Why Is Thailand So Far Behind The West?

[marquess]

Such a long thread, where can one even begin to reply?!

[dr_Pat_Pong]

Such a long thread, where can one even begin to reply?!

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At the end of the thread is the usual place

[Boon Mee]

Things may have changed a bit recently, but before, you couldn't hold US citizenship while holding another citizenship after the age of 18. At this point the US required that you denounce allegiance to all other nations or lose your right to US citizenship. I doubt very seriously that the King would have done this. Does anyone know if this has changed?

Female heirs of the Royal Family can't ascend to the throne.

Coffee!!!

I doubt it too but current immigration law allows Thai's (or anyone else for that matter) to hold a second passport.

W/regard to female heirs of the Royal Family - there was some movement afoot in the recent past to amend that law.

Note of caution - be careful what's posted on the above subject!

[dr_Pat_Pong]

Things may have changed a bit recently, but before, you couldn't hold US citizenship while holding another citizenship after the age of 18. At this point the US required that you denounce allegiance to all other nations or lose your right to US citizenship. I doubt very seriously that the King would have done this. Does anyone know if this has changed?

Female heirs of the Royal Family can't ascend to the throne.

Coffee!!!

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I doubt it too but current immigration law allows Thai's (or anyone else for that matter) to hold a second passport.

W/regard to female heirs of the Royal Family - there was some movement afoot in the recent past to amend that law.

Note of caution - be careful what's posted on the above subject!

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Oh how right you are. That subject is always treated with kid gloves.

[Sulaphat]

Things may have changed a bit recently, but before, you couldn't hold US citizenship while holding another citizenship after the age of 18. At this point the US required that you denounce allegiance to all other nations or lose your right to US citizenship. I doubt very seriously that the King would have done this. Does anyone know if this has changed?

Coffee!!!

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I think that the only ways that one can lose one's US citizenship is if it is revoked by the US government or if you renounce it in front of a consular official. Otherwise, I think that if you are born in the US, you acquired US citizenship at birth, whether you ever applied for a US passport or not.

I don't think that the US prohibits dual nationality and indeed I suspect that the US really can't do much about it if another country believes one is a national of that country, too.

If you become a US citizen via the naturalization process, yes, you must renounce any other citizenship that you may have. Not sure what would happen it the first country did not recognize or accept the renunciation.

Interesting to note the legal dilemma that one of the Guantanamo detainees presented when it was found that he was born in the US, even though he had never had a US passport.

[Totster]

Such a long thread, where can one even begin to reply?!

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At the end of the thread is the usual place

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[dr_Pat_Pong]

Such a long thread, where can one even begin to reply?!

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At the end of the thread is the usual place

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Someone had to cheer up your weekend Tot. Congrats on reaching 1000 posts too

[Boon Mee]

Back to the original question...it depends on what's defined as "Behind"

From my point of view, Thailand is way ahead in many respects. OK, so it dosen't have the GNP of Singapore for example, but the "quality" of life is a whole lot better. No one urnating in HDB flat elevators (lifts) or stressed to the max after the almighty $.

The Thai "mai pen ray" attitude coupled with Buddhist theocracy makes it the only place I wanna be.

[tumdee]

how many farangs do you know who can shin up and down a coconut palm in only a pair of boxer shorts? how many can pour boiling soup into a plastic bag and seal it with a rubber band without spilling it or burning themselves? how many can overtake on a corner or a hill and not get killed?

not so much who is ahead or behind; it's what you learn and how you live, IMHO. there are many aspects of 'western civilsation' which i personally think are barbaric.

the only area which thailand, like america, trails the world on is their choice of a leader.