Thailand Never Colonised !

[bambob]

Thais proudly boast that they were never colonised by the Brits or French but thats their undoing it seems to me .

Whereas Singapore and HK had the legal system , education and hard work instilled in them with a good framework for society to adhere to , the thais remained a shambolic 3rd world backwater until recent tourism allowed them to progress from the mire .

But even so i cant see them ever progressing to become another Singapore or HK as their whole society is geared to injustice ,corruption and inequality . And dont even mention the lousy education system .

I would trust my ATM card and pin number with a Chinese , Singaporean or HK woman and know they wouldnt raid my account. But would you trust the same with a Thai woman ?

Most definately NOT !!

It would be emptied out in days .

[chonabot]

I have trusted my Thai Woman with my ATM for 10 years , it's me that I can't trust with it.

Gross generalisation and a tad old hat to boot.

[chuchok]

Thais proudly boast that they were never colonised by the Brits or French but thats their undoing it seems to me .

Whereas Singapore and HK had the legal system , education and hard work instilled in them with a good framework for society to adhere to , the thais remained a shambolic 3rd world backwater until recent tourism allowed them to progress from the mire .

But even so i cant see them ever progressing to become another Singapore or HK as their whole society is geared to injustice ,corruption and inequality . And dont even mention the lousy education system .

I would trust my ATM card and pin number with a Chinese , Singaporean or HK woman and know they wouldnt  raid my account. But would you trust the same with a Thai woman ?

Most definately NOT !!

It would be emptied out in days .

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Really, do the formal colonies have dibs on honesty? Corruption is rife in China.

There are plenty of Hokkien,HK and Chinese women that have raided thier spouses accounts...it's not just Thailand....

Same as Chon, my wife has had access to alot of money at time over the last five years....never stole a baht.(Although she does bullshit me about the cost of her cosmetics.... )

Edited April 10, 2005 by chuchok

[taxexile]

most countries that were colonised by the brits, spanish or the french have had wars , uprisings , inquisitions , insurgencies and border disputes at one time or another since the colonists left.

some of the troubles are still ongoing 40 years after the end of colonisation.

burma , india , pakistan , vietnam , laos , cambodia , most of africa , the middle east .

even the southern troubles here can be related to british meddling.

thailand can thank their lucky stars not to have been colonised by interfering frenchmen and pompous brits.

the brits did a good job in oz though and they should be eternally thankful that they got them instead of the french or dutch.

[Tornado]

Im with Chon, I empty the bank and the Mrs hides the card on me.

You must of got a badden

[chuchok]

I have trusted my Thai Woman with my ATM for 10 years , it's me that I can't trust with it.

Gross generalisation and a tad old hat to boot.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Forgot to mention...mine also keeps the card for the same reason...She's as tight as a fishes bum and I'm not!

[The_Moog]

Thailand was deliberately kept as a Buffer State between French Indochina and the British Empire in Burma / India.

Either could have strolled in at any time.

...as indeed the Japanese did, and before then the Burmese.

[gburns57au]

Thais proudly boast that they were never colonised by the Brits or French but thats their undoing it seems to me .

Whereas Singapore and HK had the legal system , education and hard work instilled in them with a good framework for society to adhere to , the thais remained a shambolic 3rd world backwater until recent tourism allowed them to progress from the mire .

But even so i cant see them ever progressing to become another Singapore or HK as their whole society is geared to injustice ,corruption and inequality . And dont even mention the lousy education system .

I would trust my ATM card and pin number with a Chinese , Singaporean or HK woman and know they wouldnt  raid my account. But would you trust the same with a Thai woman ?

Most definately NOT !!

It would be emptied out in days .

Another anti Thai post....if you dont like Thailand or the Thai people, you need to ask if this is the correct forum for you.

[Peewee]

What I recon is that there is a 'certain sort' of girl that you would not want to trust anywhere near your hard earned cash or your plastic. Shame some people have to generalise over nationalities - some of the Thais I know I would trust my life with, let alone my plastic.

