Comments on: Simple Farangs. http://funnyfarangs.com/simple-farangs/ Funny Farangs in Thailand Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:34:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: PEPE http://funnyfarangs.com/simple-farangs/comment-page-1/#comment-4332 PEPE Sat, 05 Sep 2009 04:52:13 +0000 http://funnyfarangs.com/?p=3#comment-4332 I am curious. I am an anthropologist and I have to remove ethnocentric thought from my work. For example, if I were to go to Aghanistan and a father was going to perform an honor killing on his daughter, there is nothing I could do except probably get shot by the brother holding a weapon to ensure the killing happened to save their honor. What does this have to do with your blogs? You constantly speak of ethnocentric issues, but it seems to be at the heart of your arguments. Yes, foreigners are probably ignorant of Thai culture. This is mainly due to people taking a lack of interest in the classical and traditional Thai culture. Most westerners, men or women, generally go to Thailand because it is inexpensive and exotic. Sure, alot of men go there for the night life. We can't change that, except through stricter law enforcement. I saw that you started bashing people about their fetishes. FYI, if an American, Brit or Australian have sex with a minor in Thailand and it gets reported, their native country can prosecute them for such a heinous crime. But, if I were to go to Thailand on a trip of academia, would all of the educated Thais that I talk to be so ethnocentric that it would be a waste of time? I have been to Thailand twice for university study and met highly intelligent people that were open to cultural exchanges with people (mostly different farangs). I know alot of things have happened in Thailand lately and I am sorry for the issues that it causes your country. But, the reasons Thailand is having the issues it is having is because the Thai government allows it. After all, laws make prostitution illegal in Thailand, they are just not enforced. Unless this law was changed recently? I am curious. I am an anthropologist and I have to remove ethnocentric thought from my work. For example, if I were to go to Aghanistan and a father was going to perform an honor killing on his daughter, there is nothing I could do except probably get shot by the brother holding a weapon to ensure the killing happened to save their honor. What does this have to do with your blogs? You constantly speak of ethnocentric issues, but it seems to be at the heart of your arguments.

Yes, foreigners are probably ignorant of Thai culture. This is mainly due to people taking a lack of interest in the classical and traditional Thai culture. Most westerners, men or women, generally go to Thailand because it is inexpensive and exotic. Sure, alot of men go there for the night life. We can’t change that, except through stricter law enforcement. I saw that you started bashing people about their fetishes. FYI, if an American, Brit or Australian have sex with a minor in Thailand and it gets reported, their native country can prosecute them for such a heinous crime.

But, if I were to go to Thailand on a trip of academia, would all of the educated Thais that I talk to be so ethnocentric that it would be a waste of time? I have been to Thailand twice for university study and met highly intelligent people that were open to cultural exchanges with people (mostly different farangs). I know alot of things have happened in Thailand lately and I am sorry for the issues that it causes your country. But, the reasons Thailand is having the issues it is having is because the Thai government allows it. After all, laws make prostitution illegal in Thailand, they are just not enforced. Unless this law was changed recently?

]]> By: Aaron http://funnyfarangs.com/simple-farangs/comment-page-1/#comment-203 Aaron Sat, 09 Aug 2008 20:36:20 +0000 http://funnyfarangs.com/?p=3#comment-203 Wow, you have got some issues there, darlin. Whether farang or Thai, you seem to be just as deranged as all these sad morons you deride in your little blog here. By the way, do you really believe that farangs have created the culture of prostitution in Thailand? You sound literate enough to be able to read a history book, and there are quite a few on the history of the sex trade in Asia, sooo, um, quite a little mystery you've presented here, fella. Oh, and on the subject of Thai democracy referenced above, an edifying morsel for one bitter, internet cockroach- A Special Relationship: The United States and Military Government in Thailand, 1947-1958 http://books.google.com/books?hl=th&lr=&id=ALp3JfHefG8C&oi=fnd&pg=PP11&dq=history+cia+thailand+king&ots=VElU_ut8tW&sig=3FA3wolEWEM4nNAdnSiTmSMMAn0#PPA297,M1 Instead of writing so much,clacking away on those keys, you awful fool, maybe you should read something... Wow, you have got some issues there, darlin.
Whether farang or Thai, you seem to be just as deranged as all these sad morons you deride in your little blog here.
By the way, do you really believe that farangs have created the culture of prostitution in Thailand? You sound literate enough to be able to read a history book, and there are quite a few on the history of the sex trade in Asia, sooo, um, quite a little mystery you’ve presented here, fella.

