56 minutes ago, Goldbear said:

Well this seems to have devolved into an anti American thread.

 

I am surprised that so many of you are so attached to your country of origin considering that most of you don't even live in your country of origin. 

 

And of course everyone is perfect from your countries. I have never seen English or Australians in Thailand acting like complete a**holes before. 

 

I have friends from all these countries and I don't make much of a distinction between them based on nationality. Good people are good people. 

 

Happy Sunday. 

 

It's interesting.  Most Americans really like Brits and Australians.  It's hilarious how Brits look down on Americans (and just about everybody else :)   But, Americans would be shocked at how much Australians dislike them.  Still don't understand why.

53 minutes ago, ELVIS123456 said:

Can you tell us a little more about tutoring. I assume you mean teaching a few Thai kids on weekends for an hour or two at a time. Wife and I thinking of maybe doing that when we get back to earn a little for beer/golf ball money.

At the risk of the 'work permit' posse coming after me, I'll tell you.  :)

First, most of the kids don't care about learning English.  They just want 'help' with their school work.  However, parents think (expect!) you can make the kid fluent in a few months.

There's usually a couple of reasons they need 'help'.  Their English teacher sucks.  The kid is lazy and/or stupid.  Boys are the worst.

The best way to teach/learn a language is 'speaking', first.  Unfortunately, the schools can not/will not teach the kids how to speak.  Instead, the curriculum mostly focuses on grammar.  Writing grammar, not speaking grammar.    

So, you have a choice.  Try to teach the kids the right way.  Or just help them get through their school work.  You'll get more kids (and money) if you give them what they want.

Whatever you decide, be aware of the following:

   - the kids like to work/play in groups (older kids like to be with the younger kids)

   -  they love games (you can be sneaky about the games to fool them into actually learning something)

   - the less you talk the better (make them work harder than you)

   - follow a routine, this is very important (worksheet first to get them quiet, then something new, and then a game before they go home)

   - never assume they know anything or understand anything (assess, repeat, assess, repeat, etc.)

   - try to get to know them (it's a great way to learn the Thai language/culture, and they can be funny as hell)

    - listen to them, try to put yourself in their place (it's not about you)

If you're lucky, you'll might find a kid who is highly motivated.  And you can make a real difference in their life.

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'Best friend' is just the first level.  It'll cost you lots more for a 'gold' upgrade.  And everything you own for a 'platinum' upgrade.

You might want to try tutoring first, to get your feet wet.  Thai students are unique, to put it politely.

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13 minutes ago, iReason said:

The true disciples, burned:

That idiot doesn't look old enough to vote.

1 hour ago, sanemax said:

Americans tend to divide the whole World up into just two different categories

Everything is either "awesome" or it "sucks"

And they all seem to use the word "like" every third word .

"And I was like, that sucks"

"And I was like, thats awesome"

It sucks to be you.

3 hours ago, juice777 said:

It really gets my Goat when I see a Thai Web site and they have the USA flag to change the language to English. I mean the clue is in the name of the language.

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Is 'Goat' a first name or last name?

4 hours ago, bazza73 said:

Australia still has expressions such as drongo, don't come the raw prawn, and bodgy in our lexicon, although they are more likely to be found in country towns. One thing that's never going to change is the Australian accent.

It amazes me how there are about 29 elements in the periodic table with the suffix "ium", and the "i" is pronounced in all of them. E.g. Sodium, potassium, calcium.  Except Americans insist on pronouncing aluminium as aluminum. I think it was Churchill who said we are divided by a common language.

We do have to thank America for introducing phrases such as "collateral damage" , "alternative facts" and "have a nice day" into the English language. Although I am not sure they see the humour of it.

Typical sanctimonious nonsense.  

" just a cursory amount of research into the matter will tell even the most ardent linguistic conservative that the matter is not quite that simple"

http://www.lostinthepond.com/2013/02/why-do-americans-pronounce-it-aluminum.html#.Wbvjsa2B1Ag

1 minute ago, JHolmesJr said:

people who aren't getting BM on leto are doing a few things wrong…..they need to drink a lot more water

than before to start with….this is to flush out the kidneys and soften the stools…they should also up their fibre drastically

I choose flaxseed meal (which I make into tortillas with almond and coconut four) and oat bran everyday and I have seen an easing in BM problems. Also must eat lots of low carb veggies like broccoli, spinach etc….

 

 

Can I talk you out of the recipe for the tortillas?

NK should worry more about Japan.  Their toys are way more advanced than NK's weapons.

5 hours ago, canuckamuck said:

For those who say, just accept that he has nukes. I can see that you are not afraid of one or two ICBMs. But what about when Kim has 10 and he goes: Tokyo, Osaka, Guam, Washington, LA, Chicago, Seattle, Houston, San Francisco, Atlanta, and one more again for Washington, and artillery for Seoul. Sure America would retaliate, North Korea would be annihilated and the US might knock out one or two of those missiles. But the economy is finished regardless.

He'll keep 5 and sell the rest.

Maybe they think you want bifocals.

Did they find the sleeves to his shirt?

10 minutes ago, retarius said:

Kim like the rest of us

A hooker will be in your price range.  A hiso is out of your price range.

4 minutes ago, canuckamuck said:

More evidence the army plans to remain in power indefinitely

A number of their 'elite' bosses already speak the language.  

1 hour ago, Dakhar said:

Most semi educated Chinese speak English

Chinglish is very popular in China, especially on some of their hilarious signs and printed materials.

Maybe parliament could train interpreters to translate Chinglish into Tinglish. 

9 minutes ago, StreetCowboy said:

Not yet.

 

I have a large latte (I didn't know what a latte was until a few years back), and I worry about the calories, but with skimmed milk it would just be a white coffee.

The author wrote a book about going a year without sex.  Maybe she just 'speaks' too much.

BTW:  You should use this pic for all of your topics.

Does that mean they were dead before the crash was discovered?

3 hours ago, The manic said:

The young generation of Thais are IT savvy.

And they prefer smart phones, not desktops, etc.

What laundry detergent are you (maid?) using?