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My take on this is that Asians especially the more conservative nations tend to hold back negative comments even when they feel adversely to a particular topic.

Whereas Westerners are more frank and direct about their feelings even when it's at the expense of others. While Asians value tactfulness, I suppose Westerners value frankness...I may be wrong though. I guess Thais are brought up to be more mild-mannered.