Ace of Pop Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Why is the truth regarded as Raceist and P C by liberalsSent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derator01 Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 2 hours ago, laislica said: I searched on dumb americans and posted a few clips but they seem to have disappeared..... It has been great fun to watch and take part in the dumb bashing but.... How about spreading the fun to other nations too? Should us Brits be bashed for Brexit? LOL No more videos like that, please. They are off topic and do violate forum rules. And no videos about other countries. There's enough nationality basing on this forum already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiFelix Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 1 hour ago, George FmplesdaCosteedback said: You guys were late to the party again. If the UK had folded in 1940 the Yanks would be talking German now, and don't forget you made us pay back every dollar for the "help". Ha ha, we, and the whole world should be thankful you turned up though... They arrived after the Japs and Nazis were almost exhausted and only because they didnt want to miss out on their slice of the cake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laislica Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 1 hour ago, EnlightenedAtheist said: But those cheap immigrants or illegals are good for the bottom line. Not saying that you would agree to such a practice (of employing illegal Mexican ... or Burmese, wink wink), but it is the reality (and not just in the USA). That is how businesses work if one does not have a better product, one can always cut costs. Of course, you can always displace the factory and make it look good and make the goods in China, some with great profit margins (smart phones) and some with low margins like T-shirts that are cheaper than 20 years ago and which general consumers love. It is a love-hate relationship. On the other hand, if English was easier to learn, this might be a non-issue. With its hundreds of thousands of misspellings in its lexicon and NO ONE wanting to clean this up, it causes issues. Duh? Maybe it is time to point the finger in the right direction. There is a political system that is a mess as well, with lobbyists calling the shots, which explains the dire state of everything. In the meantime, they shoot us with cheap, mindless entertainment to prevent us from reforming the system. I endorse your final sentence 100%: "News" like this is purely a diversion to prevent us from thinking. Thinking is not required and is dangerous to the smooth profit making by the big corporations and the huge bribes to the politicians that facilitate them. Also, great click bait LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee4Life Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 On 12/29/2016 at 0:08 PM, Brer Fox said: I am shocked! I must be ignorant as I have always believed the people of the USA to be remarkably erudite. Most of those who I meet are always telling me they are anyway. I too am remarkably erudite! (what's that mean anyway?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suradit69 Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 They should conduct a survey to determine what percentage of farang staying in Thailand know anything about the country or the language or their own immigrations status. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emster23 Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 " if you have time - search "Jaywalking" on YouTube for some great examples." Leno is in it for laughs, and he was great at it. However, if you dare think about it for a minute or less, safe to assume he would not air interviews with people who knew the answers. No laughs there..... Proof by anecdote to make a generalization is nearly always suspect. Heck, I am teaching my Thai wife the names of the continents and oceans. I guess they didn't cover that in school, or maybe she was in mental erase mode (good strategy given teaching methods here). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlindMagician Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 On 12/29/2016 at 8:35 AM, radiochaser said: Some people, in the United States, literally think that "ignorant" means "stupid". But, what do I know, I use a 57 year old, 10 pound, dictionary to fact check google word definitions! Invest in a new dictionary. Go on, treat yourself, if you have the stones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunsetT Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 On 29/12/2016 at 11:03 AM, craigt3365 said: Not sure if translation was the problem, but this is totally wrong. From the MORI site: https://www.ipsos-mori.com/researchpublications/researcharchive/3664/perils-of-perception-2015.aspx Check the date: Your poll seems to be dated 2015 in the link at the top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunsetT Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 On 29/12/2016 at 11:05 AM, craigt3365 said: And then this years result: Which is the same as the one posted for the thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunsetT Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 On 29/12/2016 at 11:57 AM, smedly said: I think some people are confused about the literal meaning of ignorance, many assume it means to be rude - ill mannered etc here is a sample of the literal meaning- lacking knowledge or awareness in general; uneducated It means both, and the rankings for Thailand and the US are probably about right for both senses of the word......lol.....555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonmarleesco Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 A lot to do with a reluctance (or inability) to teach world history, and a penchant for distorting domestic. 'This age group represents the most connected sample of people with their computers and smart phones, said the company.' Connected, yes. Knowledgeable, no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laislica Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 4 minutes ago, Jonmarleesco said: A lot to do with a reluctance (or inability) to teach world history, and a penchant for distorting domestic. 