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7 hours ago, Jeremy50 said:

'An uproar on Thai social media'.  Is that supposed to be significant? And if so, why?

only if it's caused by pesky farang who should not be here!!! "not their country, go home, thai people know best"

euh - what's wrong with sticking torpedo-like "gear" up your anus?

many "modern" males actually like that ? 

i think soapies even do it for a small fee these days..

1 hour ago, Time Traveller said:

I like o'l Vern, but he sure doesn't seem like the sharpest tool in the shed either. Insulting rich and powerful people in a media interview. What did he expect was going to happen? 

truly intelligent people in LOS are a rare breed. locals and aliens alike. the real intelligent THAI i have met were expats operating/living abroad. and i'm not talking "beauty salons" or "massage parlors" girls but real intellectuals who can think critically, including about their own country and countrymen.
? and no this is not THAI bashing. any sane person, with a brain, voicing her/his opinion can end up in jail here.

10 minutes ago, DLock said:

Elon, you just lost 10 years of credibility in one emotional Tweet, because your ego was dented because your mini submarine was bunk. This will haunt you forever.

i don't think so. worst case scenario is he comes up with PEDO proof. that guy is capable of a lot of GOOD and BAD things ?

3 hours ago, Carib said:

You are forgetting the nurse --diver love couple. Hollywood material for sure..

you are also forgetting the epic journey of the stateless kids from wartorn myanmar into the safe haven/heaven known as thailand, where the birds sing and the people drink honey 24/7!!!

9 hours ago, coulson said:

Great start. Now........go continue with both coastlines on the Andaman and Thai Gulf, that would be impressive.

and after that clean the government too ?

17 minutes ago, mok199 said:

send some down our way ..the beach is disgusting ,and the homless children need books and food, so many of ''the forgoten'' children go to bed hungry and alone tonight...but life is unfair and its all about luck and timing ..wow stumble into a cave and come out a superstar...

fully agree. the sheer mass-hysteria in thais has everything todo with poor education, zero critical thinking, inflated feelings of nationality (read: superiority) and the fact that groups activities are considered sanook. ps. the honcho that delivered the shirts and hats will have an extra bottle of black "laben" (sic) tonight ?

5 hours ago, chainarong said:

Not sounding ungrateful but the standard of education the Wild Boars get and what is required for entry into Naresuan are entirely different worlds and bearing in mind that not one cap fits all , not everyone on the team has the capability of doing a UNI degree.

they will get a CAVE ENGINEERING PHD... based on experience.

7 hours ago, Get Real said:

You are right on the spot with this comment. What the university should do is to make the offer, if the boys can show that they are worthy of such a gift regarding education success they will later have the possibility to recieve such a gift. 

Why not make the coach the PRIME MINISTER and the rest of the Wild Boar gang MINISTERS?

25 minutes ago, jippytum said:

Would he have to have Thai nominees to run his company ?

these types can instantly *buy* thai nationality. don't be naive ?

2 hours ago, scorecard said:

 

Well maybe the doctors (especially the psychiatrist) want to shield them for a while from sensationalist footage / comments about the rescue.

aka "hysterical b3llsh3t vs mass-psychosis".

Lets hope he doesn't fall in love with an Isaan hottie. Could cost him more than his submarine ?

On a serious note. The guy is a business man not some charity guru. every opportunity to gain popularity for his comercial projects will be taken.

We all know how Thai people react to people like him: with awe because they focus on wealth, money and status. 75% of thai however isn't capable using PAYPAL.

52 minutes ago, Aforek said:

A language doesn't spread in five minutes; Thai language is spoken only in Thailand, English began with colonisation then USA which  invented so many things and exported them all over the world : better English than Chinese ( but as said above, things can change in the future ; in two centuries , which language ? ) 

if i were young i would learn CHINESE & SPANISH. now i speak and read 4 languages (3 fluent) and can speak thai (enough for daily chats/life, not enough to discuss the big bang or the complexities of belgian federalism ;-))

34 minutes ago, Gillyflower said:

He's a Shan.  In CM all my friends are Shan and I find them very much brighter, intelligent etc. than most Thai people.

not only shan, basically all etnics in myanmar explaining why even MON's and KAREN's and BURMESE quickly learn Thai language, knowing it's a good thing to speak that language too. thai are lazy and self-centered beings as they are taught to be like that from early age. they look down on their neighbours and look down on the west. the will to EVOLVE in myanmar or laos is 10x stronger than here because thai have all they need: cheap chinese consumer goods, 24/7 7/11, internet and rice. when i was working in myeik and dawei there were plenty of THAI businessmen there only speaking thai. zero english, zero burmese. their staff were locals who spoke thai. the funny thing was the staff was much more witty then the bosses and laughed with the utter incompetence of the hand that feeds them ?

25 minutes ago, happy chappie said:

My wife said to me one time,why does everyone in the world have to learn English and not Thai.lol.

classic thai way of looking at things... and some people marry these folks ?

3 hours ago, BobbyL said:

It was a great scene to hear him communicate with the two British divers. Not so good when out of 12 kids he was the only one he could speak basic stuff and he is Burmese. 

 

Thailand is generations away from having a proficient English speaking nation. 

euh correction, not burmese but hilltribe which is a big difference. burmese are bpama. hilltribe'rs have different languages and customs. it's like calling a spanish a portugese. many of those hill tribes boys were actually stateless and live HERE and have gone to school HERE too. if he spoke good english he has learned it here somewhere from someone and surely not in some remote border area of shan state ?

40+ people died which is a bloody shame. people on holiday. often coming here for their very first time since many chinese cannot afford a holiday each year.  i've been on a boat several time here and never went inside the vessel. the few times i was forced to do so in myanmar i felt very uncomfy. even for long trips between myeik and kawthoung i stayed on the roof...

21 hours ago, sgiandubh69 said:

So, severe weather warnings were clearly issued,  The operators disregarded this and the boats went out  Now 40 confirmed dead. Someone has some serious questions to answer. ‘Mai pen rai’ won’t work this time surely.

true NO mai pen rai this time. they choose the other classic known as "not my fault, sea fault"...

the thai i deal with on daily basis are so honest i actually became honest myself. i wasn't 2 decades ago, meaning, if i found money or stuff i would just keep it.

5 hours ago, Damrongsak said:

I bought some pills shaped like that.  I thought they were aspirin, but they made my headache worse.  And I had visions, heard voices, etc. 

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