Any Jewish people in Thailand noticing local hostilities?

[ChaiyaTH]

10 hours ago, fredwiggy said:

No, that's an assumption many make here. How many Americans do you actually know, and how many are clueless about nationalities? When you make such a statement, knowing 2 or 3 that you think are clueless about nationalities isn't quite the 300+ million that are Americans is it? I'm betting you've never been to the US, and if you have, going from motel to motel to see the sights doesn't qualify you to make a statement like you have. America is all nationalities and has been all along, in one place.Their name was Santomenno, which has origins in Campania, so that's a possible.

This is proven by countless studies, you must be the most ignorant person alive to not know this, stuff even went viral for a year.
 

📉 Only ~20% of Americans speak a second language fluently, compared to 56% of Europeans (Eurobarometer).

📉 Only ~1% of American adults are proficient in a language they learned in school (American Academy of Arts & Sciences).

📉 Most schools in the U.S. don’t require foreign language study or only require 1–2 years, which is barely enough to retain anything.

A National Geographic survey found that only 37% of Americans aged 18-24 could locate Iraq on a map—despite the U.S. being at war there at the time.

🌎 Another survey found 1 in 3 Americans couldn’t find the Pacific Ocean on a map.

📌 Many Americans struggle to name countries in Africa, Asia, or even parts of Europe unless they are high-profile (like France, Germany, or China).

The U.S. exports more culture than it imports – Americans mostly consume American movies, TV, and news, which creates an isolated perspective of the world.

 

🛫 Only ~37% of Americans have a passport (U.S. State Dept.), compared to ~76% of British citizens and 66% of Canadians.

[Jingthing]

1 hour ago, connda said:

I'll be brutally honest.  I've had many "Jewish" friends, and the only way I knew they were "Jewish" is because they informed me so.
Jewish people hail from across ethnic lines.  Most that I've known look very European with a handful looking Eastern Mediterranean.  So honestly, I'd be extremely hard pressed to identify someone as being "Jewish" by looks alone outside of Ultra-othodox Jews who, like Christians Mennonites and Amish, have a very identifiable cultural look.
 

Are you sure about that?

I call B.S.

So take away the religious garb aspect and Hebrew lyrics and you would think what?

That this a choir of Mormons?

 

 

[fredwiggy]

11 minutes ago, ChaiyaTH said:

This is proven by countless studies, you must be the most ignorant person alive to not know this, stuff even went viral for a year.
 

📉 Only ~20% of Americans speak a second language fluently, compared to 56% of Europeans (Eurobarometer).

📉 Only ~1% of American adults are proficient in a language they learned in school (American Academy of Arts & Sciences).

📉 Most schools in the U.S. don’t require foreign language study or only require 1–2 years, which is barely enough to retain anything.

A National Geographic survey found that only 37% of Americans aged 18-24 could locate Iraq on a map—despite the U.S. being at war there at the time.

🌎 Another survey found 1 in 3 Americans couldn’t find the Pacific Ocean on a map.

📌 Many Americans struggle to name countries in Africa, Asia, or even parts of Europe unless they are high-profile (like France, Germany, or China).

The U.S. exports more culture than it imports – Americans mostly consume American movies, TV, and news, which creates an isolated perspective of the world.

 

🛫 Only ~37% of Americans have a passport (U.S. State Dept.), compared to ~76% of British citizens and 66% of Canadians.

Surveys?? Get a grip. You assumed you know that Americans are clueless about nationalities. Not being able to speak another language doesn't make them clueless about another nationalities cultures. I took Spanish and barely got by but knew a lot about Mexico and Spain from being a lover of geography, food and other cultures. History is a passion of millions of people like myself, which means we're interested in other nationalities, cultures, geography, food, music, arts and other things other cultures have which ours don't. Surveys mean something but aren't but a fraction of all people in a country. Americans might consume more things American, but millions and in fact most love things from other countries, as all other countries are represented in America, from food, to sports, museums, music, clothes, electronic equipment, motorcycles, cars, trucks and hundreds of other things. Americans aren't as ignorant as you assume, but you surely are.

