vandeventer Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 (edited) 14 minutes ago, userabcd said: After all it is Thailand, their own language, why not get all visitors to learn and converse in Thai whilst in the country. Because when you get over 70 your brain gets smaller in size and you don't produce any new brain cells. Just keeping up with English is hard enough. English is much easier to learn than Thai and Thai's like learning a second language. Edited February 16, 2023 by vandeventer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 1 hour ago, ThailandRyan said: That is sad to think of. We could help in teaching English as volunteers to the older folks. Think about the UK for a minute. It what I often do to put things into perspective. Retired teachers and other professional volunteer to teach other oldies in order for them to find work. People on an Arabic web forum complain and say they would volunteer to teach these retired people Arabic. How silly does it sound? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 Farang retirees need not apply, even though that would supply Thailand with a huge pool of Native English Speakers. Nationalism and abject racism is simply too strong to allow the status quo to admit that NES farangs volunteers could contribute to the education of the country. Whatever. Their loss. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Boomer6969 Posted February 16, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted February 16, 2023 34 minutes ago, Neeranam said: There should be a requirement for yearly visa holders. In Thailand only money counts. They gave me a 10 years visa, the only words in Thai that I know are "boomboom mai?". 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 4 minutes ago, connda said: Nationalism and abject racism is simply too strong to allow the status quo to admit that NES farangs volunteers could contribute to the education of the country. Maybe it is because we are scared we get retired taxi drivers or butchers who don't know that adjectives don't have a singular and plural. Only kidding, yes, there is a strict hierarchical social structure here and farang don't usually get on the first rung of the ladder. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2baht Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 1 hour ago, Neeranam said: Indeed, some very paranoid bashers on this thread. Expat retirees are not welcome blah blah, poor me, poor me, pour me another. Easy for you Khon Thai to say! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotReallyHere Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 Maybe the they could teach in a driving school. Oh, wait... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 5 hours ago, userabcd said: Did we read this right? Are you describing yourself? No, the way Thai officials view us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 21 hours ago, Neeranam said: Taking jobs from the young English teachers trying to eke a living, or lowering their wages. More a waste of space than many old Expats, at least the latter usually can afford their upkeep! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 41 minutes ago, jacko45k said: More a waste of space than many old Expats, at least the latter usually can afford their upkeep! Depends who you ask. Ask most Thais and young English teachers are more welcome, and respected. Ask Buriram Noi, she'll say the opposite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andycoops Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 I had to laugh at the most uneducated, most unintelligent Too offering his services to the nations elders after more than 8 years of blunder and plunder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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