait to leave.

Looking at those images in the OP, all I can think of is som nam na.

3 hours ago, Trillian said:

The people on the 5k a month handout are not the ones taking holidays and filling the 3-5 star hotels, it's the other segment of Thai society, the middle classes who would normally have gone overseas, the group that most TVF posters don't think exist. In the minds of most TVF posters there's the very poor, starving, rural folk and the elites and nothing in between.

Wow! You know the minds of most TVF posters? Amazing ability.

Every westerner I know, knows there's a middle and upper middle class in Thailand.

1 hour ago, webfact said:

The term "Redskins" is widely seen as a slur against Native Americans.

No. Its not.