Richard4849

I asked a bigger manufacturer of paint-spray-cans to make me an offer for 200,000 - 1,000,000 pieces of paint-spray-cans for the European market.

Mai dai.....we already have distributor in Europe,

But it is a private label

Mai dai......we not do private label

Goodbye THB 60,000,000 turn over...........

Printing of catalogues and brochures..........Bangok based companies will not send their sales people out in the province AND the delivery time is approx. 5-6 months for a full-color catalogue.

You sound resentful that a company with exclusive distributorship agreements in place doesn't want to break those agreements to supply to you.

Not so difficult to understand, surely? But so much easier to chalk up to laziness/stupidity/racism...the usual TV rants.

In the plaza behind the seashell museum, across from Novotel Silom.

I'm glad I also live in your Thailand, Samran.

Turkish food quite different from "Arab food".

The Turkish place on Silom is very good -- but I have not been there in a few months so can't confirm 100% that it is still operating.

Oh the humanity.

The Bangkok Amphur sounds like any divorce lawyer in the US

But that is the whole point of the the bone of contension,they are not Lawyers,and have no right to take on that role,they are merely there to facilitate the end of a Marriage, legally!

How can a expat assume to know the "role" of any Thai official?

In the absence of a lawyer(s)sounds like they were being helpful with advice to a potentially naive Thai citizen. The expat is probably lucky that his spouse did not get advice from the Amphur,friends or family to get a lawyer...would a been a lot of screaming then I suspect.

I fail to see what all the shouting of 'isms is about? Bordering on Paranoia methinks....

Consider a scenario where it was maybe your sister or close friend getting a divorce from say a potentially well heeled Arab or ...??

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It is part of their duty to make sure the person knows what their rights are and what they are doing before they do the deed.

You don't have to be a social climber to go out and meet some educated locals. It's not difficult, and could change some people's negative impressions of Thai people.

Guess I've been hanging around the wrong Thai's. Most of the people I know here only have gone to 6th grade and think the world is flat. A few made it to High School and know a little more, however, some of the questions you are asking I seem to remember taking as a freshman or sophomore in college. Seems to me, not too many make it there in this country due to the poor economic conditions they are born in to.

Sounds like you need to expand your social contacts.

Flew in about 10 days ago, domestic flight. The rogue taxi drivers were even in the baggage claim area harassing passengers standing at the luggage carousel.

No they weren't. Don't make up stories.

Exactly. One of the uniformed airport limo taxi girls probably asked him if he needed a taxi, he said no and she went away. Then he spreads the rumor that "rogue taxi drivers" have infiltrated the sterile security area to "harass" passengers.

What a loser.

Leg pockets are least secure of all...they are a lot looser than front or back pockets and you are a lot less likely to feel someone fishing in them.

You know Singapore isn't that far away. I was there 40 years ago and then again a few years ago. Big changes. I am asking here as I know little about it, are the students in Singapore more cosmopolitan? Do they know a lot about history and the world around them? I realize the two countries are not comparable but being so close geographically and generally with the same trade opportunities one can't help but ask what was the difference in post WW II behavior. Can Thailand learn anything from Singapore? And if so why don't they? Anyone know anything about education in Singapore?

I've lived in SIngapore for 8 years. Singaporean education is often criticized for being to imbalanced towards academic studies and stifling towards creative development, yet singaporeans (at least the ones I have conversed with over the years) are certainly aware of the world around them and capable of holding a conversation about past world events. Definitely more so that comparably educated Thais. Singaporeans ade definitely taught more about being part of a global community (which is reflected in their far superior English proficiency).

That being said, I have more Thai friends than Singaporeans and find them to be more open and sociable, even if we can't discuss the global impact of Brazilian deforestation.

Of course Singaporeans speak better English than Thais -- that is the lingua franca there! Not a good comparison.

Passport stays at home, wallet in front pocket. Never had a problem.

