Thai culture vs Farang culture.

[Admin]

A story:

I was very surprised to talk with a farmer lately and he said he just made 9000 Baht from working 2 weeks in rubber farm (As a worker, not owner), This said of course without knowing how often he get this kind of income.....once a month? every 1.5 months? I'm not sure about the full details but it sounds like a good job for a farmer with no farm of his own...

[rufusredtail]

Interesting , the Thais do earn less, but from been there , i think they are more happier, than pepole where i live , many here have  cars , houses , etc , but they don't even know the neighbour  two doors up, where as living in a village in Thailand , is entirely different , many help in the community to get things done , i was very surprised to attend a funeral , recently in Thailand , it really was a happy occasion at times and went on for 3. to 4 days , western , sad , all over in matter of hours, so i take my hat off to the Thais .

[Prakhonchai Nick]

i was very surprised to attend a funeral , recently in Thailand , it really was a happy occasion at times and went on for 3. to 4 days , western , sad , all over in matter of hours, so i take my hat off to the Thais .

Off topic, but I really wonder whether a funeral should be the happy occasion that the Thai's
make it with drinking and gambling over a 3/4 day period. Not much respect is shown to the deceased!

[manupete]

i was very surprised to attend a funeral , recently in Thailand , it really was a happy occasion at times and went on for 3. to 4 days , western , sad , all over in matter of hours, so i take my hat off to the Thais .

Off topic, but I really wonder whether a funeral should be the happy occasion that the Thai's
make it with drinking and gambling over a 3/4 day period. Not much respect is shown to the deceased!

I thought rufusredtail post would get you going Nick 

[Prakhonchai Nick]

Just a passing comment Manu.  You know me too well! Not going to get drawn in.

[rufusredtail]

This may be so chaps, once again i am only expression an opinion, of what happened to me ,  i went to a wedding , now theres something for you , had a great time , admittedly most drink , whisky is a problem , but NO RED WINE of any sort , but everybody happy , western happy as well , but Thais do it a little different .

[Prakhonchai Nick]

The Thai way for most things is different from the West. Initially it is a novelty, but after time you tend to see through it, and wonder why they do what they do.

But it is their country, their customs and culture, so we must accept if we are to stay here. I prefer to keep out of the way as much as possible.

[manupete]

The Thai way for most things is different from the West. Initially it is a novelty, but after time you tend to see through it, and wonder why they do what they do.

But it is their country, their customs and culture, so we must accept if we are to stay here. I prefer to keep out of the way as much as possible.

I'm the same as Nick...at first you try and be part of the village community then after a few years you realise it doesn't matter how hard you try to fit in you will always be the farang in the village( after 7 years some of the locals now call me koon Alan  ).Now I seldom go to funerals or weddings or ( as this is a thread about movies ) the movies they put on a year after a funeral that goes on all-night and keeps you awake 

[den Buut]

I'm the same as Nick...at first you try and be part of the village community then after a few years you realise it doesn't matter how hard you try to fit in you will always be the farang in the village( after 7 years some of the locals now call me koon Alan  ).Now I seldom go to funerals or weddings or ( as this is a thread about movies ) the movies they put on a year after a funeral that goes on all-night and keeps you awake 

What's wrong with "being the farang", you are, aren't you? You have to adjust to their customs but do that without losing yourself and I don't see a problem in that.

[Vombatus]

What's wrong with "being the farang", you are, aren't you? You have to adjust to their customs but do that without losing yourself and I don't see a problem in that.

Good post DB.


... and good to see Nick not getting drawn in   


(red rag to a bull ! - don't for Buddha's sake get him started on sin sod).

[wolfman]

What's wrong with "being the farang", you are, aren't you? You have to adjust to their customs but do that without losing yourself and I don't see a problem in that.

True.
But the problem is too often you're seen as a 'farang' when you just want to be seen as a 'person'.
Although this goes both ways too. While I've had some frustrating experiences, I've also had Thais go miles out of their way to help me, simply because I'm foreign

[Admin]

What's wrong with "being the farang", you are, aren't you? You have to adjust to their customs but do that without losing yourself and I don't see a problem in that.

True.
But the problem is too often you're seen as a 'farang' when you just want to be seen as a 'person'.
Although this goes both ways too. While I've had some frustrating experiences, I've also had Thais go miles out of their way to help me, simply because I'm foreign

Good point wolfman.

[manupete]

What's wrong with "being the farang", you are, aren't you? You have to adjust to their customs but do that without losing yourself and I don't see a problem in that.

True.
But the problem is too often you're seen as a 'farang' when you just want to be seen as a 'person'.
Although this goes both ways too. While I've had some frustrating experiences, I've also had Thais go miles out of their way to help me, simply because I'm foreign

Good point wolfman.

[den Buut]

I think Wolfman should come out of his dreamworld, nobody is seen as a person, or it is in work or bussiness everybody judges everybody by their looks. Even people that say they don't do so.
A black man is seen as a black man, a white man is seen as a white man. That's not racism, just plane realism. ( I think we should start a new topic, this has nothing to do about cinema tickets)

[Admin]

I think Wolfman should come out of his dreamworld, nobody is seen as a person, or it is in work or bussiness everybody judges everybody by their looks. Even people that say they don't do so.
A black man is seen as a black man, a white man is seen as a white man. That's not racism, just plane realism. ( I think we should start a new topic, this has nothing to do about cinema tickets)

Done.