Domestic / cross cultural issues - Thai / Foreigner concerns

foreigners have got no rights?

By majoy, Created on: 24/03/2010, Last updated on: 12/04/2010

» We moved to this new house six months ago and everything is fine except for the noisy dogs next door. I spoke to the owner and asked if they could make their dogs quiet and she said it's not their dogs fault but the dog opposite who always stand outside their gate and make their dogs bark...how ridiculous!...

• Bone Head commented : Majoy, What are you saying? Did you even think for a minute before getting into all this trouble with the neighbors, police etc. and then deciding to post it. This isn't about you being a foreigner. It is about common sense. I have seen, read and heard many similar instances with neighbors in America, UK, Europe etc. And hey being foreign doesn't mean you have descended from heaven...Remember you are (like me) a guest here. We are all guests here and we must respect that. They never requested and pleaded you to come here and take a house. Did they? You came here looking for it. and do visa runs like a rat every 3 months because you like it better here than you 'foreign' land. And now you moan like a spoilt child whose candy has been snatched away? It is about being a sensible person and making relationships come what may. You will NEVER have perfect neighbors any where in the world. BUT you have to learn to adjust where ever you are... If you have a real problem quietly move away to a new location. OR if you are brave enough, get a pet tiger. And learn to be kind to yourself and others. Else, this is a guarantee: Where ever you go...you will have trouble. Good luck

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