There are covered pick-up trucks for rent for this purpose just about everywhere. They park along the side of the street and display signs reading รถรับจ้างทั่วไป or similar. Keep your eyes peeled and you will see them all over the place. Ask a mo-cy boy if you can't find one.

Little brown people stay more subservient when they're a bit peckish.

You should probably ask this question in a forum with more female Thai members.

You'll need a non-immigrant "B" visa in order to work legally, so the APEC card is irrelevant.

How does stating that censorship in Thailand does not block information about the OUTSIDE WORLD equate to a defense of it?

Censorship blocks information about the domestic situation -- particularly the monarchy -- which I find indefensible.

Can you not see the difference?

If Thais lack knowledge about the outside world, censorship has nothing to do with it. That is NOT a defense of censorship -- it is a statement of fact.

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One you are completely wrong but I can't tell you why because TV is censored. I guess that proves my point. How many internet sites are blocked as of today?

But you couldn't answer my question. All you have to do is push the reply button. This was the post. "See, he couldn't deal with the question. Of course a free press is important to education. But more than that is the other question about the Thai education system teaching children what Thai peasants need to know as evidenced by the last election and the feeling of many educated Thais that the peasants are not ready for a free press or full voting rights as evidenced by the suggestion that college graduates get two votes. Is Somchai in favor of this too?

So blather on about grammar and avoid the issue of Thai students remaining ignorant of the world at large because they are not ready for that kind of knowledge.

Approximately 80,000 sites currently blocked.

approx. 80% of them deal with the monarchy

Approx. 19% of them are pornographic websites

So what, exactly, is it about the outside world that Thailand's internet censors are currently blocking?

I'm very curious to hear your position, as all I see blocked are anti-monarchy and smut sites.

Compare this to China, which blocks Facebook, YouTube, etc. etc.

Sorry Richard can't answer against TV rules.

Send me a PM then.

Sorry Richard I went to bed.

I respect Thailand and the laws of the country so I won't write anything transmitted over the INTERNET even by PM that might be against those laws.

Your defense of Thai censorship is unusual for a Western person.

Right. What a cop out. You make a statement you can't defend, then find some cockamamie excuse to get out of the argument.

FYI, I never "defended" censorship". You completely made that up.

For the record, I think censorship is vile (and futile).

I simply stated that the Thai internet censorship is focused on DOMESTIC ISSUES. It does not prevent local people from gaining knowledge of THE WORLD OUTSIDE THAILAND, which is the topic of this thread, and the statement with which you disagreed but refuse to discuss further.

Frankly, I have little desire to converse further with a person who throws out statements he refuses to support, then makes up things other people never said or even implied.

Have a nice day.

Agreed. Could be better.

But I'd say exactly the same about the American, British, and UK public school systems.

All pretty much suck.

Of course you agreed. More important than the fact that it's true -- and is exactly what virtually every single Thai I've spoken to on the topic over 30 years (that must be hundreds) has said, a Thai said it and therefore you have to like it. But there's no possible way you could have agreed without going for the astonishingly predictable and kneejerk reaction: 'but the west is too'.

Wha? Are you trying to paint me as a Thai apologist? Shall I say some bad things about Thailand to gain your respect?

The state of the sidewalks is terrible.

Driving manners are terrible.

There is no excuse for double-pricing, whether private or public business.

The Phuket and Pattaya baht-bus mafias need to be eradicated.

TAT and the cops don't do anything but pay lip service to the tourist scam problem.

Have I proven myself worthy yet?

Back to the educational system. Some of the smartest people I've ever met are products of the Thai educational system, and some of the dumbest.

I meet lots of smart Thais, and lots of dumb ones. Wow, just like farangs.

PS: where's my PM with information on how internet censorship is creating a block to Thais wanting to learn about the outside world. I'm waiting.

Agreed. Could be better.

But I'd say exactly the same about the American, British, and UK public school systems.

