Mr Meeseeks

Ah, life's simple pleasures. And let's be honest, most of them wouldn't know what good food or drink was (hint: it ain't chicken feet soup and Johnny Walker whisky), You omitted sleep from that list too. ????

Unfortunately that is Thailand all over. Jobs for incompetent and lazy mates to gain face. Jobs for less qualified and experienced Thai individuals because the boss doesn't like foreigners. I've seen it all here. Company I used to work for was taken over by another bigger company (I won't be naming names but many of you will know it), and a new Chairman was installed. The Chairman (another crony) grew on the back of the very competent, young Western manager, but eventually wanted to replace the Western manager with his mate, a local Thai, with no relevant skills, experience or knowledge about the industry or products the company was producing. This was possibly due to the Chairman being xenophobic, the two clashing over the direction of the company and strategy, or most likely, a combination of both. Eventually the Chairman's ego got out of control and he made it untenable for the young manager to stay so the manager left. Shortly after the young manager departed the problems started to appear; dissatisfaction from the line staff having to be managed by someone who was arrogant and incompetent, failing compliance audits, HSE being ignored, discipline out of control, equipment and maintenance failures etc. Shortly after losing its best asset the company started a slow decline into eventual insolvency and closure. It eventually closed a couple of years later putting 50 Thais out of work.

I'd be surprised if the majority have an IQ above 80.

This is why it's such a basket case. People in jobs they shouldn't be in, with no prerequisite skills or knowledge and only in it for the money. Money Number One.

It does in Thailand, where foreigners are expected to be completely subservient to their flawed culture without criticism or complaint.

You mean like this? The soldier in Nakhon Ratchasima that killed 29 and injured 58? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nakhon_Ratchasima_shootings

The altered sign with 'wellcome to Thailand we have condom we have KY, take care good' etc. a bit too close to the truth for EXAT it seems. ????

Really? Very odd.

I had the misfortune to work with a guy like this and he had 6000+ unread emails in his inbox and accused others of poor management and communication. A total buffoon. Imagine the state of the rest of his house, probably like the field after a gypsy's wedding.

I find that to be true of most Thais in positions of authority and power.

78 years old? Better off at home with his pipe and slippers.

Most Thais I know don't eat beef.

Are those the same ones that hang around on Pattaya Second Road trying to relieve Indian gentlemen of their gold chains?

As usual, mismanagement and entitlement to the fore here. Probably thought a discount was going to be on offer due to countries boycotting TV rights due to Qatar's Human Rights Issues. Wrong again ye inadequates.

The old 'safety standards' chestnut again. Thailand is a basket case when it comes to health and safety and in particular road safety. File this one in the 'too hard basket'. Now where's the som tam?

Seems to be the norm here after witnessing a hit and run myself while in a Kerry office on Sukhumvit road.

Much of a muchness imo.

Note the high end BMWs can only state "assembled in Thailand' because the high quality of parts including the steel mean that they cannot be considered to be manufactured here. It's also one of the reasons bottom of the range Beemers are still so expensive here (and possibly the reason they are unreliable too) is because they do not qualify for the same tax breaks as Toyota, Mitsubishi and other vehicles that are manufactured here from locally sourced components.

Thailand in a nutshell.

Flew in today, busiest I have ever seen the airport. Queues at immigration were incredible. Fortunately I can use the VIP Fast Lane and was through in seconds.

Saudis have been funding hundreds of radical Islamic schools in Thailand for decades.

Of course as they worship money. All the Buddhas and temple roofs are gold for a reason.

Yes mostly Bangladeshis were the cooks when I was back in Scotland, some Nepalese too.

It has always been thus.