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**yWleIJm4** · 09-21-2006, 08:00 AM

How Thai people idolise the white race. ... This probably comes from the media promoting luk kreungs (mixed Asian-White) all the time.

I suspect it is not that. Pale skin somehow became associated with high status and wealth in numerous countries in Asia. In some respects, this may be related to the naturally darker skin tone of those who work outdoors compared with those who work indoors (or do not work at all). It also may be that people of mixed heritage want to look less "foreign."

Of course, I'm not there in Thailand to take a survey, so this is just speculation.

09-21-2006, 08:00 AM	#11
yWleIJm4 Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 441 Senior Member	How Thai people idolise the white race. ... This probably comes from the media promoting luk kreungs (mixed Asian-White) all the time. I suspect it is not that. Pale skin somehow became associated with high status and wealth in numerous countries in Asia. In some respects, this may be related to the naturally darker skin tone of those who work outdoors compared with those who work indoors (or do not work at all). It also may be that people of mixed heritage want to look less "foreign." Of course, I'm not there in Thailand to take a survey, so this is just speculation.
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