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    America bashing at Esplanade Mall

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

    ยป 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...

    • oilyrag commented : America, the land of the free and home of the brave, almost weekly we hear of mass shootings at schools, malls etc in the USA. I was born in UK and have seen many "offensive" T shirts making fun of the Queen and the royal family( lets not even mention the Duchess of York!) It really does not bother me at all so why should it offend or "special friends" if the US flag is used in the way described. We do not have to jump when an American is "offended" I would suggest he does not come to to Thailand but stays at home.

    • gormenghast commented : Why is "freedom of speech" such an elastic term? I will defend the right to express oneself logically and honestly even if I am totally opposed to what that person says. At the same time, I am appalled that so much space can be used to argue about an allegedly offensive T-shirt. On the historical front, the American determination to disassemble the British Empire at the end of World War II involved a great deal of horse-trading in Southeast Asia, as a result of which Britain regained and retained Hong Kong, Malaya and Singapore, while permitting Thailand to fall within the American "sphere of influence". This was greatly expanded during the Vietnam debacle and resulted in Bangkok delights such as Soi Cowboy, not to mention the preferential status of US commercial enterprises in Thailand. However, Americans are in a minority among the Farang community here, which is probably a blessing today. If they all started issuing [i:3tpnqjfb]ukases[/i:3tpnqjfb] about -- to them -- offensive T-shirts, we would be here for several more pages. Have a wondeful weekend!

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