webfact Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Thais hate - connected MPs, people who litter: poll By The Nation Using connections, harassment, discrimination, taking revenge, and cheating - those are the top five worst forms of behaviour among politicians, according to a survey by Abac poll released yesterday. The percentage rankings for these political failings were 86.0, 82.4, 81.9, 81.0, and 80.5. The public also disapproved of MPs': abuse of authority, 70.8 per cent; absence from work, 70.1 per cent; dereliction of duty, 69.1; snobbery, 69.0; and flexing of power, 64.8 per cent. The survey was conducted between 15-26 March among 1,429 people in 17 provinces across the country. The respondents said they considered the best behaviour among politicians was: being verbally polite, 70 per cent; having good principles, 58.2 per cent; respecting the majority, 49.9; upholding democracy, 49.4; reaching out to people, 45.5; upholding public interest, 42.9; and personal sacrifice, 36.7 per cent. Respondents were also questioned on what they saw as the most admirable behaviour among the Thai public. They voted for: prostrating to others, 90.6 per cent; helping others in time of trouble, 86.5 per cent; humility, 82.3 per cent; smiling, 82.2 per cent; nationalistic feeling and loyalty to the monarchy, 82.2 per cent (equal); gratitude, 82.1 per cent; living within means, 62 per cent; unity 53.5 per cent. The worst behaviour among Thais was seen as: littering, 88.2 per cent; carelessness, 87.2 per cent; overtaking on roads, 83 per cent; laziness, 79.9 per cent; smoking, 79.9 per cent; not being generous on the road, 78.5; cheating, 77.8 per cent; and urinating on walls, 61.6 per cent. -- The Nation 2011-03-28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkidlad Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 People who litter? I see people littering all the time. Who are these people who hate it? Foreigners? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whybother Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Another pointless poll. "Here is a list of bad things. Tick the things you hate. You can tick all the boxes if you want." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nong38 Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 People who litter? I see people littering all the time. Who are these people who hate it? Foreigners? Totally agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdfmail Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Exactly, Who is it that hates littering here? No one seems to give it a second thought...it's like second nature to just drop whatever paper your holding onto the ground. And if you want to hate Thai's just try driving in Bangkok for a few days...the most selfish drivers I've ever encountered. Guess you can add 'being hypocritical' on the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaivin2011 Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 I am confused....is this poll real? Can we know more details about how the poll was conducted. As far as I am concerned and having been in Thailand for 19 years now.......thais do not care about littering, even in new condo projects, you have them sweeping their hairs and dirt into the main corridors. Littering.......they do it all the time. About moral values, etc......they do not care....as long as it benefits them and they gain from it. Oh Pleeze......what garbage is this poll? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Thais hate - connected MPs, people who litter: That's the entire population taken care of, if they don't like it that much, why don't they leave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kissmehoney Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Thaddeus instead of leaving how about fixing the problem. I have lived here for for 13 years and one problem with Thais is that they very rarely fix anything. When something on their car or in their house doesn't work they just patch it up or quit using it. Very rarely will they take the time or spend the money to fix it. It is just the Thai way. My friends are amazed that my motorbike and truck are 15 years old and still run perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anon467848 Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 A poll of 1,429 people, what a joke. Hardly a conclusive consensus of opinion from a population of more than 60 million people. Whatever paper/editor published this article should be ashamed of themselves, not a very credible news story... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pi Sek Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 You can't really blame the paper, they're just reporting the findings of the latest Abac poll. However, this is the last time I will even bother reading about an Abac poll. The answers provided show SO CLEARLY that these polls are a multiple choice questionnaire given to people who are not willing to think about their answers. I imagine the polling goes something like this (whether or not the 200 baht is involved, I don't know): "Pi khrap, will you do this poll?" "No, sorry I have to get to the market khrap" "You get 200 Baht duay khrap" "Oh, OK then" The respondent then ticks the boxes allowing less than a second for each answer. It's important to realise that some thought went into each answer, but it's also important to realise that each question was probably answered with the thought 'what's the most sociably acceptable answer' rather than 'what is my opinion'. "200 Baht please khrap" "Thank you for your time khrap-phom" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginjag Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Thais hate - connected MPs, people who litter: That's the entire population taken care of, if they don't like it that much, why don't they leave. :cheesy: This is really good, nice to have a laugh, Talking about taking care-agree very few take care of anything, Me I have clothes for years-shoes same. I have things cleaned properly,ironed, mended when needed, sort of keenyeow, I don't feel ashamed at all walking into 7-11 in my fathers army coat , we were always taught to look after things. :cheesy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjclark1 Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 (edited) How to conduct a survey! Edited March 28, 2011 by pjclark1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lannatyne Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 To me, it looks as if respondents feel the way forward for Thailand in the 21st century is : prostrating to others, 90.6 per cent You have to laugh. Sorry, I meant, you have to worry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabre Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 It's telling that respondents ranked verbal politeness above good principles as best behaviors for politicians. So it is OK to be corrupt as hell as long as you keep your voice down and say 'Krub' a lot ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exbelg Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 i speacially hate people who burn rubbish, make noise late at night regardless of others, who love dogs but do not take care of them and let them stray and bread all the time.