I would recommend a review the 'sort' of people you are mixing with and perhaps change some of your habits and the places you hang around - maybe even some of your generalisations? Not all Thai ladies are out to fleece the so called better off.

Edited April 10, 2005 by Peewee

[otherstuff1957]

Yup, the ex-colonys are all a lot better off!

Just look at Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam.

[yeti]

If Singapore and HK looks better to you, why don't you go and live there ?

Personally few months in singapore were enough to decide that I prefer a "3rd world backwater".

[sendbaht]

We both have ATM cards and it works for us just fine.

[Darknight]

Thais proudly boast that they were never colonised by the Brits or French but thats their undoing it seems to me .

Whereas Singapore and HK had the legal system , education and hard work instilled in them with a good framework for society to adhere to , the thais remained a shambolic 3rd world backwater until recent tourism allowed them to progress from the mire .

But even so i cant see them ever progressing to become another Singapore or HK as their whole society is geared to injustice ,corruption and inequality . And dont even mention the lousy education system .

I would trust my ATM card and pin number with a Chinese , Singaporean or HK woman and know they wouldnt  raid my account. But would you trust the same with a Thai woman ?

Most definately NOT !!

It would be emptied out in days .

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Another anti Thai post....if you dont like Thailand or the Thai people, you need to ask if this is the correct forum for you.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I think he's close to going on a loooong holiday , gburns

He's better of in his hometown in England

[toddy]

I would trust my ATM card and pin number with a Chinese , Singaporean or HK woman and know they wouldnt raid my account. But would you trust the same with a Thai woman ?

Most definately NOT !!

It would be emptied out in days .

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I trusted my wife's parents with £15,000 cash in their village for 3 months before my house was completed and then £6,000 in cash for visa money to my wife's sister for a couple of days. Never had to think about them stealing a penny and I don't really regard Thais to generally be untrustworthy at all. My wife in a one year period sacked a member of staff for stealing, I on the other hand sacked three staff for the same offence in England and jumped on the brand new photo-phone of another for the same offence!

However, another generalisation but I find Japanese people in Japan (ie not the bizarre mix who end up in Thailand) to be 100% on the trust front - male and female. I can honestly say that when I had a business in Tokyo I never suspected an employee even of lying to me about a day off.

Just another thought aswell, if your WIFE nicks your card and has a 1000b out for herself, is that actually stealing? I don't know but I feel sorry for some of the farang wives in Thailand. It's mutual property no? Obviously if she takes 5000b from your account and drinks it away against your will, that is one thing, but 1000b for a new pair of jeans and food shopping etc - that's just normal I would have said if she had your card in town and couldn't call you.

[The_Moog]

I on the other hand sacked three staff for the same offence in England and jumped on the brand new photo-phone of another for the same offence!

Pardon ?

Edited April 10, 2005 by The_Moog

[toddy]

Thais proudly boast that they were never colonised by the Brits or French but thats their undoing it seems to me .

Whereas Singapore and HK had the legal system , education and hard work instilled in them with a good framework for society to adhere to , the thais remained a shambolic 3rd world backwater until recent tourism allowed them to progress from the mire .

But even so i cant see them ever progressing to become another Singapore or HK as their whole society is geared to injustice ,corruption and inequality . And dont even mention the lousy education system .

Is that progress? Do Thais see that as progress? Why do you want to instill the work ethic in everybody? I think I have that but I don't want to tell guys who are happy to drink Lao Cao all day to work as hard as I do - what's the point?

Shambolic third world backwater - that's why we like it no? I like Tokyo / Singapore / Hong Kong for other reasons but I like Thailand because it is a shambolic third world backwater full of adventure, great music, miles on miles of countryside, insane old villagers chewing betelnut, buffalo as pretty as they are ugly, politicians that are so corrupt they make for interesting study, police who are at last taking my rights on board and on and on...