[ChaiyaTH]

Just now, fredwiggy said:

 You assumed you know that Americans are clueless about nationalities. Not being able to speak another language doesn't make them clueless about another nationalities cultures. I took Spanish and barely got by but knew a lot about Mexico and Spain from being a lover of geography, food and other cultures. History is a passion of millions of people like myself, which means we're interested in other nationalities, cultures, geography, food, music, arts and other things other cultures have which ours don't. Surveys mean something but aren't but a fraction of all people in a country. Americans might consume more things American, but millions and in fact most love things from other countries, as all other countries are represented in America, from food, to sports, museums, music, clothes, electronic equipment, motorcycles, cars, trucks and hundreds of other things. Americans aren't as ignorant as you assume, but you surely are.

Read again.

[fredwiggy]

1 minute ago, ChaiyaTH said:

Read again.

You read again, what you wrote and what I replied, then let it sink in, because you don't know Americans like i do.

[Yagoda]

20 minutes ago, ChaiyaTH said:

This is proven by countless studies, you must be the most ignorant person alive to not know this, stuff even went viral for a year.
 

📉 Only ~20% of Americans speak a second language fluently, compared to 56% of Europeans (Eurobarometer).

📉 Only ~1% of American adults are proficient in a language they learned in school (American Academy of Arts & Sciences).

📉 Most schools in the U.S. don’t require foreign language study or only require 1–2 years, which is barely enough to retain anything.

A National Geographic survey found that only 37% of Americans aged 18-24 could locate Iraq on a map—despite the U.S. being at war there at the time.

🌎 Another survey found 1 in 3 Americans couldn’t find the Pacific Ocean on a map.

📌 Many Americans struggle to name countries in Africa, Asia, or even parts of Europe unless they are high-profile (like France, Germany, or China).

The U.S. exports more culture than it imports – Americans mostly consume American movies, TV, and news, which creates an isolated perspective of the world.

 

🛫 Only ~37% of Americans have a passport (U.S. State Dept.), compared to ~76% of British citizens and 66% of Canadians.

You HAVE to speak our language. We dont care that yours exist. 

 

The rest of your stats mean nothing

[Yagoda]

2 hours ago, rough diamond said:

You might get flooded by answers if you don't part your ways..

Must be some inside joke among your lot.

[ChaiyaTH]

3 minutes ago, Yagoda said:

You HAVE to speak our language. We dont care that yours exist. 

 

The rest of your stats mean nothing

You just confirm your ignorance and how much of an idiot you are once again.. Congrats.

[Yagoda]

2 minutes ago, ChaiyaTH said:

You just confirm your ignorance and how much of an idiot you are once again.. Congrats.

Awwwww, look at the widdle flamer LOL

[bkknirvana]

Thailand should ban Israelies, just as Malaysia has.

[Nick Carter icp]

7 minutes ago, bkknirvana said:

Thailand should ban Israelies, just as Malaysia has.

 

   Thailand isn't a Muslim Country though , Thailand is predominantly Buddhist 

[ujayujay]

11 hours ago, Yagoda said:

Yes. The claim that they arent has been perpetuated by jew hating troglodytes.

When it comes to this topic, it is always striking how simple minds like you bend reality to suit their simple world

[Oliver Holzerfilled]

1 hour ago, fredwiggy said:

Surveys?? Get a grip. You assumed you know that Americans are clueless about nationalities. Not being able to speak another language doesn't make them clueless about another nationalities cultures. I took Spanish and barely got by but knew a lot about Mexico and Spain from being a lover of geography, food and other cultures. History is a passion of millions of people like myself, which means we're interested in other nationalities, cultures, geography, food, music, arts and other things other cultures have which ours don't. Surveys mean something but aren't but a fraction of all people in a country. Americans might consume more things American, but millions and in fact most love things from other countries, as all other countries are represented in America, from food, to sports, museums, music, clothes, electronic equipment, motorcycles, cars, trucks and hundreds of other things. Americans aren't as ignorant as you assume, but you surely are.