'This age group represents the most connected sample of people with their computers and smart phones, said the company.' Connected, yes. Knowledgeable, no. They are known as the Millennials1980-2000, after Generation X 1960-80 who were after the Baby Boomers 1940-60. I posted a discussion on this topic but it was removed as off topic and against TVF rules. If you are interested, Youtube has a great video by Simon Sinek, simon sinek the millennials in the workplace. There is also a great Ted talk about how the world will cope with the 2000-20 generation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-enHH-r_FM TEDxSF - Scott Hess - Millennials: Who They Are & Why We Hate Them I found them very interesting and has given me things to think about, especially for my grandchildren. If only stuff like this was available when I was rearing kids in the 70's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juice777 Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 I am shocked! I must be ignorant as I have always believed the people of the USA to be remarkably erudite. Most of those who I meet are always telling me they are anyway.I find the people I meet from the USA are far from ignorant. But they are the open minded ones as they are travelling. However when I went to Las Vegas I met loads of Ignorant ones but mostly still nice people.Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brer Fox Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 5 minutes ago, juice777 said: I find the people I meet from the USA are far from ignorant. But they are the open minded ones as they are travelling. However when I went to Las Vegas I met loads of Ignorant ones but mostly still nice people. Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk Those who you met in Las Vagas were most likely "deplorables" but most likely nice people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juice777 Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juice777 Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 USA USA USA! Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juice777 Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 The number of Muslims in the UK? about 50 million isn't it.NoSent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juice777 Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 And yet Singapore, which is a tiny country, and a very new country, and is supposedly well educated, did terribly also. Also, the USA going from 24th to 5th in one year makes the whole thing very suspect. Not because the USA did poorly ... that's not my point ... but because of such a huge change in only one year. And why is North Korea not in the list? I assume because they can't even do the test there. They would be top with out a doubt even if ant there thought. Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juice777 Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 They may have computers & smartphones but that doesn't always equate to an increase in knowledge... 99% usage in Thailand is to chase pokemons, take selfies, record what they're about to eat on social media, video fights and dating sites!!To be fair I think you could say that about most people. But still made me laugh. Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juice777 Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Did I read this correctly? 27000 people in 40 countries, so about 675 people per country. I don't know much about sampling, but 675 (even double or treble it) would seem doubtfully representative of populations the size of China or USA. Interesting to know who sponsored this poll and why ?Maybe last year they did it in New York and this year they did it in Texas would explain the change in position. Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juice777 Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Re above post the situation could arise because of scenes in movies where in the movie people see someone make a sudden decision to go to Asia and the next day they are on a plane on their way. No ref to visas passports etc so it's thought of as being that's how it is. Mind you the movie is in colour so it must be true, right? And the USA cracked the Enigma code, right? I've seen the movie.Yes and when that film came out there was still people alive in the UK who helped cracked it. Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juice777 Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Perhaps the problem is who administered the poll. The Brits have never forgiven the USA for winning WWII. Meanwhile, the Brexit move seems to have been pretty 'ignorant'; pound down to 44 per Baht.The Russians won WWII if we like it or not. But you probably right about Brexit Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bureaucrat Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 http://www.playbuzz.com/sebastianknight10/97-of-adults-cant-pass-this-elementary-test-can-you?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=prom-evg_ff&utm_campaign=rtn_ff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juice777 Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 http://www.playbuzz.com/sebastianknight10/97-of-adults-cant-pass-this-elementary-test-can-you?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=prom-evg_ff&utm_campaign=rtn_ff and I am not even from USA My Filipino gf just got the same Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumpkin Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 surely, more important is how we use what we do know, rather than worrying what we dont know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumpkin Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 4 hours ago, juice777 said: The Russians won WWII if we like it or not. But you probably right about Brexit Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk There are very few winners in war. But some sides, lose less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LammyTS1 Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 [/url]Sent from my SM-G900F using TapatalkIgnorance at its best!Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiochaser Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 16 hours ago, BlindMagician said: Invest in a new dictionary. Go on, treat yourself, if you have the stones. I did, a " 57 year old, 10 pound, dictionary " .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlindMagician Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 1 minute ago, radiochaser said: I did, a " 57 year old, 10 pound, dictionary " .. Fantastic. Use it to look up the word "new". Try to buy a new one, made from paper, not chiselled stone slab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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