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    Domestic / cross cultural issues - Thai / Foreigner concerns

    America bashing at Esplanade Mall

    By gohmer, Created on: 09/05/2010, Last updated on: 11/06/2011

    » I putting this post up because it is related to international relationships with American citizens living and visiting Thailand. It illustrated to me that little is known about America by most people in Thailand, in fact, I think that few in the world truly understand what America is about and how...

    • thaicapital commented : You should add in your post that many Americans seem overly sensitive too! Thais don't mean anything by these t-shirts - some of them are just plain hilarious. As for US foreign policy I tend to side with Noam Chomsky, who asserts that America has (and is) using it's power in illegitimate ways; US consumption and over-reliance on oil imports from the middle-east helps to fund terrorist activities and necessitates an ongoing presence in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.

    • Voice commented : Thaicapital wrote “You should add in your post that many Americans seem overly sensitive too! Thais don't mean anything by these t-shirts - some of them are just plain hilarious. As for US foreign policy I tend to side with Noam Chomsky, who asserts that America has (and is) using it's power in illegitimate ways; US consumption and over-reliance on oil imports from the middle-east helps to fund terrorist activities and necessitates an ongoing presence in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.” You have mentioned a valid point here thaicapital! And I don’t believe that Europeans & British people dislike American people. As to US policy which led to many problems with terrorism in the west which has became problematic to our way of life and travel. So what thaicapital mention here is very valid indeed.

    • Hard_done_by commented : [quote="Voice":3cv4g5wv] ... As for US foreign policy I tend to side with Noam Chomsky, who asserts that America has (and is) using it's power in illegitimate ways; US consumption and over-reliance on oil imports from the middle-east helps to fund terrorist /activities and necessitates an ongoing presence in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan.” ... [/quote:3cv4g5wv] Noam Chompsky is a man all people (not just americans) should be proud of - a great man. It was sad to hear that Nim Chimpsky passed away - he could have been president - only in america.

    • 119 replies, 154,424 views

    Domestic / cross cultural issues - Thai / Foreigner concerns

    Farang and their seemingly paradoxical ways

    By Mr. Surin Province, Created on: 17/10/2008, Last updated on: 17/04/2010

    » As a long-historied Farang resident myself, comfortable and understanding, I have to ask the age old question regarding Westerners that find it necessary to stay/live here while finding life so objectionable in many ways. Why is this so? I've experienced this throughout Asia {in particular the LOS}...

    • mele.nani commented : Consider this about the US Banking meltdown. These seeds were sown in the 8 years of Bush administration. This house of cards started to fall apart during the Bush term of office. Structures and laws that govern banking institutions were changed. These decisions were Bush administration decisions just as the war in Iraq and the arrogance that brought him to land on an aircraft carrier to say "Mission Accomplished" was his decision. Obama has inherited probably the largest list of problems and challenges of any previous presidency. George Bush, Dick Cheney, and Don Rumsfeld were a disastrous combination. They have brought down the US economy and our standing in world politics. Their actions have resulted in the loss of many thousands of people in Afghanistan and Iraq. The US soldiers who died have been counted and mourned. What about the families that were bombed and killed? What about the common people that were displaced? The behavior of the Bush administration was self serving, arrogant and shameful. America and the world is going to suffer long term for decisions they have made. The financial crisis is just beginning. It will unfold as an international disaster. You will see more downturn of banks, business, and employment globally because of things that were initiated under the Bush administration. This is my opinion as an American citizen and not the forum which provides us the venue for discussion. In Hawaii we say "malama pono" nurture that which is righteous.

    • 57 replies, 74,821 views

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