kurnell Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Most of my heroes when I was young were sports stars (cricketers so sorry if you septics don't know them) like Dennis Lillee and Greg Chappell, then later bands like Cold Chisel and Midnight Oil. So, who do Thai kids look up to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeaVisionBurma Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Double troll post removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Thai kids looks up to their idols just like everywhere else. Popular thai artists or sports heroes that you never heard of but they will know them after watching on thai tv. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitsune Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 Steve Jobs 2 years ago Last year Psy This year not sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geriatrickid Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 Shinwee, Shinwa and Super Junior in no particular order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thequietman Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 The Sky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utalkin2me Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 (edited) I don't think Thai kids look up to foreigners at all. I don't understand where this misperception comes from. If this was in fact true, and they did look up to foreigners, they would grow up and listen to the things foreigners tell them. But they clearly don't. They don't even know how to paint a wall here for Christ's sake. Simple simple things here just result in total failure time and again because of a lack of foreign role models imo. Anyway.... I think this is a huge misperception. Don't confuse intrigue (of something new) with role models. I am very intrigued by Shakira and her booty, but I don't necessarily "look up" to her. Edited June 16, 2013 by utalkin2me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boosta Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 I have no idea who the current idols of Thai wairoon are and could care less, and although I agree that Thais will be more likely to idolize Thais, popular culture and sports stars certainly aren't valued as "role models" as much as simply delivering the emotional buzz that type of entertainment provides, and I imagine at some point the likes of Lady Gaga and David Beckham have figured somewhere on the scale even though they aren't Thai. People "respect" the things they value. I don't think a perfectly-painted wall surface ranks high on many people's list of priorities, and even if farang value that kind of thing higher than the average Thai certainly isn't some universal moral principle on which to judge a culture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asupeartea Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 (edited) In the past I've asked Mathayom 4 students and about half said the usual suspects like pop/sports stars, both Thai and foreign. Most of the rest looked up to their father, mother, grandmother, grandfather, uncle or aunt with a few, 3 out of 400, looking up to Nelson Mandela, Bono and Kofi Annan. Sent from my Nexus 7 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Edited June 16, 2013 by asupeartea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornishcarlos Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 If more of them looked up to Chuck Norris, Thailand would be a much healthier place... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurnell Posted June 16, 2013 Author Share Posted June 16, 2013 In the past I've asked Mathayom 4 students and about half said the usual suspects like pop/sports stars, both Thai and foreign. Most of the rest looked up to their father, mother, grandmother, grandfather, uncle or aunt with a few, 3 out of 400, looked up to Nelson Mandela, Bono and Kofi Annan. Sent from my Nexus 7 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Certainly not soap stars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 In the past I've asked Mathayom 4 students and about half said the usual suspects like pop/sports stars, both Thai and foreign. Most of the rest looked up to their father, mother, grandmother, grandfather, uncle or aunt with a few, 3 out of 400, looking up to Nelson Mandela, Bono and Kofi Annan. Sent from my Nexus 7 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app I only know my 2 nephews and a niece, and I doubt that they "look up" to anyone. Completely self centered and selfish. Perhaps they "look up" to themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swissie Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 Nevermind what they look up to. As in other places, a good part of kids look DOWN on other kids, that are not (yet) in the possession of an i-phone. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dancealot Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 (edited) If more of them looked up to Chuck Norris, Thailand would be a much healthier place... I think it's about Chuck recently prefers to wear a moustache. Edited June 17, 2013 by Dancealot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marstons Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 (edited) Who ever can supply better and more expensive items than their mates have. Sports stars fairplay they are quite limited for choice, hero's also. Edited June 17, 2013 by marstons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtoad Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Chalerm or Mr Happy Toilet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ika Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 I don't think Thai kids look up to foreigners at all. I don't understand where this misperception comes from. If this was in fact true, and they did look up to foreigners, they would grow up and listen to the things foreigners tell them. But they clearly don't. They don't even know how to paint a wall here for Christ's sake. Simple simple things here just result in total failure time and again because of a lack of foreign role models imo. Anyway.... I think this is a huge misperception. Don't confuse intrigue (of something new) with role models. I am very intrigued by Shakira and her booty, but I don't necessarily "look up" to her. Errrr.... You need to look up to a foreigner to be able to paint a wall?? Poor stupid Thais who doesn't understand to learn from us all knowing farangs. Anyway, I'm not sure it does any favours for kids in Europe who are looking up to people like Justin Bieber or Britney Spears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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