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Does anybody have an explanation why at a Thai birthday celbration, with or without English speakers present, "Happy Birthday to you..." will be sung in perfect English by children and adults alike? Is there no Thai version? Just something I've noticed for years and wondered about. Please ...

The surprise might be a little late in coming, but read the following quote from the Bangkok Post, 1/8/2552, at the end of their article about the police not finding any insult in the former PM’s Friday call-in. It might be THE surprise, or at least A surprise. If it is an accurate reflection on wha...

Taysahai, Your stereotype comment and the reasons plus more for it is correct. However, my experience living and working with other villagers, especially to get in the harvest of whatever and whoever needs help has pretty much removed the stereotype, at least in one small village for one insignifica...

Our farang ways are paradoxical, not just seemingly, compared to the Thai ways. My father was KIA in WWII and mom went to work, so I was raised mostly by my grandparents, who were village farmers in Slovakia until WWI, when the Kaiser’s army conscripted grandpa, who was captured and sent to Siberia ...

My personal opinion is that Thailand, as well as many other countries I’ve lived in, have been corrupt for years. All strata of the population know no other way, thus they live with what they know. The survey merely reflects that people are willing to accept the status quo, as long as, the country’s...

To find the answer, find out who benefits from the massacre. The Army/authorities: They don’t benefit. They just look inept in keeping peace even under martial law. There was a suggestion that the Army could ask for more money. A doubtful benefit, the Power up North will not throw good money after b...

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