Another
Local Angle
"Thai"
Vs "Farang"
These
days more and more Farangs would like to learn and
know more about Thailand and its people. Some
love Thailand so much that they want to work and
stay permanently here. Some want to have a
Thai wife, Thai girl friends, they learn to speak
Thai, eat only Thai foods, and some even want to
change their nationalities to Thais.
This is a great phenomena and we, Thais always welcome
everyone. "Thai" means "free"
and "Thailand" means "The land of
freedom", therefore you are free to do anything
you like provided it is within the Thai laws.
Especially for my fellow Hashers, the following
tips will help you
understand more about the Thais and eventually you
will be able to live here very smoothly:-
CULTURAL COMPARISONS: THAI & FARANG
|
Thai |
Farang |
| 1. |
Group-oriented |
individualistic |
| 2. |
Prefer
to harmonize with others |
willing
to fight for one's beliefs |
| 3. |
Flexible |
inflexible |
| 4. |
Verbal
agreement |
written
agreement |
| 5. |
Roundabout |
direct |
| 6. |
Reticent |
talkative |
| 7. |
Hold
back emotions |
display
emotions |
| 8. |
Do
it well |
do
it now |
| 9. |
Eat
fast, talk little |
talk
much, eat much |
| 10. |
Good
at small talk |
enjoy
long conversations |
| 11. |
Time
is time |
time
is money |
| 12. |
Lazy
with the pen |
ready
with the pen |
| 13. |
Forgetful |
persistent
memory |
| 14. |
Introverted |
outgoing |
| 15. |
Make
a long story short |
make
a short story long |
| 16. |
Think
before speaking |
speak
before thinking |
| 17. |
Hard
to say no |
easy
to say no |
| 18. |
Talk
by whispering |
talk
loud |
| 19. |
Leisure
without business |
leisure
for business |
| 20. |
"We"
mentality |
"I"
mentality |
These
are the secrets why we, Thais, never get fu..ked
up.
<<< Examples
of Your Comments Recorded >>>
"Team Thai,
you're too small!
Well, what I mean is that you need to increase the
numbers of your team if you are really going to
help us farang to learn to live in Thailand smoothly.
Perhaps the run directions should be published in
Thai Rath."
"It is time that we had more input from
the Thai Angle. After all this is Thailand
and Farangs are not always right and neither do
they totally understand the Thai Angle. I say it's
time for another Thai GM to bring these matters
back to where they should be. How about it
Teradej????"
"So much worthless tripe."
just
another
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