Prairieboy Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 22 hours ago, tingtong said: if only i could have a dollar for every time i heard the phrase from a thai "this is thailand" as a racist counter for anything and everything.... Yes, me too! Then I could afford to retire in a place where I am actually made to feel welcome. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairieboy Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 3 hours ago, garyk said: Ain't no-one goings to stop me from heading threw there.. ???? Maybe through?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 An inflammatory profane post has been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mindfulness Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 two wrongs never make a right. However sheesh talk about the kettle calling the pan black. The sheer racism in Thailand is in abundance; two tier pricing, 51% Thai Majority in business company, etc, etc. Not forgetting the amount of times I have heard and also on two occasions been on the receiving end of, “you not like go back your own country”. Ignorance is everywhere, and for many bliss. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BritManToo Posted November 25, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 25, 2019 (edited) On 11/23/2019 at 12:34 PM, Just1Voice said: I'll probably catch hell for this, but in a way I tend to agree with the sentiments of the note. I learned very quickly that to truly get by in Thailand I had to learn the language. If you are living in a country whose language is different than your own, it pays to learn it. If I were in a country with the prospect of citizenship that spoke English, Mandarin, Urdu or Spanish, I'd agree with you. But there's many countries where the language base is so small, it's not really worthwhile. Another point to note, in Thailand only 35% of the population speak Central Thai as their fist language, so almost no point in learning it. My MiL speaks a village variation on Laos, out of 250 families on our housing estate, only four other elderly Thais and my 8 year old son can speak with her. There's more people living around us that can speak English with me, than her language with her. Should I really learn her language, and when I'm only offered a 90 day VISA? Edited November 25, 2019 by BritManToo 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthainess Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 I'm not going to read all these pages but an american saying they can't speak English is a joke, parsta, toemardo, warda (water), skedule etc etc etc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
car720 Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 15 hours ago, yogi100 said: "He talks really good" is a sentence in the English language and with English spelling! See what I mean. "He talks really well", is correct. good is an adjective whilst well is an adverb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metempsychotic Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 On 11/24/2019 at 9:24 AM, FritsSikkink said: Yes, because Texas is well known for its hospitality with foreigners. (sarcasm for the people who don't understand it) Austin has a huge Vietnamese community. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metempsychotic Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 (edited) 17 hours ago, DannyCarlton said: Thanks but I'll use the word racist. I can't imagine why you don't like it. Because it is not necessarily the correct word in this context. In case you have missed the nuances: https://debbyirving.com/are-prejudice-bigotry-and-racism-the-same-thing/ https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lets-get-it-right-bigotry-is-not-racism_b_57eddcd3e4b0972364deb01a Edited November 25, 2019 by metempsychotic 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Grumpy Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 11 hours ago, Nice Boyd said: This comment is moronic as the story another labeler and Yank Basher, this person probably wrote it Can you try that again, but in English, please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4675636b596f75 Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 12 hours ago, Nice Boyd said: Americans get bashed on thaivisa site constantly, and nothing is done about it, Americans are tired of it, these lil Yank Bashing Cliques are never criticized or Banned or Suspended, I’m particularly exhausted with the tolerance given to the bashers , I don’t see any difference between that note and the behavior of a certain clique on here.... As someone who is regularly banned for supporting my country, I would agree with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyCarlton Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 2 hours ago, metempsychotic said: Because it is not necessarily the correct word in this context. In case you have missed the nuances: https://debbyirving.com/are-prejudice-bigotry-and-racism-the-same-thing/ https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lets-get-it-right-bigotry-is-not-racism_b_57eddcd3e4b0972364deb01a I don't do nuances. The note was racist. If the culprit had been found in the UK, they would have ben cahrged with a race hate crime, although I realise that in the US they are more tolerant of racists. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4675636b596f75 Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 5 minutes ago, DannyCarlton said: The note was racist. Notes are not capable of being racist. Full stop. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyCarlton Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 1 minute ago, 4675636b596f75 said: Notes are not capable of being racist. Full stop. The person who wrote it is. Note: I said "the culprit" not the "note" would be charged. Want to play any more adolescent semantics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4675636b596f75 Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, DannyCarlton said: The person who wrote it is. Note: I said "the culprit" not the "note" would be charged. Want to play any more adolescent semantics? Quote I don't do nuances. The note was racist. If the culprit had been found in the UK, they would have ben cahrged with a race hate crime, although I realise that in the US they are more tolerant of racists. Does that refresh your memory? I'll help you even further: You wrote "The note was racist." You didn't write that the writer of the note was racist, you specifically referenced the note itself. Don't get triggered because your ability to communicate is sub par for me. You're not careful with what you write. It's full of grammatical errors and misspellings. You ought to take pride in the written word. Edited November 25, 2019 by 4675636b596f75 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
