Being black in Thailand

[NorthernRyland]

5 minutes ago, proton said:

That nonsense will be stopping, there are only Americans and one national anthem

The black national anthem was an astounding misstep.  They're opening dividing the country along racial lines in the most public way possible. This will alienate all races and grow racial consciousness amongst white Americans which will undo the entire American project in its current form.

 

They did the exact opposite of what Theodore Roosevelt said but on steroids. So now we're all hyphenated-Americans and the original founding stock is color coded white-American plus we have two national anthems. Brilliant plan for running the "united states" I'm sure it's going to end well.

 

[Mike_Hunt]

21 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

 

I have worked with a range of nationalities. The only ethnic group I have an antipathy towards is Arabs, based on my personal experiences with them.

 

I work for an MSP and have to deal with customers in the Middle East. Arabs are the worst people on the planet. They have a false politeness yet will stab you in the back at a moment's notice.  They have a superiority complex, yet they try to push their lack of technical chops on us. Joining a conference call with Arabs is a trip. They shout at each other the entire time and never solve the problem. They are lazy people and lazy thinkers.

[NorthernRyland]

7 minutes ago, Mike_Hunt said:

I know a Thai woman who only dates black men. 

Are there enough black men to date these days? I went from never seeing them to seeing them maybe a few times a year (around Chiang Mai at least). In the distinct minority for sure.

[Mike_Hunt]

Just now, NorthernRyland said:

Are there enough black men to date these days? I went from never seeing them to seeing them maybe a few times a year (around Chiang Mai at least). In the distinct minority for sure.

There are plenty of black men for her.   She finds them on Thiafriendly.   

[proton]

16 minutes ago, Mike_Hunt said:

 

I know a Thai woman who only dates black men. 

 

Is she fat, and or ugly? 😄

[NorthernRyland]

5 minutes ago, Mike_Hunt said:

There are plenty of black men for her.   She finds them on Thiafriendly.   

Interesting. I've seen the "passport bro" stuff so they must be hitting the dating circuit too. Besides her I wonder how they're doing.

[NorthernRyland]

11 minutes ago, Mike_Hunt said:

I work for an MSP and have to deal with customers in the Middle East. Arabs are the worst people on the planet.

My only experience with Arabs besides passing through the airport once was at a Jordanian restaurant  in Bangkok. Totally vile how they ate rice with their hands and stroked their beards to clean the food debris. An interesting experience and I liked the food but not getting good vibes from them.

[Evil Penevil]

58 minutes ago, Mike_Hunt said:

The problems in Africa are rooted in European imperialism.

 

When Muhammad Ali returned to the U.S. after the "Rumble in the Jungle" against George Foreman in the Congo in 1974, a reporter supposedly asked him what he thought of Africa.  Ali is said to have answered, ""Thank God my granddaddy got on that boat!"  That's probably a misquote based on something George Foreman's manager said:  "Thank God our grandpappies caught that boat!"

 

The quote in one form or another is used to illustrate the fact that African-Americans prefer to live in the U.S., even though some consider it a racist society.

Source: https://quotepark.com/quotes/1761571-dinesh-dsouza-better-off-the-point-is-illustrated-by-the-great/

[BangkokReady]

1 hour ago, NorthernRyland said:

I recall some racial insensitive commercials in Thailand. Imagine if you saw this right after the evening news filled with mixed white-Thai people and women smothered with whitening creams.

 

 

How do you feel this video is "racial insensitive"?

[connda]

The world seems to be full of victims.  My suggestion?

1. Don't be one.
2. Ignore those who are.

[freedomnow]

2 hours ago, NorthernRyland said:

What? Everyone was dating a Thai. As long as I've been in Thailand there has been interracial dating with Farangs and this was the norm. Much of the topics about Thailand are regarding these relationships and they dominate the experience of living in Thailand.

 

This is Thai-Farang though. How it works with Africans is another question and still uncharted territory for the most part.

 

Actually though, my wife has a cousin that married a black mail man from Las Vegas and they've lived together for years in America. She made a point of telling me he was black even as it was unusual. Otherwise I've perhaps never seen a Thai-black couple in real life although I know they exist.

You can be seen as a sex tourist /expoliting a younger Thai female if age gap is visible...if you enter the backpacker bubbles around Thailand...an older guy married to a Thai said much the same..he avoided any shor term tourist bubbles such as weekend market walking streets...

I have felt much the same going in these bubbles in my time in Thailand so just avoided short-term tourist/backpacker bubbles...it's a cliche thing ...my g/f was in uni though I was under 40 at time but not in my early 20s...

[Mike_Hunt]

9 hours ago, proton said:

 

Is she fat, and or ugly? 😄

She is not my cup of tea.  

[Mike_Hunt]

9 hours ago, connda said:

The world seems to be full of victims.  My suggestion?

1. Don't be one.
2. Ignore those who are.

Victimhood has clout in some circles. 

