it's obvious, if the coffee doesn't taste good vs other shops i.e. beans not good, milk not good, then it's most likely because they don't know what good coffee is like
Which makes them not necessarily more mature.
But indeed, the infantilization of youngsters in the west has created many weird circumstances, where people are old enough to vote, drive or become a soldier, but have the emotional maturity and social ability of 12 year olds.
I am not sure what is better.
Having a stunted childhood as many Thai youth have who need to look after themselves early (especdially those from poor backgrounds), or the padded extended childhood the west now often offers... the brain matures at 25 and we all live longer, so maybe, in balance, we would have the luxury of not rushing to become adults.
How a (believing) Thai would look at it: you are living out your Kamma.
You might believe in the delusion that being rich(er) makes you luckier or happier. But the truth is, that it prevents you from seeing the true nature of things, as it makes it all the more difficult for you to let go from earthly things. For a rich person it might be especially difficult to be magnaminous or giving.
But, as long as you are willing to give, are polite, merititious and respect your elders, you are not in a bad place... yet.
How I handle it? I try to self-reflect and try to pair my comparable financial richness with appropriate volitional and positive actions -- as you already do, too. But it does not weigh on my conscience.
I don’t think the Russians or China are interested in hiring any spies especially Russia with trump being such an OUTSTANDING ASSET for them heck he’s so busy running backwards abandoning our role in the world then creating such discontent chaos and wrecking our economy who the heck needs spies ya got trump!
How can you be loyal to a country that is not loyal to your oath?
It is maybe not right to cheer on the Chinese, but the Americans are currently making their bed to sleep in for the next generation.
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