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Are foreigners taken for granted in Thailand?


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Just now, stoner said:

 

why would a thai thank a peasant ?

they thank each other but don't seem to thank foreigners very much..

 

and i'm no farmer.

 

bob.

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42 minutes ago, bob smith said:

i've been watching youtube recently and one fella i'm subscribed to seems to be taken for granted by his thai family/in laws.

 

he does everything for them, never even gets a thank you in return.

 

I stopped doing things for my in-laws years ago, precisely because of this lack of respect.

they haven't had a penny from me for years and never will again.

 

where does this all stem from?

are foreigners just expected to do things for/pay for thais because they are farang and might have more money?

and why the lack of appreciation when a farang does do something for the in laws?

i've seen how thais act towards each other when doing favors, they wai all over the shop, thanking each other profusely.. 

is it just expected so need to say thanks?

would the thai lose face by saying thank you to a farang that does something nice for them?

are we all just taken for granted here?

 

and also for those that bend over backwards for your wifes family and get nothing in return - why do you keep doing it? is it out of pity or is it something else?

 

bob.

Bendover, bobdown, downboy, there there!... thats ok  got it? 

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3 minutes ago, bob smith said:

they thank each other but don't seem to thank foreigners very much..

 

and i'm no farmer.

 

bob.

 

why would they thank you bob ? 

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8 minutes ago, CharlieH said:

"People do because they wanna do" ! They don't do it for gratitude.The fact that you're able to help others should be enough (for most). 

...isn't that naivety precisely what many thai's see as a weakness in foreigners, and why so many farangs end up getting scammed into buying their girlfriends a house in their name, only to find themselves being kicked out of said house 6 months later..

 

bob. 

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1 hour ago, bob smith said:

i've been watching youtube recently and one fella i'm subscribed to seems to be taken for granted by his thai family/in laws.

 

What channel? I am in the mood for some schadenfreude.

 

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3 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

get a hobby mate, avoid YouTube. 

I like to stay as informed from as many different sources as I possibly can.

 

is it not the same for you?

 

bob.

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1 hour ago, bob smith said:

why do you keep doing it?

I don’t do it.

1 hour ago, bob smith said:

is it out of pity or is it something else?

I pity no one. And treat folks no differently here than anywhere else.

1 hour ago, bob smith said:

he does everything for them, never even gets a thank you in return.

There’s a sucker born every minute.

1 hour ago, bob smith said:

where does this all stem from?

are foreigners just expected to do things for/pay for thais because they are farang and might have more money?

Farangs developed an image for some Thai folks of being stupid people easily exploited that come here and become a conduit to for Thai folks to access farangs bank accounts.

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Just now, worgeordie said:

Bob ,and his latest Thai bashing ,he really hates Thai's ,first thing in the

morning ,his first thought ,should I post about dissing Thai's or get my

first drink of the day ,......

 

regards Worgeordie

A sad obsession.

Despite his claims he is really just lonely. He never really made it here and suffers a lot of bitterness.

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43 minutes ago, bob smith said:

I like to stay as informed from as many different sources as I possibly can.

 

is it not the same for you?

 

bob.

No, You Tube doesn't tell me how to run my life! I can actually make decisions for myself! Yes, true, I make my own decisions, bit hard to believe here but there seems to be a lot of lost characters who need that wise Guru to guide them! 

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No, not taken for granted. Simply as 'disposible.' Or perhaps 'interchangeable.'
Thais want foreigners for the tourist trade. Give us the money then go home. There is no need to thank you as you are expected to 'give.'   While we do hear the occasional thanks from food servers when we leave a tip, we don't hear it so much when we go out of our way to help. I can't count the times I've been asked by Thai friends for a favor, performed the favor, then never heard another word.

I don't know if they treat each other this way.

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5 minutes ago, FolkGuitar said:

I don't know if they treat each other this way.

They certainly do not!

 

No thai would ever put up with that kind of behavior.

 

bob.

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They'll treat you based on how you act. The passive - or the aloof - or showoffs - or those trying too hard to be nice or fit in - will be seen as such and some will take advantage of that. Others wont. Not sure thais do it more - maybe people with less money or with tough lives do it more. 

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