Oh, and on the subject of Thai democracy referenced above, an edifying morsel for one bitter, internet cockroach-

A Special Relationship: The United States and Military Government in Thailand, 1947-1958

http://books.google.com/books?hl=th&lr=&id=ALp3JfHefG8C&oi=fnd&pg=PP11&dq=history+cia+thailand+king&ots=VElU_ut8tW&sig=3FA3wolEWEM4nNAdnSiTmSMMAn0#PPA297,M1

Instead of writing so much,clacking away on those keys,
you awful fool, maybe you should read something…

]]> By: Glenn Rose http://funnyfarangs.com/simple-farangs/comment-page-1/#comment-187 Glenn Rose Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:20:22 +0000 http://funnyfarangs.com/?p=3#comment-187 I have been in Thailand, mostly Ubon Ratchathani and I see respect for Thais from Farangs and visa versa. I am ashamed, as an American from the USA, to hear of my fellow countrymen's behavior.Please accept my apology for them. You have a wonderful country with much beauty and tradition,thanks for allowing me to visit for 90 days. Glenn I have been in Thailand, mostly Ubon Ratchathani and I see respect for Thais from Farangs and visa versa. I am ashamed, as an American from the USA, to hear of my fellow countrymen’s behavior.Please accept my apology for them. You have a wonderful country with much beauty and tradition,thanks for allowing me to visit for 90 days.

Glenn

]]> By: issan thai. http://funnyfarangs.com/simple-farangs/comment-page-1/#comment-124 issan thai. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:19:42 +0000 http://funnyfarangs.com/?p=3#comment-124 How could you possably tarnish all Farangs with the same brush? maybe its you that needs to get out of Nana for a while and meet some other farangs.???? How could you possably tarnish all Farangs with the same brush? maybe its you that needs to get out of Nana for a while and meet some other farangs.????

]]> By: LAWMAN http://funnyfarangs.com/simple-farangs/comment-page-1/#comment-114 LAWMAN Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:21:05 +0000 http://funnyfarangs.com/?p=3#comment-114 whilst you on the other hand appear to know the Locale and the surrounding area intimately - make one wonder what true type of person you are. whilst you on the other hand appear to know the Locale and the surrounding area intimately – make one wonder what true type of person you are.

]]> By: LAWMAN http://funnyfarangs.com/simple-farangs/comment-page-1/#comment-113 LAWMAN Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:18:44 +0000 http://funnyfarangs.com/?p=3#comment-113 As the old English saying goes - "Empty containers make the the most noise" - you fit the description. Do not be so presumptuous to think you know my habits.:- 1) Neither my wife or myself have ever visited Nana Plaza or any other dubious "Entertainment" areas of Bangkok As the old English saying goes – “Empty containers make the the most noise” – you fit the description.

Do not be so presumptuous to think you know my habits.:-
1) Neither my wife or myself have ever visited Nana Plaza or any other dubious “Entertainment” areas of Bangkok

]]> By: Fon http://funnyfarangs.com/simple-farangs/comment-page-1/#comment-112 Fon Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:19:19 +0000 http://funnyfarangs.com/?p=3#comment-112 if you left Nana plaza for more than five minutes you would meet plenty of Thai people with as good if nor better commanding of the English language than I. if you left Nana plaza for more than five minutes you would meet plenty of Thai people with as good if nor better commanding of the English language than I.

]]> By: LAWMAN http://funnyfarangs.com/simple-farangs/comment-page-1/#comment-111 LAWMAN Mon, 28 Apr 2008 01:00:58 +0000 http://funnyfarangs.com/?p=3#comment-111 Either you are to most highly Educated Thai person in Thailand, due to your command of the English language or you are nothing more than an imposter. You know very little about European People - do not paint all Europeans with the same brush -Thai people can be just as bad and rude as anyone else - not to mention - grasping, deceitful, cheaters and corrupt. I have been married to a wonderful Thai lady for the past 21 yrs,(yes - the same lady for all that time) I respect her and her family - and yet her family will still lie and attempt to cheat me - my wife fortunately stops it before they succede - perhaps it is a little bit of Western Values that she saw, observed and learned during her 14yr.stay in England. Either you are to most highly Educated Thai person in Thailand, due to your command of the English language or you are nothing more than an imposter.

You know very little about European People – do not paint all Europeans with the same brush -Thai people can be just as bad and rude as anyone else – not to mention – grasping, deceitful, cheaters and corrupt.

I have been married to a wonderful Thai lady for the past 21 yrs,(yes – the same lady for all that time)
I respect her and her family – and yet her family will still lie and attempt to cheat me – my wife fortunately stops it before they succede – perhaps it is a little bit of Western Values that she saw, observed and learned during her 14yr.stay in England.

]]> By: James http://funnyfarangs.com/simple-farangs/comment-page-1/#comment-106 James Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:24:29 +0000 http://funnyfarangs.com/?p=3#comment-106 Talking to yourself, yet again Fon? Tut tut. Talking to yourself, yet again Fon? Tut tut.

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