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Probably something like the following: "Thai people are the most peaceful and gentle people in the world. Foreigners, on the other hand, are the lowest of the low. They are subhuman scum, the antithesis of Thais, loud rude, vulgar bullies who harass and goad the good gentle Thai at every opportunity. If a Thai ever becomes violent with a foreigner, it is because they have been driven to it by the behavior of the foreigner and they deserve that violence. However, the user is the only good foreigner. They are very special. Only they care about Thai people and stand up for them. They are more "Thai" than anyone else. They are the only one that Thai people accept and this makes them a very special person. They are not like other foreigners. They are the good foreigner, made even more good and special by the utter badness of the other foreigners. Thailand and Thai people are good, and the user good because they love and understand them like no one else."
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You're not wrong. There are many Thais who are friendly to tourists. But does that change what happened in the OP? Does the victim lose any right to complain because more Thais are friendly than unfriendly? Or does hearing of Thai people doing something bad, even when true, cause you emotional distress for some reason?
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You're dealing with people who ignore every news item or anecdote with even the slightest negative view of Thai people, no matter how true, and dismiss it as "Thai bashing", opting to only go by their limited personal experience. "I never had a problem with any Thai person in X years of living here, so it must have been the foreigner's fault." No reason to assume that all Thais are bad, but, equally, they're only humans and Thai individuals can do terrible, cruel or evil things just like anyone else.
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The Silent, Vaccinated, Impatient Majority
BangkokReady replied to cdemundo's topic in COVID-19 Coronavirus
Given that one of the main reason for lack of vaccinations is the government's seemingly deliberate poor management of the vaccine rollout and inferior vaccine selection, this seems unlikely. -
Best Instant Coffee In Thailand
BangkokReady replied to Pattaya Spotter's topic in Western Food in Thailand
I like sweet black coffee and Nescafe Espresso roast is one of the nicest I've tried so far. The 3 in 1s are OK, but I don't feel the creamer really adds anything. I'll probably try a couple of the recommendations in this thread now though. I miss Vietnamese coffee. -
Thailand should stop publicizing Covid numbers by April
BangkokReady replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News Headlines
Omicron? -
Thailand should stop publicizing Covid numbers by April
BangkokReady replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News Headlines
Yes. Local covid is OK, foreign covid is very dangerous and needs to be kept out. -
Thailand should stop publicizing Covid numbers by April
BangkokReady replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News Headlines
Two weeks+ to pretend they are carrying out their own checks because they couldn't possibly trust something the West has come out with. -
Thailand should stop publicizing Covid numbers by April
BangkokReady replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News Headlines
That's pretty much where we are now. -
Do you ever feel totally accepted as an expat?
BangkokReady replied to ASEAN NOW News's topic in Vietnam General Chat
If you're using a hyphen like this, it should look something like this: "As an expat myself - having worked in the States, the United Arab Emirates, and now Thailand - I now think I have my own take on being a long-term expat." You use it correctly with "long-term" as these words are linked to describe "expat", but where you are adding extra information, as you did with the first hyphen, you need to have a space either side and then close the extra info with another hyphen if the sentence is continuing. -
What happened to @StickboyBangkok
BangkokReady replied to OneMoreFarang's topic in ASEAN NOW Community Pub
Ah, the days before steroids... -
Are you suggesting that if all peaceful instances involving Thai people were reported it would somehow change the number of violent instances? Fascinating that you would try to create that argument, but unlikely. You might want to go away and look up what "so many" actually means, before you embarrass yourself further.
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Where Is My Cactus Going?
BangkokReady replied to JetsetBkk's topic in Plants, Pets & Vets in Thailand
Interesting stuff. I'd say you've got the makings of a nice little project there. -
You could do that, but you would probably find yourself unable to take full advantage of all the benefits brought by close families ties here and find yourself living a poor quality of life. It's quite simple, poor countries tend to have a very weak social safety net, so families are forced to look after each other. If you are responsible for the young until they are well into adulthood, you get more of a say in how they behave. This is one of the main reasons that the West is in such a miserable situation socially, the government forces people to look after the needy but gives them no say in how they behave. I.e. do bad things - get free money = poor social outcome.
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Where Is My Cactus Going?
BangkokReady replied to JetsetBkk's topic in Plants, Pets & Vets in Thailand
I've seen them being farmed in Vietnam and they put them on the top of concrete posts. I assume being up on something means they grow more fruit as they hang down? Might be worth thinking about putting it on something raised. https://www.google.com/search?q=dragon+fruit+farming&sxsrf=AOaemvKHqPa1Iaq2IrgQ7UhYLFcJnm10Og:1642227143705&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiquKnsjLP1AhWuR2wGHVSTCDkQ_AUoAXoECAIQAw&biw=1366&bih=625&dpr=1