Day-to-day life in Myanmar

[simon43]

Well, the spelling bee competition was all good fun!  I learnt that most of the young students at this private school in Mandalay are actually Chinese, with their parents working in Mandalay or north Myanmar (the school also has a boarding section).

 

I also learnt from another teacher at my school that petty theft has been increasing, as the civil war and lack of income begins to bite.  2 foreign teachers have been the victims of motorbike snatch thefts, snatching bags and mobile phones on the main road close to my school in broad daylight.  There was no mugging/violence, just snatch and ride away fast. I've never heard of this kind of activity before, (unless you wander around drunk at midnight with a big gold necklace!)

 

I will make sure that my backpack is secured on both shoulders when I walk, with my mobile phone in an inside pocket....

Edited 15 hours ago by simon43

[zzzzz]

On 11/21/2024 at 7:07 PM, simon43 said:

The only foreigners that I've seen are a few teachers... no tourists

 

@Keeps - she is still in prison, and has been since February 2021.  She is still highly regarded and respected by the Burman majority ethnic group, less so by other ethnic groups who historically have been seeking autonomy for their regions for many decades.  Being in prison and incommunicado, no word or comments are ever heard from her.

the local Burman might respect her, but NOT the international community cause of her stand on the Rohingya issue before 
she is a no issue 
 

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Burma is OK, but damned boring, beer is ok though

Living in Thailand i truly enjoyed/loved my trips over between 2014-2017 ( 1st one was 87) 

I travelled all over the country by trains, boats, motorcycles & flights from the far north to the far south
https://phuket.zenfolio.com/f125862719

Many say it reminded them of Thailand 20-30 years ago
i don't find that at all and have been living in Thailand since 1984

This is a good opinion post from a russian point of view
well worth the read 
https://www.eurasiareview.com/25112024-in-search-of-a-new-approach-to-myanmar-is-an-alliance-between-the-us-and-myanmar-military-possible-analysis/


Simon; enjoy ur time back there, as i have a bad feeling things could go very bad soon

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