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**shieclulaweew** · 09-05-2012, 04:10 AM

Quote[/b] ]Sterotypes can be an obstical, but I think it's fun to show people that they were wrong about you.

Right - given enough time. The trouble is, with most Thai people we meet in our daily lives, we are not together long enough to clear those stereotypes. Consider the following case story to see what I mean:

Your Thai housemate has his female friends visit him at home - no problem. On the other hand, when you have female visitors, people immediately think you are doing "that", simply because you are a Farang male. This is not a good thing when you are a teacher, is it? So, you are now forced to either dump your friends to clear your name and the school's reputation, or leave school and start all over again somewhere else. Which one would you choose?

Things like this can change your life, forever. All that, because of this stereotype. I don't blame the Thais though. It is just natural: if certain kind of people are frequently seen behaving badly, that behaviour is associated with all members of that group. The ones to blame are the sludgeworms themselves. Glen was right to note

Quote[/b] ]They may be well educated in terms of knowledge and have plenty £££'s, but ignorant regarding ethics..

What else is there to say?

Quote[/b] ]Look around this forum. I feel that the farang's you have described are not the same one's that frequent this web site.

Some people here are not as innocent as you might think. As a moderator for the chatrooms, I see and hear things that are mostly hidden from the visiting public. Just think about it: these websites are very famous among Thailand enthusiasts - including people who are not exactly men of great character, if you catch my drift.

09-05-2012, 04:10 AM	#20
shieclulaweew Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 436 Senior Member	Quote[/b] ]Sterotypes can be an obstical, but I think it's fun to show people that they were wrong about you. Right - given enough time. The trouble is, with most Thai people we meet in our daily lives, we are not together long enough to clear those stereotypes. Consider the following case story to see what I mean: Your Thai housemate has his female friends visit him at home - no problem. On the other hand, when you have female visitors, people immediately think you are doing "that", simply because you are a Farang male. This is not a good thing when you are a teacher, is it? So, you are now forced to either dump your friends to clear your name and the school's reputation, or leave school and start all over again somewhere else. Which one would you choose? Things like this can change your life, forever. All that, because of this stereotype. I don't blame the Thais though. It is just natural: if certain kind of people are frequently seen behaving badly, that behaviour is associated with all members of that group. The ones to blame are the sludgeworms themselves. Glen was right to note Quote[/b] ]They may be well educated in terms of knowledge and have plenty £££'s, but ignorant regarding ethics.. What else is there to say? Quote[/b] ]Look around this forum. I feel that the farang's you have described are not the same one's that frequent this web site. Some people here are not as innocent as you might think. As a moderator for the chatrooms, I see and hear things that are mostly hidden from the visiting public. Just think about it: these websites are very famous among Thailand enthusiasts - including people who are not exactly men of great character, if you catch my drift.
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