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I'm at one of the top government schools in Thailand. I just talked with a Thai English teacher. His English is pitiful. I think the education system is so dysfunctional that they will never get most local teachers to a fluent level of English.

13 it is. Have any brand recommendations?

I'm looking for a laptop that's small enough for me to travel around with.

I need something for my work as a teacher with VGA outputs.

Does anyone recommend a particular model and brand? Is Fortune Town a good place to look?

So many incompetent and lazy taxi drivers in Bangkok.

I was thinking that Thailand needs to send people overseas to live for years. Then bring them back to teach English. But that's probably too expensive.

What is good for people staying here over a year? BUPA?

I don't think Thai people can't do anything on their own. They sure as hell didn't build the Skytrain and Central World.

I don't think they will be able to learn English without the West.

I have an ASUS that runs like a <deleted> dream.

Let's not rule out shoddy Thai electrical wiring.

Most of the "unfulfilled expectations" foreigners experience stem from the fact that they just can't handle being a minority.

They're used to having all the clout, all the say, all the influence and, in Thailand, they ain't got jack . . . even with the benefit of big baht

Certainly, there are some who manage just fine but there's a significant hardcore that yearns for the feeling of security and power that comes with being part of the majority that dishes out the crap rather than having to take it.

The ignominy of having people they'd typically walk all over back home telling them not only when to jump but also how high is just too much to bear for some of the old colonials

It's only hard to cope with if you think you should be treated better on account of the colour of your skin or the nationality in your passport

I'm a Japanese male and I am God to these people.

I knew the wiring was off. They can't do anything right!

I have installed a heat monitoring program. I notice that my temperature is 88 - 100 Fahrenheit.

This seems just way too hot? Is this normal? Is there something I can buy that will mete out the electricity in a manner that will not cause my laptop to overheat?

I have my Asus Laptop from America plugged into a surge protector.

However, I notice that when I have the power on and it's plugged in and charging it tends to shut down when I play video games or do anything graphically intensive. In the United States it did not act this way.

Another thing I notice is that when running from battery power video games seem to do okay. But as soon as I draw power from the wall then problems arise.

Also, I notice that my laptop gets remarkably hot.

I had a Toshiba Satellite and I think the Thai power lines might have fried it as well. It no longer functions normally. As soon as I boot into the Windows GUI it would freeze and show distorted graphics after a few minutes.

Am I right that the power outlets are the issue? Is there some accessory I can buy to make sure my laptop isn't getting damaged by the Thai power grid? Am I damaging it just by plugging it in?

Okay, so is the 6 month visa pretty much the same as double entry but more expensive?

Or can someone just stay in Thailand with the six month visa and never leave?

I have never heard of that company before.

I have an Asus Zenfone 5 which is slightly more. They have a good track record.

He's just behaving like a Chinese person.

They don't love my money!

Even though I am a fat Japanese dude Thai women still love me. What's up with that?

Sounds totally scummy. Even if you were in the wrong. It wouldn't be surprised if this could all be contributed to some incompetence with Immigration while you were coming in. I'm sorry man, I feel for ya.

If your only motivation is to get a job in Thailand in IT, get into Security.

That's where much of the demand is these days.

Security is so much fun. I play with Kali Linux all the time. It blew me away when I broke into WinXP. I wouldn't mind a job like that.

Australians, especially drunken ones, can be task <deleted>.

What happened to the non violent attitude?

I have a non relevant degree.

Skillset... Oh boy.

Let's see, I finished a lot of the Codecademy tutorials. I've done some exercises on Codewars and HackerRank.

I'm still pretty green.

Yeah, I made an interview but there was no filtering.

I've heard recruiters here say that they can't find programmers amongst the local Thais and that they would pay a lot for programmers. Probably experienced ones though.