everyone is too polite to state the truth.

your average thai is not very smart.

you have pretend you are negotiating with a 4 year old.

so be very patient and go very very slowly.

the average IQ of a thai student (western academic test) is 81.

that is 1 point into average (80-100)

logical thinking is rare.

many of the abilities you expect in a western country are present in thai people,

e.g. reading a map, saying "i don't know'.,

knowing alternatives to simple requests.

reward for effort.

doing anything business related is very difficult.

cause you are not really wanted.

Is that why you came to thailand?

You call yourself what

we romantic males in developed western countries

???

And you want to meet thai girls like gracelessfawn??

everyone is too polite to state the truth.

your average thai is not very smart.

you have pretend you are negotiating with a 4 year old.

so be very patient and go very very slowly.

the average IQ of a thai student (western academic test) is 81.

that is 1 point into average (80-100)

logical thinking is rare.

many of the abilities you expect in a western country are present in thai people,

e.g. reading a map, saying "i don't know'.,

knowing alternatives to simple requests.

reward for effort.

doing anything business related is very difficult.

cause you are not really wanted.

TIT..... This is Thailand

TIY...... This is You.

Unfortunately..... no matter how much banging your head on the wall you do.... it won't make a difference.... It's you that needs to change..... not change totally, just adapt and then accept things you don't like with a smile.

Self edit..... can I just ask one question please.

the average IQ of a thai student (western academic test) is 81.

What was your last score?.... any IQ test is mainly based on the ability to 'problem solve' ...... it's fairly western in it's outlook and concept and has little relevance to the capability of rational thought when faced with a culture that is diametrically different to the one that is setting the questions.

A typical IQ test involves number sequences, pattern sequences and ..... logic sequences .... and .....what's the other one.... word sequences. QED

Have you seen a Thai IQ test?

Edited August 30, 200619 yr by Thaddeus

everyone is too polite to state the truth.

your average thai is not very smart.

you have pretend you are negotiating with a 4 year old.

so be very patient and go very very slowly.

the average IQ of a thai student (western academic test) is 81.

that is 1 point into average (80-100)

logical thinking is rare.

many of the abilities you expect in a western country are present in thai people,

e.g. reading a map, saying "i don't know'.,

knowing alternatives to simple requests.

reward for effort.

doing anything business related is very difficult.

cause you are not really wanted.

Begging for a reply.

Gotta work be back later

"hello , my name is Somsak"

I love it. Did you make that up?

no, that was real

and 25 points to you bkk,

as that was certainly a top thai saying.

my thai staff used to say this to me at times, and it was always issued with a smile.

because i expect things to be done tomorow in los, i always stayed real cool on the outside, although on the inside, i was having a mini heart attack.

any way, once i give over to the staff all was good.

" jai yen " most probly the wrong spelling, = " cool heart " they used to tell me.

any way, all you thai speakers get the drift i imagine ?

cheers friends

Listen to the guys comments.

Key words that apply in any country really:

But more so in Thailand:

Be patient

keep cool

if a Thai says see you at 2pm well add another two three hours to that maybe more

dont expect decisions to be made immediately

If your rude to Thais you get know where

Well thats some points

Its a sign of weakness to show your angry

And a smile covers lots of things shows happinness also hides annoyance

Remember we are guests in there country whilst we may um and are about things think about what it is that makes us all want to be here..............Bless Thailand I say 'The land of smiles'

macb

Edited August 31, 200619 yr by macb

MacB, I have absolutely no idea what you are trying to convey in your post . . .

thanks for all the good ( and bad) tips ;-)

This is not the first startup form scratch for me , and everytime there there are different problems. So far I found language ( and the confusing spelling and translation ) is a bigger problem here than it was in Singapore,Chzech republic, or even indonesia .

I am sure I'll find my way around and I will not give up so quickly . Sometimes it is just good to share the frustration. I have some thai help from next month onwards, and so far , everything runs still as planned , more or less.

ok then bkk, its sweet then, as we have helped you with your quandary.

well done to us punters.

one other thing fella ,

dont forget to have a " jai yen "

cheers

terry57-Get on down to Pantip Plaza and buy a new keyboard with an Enter key that doesn't double space and a working Shift key. I reckon you can find one for about 100 Baht.

your a bleeding genious my fine friend.

as in all my years of coming to los, i aint never been to pantip.

i got the inside information on a 55 baht taxi trip from cow sand road.

any way, everybody on this forum knows that im coming back to los in november.

first thing im doing is bolting down to pantip.

i am sorry my friend, but my key board works lovely thank you.

the reason i double space is so the punters get a good look at what i have actually written.

there's some people on this forum that have poor eye sight and misinterprate the punters posts. unsure:

any way fella,

its all good as they say

cheers

everyone is too polite to state the truth.

your average thai is not very smart.

you have pretend you are negotiating with a 4 year old.

so be very patient and go very very slowly.

the average IQ of a thai student (western academic test) is 81.

that is 1 point into average (80-100)

logical thinking is rare.

many of the abilities you expect in a western country are present in thai people,

e.g. reading a map, saying "i don't know'.,

knowing alternatives to simple requests.

reward for effort.

doing anything business related is very difficult.

cause you are not really wanted.

Why are you here?

I can not imagine what you do here or how long you have been in Thailand or where you hang out to formulate your assumptions.

You come across as a polite, well educated, responsible person who can read maps and tell the time. You obviously are hard working and successful.

