6 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

100% agree. My wife - a 41 year old school teacher - had never heard if 9/11 and the towers until she married me 5 years ago, one of the biggest events in modern history !

This is insane but quite common.

Ever tried to talk about geography with gilrs here? Last one told me Brazil is in Africa.

I doubt that they asked anyone at all in the so called "poll". Some guy of Thailand politburo just wrote it down. I even doubt Thais believe this BS.

11 minutes ago, Anton9 said:

This is insane but quite common.

Ever tried to talk about geography with girls here? Last one told me Brazil is in Africa.

 

 

I showed Thailand on a world map to a girl and she said "It can't be there.... too small.....it must be THAT one,,,"  (pointing to Africa). 

39 minutes ago, Jimbo2014 said:

This is why Thailand gets nowhere.  There are many good things about Thailand but there are many bad things, such as the military dictatorship, the death tolls on the roads, the rubbish, the pollution, the cost of living in Bangkok etc...  Thais seem unable to be critical of their own society and this really holds them back from addressing the shortcomings.  Thailand's golden demographic age is passing fast.  In 10 years the population starts shrinking and there will be few young people left to address the poor infrastructure and debt problems this generation leaves.  Very sad.   

Another Thailand is going to hell in a handcart post. I've lived in Thailand on and off for over 30 years and watched it develop into a successful newly industrialised country with strong exports and a diverse economy. The western world, conversely, is in a downward spiral of its own making - it's falling apart socially and economically. 

Edited August 23, 20205 yr by dbrenn

5 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

I thought that's the American attitude. 

Nope it's Thais

4 hours ago, herfiehandbag said:

About as credible as the Bellorussian Presidential Election results! 

About as credible as the Thais General's Election results!

Did anyone recognize this pearl of the OP:

 

'When asked what good things Thailand has, ....78.5 per cent cited electric trains and advanced technologies...'

 

They love Thailand because of its electric trains! LMAO

 

I think the one who ordered to write down this fake 'poll' is part of the committee which gets the brown envelopes for signing the high-speed rail projects with China.

"and 60.3 per cent cited people who know that foreigners were trying to create conflict among Thai people."

 

So true. All you have to do to prove this is to read TV forums full of vindictive nasty Expats.

Not all - but many.  Cant understand why the seriously negative ones just dont leave.

Then again - having to admit ruin and failure after being taken by a ex-bar girl wouldn't be easy I guess.

 

All the Expats I know, or want to know, understand the Thai culture enough to embrace it and go with the flow.

Complaining about all the wrong things never solves anything - it just makes people negative and complain more.

Leave the Thais alone I say - it is up to them - and all these Expat 'experts' give the rest of us a bad name.

 

41 minutes ago, Anton9 said:

This is insane but quite common.

Ever tried to talk about geography with gilrs here? Last one told me Brazil is in Africa.

The first time visitor to Brazil might also make that mistake.

Exactly where were these supposed polls completed .............LOL

So why so many Thais dream of living and working abroad? 

5 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

I thought that's the American attitude. 

No; according to the news it seems that most American think America is horrible!

 

6 hours ago, rooster59 said:

60.3 per cent cited people who know that foreigners were trying to create conflict among Thai people.

So this Super Poll knew the right questions to ask, with this racist and biased approach in their multiple choice questionnaire.. No wonder farangs aren't the flavour of  choice at the moment.. With this BS.. 

1 hour ago, RichardColeman said:

100% agree. My wife - a 41 year old school teacher - had never heard if 9/11 and the towers until she married me 5 years ago, one of the biggest events in modern history !

 

I'm sure your marriage meant a helluva lot to you, as did mine, but "one of the biggest events in modern history"? Come on!!! ???????????? 

Just now, Curt1591 said:

No; according to the news it seems that most American think America is horrible!

 

A big part of the rest of the world seems to think the same. Maybe the Americans who think that are right this time.

It's probably a fairly accurate result.The Thai have a very strong culture.

As for working abroad-they want to make money..

I think that their hearts are always back home in the long term.

double post.

Edited August 23, 20205 yr by Odysseus123

6 hours ago, rooster59 said:

When asked who must protect the country's institutions, 94.9 per cent of respondents said the people, 89.5 per cent said government officials and 86.9 per cent said the Army. Respondents were allowed multiple choices.