 

Fred you are wasting your time arguing with someone whose whose fund of knowledge comes from "stuff" that "went viral for a year."  🤡

 

The second sentence in the National Geographic article about the study states  "The young U.S. citizens received poor marks generally in geography. But then, as results showed, their counterparts in other countries were hardly star students."

[Harrisfan]

3 hours ago, fredwiggy said:

Surveys?? Get a grip.

You quoted surveys yesterday as fact. Changed your tune in 1 day. 

[Harrisfan]

My Jewish friend went to Thailand no issues. Dresses casual. Maga caps be more risky if near farangs. Most Thais don't even know what a Jewish person typically looks like or is. Pai is a tourist ghetto and nothing like real Thailand.

[Yagoda]

4 hours ago, ujayujay said:

When it comes to this topic, it is always striking how simple minds like you bend reality to suit their simple world

The world is pretty simple. There are decent normal human beings like me and there are those that aren't. Works well for me. Good and evil. Good is the state of israel. Evil is Hamas and their supporters. Easy peasy

[Yagoda]

5 hours ago, bkknirvana said:

Thailand should ban Israelies, just as Malaysia has.

Why? 

[UserC923]

I am not looking down on Thai people, but Thai people cannot distinguish between people from the West.

They are incompetent in this matter. They can only distinguish between Chinese, Japanese and Koreans.

[UserC923]

You must have come across news from Thai channels, right? That’s why you’re asking about this. LOL. News from Thailand has 0% credibility because it has already been bought by Muslim investors. They attack Buddhism every day, and lately, they’ve started attacking Jews in Pai.

[Jingthing]

7 hours ago, bkknirvana said:

Thailand should ban Israelies, just as Malaysia has.

Well Thailand isn't nearly as antisemitic as Malaysia, but maybe it's your calling to fan the flames?

 

A Close Encounter With Asia's Anti-Semitic Capital – The Forward

www.forward.com/culture/327354/a-close-encounter-with-asias-anti-semitic-capital/

 

On a recent stopover in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, a cemented-over pile of ugly skyscrapers and canyons strewn with street beggars, I strolled through the garish Twin Towers Shopping Mall. In an underground supermarket, I passed an employee at the fish counter — a short, squat young man who stared at me with violent hatred. I looked around to see if there was anyone else he might be angry with, but no, he was focused on me with protuberant eyes and a grimace like an ungifted drama student who had been asked to project murderous rage. While there was something cinematic and false in this excessive emotion, I was glad he had no knives on hand, since I was in Malaysia, the most anti-Semitic country in Asia.

Last year the Anti-Defamation League published the results of a survey indicating that 61% of Malaysians express anti-Semitic views, compared with 22% of the rest of Asia.

[fredwiggy]

7 hours ago, Oliver Holzerfilled said:

 

Fred you are wasting your time arguing with someone whose whose fund of knowledge comes from "stuff" that "went viral for a year."  🤡

 

The second sentence in the National Geographic article about the study states  "The young U.S. citizens received poor marks generally in geography. But then, as results showed, their counterparts in other countries were hardly star students."

So many who've never even visited the US seem to be experts on it's people and what goes on there.

[hotsun]

4 hours ago, UserC923 said:

I am not looking down on Thai people, but Thai people cannot distinguish between people from the West.

They are incompetent in this matter. They can only distinguish between Chinese, Japanese and Koreans.

I had a japanese friend who got into national parks for the thai price. Thai people cant distuinguish between asian people either

[wasabi]

12 hours ago, Ralf001 said:

 

Terminal 21 Asok opened in 2011..... Right after the Hamas attacks in 2003 !

