NorthernRyland

Lots of research on the heritability of IQ. I'm convinced it's at least 50% genetic and you can't educate yourself out of it. I know where my limits are and you can only get so far with the brain your parents gave you 🙂

100% For me it really helps my mood to go back home during the summer and visit my parents while they're still alive. It doesn't matter how much you like Thailand, if you have one of those bad days with the locals it can hurt on an emotional level and turn you against people in general. That's why I'm dedicated to controlling my living situation more and avoiding the bad neighbors that make your daily life miserable. We can't escape driving or burning in the north though so it's best to just get away once in a while.

This is all true but it's also true that you should let the rotten parts of a culture dominate the good people who are doing things right. All the things that piss us off about Thailand do the same for many Thai people, i.e. dangerous driving, stray dogs, burning, noise etc... We should all be fighting back with the locals against these bad actors and it should never be seen as "Thai bashing".

This would be a great development if they actually cared about other Thai people doing it. 17 years now and still I've never seen a Thai police officer patrolling the road to arrest dangerous drivers.

In America I think the average university student is something like 110 IQ, so higher than average as a baseline. I think engineers, doctors etc.. are 130 and math majors 130+ then beyond that are philosophy majors. You can dig around to find this information from the past but they've obviously stopped testing IQ now and in fact dropping requirements to meet diversity quotas. US is digging it's grave but that's for another thread.

I've gone on the record before but the average person I met in Colorado (where I'm from) and especially from the mid-west region and miles above any Asian in terms of friendliness. How often do you see a Thai person have a casual conversion with a stranger in public? They usually don't even say thank you to cashiers, something which would be considered extremely rude in America. I could go on and on about the ways Thais are not courteous to each other in public but I bet most of you already know this.

This isn't reason to dislike anyone but consider this if you feel like you're not making connections here and the ones you have are shallow. For reference janitors in America were once sampled to have an IQ of 90 which means you're basically living in a country of janitors. If you're above average IQ it's going to be basically impossible to make deep connections with 99% of the population. Just imagine what it would be like if 50% of the people in your country were less intelligent than your average janitor. It's devastating really but fortunately Thai's are friendly and easy going people so just try to enjoy the simple things in life and you'll at least feel welcomed.

Uh no, I like it here. I go home every year for 2 months to gain back some sanity though.

Sorry but living in a foreign country is what you makes you racist in the first place. I never had problems with Thai people until I moved to Thailand. Many people can relate I'm sure.

but the people themselves are nice and friendly enough, no? It's just that what they do impacts you. If Thai's were more considerate I would be 100% happier in my daily life.

I like Thai people just fine but I don't want them to be living close to me due to noise and burning or driving on the same roads as me. Too many bad apples and the general population won't stop the bad behavior. This is why I can never say "I love to live in Thailand" as a definitive statement. But if you really don't like the people themselves then yeah better get out before you lose your sanity and do something you'll regret.

I can imagine the guy was trying to speed through the light and didn't expect you to stop for it. I could rant for hours and how much these people make me angry. Get well soon.

What are you talking about, poor lazy people are a dime a dozen in Thailand.

For sure Thailand has exceptional people that can do anything but the numbers are going to be lower IMO. Tapping existing genres and using engines will get them far too. Nothing stopping them, get on YouTube and you'll be up to your eyeballs in tutorials, nothing like when I started making games in the 90s. As for English, that's always a sore spot if they intend to do anything outside of Thailand. Right now people in the US will hire Indians or Malaysians over Thais because they can actually speak English. Not even sure how many Thai programmers are even on the international market but I never hear of them so I assume it's on the lower end (behind Vietnam, China, Korea, Taiwan etc..).

dude you've have a MacBook air for 12 years? respect. I just replaced the battery in a MBA from 2011 and installed the latest OS it could run (mistake probably) and I must say it's dog slow compared to my new MacBook Pro M1. I thought I could use it for something because it has such a nice size and feel but it's too painfully slow to do real work.

sure but at least they're holding down the fort for us and I respect that in its own right.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/617160/Home_Sweet_Home/ Making games has never been easier so Thailand could in theory enter the market and succeed just like anyone else, however from the article: "Despite a vast base of game users, Thailand has fewer game creators and very few local game publishers observed Pongsuk. He suggested that the government could promote local games through exhibitions to gain recognition among Thais." Despite having ready made engines and tools today games still take months and years to develop and I wonder of much human capital Thailand actually has which is willing to commit to long term projects. The lack of creativity I see in the general population is a problem also and schools are harming them from thinking out of the box, something which is difficult for most Asians anyways.

Most people think the place they live is the best place in the world and honestly I'm envious of them because they live peaceful lives and are content. It's not healthy to have this "grass is always greener" mindset and have it in the back of your mind someplace is probably better than this dump etc... I've seen this kind of thinking make myself and other people miserable. The best advice I heard on the topic is "love your people, love your place" as a way to find happiness in life. Traveling the world breaks this however and opens the door to thinking if something is not perfect I should move cities, regions, countries etc... and in the end you never find peace.

100% this. If I was totally normal and well adjusted why would I leave my home and alienate myself as a foreigner in an alien culture? People on the straight and narrow stay home and support their families and carry on their traditions.

LOL it's literally "Hilter liked Apples so eating apples makes you a Nazi" joke. Seriously though 99% of Thai people can't grow beards so it is kind of strange and novel. Having said that I have a neighbor with a little shaggy beard and he works as a researcher at the Chiang Mai university so that person was probably just a buffoon.

Thailand is making games? Which ones, I never heard of any. Actually I can't think of any software they've made which is used outside of Thailand. Before they declare themselves to be a hub of anything should be required to show proof of expertise and reputation in the area, of which currently they have none. Finally, if they want to attract game studies from aboard they need to actually offer a reasonable visa which currently doesn't exist. If they did I bet you could attract game developers who are looking for a lower cost of living to developer their first game, something which is extremely difficult for many people because they need 1+ years of time and the cost of living is too high in their country.

ok he's a hard worker but was he speeding or drunk at the time?

25c sounds good to me. Airports are more often than not too cold anyways.

where else does this? It's so clearly discriminatory, insulting and no way to treat a guest. Tourists get same prices in national parks in the US and certainly never heard of any dual pricing anywhere let alone hotels. If some EU country did this it would be blatantly against the spirit of their union.