????

6 hours ago, rooster59 said:

and 60.3 per cent cited people who know that foreigners were trying to create conflict among Thai people.

And that's a lot of paranoia BS. Back in Oz I was working 7 days a week. Work, home; work home. Didn't even know the names of my neighbours or what they did. Didn't care....too busy, too tired.

Here in Thailand and not much different. I'm just too busy with my own affairs etc to be concerned with Thais and their lives. If someone wanders onto the property looking for a handout during this Covid crisis...no problems' here you go take this and feed the family.

Neighbour wanders over, going through a tough time. "I'll clean your back paddock for you." "Yeah, no worries, thank you very much. I'll pay you such and such."

But that's my total involvement in Thai life. Car accident in front of my house...I couldn't give a rodent's rectum. Kid dead. None of my business.

Foreigners creating conflict.....rubbish!!!

1 hour ago, RichardColeman said:

100% agree. My wife - a 41 year old school teacher - had never heard if 9/11 and the towers until she married me 5 years ago, one of the biggest events in modern history !

I asked a Thai girl if she'd heard of 9/11. She said that these were shops in America copied from Thailand, but Thailand's 7/11 are better and stay open longer.

 

 

Every weeks thai news look like a first april,

but it's not a joke...

This poll is rubbish ran by military. No further comment 

I'm not Thai, but by and large, I agree that Thailand is better than other countries. For quality of life for me personally, that is. Of course the country has flaws just like any other one has, ranging from mildly annoying to really bad. No big deal for me.

They clearly didn't poll many people on this forum ☺️

Well I look at the ranting and raving for the most part of this thread and my first thought is that Thailand has it right with the general mai pen rai attitude. I am not at all surprised Thai people think their country is the best, I too think my home country has done well for me. But then I too was conditioned from birth to accept life in my country and it's expectations.

 

I like the 'self sufficiency model' in Thailand, many people may not get to travel the world, but why worry when the world comes to you. Besides what you see in other countries is unlikely to shape your life in rural Thailand.

I see that the elder rural population have enjoyed a life free of corporate slavery, no 9 - 5 working, free of high expectation, other than live every day life, with frequent parties and assemblies. Buying necessities not 'luxuries' living their lives with little unpleasant interuption, surrounded by supportive families and friends.

Thailand is changing, more 'must have' attitude, less tolerance of others, but fortunately still retains those cultural family values, they will be needed until such times that compulsory personal work pensions arrive, because the 'progress' has taken the youth, living from the land, into corporate slavery, in effort to gain access to the new must have in life, to meet 'expectation' to create an illusion of 'success'

The youth in time will look back and envy the lifestyle of the past generations, my family I hope will be provided with a choice of either. That is what Thailand has to offer right now.

Yes Thailand is up there with best.

 

 

 

8 hours ago, Samui Bodoh said:

Can I assume that they only asked Army people seconded to government offices as officials?

 

 

 

Plus patients at the local deaf, dumb & blind club.

Maybe this result is the indication of ignorance or manifestation of patriotism - in some SEA countries including Thailand many people didn't know even the name of my country when asked ????

44 minutes ago, 473geo said:

Well I look at the ranting and raving for the most part of this thread and my first thought is that Thailand has it right with the general mai pen rai attitude. I am not at all surprised Thai people think their country is the best,

A reasonable and well considered post as the Thai,whatever their political affiliations may be ,appear to take great pride in their country,its society,culture and religions-which is fine by me..

 

 

Edited August 23, 20205 yr by Odysseus123

37 minutes ago, 473geo said:

Well I look at the ranting and raving for the most part of this thread and my first thought is that Thailand has it right with the general mai pen rai attitude. I am not at all surprised Thai people think their country is the best, I too think my home country has done well for me. But then I too was conditioned from birth to accept life in my country and it's expectations.

 

 

 

 

 

Corruption, mai pen rai, coups mai pen rai, slaughter on the roads mai pen rai, convicted ministers mai pen rai, totally inadequate education system mai pen rai. At lest some of the young are not as brainwashed as some foreigners thank goodness so there is still hope.

There must be a medal from the CCP for Excellence in Brainwashing hanging on some general's uniform.

Edited August 23, 20205 yr by DrTuner