ebonykap Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 I am very happy in Thailand most of the time and, although a relative "newbie" of 4 years, I love life here. Whenever I'm feeling a little down, i think about the s**thole country I came from and that brings a huge smile to my face and I'm happy again. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsigane Posted March 6, 2015 Share Posted March 6, 2015 (edited) I don't know how and why, but Thais do seem pretty content with their lives. I know I wouldn't be happy living their lives, but they are. I wish I could be like they and I am really jealous of them in this respect. Whether it's the ignorance or something else, does it really matter? Thais ARE happy with their lives and that is one thing I deeply respect them for. Edited March 7, 2015 by tsigane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WheresWaldo Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 No surprises here. Thailand also rates at about the 51st place in education. It all makes sense. You know what they say: "Ignorance is bliss!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beng Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 How was happiness measured? Not in penises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonhia Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 From my own experience, living within Thailand, I have to disagree with this survey. The land of smiles? I think not! As for a happy economy?!, Where do these companies get their information from? Slave labour. Underpaid. Cost of living is very high. Debt is major problem... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy50 Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Just because someone goes around with an inane grin on their face all day doesn't mean they're happy. If I was in debt as much as most Thai people are reported to be, I would be worried sick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micmichd Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 (edited) Debts? Far more than 90pct of Farang economy is based on credit and belongs to financial institutions aka banks. Edited March 7, 2015 by micmichd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy50 Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 mai pen rai I do not care I do not accept responsibility I am never wrong I never apologize ... no need too I am perfect I have a small penis I have debt but no savings I own nothing So my life must be perfect What a croc of ............ I don't want to say that this small dick thing is a complete fallacy, but a friend of mine who lives in Chiang Mai reports a gay cabaret where the Thai performers are hung like John Holmes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micmichd Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 mai pen rai I do not care I do not accept responsibility I am never wrong I never apologize ... no need too I am perfect I have a small penis I have debt but no savings I own nothing So my life must be perfect What a croc of ............ I don't want to say that this small dick thing is a complete fallacy, but a friend of mine who lives in Chiang Mai reports a gay cabaret where the Thai performers are hung like John Holmes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micmichd Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Guess even the (rather unimportant) question of comparative penis sizes only reflects the idle boasts of Farangs. Sexual fantasies and nightmares - that is Farang quality of life. Never to be happy, never be content, that is their religion. They call it 'Protestant ethics', the religion of utter greed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nidieunimaitre Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 I wish to congratulate Thailand and especially the Glorious Leader with their great leap forwards. In 2011 Thailand was nowhere to be seen in the UN's happiness index, and now they are number one. link: http://travel.cnn.com/explorations/life/united-nations-announces-world%E2%80%99s-happiest-country-247768 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nidieunimaitre Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Good result ! Tell that to the morbid, pessimistic red/PTP fans. They cannot accept anyone being happy in Thailand unless the Shins are rorting running the show, the redshirts are running amok, and the streets are running red with yellow blood. I am happy, my family are happy (we just moved into our new house) and most of our friends are happy, so who cares what the anti-junta crowd thinks ! Tell that to the UN. Link in post above Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nidieunimaitre Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Debts? Far more than 90pct of Farang economy is based on credit and belongs to financial institutions aka banks. ....while borrowing hardly ever occurs in Thailand.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKResort Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Why not? Thai monks works for free, owns just a couple of robes, eat one time a day, pray and meditate the rest of the day, cannot have sex or fun, and....they are happy people. Probably is not your cup of tea...but...Happiness is just state of mind, and most poor farmers I met in Thailand are happy people too. Sometimes I envy them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nidieunimaitre Posted March 7, 2015 Share Posted March 7, 2015 Why not? Thai monks works for free, owns just a couple of robes, eat one time a day, pray and meditate the rest of the day, cannot have sex or fun, and....they are happy people. Probably is not your cup of tea...but...Happiness is just state of mind, and most poor farmers I met in Thailand are happy people too. Sometimes I envy them. Have you ever considered becoming a noble savage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tookwan cottage Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 According to the reputable Pew Research Center, though, only 25% are happy with the manner in which the political system is being run: http://www.pewglobal.org/2015/02/12/discontent-with-politics-common-in-many-emerging-and-developing-nations/political-satisfaction-report-03/. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tookwan cottage Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 You must have been in another country then. In the Thailand I know, most people work at least 8 hours a day. You mean they are on the job for 8 hours a day (maybe), I am talking about actually getting something done. Talking on your phone, facebook, games, eating, picking zits, etc., does NOT count. Ahh, more sanctimony from someone who is probably a citizen of the same nation that the beer-bellied sloths—who disgust all of the human senses and roam throughout Thailand—are from. So, so lazy, huh? Which is probably why Westerners love paying slave wages to workers, many of whom are Thai, to build their massive construction projects that are going up constantly? Those types just love workers doing nothing all day, even though their pay rates actually warrant nothing more than nose-picking. Maybe spend less time on this mediocre online platform and try some introspection to come to terms with your ignorance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keesters Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 happy happy happy only in debt of 85% of GDP thank you mister general You can't blame the general for all of that 85%. He didn't start with zero. To be fair to him you should quote the figure he stated with otherwise your post is meaningless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkerry Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 I reckon if they took a poll this very day, Bangladesh would win. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keesters Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 (edited) You must have been in another country then. In the Thailand I know, most people work at least 8 hours a day. You mean they are on the job for 8 hours a day (maybe), I am talking about actually getting something done. Talking on your phone, facebook, games, eating, picking zits, etc., does NOT count. Ahh, more sanctimony from someone who is probably a citizen of the same nation that the beer-bellied sloths—who disgust all of the human senses and roam throughout Thailand—are from. So, so lazy, huh? Which is probably why Westerners love paying slave wages to workers, many of whom are Thai, to build their massive construction projects that are going up constantly? Those types just love workers doing nothing all day, even though their pay rates actually warrant nothing more than nose-picking. Maybe spend less time on this mediocre online platform and try some introspection to come to terms with your ignorance? So what are you suggesting pay them a decent wage and then watch them sit around all picking their noses. When I ran a business here I was constantly being asked to pay more salary. Work harder and you'll get I said. They never did so neither did I. To one slightly promising lad I suggested he make himself indespensible. He could then almost hold me to ransom for salary increase. This is how I made my fortune I told him. He still picked his nose all day. Its work first salary second. Not the other way round.Trouble is I don't think they trusted me to honour my promise if they did their part. That mistrust comes from working for Thai companies where the bosses shit on their employees most of the time. Hard to change something that is so ingrained in the workforce. Edited March 9, 2015 by Keesters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
englishoak Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 the partial reason behind Thailand’s triumph was credited to its extremely low unemployment rate of 1 percent, which in turn kept the country from inflation; yet Thailand still has a long way to go before it reaches the living standards of more developed economies, it noted. Ok two things. 1 unemployment rate of 1% has never been true or accurate here, ever.... so its false. 2 Inflation is supposed to be absent here ............... clearly another falsehood . Bloomberg normally dumps the countries reports that lie about stats in the bin, not this time. It may seem a great thing to be top of this list but to anyone with half a clue it just shows Thailand is just making up the numbers and looks pretty stupid even on the list let alone topping it. So funny LOL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micmichd Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Maybe Thais found out that Farang Imperialists tend to rip them off.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micmichd Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Funny to see a country suddenly raised to top of happiness when the accuracy of statistics doesn't count anymore... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micmichd Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 So, you admit exploitation. Any other crimes you made your fortune from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keesters Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 So, you admit exploitation. Any other crimes you made your fortune from? Depends how you define exploitation. Dictionary has many definitions. An act remarkable for brilliance or daring; bold deed. Guilty but not a crime. To make use of ; utilize productively. Guilty and not a crime. To make use of or profit from the labor of (others) in an unethical way. Not guilty. A crime. To use selfishly. Not guilty. Not sure if crime. So you will see I did not carry out any criminal activities. I purely used my smarts to make my company up to $100k clear profit a day while only asking for $5k in return. Not unreasonable and most certainly not criminal. Awaiting you retraction for deformation of character or do I have to go see my lawyer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keesters Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Maybe Thais found out that Farang Imperialists tend to rip them off.... What..please explain this statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 A number of quote only posts have been removed. Please learn how to reply to a post by putting your reply below the quoted content rather than in another window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulc01 Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Ignorance is bliss! To a degree, yes. For all their wisdom and knowledge, those educated into the proper amount of angst end up no better off than those content with the world around them. They just arrive at the end of the journey with more ulcers, stress, heart attacks, and obesity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micmichd Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 (edited) If you google for "exploitation", you'll find the following: "the action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work". Without knowing how much your workers got paid it's impossible to judge whether your business is "unfair" or not. 5k $ out of 100k $ looks oK to me, so you don't have to feel personally insulted. The "character" of your company is another question, depends on a third number (100k $ profit out of what? ) you didn't provide. Thailand-specific is Farangs' intent to gain more than 49pct of land ownership. Many Farangs try all kind of tricks to get Thai land under control. I don't know if it's still considered to be a crime when a trick failed after tricky contracts have been declared void by court. I don't know if you or your company ever tried things like this. Guess all Farangs are on the watch list now. "Imperialism" is the arrogant attitude to take it as a given right that Westerners can sacrifice everything (all norms) to their money. You've probably noticed that Thai people are not really happy with this. Guess Thais regard money as a medium for exchange, not as the highest value in itself. Hopefully you leave much of your daily 5k $ in Thailand for the welfare of this country. Edited March 9, 2015 by micmichd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keesters Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 (edited) If you google for "exploitation", you'll find the following: "the action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work". Without knowing how much your workers got paid it's impossible to judge whether your business is "unfair" or not. 5k $ out of 100k $ looks oK to me, so you don't have to feel personally insulted. The "character" of your company is another question, depends on a third number (100k $ profit out of what? ) you didn't provide. Thailand-specific is Farangs' intent to gain more than 49pct of land ownership. Many Farangs try all kind of tricks to get Thai land under control. I don't know if it's still considered to be a crime when a trick failed after tricky contracts have been declared void by court. I don't know if you or your company ever tried things like this. Guess all Farangs are on the watch list now. "Imperialism" is the arrogant attitude to take it as a given right that Westerners can sacrifice everything (all norms) to their money. You've probably noticed that Thai people are not really happy with this. Guess Thais regard money as a medium for exchange, not as the highest value in itself. Hopefully you leave much of your daily 5k $ in Thailand for the welfare of this country. Your googled definition of exploitation is identical to one I'd already given and said I was not guilty of. How much the company paid its workers is irrelevant but suffice it to say they were queueing up in India, Pakistan, Philippines to come work with us. The $100k had nothing to do with the workers. It was money owed to my company, of which I was an employee not a boss, for contractual obligations that nobody but me seemed to understand. That $100k was pure profit because it was not related to any particular job of work done by our workers. We got paid separately for that. So again your accusing me of committing a crime is blatantly derogatory, deformation and seriously libel. A stupid thing to do with no evidence. You are the one who has committed a crime under Thai law in doing so.As to the owning of land I own none. I own a house that sits on land owned by my kids. They are welcome to it all upon my demise. But having said that I do believed that farang ownership of land should be allowed. Restricted, controlled but allowed. If Thailand is so against foreign ownership they should ban their citizens from owning overseas. That would make it all equal in the eyes of the law. At the moment the Thais have it all their way. Not equal and greedy. Your comment about imperialism is beyond belief. I would say it is the Thais that sacrifice anything for a baht. Trafficking in humans. Trafficking in live dogs for the meat trade. Good lord the list is endless. The disgusting things some of these people will do for baht. And I haven't even mentioned corruption or rice yet. Jeez read some newspapers. Take those rose colored specs off. The Thais are not all squeaky clean that you seem to think they are. You seem to be under the impression that the $5k day is currently ongoing and was earned in Thailand. It is not and was not. And plenty of it has gone onto the Thai economy with still more to go. Edited March 9, 2015 by Keesters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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