All pretty much suck.

That is more than absurd. You are saying the American and UK public school systems are the same as the Thai education system?

The same in one respect: they could all use improvement.

Florida and Somalia both have hot weather and beaches vacations in both places must be about the same.

No one made such a ludicrous comparison. I said they were alike IN ONE RESPECT...not "about the same" or anything remotely similar.

"Censorship" in the Thai press -- such that it exists -- is entirely and completely limited to domestic issues (the monarchy, mostly).

We were talking about Thais learning about the outside world.

The freedom (or lack thereof) in the local press does exactly zero to prohibit Thais learning about the world around them. It is all there for them to explore -- in the press, on TV, and on the internet, if they want to.

It's not a North Korea situation.

One you are completely wrong but I can't tell you why because TV is censored. I guess that proves my point. How many internet sites are blocked as of today?

But you couldn't answer my question. All you have to do is push the reply button. This was the post. "See, he couldn't deal with the question. Of course a free press is important to education. But more than that is the other question about the Thai education system teaching children what Thai peasants need to know as evidenced by the last election and the feeling of many educated Thais that the peasants are not ready for a free press or full voting rights as evidenced by the suggestion that college graduates get two votes. Is Somchai in favor of this too?

So blather on about grammar and avoid the issue of Thai students remaining ignorant of the world at large because they are not ready for that kind of knowledge.

Approximately 80,000 sites currently blocked.

approx. 80% of them deal with the monarchy

Approx. 19% of them are pornographic websites

So what, exactly, is it about the outside world that Thailand's internet censors are currently blocking?

I'm very curious to hear your position, as all I see blocked are anti-monarchy and smut sites.

Compare this to China, which blocks Facebook, YouTube, etc. etc.

Sorry Richard can't answer against TV rules.

Send me a PM then.

"Censorship" in the Thai press -- such that it exists -- is entirely and completely limited to domestic issues (the monarchy, mostly).

We were talking about Thais learning about the outside world.

The freedom (or lack thereof) in the local press does exactly zero to prohibit Thais learning about the world around them. It is all there for them to explore -- in the press, on TV, and on the internet, if they want to.

It's not a North Korea situation.

One you are completely wrong but I can't tell you why because TV is censored. I guess that proves my point. How many internet sites are blocked as of today?

But you couldn't answer my question. All you have to do is push the reply button. This was the post. "See, he couldn't deal with the question. Of course a free press is important to education. But more than that is the other question about the Thai education system teaching children what Thai peasants need to know as evidenced by the last election and the feeling of many educated Thais that the peasants are not ready for a free press or full voting rights as evidenced by the suggestion that college graduates get two votes. Is Somchai in favor of this too?

So blather on about grammar and avoid the issue of Thai students remaining ignorant of the world at large because they are not ready for that kind of knowledge.

Approximately 80,000 sites currently blocked.

approx. 80% of them deal with the monarchy

Approx. 19% of them are pornographic websites

So what, exactly, is it about the outside world that Thailand's internet censors are currently blocking?

I'm very curious to hear your position, as all I see blocked are anti-monarchy and smut sites.

Compare this to China, which blocks Facebook, YouTube, etc. etc.

Agreed. Could be better.

But I'd say exactly the same about the American, British, and UK public school systems.

All pretty much suck.

That is more than absurd. You are saying the American and UK public school systems are the same as the Thai education system?

The same in one respect: they could all use improvement.

Agreed. Could be better.

But I'd say exactly the same about the American, British, and UK public school systems.

All pretty much suck.

"Censorship" in the Thai press -- such that it exists -- is entirely and completely limited to domestic issues (the monarchy, mostly).

We were talking about Thais learning about the outside world.

The freedom (or lack thereof) in the local press does exactly zero to prohibit Thais learning about the world around them. It is all there for them to explore -- in the press, on TV, and on the internet, if they want to.

It's not a North Korea situation.