Why waste your time in Thailand, you're obviously a much better breed.

everyone is too polite to state the truth.

your average thai is not very smart.

you have pretend you are negotiating with a 4 year old.

so be very patient and go very very slowly.

the average IQ of a thai student (western academic test) is 81.

that is 1 point into average (80-100)

logical thinking is rare.

many of the abilities you expect in a western country are present in thai people,

e.g. reading a map, saying "i don't know'.,

knowing alternatives to simple requests.

reward for effort.

doing anything business related is very difficult.

cause you are not really wanted.

Why are you here?

I can not imagine what you do here or how long you have been in Thailand or where you hang out to formulate your assumptions.

You come across as a polite, well educated, responsible person who can read maps and tell the time. You obviously are hard working and successful.

Why waste your time in Thailand, you're obviously a much better breed.

yes,

a very harsh acessment and most ungiving of the thai by lamai.

in my experience with the thai i have found them to be very intelligent.

after all ,

some thai have a huge amount of money, made at some farang's expense , so to espouse that they are not very smart would be untrue.

thanks for all the good ( and bad) tips ;-)

This is not the first startup form scratch for me , and everytime there there are different problems. So far I found language ( and the confusing spelling and translation ) is a bigger problem here than it was in Singapore,Chzech republic, or even indonesia .

I am sure I'll find my way around and I will not give up so quickly . Sometimes it is just good to share the frustration. I have some thai help from next month onwards, and so far , everything runs still as planned , more or less.

ok then bkk, its sweet then, as we have helped you with your quandary.

well done to us punters.

one other thing fella ,

dont forget to have a " jai yen "

cheers

terry57-Get on down to Pantip Plaza and buy a new keyboard with an Enter key that doesn't double space and a working Shift key. I reckon you can find one for about 100 Baht.

Easier to just skip over those posts qual ....

thanks for all the good ( and bad) tips ;-)

This is not the first startup form scratch for me , and everytime there there are different problems. So far I found language ( and the confusing spelling and translation ) is a bigger problem here than it was in Singapore,Chzech republic, or even indonesia .

I am sure I'll find my way around and I will not give up so quickly . Sometimes it is just good to share the frustration. I have some thai help from next month onwards, and so far , everything runs still as planned , more or less.

ok then bkk, its sweet then, as we have helped you with your quandary.

well done to us punters.

one other thing fella ,

dont forget to have a " jai yen "

cheers

terry57-Get on down to Pantip Plaza and buy a new keyboard with an Enter key that doesn't double space and a working Shift key. I reckon you can find one for about 100 Baht.

Easier to just skip over those posts qual ....

tell us what you really mean JD. ?

thanks for all the good ( and bad) tips ;-)

This is not the first startup form scratch for me , and everytime there there are different problems. So far I found language ( and the confusing spelling and translation ) is a bigger problem here than it was in Singapore,Chzech republic, or even indonesia .

I am sure I'll find my way around and I will not give up so quickly . Sometimes it is just good to share the frustration. I have some thai help from next month onwards, and so far , everything runs still as planned , more or less.

ok then bkk, its sweet then, as we have helped you with your quandary.

well done to us punters.

one other thing fella ,

dont forget to have a " jai yen "

cheers

terry57-Get on down to Pantip Plaza and buy a new keyboard with an Enter key that doesn't double space and a working Shift key. I reckon you can find one for about 100 Baht.

Easier to just skip over those posts qual ....

Indeed, I found the ignore function really great and now its much easier to read threads that Terry57 has contributed to

Edited August 31, 200619 yr by moonoi

thanks for all the good ( and bad) tips ;-)

This is not the first startup form scratch for me , and everytime there there are different problems. So far I found language ( and the confusing spelling and translation ) is a bigger problem here than it was in Singapore,Chzech republic, or even indonesia .

I am sure I'll find my way around and I will not give up so quickly . Sometimes it is just good to share the frustration. I have some thai help from next month onwards, and so far , everything runs still as planned , more or less.

ok then bkk, its sweet then, as we have helped you with your quandary.

well done to us punters.

one other thing fella ,

dont forget to have a " jai yen "

cheers

terry57-Get on down to Pantip Plaza and buy a new keyboard with an Enter key that doesn't double space and a working Shift key. I reckon you can find one for about 100 Baht.

Easier to just skip over those posts qual ....

Indeed, I found the ignore function really great and now its much easier to read threads that Terry57 has contributed to

moon,

that is very harsh and has wounded my good self

i must admit that i ain't 100% perfect ,

but,

bye cricky's fella i'd have to to be fairly bloody close would'nt i ?

look,

my in box is over flowing but there is no room for you my friend.

now, run along will you,

as i can here your mummy calling you.

Listen to the guys comments.

Key words that apply in any country really:

But more so in Thailand:

Be patient

keep cool

if a Thai says see you at 2pm well add another two three hours to that maybe more

dont expect decisions to be made immediately

If your rude to Thais you get know where

Well thats some points

Its a sign of weakness to show your angry

And a smile covers lots of things shows happinness also hides annoyance

Remember we are guests in there country whilst we may um and are about things think about what it is that makes us all want to be here..............Bless Thailand I say 'The land of smiles'

macb

Is this an IQ test?

I can understand some of it but how do I get my final IQ rating?

MacB, I have absolutely no idea what you are trying to convey in your post . . .

[Well I am not going to explain I am sure other members can understand my pointers. Take a look at the topic heading GETTING FRUSTRATED

macb