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**violetgorman** · 09-21-2012, 07:50 PM

HI
It is great to try and understand but are you truly trying to understand or to just rationalize your feelings and looking for article or people that agree with you.?

I said from the start I was looking for techniques to help someone overcome wilful (intentional) ignorance, as I saw the stubborn aversion to loss of face as an obstacle to a true intimate relationship (not just sex & work).
However I now realize that was wishful thinking because a problem first needs to be recognized before it can be dealt with, and that process can only happen when the person is ready.

It can be a minefield and like I said before each individual will have a different threshold as to how much of their values they are prepared to give up, and what sort of relationship they are prepared to settle for.

I see no sense in carrying on this thread by making a list of Thai wilful ignorance examples just to prove a point, as like I said before, it's not an exclusively Thai trait, and it is up to each reader to judge for themselves the extent of wilful ignorance they have seen exhibited in Thailand
(including amongst their personal relationships, the Thai political scene, and the Thai relationship with neighbouring countries, and ethnic minorities).

In closing, in an effort to ward off those whose defenses may have been riled up, I would like to make it known that I don't hate Thailand or Thai's and wish the county and it's people all the best.

09-21-2012, 07:50 PM	#32
violetgorman Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 491 Senior Member	HI It is great to try and understand but are you truly trying to understand or to just rationalize your feelings and looking for article or people that agree with you.? I said from the start I was looking for techniques to help someone overcome wilful (intentional) ignorance, as I saw the stubborn aversion to loss of face as an obstacle to a true intimate relationship (not just sex & work). However I now realize that was wishful thinking because a problem first needs to be recognized before it can be dealt with, and that process can only happen when the person is ready. It can be a minefield and like I said before each individual will have a different threshold as to how much of their values they are prepared to give up, and what sort of relationship they are prepared to settle for. I see no sense in carrying on this thread by making a list of Thai wilful ignorance examples just to prove a point, as like I said before, it's not an exclusively Thai trait, and it is up to each reader to judge for themselves the extent of wilful ignorance they have seen exhibited in Thailand (including amongst their personal relationships, the Thai political scene, and the Thai relationship with neighbouring countries, and ethnic minorities). In closing, in an effort to ward off those whose defenses may have been riled up, I would like to make it known that I don't hate Thailand or Thai's and wish the county and it's people all the best.
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