[toddy]

I on the other hand sacked three staff for the same offence in England and jumped on the brand new photo-phone of another for the same offence!

Pardon ?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Lost my rag I'm afraid as he had a spare key to my shop cut and decided to steal 4 Black Headed Pythons worth £1500+ each - one of which died of stress in the incident as she had eggs inside her. Long term breeding animals that I had raised from the egg and at the time they were stolen I had had them for 6 years. Stunning animals from Australia and 4 of a handful legally registered with the CITES dept. of DEFRA in the UK. My pride and joy. He knew that. 6 years work on a project down the drain and in all honesty his motive was as much for spite as financial gain.

[sonthaya]

Thais proudly boast that they were never colonised by the Brits or French but thats their undoing it seems to me .

Whereas Singapore and HK had the legal system , education and hard work instilled in them with a good framework for society to adhere to , the thais remained a shambolic 3rd world backwater until recent tourism allowed them to progress from the mire .

But even so i cant see them ever progressing to become another Singapore or HK as their whole society is geared to injustice ,corruption and inequality . And dont even mention the lousy education system .

I would trust my ATM card and pin number with a Chinese , Singaporean or HK woman and know they wouldnt  raid my account. But would you trust the same with a Thai woman ?

Most definately NOT !!

It would be emptied out in days .

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Yes what's he doing here ?

Another anti Thai post....if you dont like Thailand or the Thai people, you need to ask if this is the correct forum for you.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

This is not an anti Thai post, I love Thailand and the people

Edited April 10, 2005 by sonthaya

[The_Moog]

Lost my rag I'm afraid as he had a spare key to my shop cut and decided to steal 4 Black Headed Pythons worth £1500+ each - one of which died of stress in the incident as she had eggs inside her.

You jumped on his phone because ...he stole your pythons.........('curiouser and curiouser' said Alice)

(Well, he shouldn't be cruel to animals).

How are the other 3 bearing up?

[IMA_FARANG]

Thais proudly boast that they were never colonised by the Brits or French but thats their undoing it seems to me .

Whereas Singapore and HK had the legal system , education and hard work instilled in them with a good framework for society to adhere to , the thais remained a shambolic 3rd world backwater until recent tourism allowed them to progress from the mire .

But even so i cant see them ever progressing to become another Singapore or HK as their whole society is geared to injustice ,corruption and inequality . And dont even mention the lousy education system .

I would trust my ATM card and pin number with a Chinese , Singaporean or HK woman and know they wouldnt  raid my account. But would you trust the same with a Thai woman ?

Most definately NOT !!

It would be emptied out in days .

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Have had a joint account in BKK bank with my Thai GF for years now. Best thing I ever did. when it was MY MONEY, she didn't mind spending it. Now that it is OUR MONEY, she doesn't want to spend it. Go figure.

P.S. She has the ATM card.

Edited April 10, 2005 by IMA_FARANG

[Boon Mee]

Thais proudly boast that they were never colonised by the Brits or French but thats their undoing it seems to me .

Another poster with halfbaked knowledge of the history re. SE Asia.

Do a little homework and discover a few items like a strong monarchy and a superior ability at Politics is what kept the Farang from colonizing Thailand.

[toddy]

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You jumped on his phone because ...he stole your pythons.........('curiouser and curiouser' said Alice)

(Well, he shouldn't be cruel to animals).

How are the other 3 bearing up?

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The other trio (written 1:2 ie 1 male/2 females in Herpetology circles) are fine and breeding every other year for the guy who I sold my shop to. Nice little earner that ... if the snakes are kept the right way as they average 24 babies every two years and there is no trade price really so you generally get 1200 - 1500 quid a piece from knowledgable collectors!

