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    Why so many?

    Terry Fredrickson, Published on 01/06/2011

    » The Phue Thai Party is asking the Election Commission why it is printing 53 million ballots when there are only 47 million eligible voters in the country.

  • News & article

    Earthquake: too close for comfort

    Terry Fredrickson, Published on 25/03/2011

    » Last night’s earthquake did not occur in some far distant land. It was close enough to sway high-rise Bangkok buildings, causing panic among some city residents. (Updated)

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    End of the year ideas for helping others

    By modsquad, Created on: 21/12/2010, Last updated on: 21/12/2010

    » There are many readers out there who want to help, but they do not know to whom and where to give. If you are looking for where and whom to help, here is list of worthy causes. CHILDREN - Youth Shelter: Located in Samut Prakan province, Ban Tawan Mai is a shelter for abandoned children from broken...

    • 0 replies, 24,106 views

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    About Face.

    By Sean Moran, Created on: 14/10/2008, Last updated on: 13/04/2014

    » One olde axiom that comes to mind is, '[i:3b539sim]If you can't say something nice, then keep your mouth s.h.u.t.[/i:3b539sim]' Just a thread that pertains to one of the cultural differences one might notice in venturing from a typical 'westernised' society of the assertive kind to the shores of...

    • Sean Moran commented : [quote="pachangamac042":11qlyck6]Sorry mate, but I never understood this face loosing thing in Thailand. Were I come from, you lose your face once and forever, but in Thailand it seems that they can easily lose face once a day and it seems to be fine. Another thing is, that it seems that stealing money, scaming people, ripping you off and so on, as long as you do it to a foreigner, does not make you lose face.[/quote:11qlyck6] I guess I know what you are talking about with regards to loss of face in Yorkshire, and I can vouch for the fact that after two motorcycle accidents in Rayong and Nonthaburi respectively I have lost quite a bit of the face you refer to. However, in this case, it might be better for you to exchange the word "face" for "pride" back in Birmingham. I hope that clarifies the meaning behind the thread topic. Regarding the problems that you have experienced with that smalll minority of con-artists, all I can s.u.g.g.e.s.t (sorry, censorship gone wild it seems) is that you get out of Nana as fast as the Ekamai bus will carry you and find a place where tourists are less likely to have been, and practice your gor-aa-gaa, kor-aa-kaa pronunciation until you pood pasa Thai geng maak. You've possibly been unlucky to have met unscrupulous people if anyone has stolen from you in Thailand, but without finite details, there's no way of telling for sure. In my time in Thailand, I can only remember the honesty of the Thai people who have even returned thousands of baht to me for medical care that I felt obliged to pay for after that most recent loss of face, in which they insisted of returning my money and treating my injuries free of charge, but they tell me I pood pasa Thai geng maak as soon as I regain conssiousness. I must admit that I do not, and that is just one more example of the good people trying to help a poor motorcycle accident victim on an hospital stretcher gain back some of his lost face.

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