androokery Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 Shouldn't it be "go back whence you came"? ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwpage3 Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 Not even remotely true Have 1,000's of Vietnamese restaurants as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex2554 Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 On 11/24/2019 at 3:41 PM, woogoo said: But here is another point, the families there who opened restaurants made tons of money. All of that money, with the exception of the money paid in taxes, the kept. They didn’t need to hire a certain number of Americans. They didn’t need a 51% joint ownership with an American. They didn’t need to do 90 day check ins. They all easily obtained their green cards. None of them had to do TM-30s. And, as long as they pay their taxes, it will stay that way. I hear many fellow Americans talk about “institutional racism”, but I never understood what that meant until I came to Thailand. Maybe that's because they are US citizens? Get Thai citizenship and enjoy doing your business without 51% ownership and TM30. Fair game 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldhippy Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 25 minutes ago, Alex2554 said: Maybe that's because they are US citizens? Get Thai citizenship and enjoy doing your business without 51% ownership and TM30. Fair game QUOTE: Get Thai citizenship and enjoy doing your business without 51% ownership and TM30. If only you had told us before!!! Yes, that's how simple and easy it is, how did we overlook that? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josephbloggs Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 9 minutes ago, oldhippy said: QUOTE: Get Thai citizenship and enjoy doing your business without 51% ownership and TM30. If only you had told us before!!! Yes, that's how simple and easy it is, how did we overlook that? US citizens can have 100% ownership of a business here thanks to the Treaty of Amity. So please pipe down - it is actually very easy for them. If you are not a US citizen there are also many ways you can legally have a 100% foreign owned business - I work for one and I handled the application - it wasn't that hard (but admittedly it is not available for all types of industry, but it is for many). So many people on here feel persecuted, hard done by, so many things against them. Yet how many of them have ever actually tried to set up a business and know anything about the process? I am willing to bet not many. It is not as free and easy as the US to do business in general, but that is a much more advanced economy. And you think you can just hire any old foreigner there if you do have a business? No immigration hardships at all? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeePeeMai Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 13 minutes ago, josephbloggs said: It is not as free and easy as the US to do business in general, but that is a much more advanced economy. And you think you can just hire any old foreigner there if you do have a business? No immigration hardships at all? Actually yes, you can legally hire any foreigner you want (as long as they have a green card and a tax ID number or Social Security Number), no work permits, no application, notification or permission needed from US Immigration authorities (now called the USCIS for US Customs and Immigration Service), no hassles or hardships at all. Employers in the USA only have problems when they hire "illegal immigrants" without the green card and SS# (because they are willing to work dirt cheap, even far below minimum wage and are always paid in cash thereby avoiding taxes and payroll records and deductions). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josephbloggs Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 (edited) 2 minutes ago, MeePeeMai said: Actually yes, you can legally hire any foreigner you want (as long as they have a green card and a tax ID number or Social Security Number), no work permits, no application, notification or permission needed from US Immigration authorities (now called the USCIS for US Customs and Immigration Service), no hassles or hardships at all. Employers in the USA only have problems when they hire "illegal immigrants" without the green card and SS# (because they are willing to work dirt cheap, even far below minimum wage and are always paid in cash thereby avoiding taxes and payroll records and deductions). Exactly, you can't just hire any foreigner. How hard is it to get a green card? Could I just turn up and get one and get hired? Edited November 25, 2019 by josephbloggs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeePeeMai Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 Just now, josephbloggs said: Yes, but how hard is it to get a green card? Very easy if you marry a US citizen. If not then there are many other ways and they even have "amnesty periods" where illegals already living in the USA can turn themselves to Immigration in and will be able to get their green cards and become legal immigrants (unless they are wanted or convicted felons etc..) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeePeeMai Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 4 minutes ago, josephbloggs said: Yes, but how hard is it to get a green card? Also quite easy if you already have family living in the USA (or it used to be but I'm not certain about the current situation under President Trump). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaleySabai Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 On 11/23/2019 at 12:33 PM, BritManToo said: How was the note racist? well, because it MUST of been written by a 'whitey'....???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeePeeMai Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 14 minutes ago, HaleySabai said: well, because it MUST of been written by a 'whitey'....???? I was thinking that it may have been written by an overweight entitled female with a strong ebonics accent who either did not like the food or maybe was not pleased with the price she paid for her meal (or maybe they don't accept EBT cards there). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdemundo Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 On 11/22/2019 at 11:09 PM, Yinn said: Is thai restaurant. i think the taste will be better if thai do it. if Mexican, they Mexican cook will taste better. If McDonald’s, the clown can cook it. I frequented a nice Thai restaurant in Southern California a few years ago. Parking was difficult and I was a regular so the boss told me I could park in back and come in through kitchen. I learned that all the cooks were Spanish speakers. So you never know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdemundo Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 (edited) On 11/24/2019 at 2:28 AM, Moo 2 said: The problem with Americans they think that God is English. Wrong. Think God is American. Or a flying spaghetti monster. Edited November 29, 2019 by cdemundo error Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhys Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 Actually for Texas, they need to learn Spanish.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 An inflammatory post and the related replies have been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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