[jackr]

However, another generalisation but I find Japanese people in Japan (ie not the bizarre mix who end up in Thailand) to be 100% on the trust front - male and female. I can honestly say that when I had a business in Tokyo I never suspected an employee even of lying to me about a day off.

With a 99% police conviction rate I'm not surprised

[roiet]

Thais proudly boast that they were never colonised by the Brits or French but thats their undoing it seems to me .

Whereas Singapore and HK had the legal system , education and hard work instilled in them with a good framework for society to adhere to , the thais remained a shambolic 3rd world backwater until recent tourism allowed them to progress from the mire .

But even so i cant see them ever progressing to become another Singapore or HK as their whole society is geared to injustice ,corruption and inequality . And dont even mention the lousy education system .

I would trust my ATM card and pin number with a Chinese , Singaporean or HK woman and know they wouldnt  raid my account. But would you trust the same with a Thai woman ?

Most definately NOT !!

It would be emptied out in days .

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Seems like beeing upset about individuals and bashing the whole system. This forum is the wrong place. As said Singapore or HK seem be better places, why not settle there .

[somtaamgaiyang]

Thais proudly boast that they were never colonised by the Brits or French but thats their undoing it seems to me .

Whereas Singapore and HK had the legal system , education and hard work instilled in them with a good framework for society to adhere to , the thais remained a shambolic 3rd world backwater until recent tourism allowed them to progress from the mire .

But even so i cant see them ever progressing to become another Singapore or HK as their whole society is geared to injustice ,corruption and inequality . And dont even mention the lousy education system .

I would trust my ATM card and pin number with a Chinese , Singaporean or HK woman and know they wouldnt  raid my account. But would you trust the same with a Thai woman ?

Most definately NOT !!

It would be emptied out in days .

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

More relevant is what this story of not being colonised is used for.

Much like the stupid british hooligan who sings the damnbusters when England are playing Germany, it is completely irrelevant to the modern day. It is fine to know that one was not colonised.

However, today it is still discussed among people young and old and is a point of great national pride. Unfortunately, like many other things in this country it is a great way of whitewashing away the modern day problems that Thailand faces. Nationalism in any country is one of the most divisive problems of the modern day.

[alex100]

Thailand was colonsied by the Japs during WWII then the bad old Brits came and freed the area. Thailand is colonsied still today by Japan if not physically the to all intents and purposes economically.

[The_Moog]

Much like the stupid british hooligan who sings the damnbusters when England are playing Germany,

There are no lyrics in the sports version - it goes like this

da da, da da, da dada.

da da da da -dadadadada

da da da da da

da da da da da

da da

da da da

da da

We could make it the new UK National Anthem - at least the immigrants could sing it.

[gburns57au]

Thailand was colonsied by the Japs during WWII then the bad old Brits came and freed the area. Thailand is colonsied still today by Japan if not physically the to all intents and purposes economically.

This whole issue was discussed in the thread mentioned below....

Thailand - "land Of The Free"

I suggest you go and read it...before you make any other uninformed remarks

[Kerryd]

In many ways, Thailand is far better off for not having been colonized, especially when you look at almost ALL of the former colonies (those colonized by: the Brits, French, Belgians, Spanish, Portugese, et al).

The (very) few that are doing well, more or less (Canada, Australia, New Zealand) are in the minority compared to the ones that aren't so well off (Rhodesia, South Africa, DR Congo, large portions of central/south America, S.E. Asia, even India/Pakistan).

We had a former manager here, a crusty old Brit who still liked to think of Canadians as "colonials". We would harrass him about about the condition of Englands former colonies, like India. I can't write his explanation here, as it would quickly be deleted by the mods (use your imagination).

Even places like Canada have their share of corrupt politicians, they just hide it better ! The police and judiciary may be less corruptable, but they ain't all saints either !

[nick2k]

in thailand, you can trace back events in thailand over 1000 years ago.

in the philippines, you can't even trace back things a couple of hundred years ago.

can you imagine not having a recorded history for your nation.