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Baskoy
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I think you misunderstand me..I don't try and involve myself with Thais and Thai culture nor do I want to. I'm just stating a point, that in all the time I have been here and lived and worked with Thais I don't really know any Thai people well at all,and the same goes for my friends.
My only problem with going out and enjoying myself is that I do it too much.
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Posted on: 6:22 am on Feb. 12, 2007
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JackTheStripper
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Sorry, was not directed to you basky.
You seem to have the courage to be straight up and know what you want and do not expect any more or less from it.
Its the ones that want to fit in, but cannot, that have the problem.
I am what is commonly known as a basket case, I really dont care which way it goes. If I meet nice thai people to become friends, great, if not, that is ok also.
I have what is important to me and need no more, so I am not bitter and disappointed if nothing more arrives on my doorstep.
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Posted on: 6:47 am on Feb. 12, 2007
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Baskoy
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No Probs... I have much the same attitude myself.
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Posted on: 7:02 am on Feb. 12, 2007
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Yurune
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I must say my every day experiences of working in Thailand are whoheartedly different.
I guess we have very different working environments.
For many undereducated Thai's, the embarrasment of not knowing things is covered by the attitude you mention. If you are patient and turn your work place into a learning environment rather than get frustrated, then you may find them respond in a totally different way.
Disrespect is often earned.
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Posted on: 7:40 am on Feb. 12, 2007
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madfrog
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Well Yurune, there is simply no way for me to "turn my work place into a learning environement" and yes, we very likely work in some very VERY different places, dealing with different styles of people.
Good for you if you can enjoy working with Thai, I would love to say the same...
Madfrog
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Posted on: 8:19 am on Feb. 12, 2007
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Janitor
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Bizarrely I find myself agreeing with all the posters here - Madfrog - if you feel like this and still have to come back, I feel sorry for u - the sooner you can get out of it the better.
For myself, I find working with most thais frustrating, and sometimes the attitude to everything can be nauseating; but then there are exceptions which make it worthwhile. I have some great Thai colleagues, and whilst none of them are what I would call good friends, that doesn't matter. They have a different perspective on life.
Personally, I find that I am largely irrelevent to most thais (except to those I write the paychecks for), and most of them are largely irrelevent to me in my working life. Once I worked that out, I found the whole place so much less frustrating, and that allows me to dwell on why I came here in the first place. I'd rather be here than just about every other place I know. Its far from perfect; I wish the Thais woudl get it, but they don't, and I can't change that.
So - I live my life, they live theirs, and that works for me.
If it didn't, I'd leave.
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Posted on: 6:16 pm on Feb. 12, 2007
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PussyLover 69
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Report from The Nation dated Tuesday 13 February 2007 :-
Legal reasons behind a Thaksin home in Sydney?
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News that former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra is looking for a home in Sydney has spurred speculation as to whether he has other motives for wanting to live Down Under.
Indeed, there may be legal reasons behind his supposed interest in buying a home in Australia's biggest city.
Aside from the fine beaches, golf courses and a warmer climate than, say, London, Australia does not have a formal extradition treaty with Thailand.
The former premier and his family appear to face the difficult prospect of many years of litigation - with court cases potentially looming over a raft of corruption charges, tax evasion and, possibly, inciting Thai police and local officials to kill at least 2,500 alleged drug dealers during the highly controversial "War on Drugs" in early 2003.
If the coup leaders refuse to allow Thaksin to return home to fight such charges - or he opts to fight them from abroad - Sydney could easily become one of his foreign bases, along with Hong Kong, Beijing or London.
Thaksin flew down to Melbourne late last week before skipping up to Sydney on the weekend. He told reporters on Sunday he had hired a real-estate agent to find him a home overlooking the city's picturesque harbour.
"I am looking in the eastern suburbs for a property with good views of the harbour," Thaksin told The Australian newspaper at a golf course where he played a round on Sunday.
"I think Sydney is very safe, and I have friends here. I like Australia. The people are friendly and sincere. The weather is good. It is clean and safe, and I can play golf all year round."
Buying a home with harbour views in Sydney, especially in the select belt he mentioned, is not cheap. A waterfront mansion could set him back $25 million to 30 million Australian dollars (Bt692 million to Bt831 million).
The former PM would need to get a business or retirement visa to live in Australia, but that also is unlikely to be a major hurdle for a man whose family has assets of several billion US dollars.
The former PM could end up being a serious political embarrassment for any country where he sets up camp, depending on the charges he eventually faces and whether he seeks asylum.
Ferdinand Marcos settled in Hawaii, but Thaksin is not quite in the same category as the former Philippine president - the crimes he is accused of are less serious. And some say he has covered his tracks better, for despite widespread corruption during his term in charge, investigators from the Assets Examination Committee have yet to charge him personally.
But if Thaksin opted to live in Sydney and then faced the prospect of being extradited back to Thailand for a court trial or to serve a jail term, then the matter would probably be settled in the Australian courts.
Given the good and ever-growing relations between the two countries, the former premier would need to present a strong case to prevent himself being flown home.
One Australian official suggested yesterday that Thaksin "would need to do a Saxena" - claim he faced the possibility of being killed if sent back, in order to prevent a court ordering him to be returned - if an extradition request was ever dealt with by an Australian court.
Rakesh Saxena is a former Thai businessman who has been living in Vancouver, Canada, fighting efforts by Bangkok to have him returned to face charges of embezzlement relating to deals undertaken at the time of the financial crisis almost a decade ago.
But some view Thaksin's trip to Sydney and his comments to the Australian media as potentially nothing more than grandstanding and highlighting his case abroad - as his American public-relations strategists may well have advised.
Thaksin said on Sunday he had no political or business interests in Australia and was merely holidaying in the country.
"We have sold the family business," he was quoted as saying. "All we have now is some real estate. I want my children to grow their own businesses from the beginning. I may just advise them.
"In a way, I am grateful to the military government for forcing me into an early retirement so that I can spend time with my family again.
"Now the only activity I am considering is investing in the stock market and doing charity work to support the rural development work of the King [His Majesty the King Bhumibol Adulyadej]."
Thaksin said he was mindful that his activities were still being watched by the Thai government.
"I think the [Thai] government is too concerned about my activities, which are actually very private," he said. "Every time I speak to the media, I try to be very conservative as a former prime minister. No matter how bitter you are, you have to be very faithful to your country, to your people and to your monarch."
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Posted on: 10:07 pm on Feb. 12, 2007
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