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4 minutes ago, jgarbo said:

Asian "face" is simply Western "reputation" but the anonymity of Western society reduces the importance of reputation. Try losing face in a small European or English village. You'll understand the importance of it.

Although i understand what you mean, and i've lived in small villages most of my time, 'face' and 'reputation' can have the same meaning sometimes, and sometimes not.

I know people who have a big face, but a bad reputation.

23 minutes ago, dotpoom said:

Why is this subject approached in a manner that it only applies to the Thai people.

  Have you never back home seen fights over the same thing...one person making a "show" of another or making him look stupid. How many Farangs will Never admit that they could possibly have been wrong about something. Older ones with totally "closed" minds.

What about our so called "Leaders"....politicians. Have you ever heard one say, in an interview for example...."You know what ..you have a good point there, I never looked at it that way...now I see that you are correct and I had got it wrong"?

I think you are right to point out that the "face thing" exists in the west and most likely everywhere.

I also don't see it as completely negative.

In my country, for example, it's very bad etiquette to punish your children in front of others, as they might deserve the punishment, but not a public humiliation.

Just now, Spidey said:

Next weeks winning lottery numbers please. (For my wife, not me, I'm not that shallow)

haha, i am extremely shallow, i won't tell you.

1 minute ago, Vacuum said:

Yes, and? 

What exactly do you want to know ?

Just now, marko kok prong said:

As another poster said he may well have had depression,let me tell you no amount of money,property,or love can stop it i know this well i have black spells than can last for days,this is no fun at all for your wife/gf,many Thai's don't understand it,from the sound of this the poor guy was distraught and killed himself,at least now he is at peace,a truly tragic event.

Yes, he could have been depressed or terminally ill for what we know, we should be careful with assumptions.

3 minutes ago, mercman24 said:

witnessed this lot in Bangkok,  just go up to a girl and try to put their tongues down their throat, brought up to treat women as second class. and bring that shit here, nice one girl

The last time i was in Pattaya, some 12 years ago, i was walking down the street, and watching girls sitting in the bars.

Suddenly, a bus parked in front, and some 50/60 tourists, i will omit their nationality, swarmed down from the bus, and started grabbing girls as if they were seafood at a buffet.

Disgusting.

2 minutes ago, Spidey said:

Which is the root of the problem. The South Asians travel abroad an think that they can treat women the same way as they do in their own countries.

 

Most bar girls in Pattaya will tell you horror stories about Indians in Pattaya. I've seen a few unpleasant incidents myself.

That's one of the reasons i don't like bars anymore, too many sad stories behind the ubiquitous smiles.

37 minutes ago, ukrules said:

If it's the teachers fault then we can work out the thinking behind this.

 

Lets examine it a little. The teacher has been fired.

 

Why would the teacher be fired for what is surely a one off and completely unexpected incident ?

 

I can only think of one reason the teacher would be held responsible and that's because something like this is not completely unexpected.

 

For sure something like this could have happened many times, and conveniently swept under the carpet.

Bullyism in various forms has always existed, i guess.

5 hours ago, Catoni said:

Only the magnetic poles will shift, over a great length of time. As a matter of fact they are always shifting, but flipping north to south will happen over a few thousand years very gradually. It doesn’t happen overnight. Our ancestors were walking around last time it happened. Massive destruction doesn’t happen. So don’t worry about it. 

     You have a very unreal imagination and watch too many Hollywood disaster movies.

 

I don't watch many movies, but i have read a few theories which are still debated among the scientists.

As far as i know, the frozen mammoths found in Siberia are yet to be convincingly explained.

There are many legends of massive destruction, and scientific evidence of it.

Well, my point, regarding this topic is that, whether humans are fully or partially responsible for climate change, our existence is based on many factors which we can't control.

2 minutes ago, ravip said:

This indeed is a horrific, unforgivable crime indeed.

But what surprises me is when adults here in comment and bash Thailand and it's people as if this type of crime, or worse, doesn't happen in their homeland. Scum, in human form exists everywhere.

No, I dont condone this crime in any way.

True, it can happen everywhere, perhaps in western countries the justice system is just a bit more reliable; still, it's the first time i hear about teens raping a 4 years old.

The poles will shift abruptly, maybe in 1000 years, or maybe tomorrow, that's the defense mechanism of the planet.

It has happened before, it will happen again.

The survivors will tell tales of flying machines and angry gods , the pyramids and the sphinx will still be there, although not sure if underwater or not.

30 minutes ago, gkroo said:

Also had problems with TOT internet but now it seems that they were having some network probs but now back to normal.

Same here, back to normal.

I think it's in the nature of the job, a vendor must try to attract attention, one way or another.

I don't think Thais have louder voices compared to other nationalities.

18 hours ago, ndfdjnd said:

I wish we could end this stupid 'RIP' nonsense.  They are dead, they aren't resting.  They don't have some way of hearing your RIP sentiment and then acting upon it.  They are either reduced to cinders or rotting in earth.

 

Please can we say something sensible and of this world, perhaps like, "I hope they did not suffer too much, and that their families find the strength to continue".

Both  'RIP' and  "I hope they did not suffer too much, and that their families find the strength to continue", are ways to show compassion for the victims, including their relatives.

'RIP' is the short way to show compassion, personally, even if i didn't know the victims, these kind of news, specially when little children are the victims, make me so sad that, more often than not, i have no words at all.

I used to enjoy his witty posts.

RIP Thaddeus

On 9/13/2018 at 8:39 PM, marcusarelus said:

Your definition of troll = person who does not agree with me and supports his positions with published links instead of my illiterate mates opinions. 

Here is the post i was referring to, and yes , i think it's wrong to tell lies.

Just now, marcusarelus said:

Not true.  Feel free to use the quote function.  Don't you think it is wrong to lie? 

Sorry, cannot be bothered to look , if i am wrong i apologise in advance.