Can your Home Country learn anything from Thailand?

[MediaWatcher]

possum1931, on 21 Nov 2014 - 16:39, said:

arthurwait, on 21 Nov 2014 - 15:32, said:

possum1931, on 21 Nov 2014 - 15:06, said:

arthurwait, on 21 Nov 2014 - 14:51, said:

TV licence is the only one I agree with.

Were you ever a driver in the UK sitting at traffic lights at 3am for ages when there are very little traffic on the roads? If you want to build a garage for your car, are you happy to let someone else tell you whether you can or can't, despite it being your land, and then charge you a fortune for their "services"?

I'd rather be sitting at those lights than in a crash.

I don't see why everybody in the street should have to put up with or have their house value dropped when someone builds some hideous nasty extension. You'd have no problem building a garage or whatever if it doesn't affect other people.

You'd have no problem if somebody opens an all night karaoke bar next to you on their own land ?

You are not going to be in a crash if you slow right down and make sure the road is clear before you carry on. Flashing lights remember. No one is going to do anything to their property that is obviously going to bring down the value of their house, one persons hideous nasty extension could be anothers masterpiece.

I would not have a problem if the karaoke Bar kept it's music at an acceptable level and was turned off at midnight.

Is it so hard to wait 30 seconds... grow up, think of others, not only yourself...wait, that is why you're in Thailand, you can get away with your anti-social behaviour, I'm betting you are well known by the local coppers, from where you come from.

[transam]

MisterTee, on 21 Nov 2014 - 14:53, said:

Thailand is unique and the good things it has aren't transferable.

I noticed it seems too hard to mention any of the "good" things...

Enlighten us............

Forget the weather and bird stuff though...

[biggles45]

"Thai people seem to have more personal responsibility in the sense that they don't go around blaming other people for their own stupid mistakes. "

You are being sarcastic I hope. Twelve years here and my experience has been that it is ALWAYS someone elses fault.

A drunk, speeding, helmetless Thai driving at night on the wrong side of the road without lights will always blame the person he ran into and want compensation.

Try ordering food getting the wrong dish brought to you and having the Thai explain that YOU have to eat it because they brought it to you.

I could give another dozen examples but you get the idea I am sure.

[Emster23]

I think Obama might like the law against insulting heads of state, foreign and domestic (read the law here). Imagine the lock up of tea party and Fox News staff!

Can home country learn anything else? Yes, for in education theory we would call it a "negative example". How many have we tried to help on this forum via tales of fleecings and scams that have been applied to us?

[dotpoom]

They might consider motorbike taxis and baby ironing boards.

[maximillian]

Besides government related stuff...

I wish there were free and clean toilets available at German autobahn restaurants.

Toilets in Supermarkets, and oh, not to forget the classic bum gun.

Sorry if you think this is a shit comment.

[NoshowJones]

MediaWatcher, you obviously have not driven in the UK. A traffic light at red for only 30secs?????????. What about a Taxi driver working on night shift in many UK cities. Not having been a taxi driver, I can just imagine what it would be like. I have had to drive lots of times in the early hours due to my work, I often went through red lights, but would always stop dead first, then depending on what view I had, I would go through the red light if everything was clear.

[NoshowJones]

MediaWatcher. Yes I was known by the cops, as I had to interview them regularly. I worked for ten years as a Private Investigator.

[slipperylobster]

What? Farang here actually thinking their 1st world country can learn something from the 3rd world?

That's a first.

There's a lot of things the UK could learn from Thailand.

What..?

...like keeping grandpa at home, instead of letting him go bar hopping with young gals in a foreign country.

[rwdrwdrwd]

Culling politicians from their position on a 2-3 year schedule.

[MediaWatcher]

possum1931, on 21 Nov 2014 - 19:14, said:

MediaWatcher. Yes I was known by the cops, as I had to interview them regularly. I worked for ten years as a Private Investigator.

And you admit to breaking the law... like I said, I can understand why Thailand suits you and your anti-social behaviour.

[MediaWatcher]

slipperylobster, on 21 Nov 2014 - 19:14, said:

transam, on 21 Nov 2014 - 18:36, said:

possum1931, on 21 Nov 2014 - 18:34, said:

ultimate weapon, on 21 Nov 2014 - 18:20, said:

What? Farang here actually thinking their 1st world country can learn something from the 3rd world?

That's a first.

There's a lot of things the UK could learn from Thailand.

What..?

...like keeping grandpa at home, instead of letting him go bar hopping with young gals in a foreign country.

Oh dear, another young, jealous kid, who can't find a girl, because the girls prefer "mature" gents.... grow up kid, or your life will be like you... crap.

[NoshowJones]

possum1931, on 21 Nov 2014 - 19:14, said:

MediaWatcher. Yes I was known by the cops, as I had to interview them regularly. I worked for ten years as a Private Investigator.

And you admit to breaking the law... like I said, I can understand why Thailand suits you and your anti-social behaviour.

and you have never broken any laws????

[georgemandm]

A tv licenses what a joke but I think we do ok were I come from and no need to take a thing from thailand and do it in Australia let some one build with out getting the ok are you for real .