 

I was talking about the 2023 Hamas attacks. If the hostilities I perceived were real I don't consider myself a victim nor am looking to cast any blame, I understand the anger and frustration that conflict has created, but I'm not going to resolve it and mainly want to avoid it so this thread was created to detect how real these hostilities may be in Thailand (mainly Bangkok) and if my appearance alone is enough for people with a grudge to lash out. I'd never thought of myself as looking Jewish until recently and since I don't actively practice the religion have never flaunted it. I would not have thought someone could spot me by "looking Jewish" but some have at least suspect it based on my appearance. I've made a few Youtube videos where people observed I looked like Jerry Seinfeld at last implying I was Jewish. If people are going to make assumptions I wish I was at least a billionaire to fully fit the stereotype. I think having a long face is one giveaway.

[Ralf001]

1 minute ago, wasabi said:

 

I was talking about the 2023 Hamas attacks. If the hostilities I perceived were real I don't consider myself a victim nor am looking to cast any blame, I understand the anger and frustration that conflict has created, but I'm not going to resolve it and mainly want to avoid it so this thread was created to detect how real these hostilities may be in Thailand (mainly Bangkok) and if my appearance alone is enough for people with a grudge to lash out. I'd never thought of myself as looking Jewish until recently and since I don't actively practice the religion have never flaunted it. I would not have thought someone could spot me by "looking Jewish" but some have at least suspect it based on my appearance. I've made a few Youtube videos where people observed I looked like Jerry Seinfeld at last implying I was Jewish. If people are going to make assumptions I wish I was at least a billionaire to fully fit the stereotype. I think having a long face is one giveaway.

 

Ahh ok.. yeah your OP says 2003.

[wasabi]

15 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

 

Ahh ok.. yeah your OP says 2003.

 

Damn you're right. That was a serious typo that unfortunately I can't correct. 

 

Some of the responses have made me think of my wife's experience. She is Laotian and typically mistaken for a Thai person which works to her advantage in Thailand. We were just in Vietnam and nearly every Vietnamese person thought she was Vietnamese. This was less advantageous because they'd start rattling off some Vietnamese which niether of us can speak, though at least it was met with friendly smiles.

 

The one time I was harassed for being Jewish was while I was walking on the Sky Bridge near the Erawan shrine with my wife. I had a short beard and somewhat longer sideburns at that time. Nothing that comes close to Hassidic Jews but that may have made me stand out enough for the two Arabs to exchange words with me. Every other encounter has been minor and the replies in this thread make me think they largely have been some type of misunderstanding or paranoia and I shouldn't worry about them.

[DonniePeverley]

We noticed in Pai the locals were sick of them. 

 

But nothing done so it's being tolerated. 

[Yagoda]

12 hours ago, Jingthing said:

Are you sure about that?

I call B.S.

So take away the religious garb aspect and Hebrew lyrics and you would think what?

That this a choir of Mormons?

 

 

Looks like a nice gathering of decent Americans. Thanks for outing.

[Grumpy one]

16 hours ago, Yagoda said:

What's that?

Check out Monty Python's Life of Brian for the meaning of my comment

[Yagoda]

5 minutes ago, Grumpy one said:

Check out Monty Python's Life of Brian for the meaning of my comment

Well if you cant explain it in the context of your comment, I bet its because you dislike a certain group of people.

[MalcolmB]

19 hours ago, wasabi said:

 

Double standards and grievances are coming from both sides. It concerns me too. To be clear I think the Palestinians do have some legitimate grievances and should have their own contiguous piece of land along with freedom of movement within it. There are reasons far more complex than I could explain preventing that but nothing could possibly justify what happened on October 7th with Hamas's gruesome attack.

 

The history and the pain between them and proceeding the creation of Israel is long and twisted with both sides wanting to be justified in their actions and claims. I fully support Jewish people's right to a homeland but I don't unequivocally support or understand every action the IDF takes or the actions many nations take militaristically for that matter. The fog of war gets the best of every country. The bottom line is not every person in any group is all thinking and doing the same thing as part of some grand global conspiracy.

Sorry, me comments were off topic