So... how 'Good" is Thailand?

[ozsamurai]

Watching a bit of TED today, got me thinking. Where is Thailand in all this......53rd..... Not surprising!

http://www.goodcountry.org/category/world-order

[beachproperty]

Well if you consider that there are 196 countries in the world and Thailand is considered by many a 3rd world country (or at least a developing country)...53rd is not so bad...in fact, personally I think it's pretty good...Oh well....statistics are what they are ....just that ...and can be skewed to say what you want!

[JockPieandBeans]

Well if you consider that there are 196 countries in the world and Thailand is considered by many a 3rd world country (or at least a developing country)...53rd is not so bad...in fact, personally I think it's pretty good...Oh well....statistics are what they are ....just that ...and can be skewed to say what you want!

Ohhhh no they can't. A certain member will be along shortly to put you right

[beachproperty]

Well if you consider that there are 196 countries in the world and Thailand is considered by many a 3rd world country (or at least a developing country)...53rd is not so bad...in fact, personally I think it's pretty good...Oh well....statistics are what they are ....just that ...and can be skewed to say what you want!

Ohhhh no they can't. A certain member will be along shortly to put you right

If you say so! Just my point of view

[JockPieandBeans]

Well if you consider that there are 196 countries in the world and Thailand is considered by many a 3rd world country (or at least a developing country)...53rd is not so bad...in fact, personally I think it's pretty good...Oh well....statistics are what they are ....just that ...and can be skewed to say what you want!

Ohhhh no they can't. A certain member will be along shortly to put you right

If you say so! Just my point of view

My sarcasm clearly went straight over your head

[beachproperty]

Well if you consider that there are 196 countries in the world and Thailand is considered by many a 3rd world country (or at least a developing country)...53rd is not so bad...in fact, personally I think it's pretty good...Oh well....statistics are what they are ....just that ...and can be skewed to say what you want!

Ohhhh no they can't. A certain member will be along shortly to put you right

If you say so! Just my point of view

My sarcasm clearly went straight over your head

Statisticly speaking it may have...but so did my frankness for you

[ozsamurai]

If you watched the video, you would see that it has very little to do with economics, in fact the opposite. Even Kenya comes in at 26... its an index of 'how useful' for want of better words a country is. Take that as you will.

Oz

[beachproperty]

If you watched the video, you would see that it has very little to do with economics, in fact the opposite. Even Kenya comes in at 26... its an index of 'how useful' for want of better words a country is. Take that as you will.

Oz

No matter what ....53rd out of 196 countries in the world is not so bad.

Is the point of this post ...to show how "useless" Thailand is?

[ozsamurai]

No I'm not into Thai bashing, but calling a spade a spade. Too many here look at Thailand as if its the bees knees, when a objective report shows that in a grander scale maybe things aren't as rose colored, and I thought this was an interesting point to share. Maybe have a think about.

Oz

[beachproperty]

No I'm not into Thai bashing, but calling a spade a spade. Too many here look at Thailand as if its the bees knees, when a objective report shows that in a grander scale maybe things aren't as rose colored, and I thought this was an interesting point to share. Maybe have a think about.

Oz

An interesting point .....one which I don't disagree with....

BUT the parameters of said Study and what they use to gauge "good" are what I find faulty.....

Charity giving

Refugees Hosted

Refugees Generated

Population Growth

UN Trieaties signed (Not sure what that has to do with the time of day ....or more specificly why it makes a country "good")

Oh well ....slow day...

[Bernard Flint]

Me think thairand a vely good prace to rive

[David48]

Me think thairand a vely good prace to rive

I can see that you have progressed well with your Sandmanese ...

Sandy would be so proud.

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[David48]

Well ... lets see the positive aspect.

Thailand is 53rd out of 196 ... so it's better then 'average' ... almost making it into the top 25%.

Mind you ... it's an objective opinion.

I can find happiness and enjoyment in most places I travel to.

... but I haven't ever been to the Middle East, African Continent, nor South America.

[smokie36]

Personally I think there are better tax havens and worse beaches elsewhere

[beechguy]

If you watched the video, you would see that it has very little to do with economics, in fact the opposite. Even Kenya comes in at 26... its an index of 'how useful' for want of better words a country is. Take that as you will.

Oz

Then I take it, that the video has little credibility. Kenya has some nice people, but like most of Africa, is a s**t hole. I doubt that very little positive is going on there, without western influence and direction.

[Loptr]

I'll take a nice 2nd/3rd world country with a benevolent military junta in charge over western insanity anytime...

[BKKSnowBird]

Good if you are a single male!!

[wooloomooloo]

... but I haven't ever been to the Middle East, African Continent, nor South America.

Strangely enough, I've never been either or even stopped over. I won't be rushing there either. Personal preference.

[Gringogazzer]

Me think thairand a vely good prace to rive

I think a translation is in order, not everyone speaks fluent Thai...