[eldragon]

"Thai people seem to have more personal responsibility in the sense that they don't go around blaming other people for their own stupid mistakes. "

You are being sarcastic I hope. Twelve years here and my experience has been that it is ALWAYS someone elses fault.

A drunk, speeding, helmetless Thai driving at night on the wrong side of the road without lights will always blame the person he ran into and want compensation.

Try ordering food getting the wrong dish brought to you and having the Thai explain that YOU have to eat it because they brought it to you.

I could give another dozen examples but you get the idea I am sure.

I was mainly referring to the way people in my home- the US- try to blame others for their mistakes. You hear about it all the time. Someone does something stupid, then sues someone who's indirectly responsible. There's also these silly matters of people suing employers, schools, etc. bc those institutions weren't sensitive enough to their eccentric issues.

I'm just speculating. I could very easily be wrong. But I'm not aware these kinds of things go on in TH. This seems to be a place of controlled mayhem where the general attitude is you look out for yourself. And if you're dumb enough to get yourself hurt, then it's your fault. Also, while your average Thai seems a little more conservative than people back home, they're also pretty accepting of just about any behavior, provided you're not hurting anyone. Like, I feel like you could run around naked here and people would just laugh about it.

[maidee]

you are in thailand now

so what you care what goes wrong in your home country?

nagging won't help anyway

maybe they should threat immigrants as thailand does, and only one's with jobs or money should be allowed

[dogpatch55]

TV licence is the only one I agree with.

Were you ever a driver in the UK sitting at traffic lights at 3am for ages when there are very little traffic on the roads? If you want to build a garage for your car, are you happy to let someone else tell you whether you can or can't, despite it being your land, and then charge you a fortune for their "services"?

Yeah I agree with everything you said... Paying for a licence to watch crap tv is a joke! I know of a guy who put a caravan on a small field, you could hardly see it from the road, yet the council threw him & his family off, then put them in a council house! Whats the point of that?? And some one down the road from there gets the ok to a big house right in the middle of a big field

[wprime]

Traffic lights should be replaced by flashing lights at road junctions at quiet times of the day and night to allow vehicles to proceed with caution if the road is clear to avoid long traffic queues and hold ups.

In Canberra the main roads stay green at night and the side roads only turn green when a car comes.

America could learn from the way Thai people don't like to interfere in other people's business.

[JAFO]

Why yes it can,

Keep it simple, it works better. The US is an over governed place to live.

Family values are lost in America for the most part, we push our elderly into homes and wait for them to die.

Quit letting immigrants come to the US. Make it hard for them to be in the US like Thailand.

Do not make jails so nice. They should be dreaded not looked at like a place to retire.

Stop putting sidewalks everywhere that no one uses and turn off some of those damn streetlights that us taxpayers have to pay the bill for.

Have more work holidays

[stat088]

Yes Australian could learn manners and how to behave in public.

[Andre0720]

Access to medical services.....

Fast. efficient...

[micmichd]

Frustrated for not getting an invitation?

[smellthecoffee]

I think Great Britain can learn a great deal. Political correctness is something Thailand does not even consider. I'm sure the concept has been lost on them completely so eyes are on the prize always. We should basically stop all immigration to Britain and make them pay to stay the same way Thailand does. I don't see why Thailand moan's and groan's about foreigners as were all paying room and board to stay here it's not like back in blighty where people are looking to stay not only for free but with pocket money too for free health schooling and with our laws they can easily become a UK national.

We will never have land rights or any right in Thailand and I think Thailand is too extreme as were not third world people come to exploit a richer nation. Westerners can only improve Thailand if given the chance to stay with some sense of home from home being included in Thai law for us.

In our society immigration is a big problem and the opposite scenario is in place to place the third world under our care as an adopted child as a foster country. Thailand has not tolerance to this and one must even though their actions are extreme we maybe must ponder if a similar hard rule was in place from the beginning would we have such problems at home?

[CharlieH]

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[ravip]

What? Farang here actually thinking their 1st world country can learn something from the 3rd world?

That's a first.

[stat088]

Traffic lights should be replaced by flashing lights at road junctions at quiet times of the day and night to allow vehicles to proceed with caution if the road is clear to avoid long traffic queues and hold ups.

In Canberra the main roads stay green at night and the side roads only turn green when a car comes.

America could learn from the way Thai people don't like to interfere in other people's business.

Mostly roundabouts in Canberra.

[stat088]

Yes Australian could learn manners and how to behave in public.

My comment may have been a little bit harsh. Last time back in OZ i found most Aussies well mannered and polite, however, going out at night Aussies on the booze were out of control.

[David48]

There's a lot of things the UK could learn from Thailand.

What..?

...like keeping grandpa at home, instead of letting him go bar hopping with young gals in a foreign country.

"...like keeping grandpa at home, instead of letting him go bar hopping with young gals in a foreign country."

I'm trying to work out if that is a positive or a negative ...

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[TheSpade]

Immigrants should not be allowed to work at jobs which can be done by locals.

But in the UK many locals are too 'proud' / lazy to do certain jobs so who should do them?

[MAJIC]

Yes! the Traffic Lights that count down every second,which help calm down the impatient people! a great idea!