[NorthernRyland]

8 hours ago, freedomnow said:

You can be seen as a sex tourist /expoliting a younger Thai female if age gap is visible...if you enter the backpacker bubbles around Thailand...an older guy married to a Thai said much the same..he avoided any shor term tourist bubbles such as weekend market walking streets...

 

oh I see what you mean. Yes the Farang in Pai were clearly opposed to sex tourists and the old man with young girl thing.

[NorthernRyland]

9 hours ago, BangkokReady said:

How do you feel this video is "racial insensitive"?

Personally I don't mind this or the other video of the black man being washed clean but some people find it a little offensive for various reasons.

 

 

[hotsun]

Yes i do feel western politics is making its way to Asia. Theres nowhere to escape from it

[Lacessit]

10 hours ago, Mike_Hunt said:

 

I work for an MSP and have to deal with customers in the Middle East. Arabs are the worst people on the planet. They have a false politeness yet will stab you in the back at a moment's notice.  They have a superiority complex, yet they try to push their lack of technical chops on us. Joining a conference call with Arabs is a trip. They shout at each other the entire time and never solve the problem. They are lazy people and lazy thinkers.

IME the Arabs I worked with spent more time trying to get out of work than it would have taken them to get the work done.

[SLOWHAND225]

My wife is black and Thai's treat her extraordinarily well here. They treat her like a rockstar, stoping her to take picture, talk and they want to touch her skin and hair. Many of them have never seen a black woman in person. She's also put in the time to learn their language.

Now if we could only get her Visa sorted. lol

[BangkokReady]

19 minutes ago, NorthernRyland said:

Personally I don't mind this or the other video of the black man being washed clean but some people find it a little offensive for various reasons.

 

I feel the same.  I think people rush to say things are racist wherever they see the chance.

 

The toothpaste one actually highlights the plight of Black people, as he is constantly rescuing people's balloons, but then they are too scared to take them from him.  A feeling I'm sure most foreigners can relate to post-covid.

[proton]

10 hours ago, BangkokReady said:

 

How do you feel this video is "racial insensitive"?

 

Got any old ones for Darkie toothpaste or Black man mops? 😊

[BangkokReady]

10 minutes ago, proton said:

Got any old ones for Darkie toothpaste or Black man mops? 😊

 

I hadn't heard of Black Man Mops before.  Neither seem racist.

[BKKBike09]

This interview pretty much says it all. If you are born in Thailand, you are Thai - but unless you are raised in a Thai family, and go to Thai schools, you'll never really fit in because your outlook and way of thinking will be different from most Thai people. 

 

This guy's parents aren't Thai and it sounds like he went to a madrassa after primary school. It seems odd, too, that he says he has an ID card but not a Thai passport - maybe he only has a pink ID.

 

Some of the comments by Thais are very revealing e.g. "he speaks Thai so clearly" ... "if you didn't see his face you'd think he was Thai" etc. Not "he was born here so he is Thai". But he doesn't look Thai so, to many Thai people, he could never be Thai.

 

 

[Liverpool Lou]

11 hours ago, NorthernRyland said:

Massively higher standard of living than their family who were not captured as slaves

Massively higher standard of living than their family who were not sold as slaves by their fellow Africans.

[norfolkandchance]

[bkk6060]

It has nothing to do with their skin color, more their attitudes.  And, things that don't go their way many pull the race card. Lots of insecurity in their culture mostly do their past.

[NorthernRyland]

8 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Massively higher standard of living than their family who were not sold as slaves by their fellow Africans.

 

At least a couple of African countries said will repatriate black Americans and help them settle but few takers for obvious reasons. I guess they'd rather stay in America where they get the bully pulpit and can blame whitey for all their problems. 

 

https://apnews.com/video/ghana-black-experience-annie-risemberg-damon-smith-3cefefdc76b3482dbe1e65d3a0f19a91#:~:text=Ghana recently granted citizenship to,the Return” initiative in 2019.

[proton]

31 minutes ago, NorthernRyland said:

 

At least a couple of African countries said will repatriate black Americans and help them settle but few takers for obvious reasons. I guess they'd rather stay in America where they get the bully pulpit and can blame whitey for all their problems. 

 

https://apnews.com/video/ghana-black-experience-annie-risemberg-damon-smith-3cefefdc76b3482dbe1e65d3a0f19a91#:~:text=Ghana recently granted citizenship to,the Return” initiative in 2019.

 

Liberia was created for them

[Stiddle Mump]

My ex was black, African and a Muslim.

 

Often think of her praying at the side of the bed.

[proton]

39 minutes ago, Stiddle Mump said:

My ex was black, African and a Muslim.

 

Often think of her praying at the side of the bed.

 

I had one of those, her clit was sliced off in FGM barbarity, hopeless in bed

[Photoguy21]

13 hours ago, Mike_Hunt said:

The problems in Africa are rooted in European imperialism.

No they are rooted in the dictators that are ruling the countries in Africa