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrowsdawdle Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 This poll is suspect because it says right in the schoolbooks how perfect everybody is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Conners Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 People who litter? I see people littering all the time. Who are these people who hate it? Foreigners? Not just littering. Practically everything else listed on that line as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powderpuff Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 To me, it looks as if respondents feel the way forward for Thailand in the 21st century is : prostrating to others, 90.6 per cent You have to laugh. Sorry, I meant, you have to worry. Hey a certain President of the United States does the same thing. No wonder he is so popular!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloudhopper Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 To me, it looks as if respondents feel the way forward for Thailand in the 21st century is : prostrating to others, 90.6 per cent You have to laugh. Sorry, I meant, you have to worry. It certainly beat stopping urinating on walls by a large margin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiver Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 respecting the majority, 49.9% LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenside Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 How to conduct a survey! If it wasn't so true you'd have to laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orosee Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 96.3% of ABAC polls are fundamentally flawed 87.1% of ABAC polls are conducted on the college grounds The list could go on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ib1b4 Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Another pointless poll. "Here is a list of bad things. Tick the things you hate. You can tick all the boxes if you want." They left out the most important hate of all, (well at least to me anyway) WARM BEER 555555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zthyadat Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Exactly, Who is it that hates littering here? No one seems to give it a second thought...it's like second nature to just drop whatever paper your holding onto the ground. And if you want to hate Thai's just try driving in Bangkok for a few days...the most selfish drivers I've ever encountered. Guess you can add 'being hypocritical' on the list. You don't have to drive to find this out - you just have to try crossing the street. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaiUan Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 People who litter? I see people littering all the time. Who are these people who hate it? Foreigners? Let me rephrase for you: People who litter? I see people littering all the time. Who are these people littering? Foreigners? :jap: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asiawatcher Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 A poll of 1,429 people, what a joke. Hardly a conclusive consensus of opinion from a population of more than 60 million people. Whatever paper/editor published this article should be ashamed of themselves, not a very credible news story... It is not a poll obviously - it was just a bunch of students earning brownie points for whatever reason. What a joke it all is. In fact the pollsters probably never left Sukhumvit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plushly Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Exactly, Who is it that hates littering here? No one seems to give it a second thought...it's like second nature to just drop whatever paper your holding onto the ground. And if you want to hate Thai's just try driving in Bangkok for a few days...the most selfish drivers I've ever encountered. Guess you can add 'being hypocritical' on the list. The poll is referring to what Thai's view as their best and worst traits as a people. Thus the preface "...The worst behaviour among Thais was seen as:....."etc...littering etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Conners Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 People who litter? I see people littering all the time. Who are these people who hate it? Foreigners? Let me rephrase for you: People who litter? I see people littering all the time. Who are these people littering? Foreigners? :jap: In my years in Thailand I've never seen foreigners litter, except the odd cigarette butt (but that is of course bad enough). OTOH I daily see Thai's throwing discarded plastic containers, bags, bottles and similar stuff over the side of pickup truck beds and off motorbikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wavefloater Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Well, I'm sure confused. After living here off and on for many years, I'd become convinced that littering is the national Thai hobby. And I could have sworn that burning plastic and rubber was the second favourite activity of Thais. Some have correctly pointed out that these ABAC polls are a complete joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginjag Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 Exactly, Who is it that hates littering here? No one seems to give it a second thought...it's like second nature to just drop whatever paper your holding onto the ground. And if you want to hate Thai's just try driving in Bangkok for a few days...the most selfish drivers I've ever encountered. Guess you can add 'being hypocritical' on the list. You don't have to drive to find this out - you just have to try crossing the street. EXAMPLE our Tambon( head village) supplied every household with new litter bins YES this was brilliant the village people said.. I said when is the collection day, they said there isn't one. true story. SURE. :cheesy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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