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**LSg44PDu** · 02-06-2006, 07:00 AM

RamblingSam, I think you need to open your eyes a bit more. Thailand is still very much in "poverty". It's just not as bad as in Africa.

Most people still think of Thailand as a sex paradise that has beautiful sandy beaches - don't forget the ladyboys and the gays.

The projects that you've mentioned are basically for farmers who don't seem to know any better how to develop their own existance. And so, they are still living in poverty.

It's sad, but Thailand right now is not going anywhere soon. I remember the time when Thailand, Taiwan, and Korea where similarly developed. Now those countries are way ahead. Then came Singapore, they surpassed Thailand too (remember when Thai people liked to go there for cheap shopping?). Now there is Malaysia who is more economically developed.

Thais seems to be under the impression that they are still doing pretty good for themselves. This is probably because a lot of tourists are just being polite when they say Thailand is such a beutiful and developed country.

02-06-2006, 07:00 AM	#4
LSg44PDu Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 440 Senior Member	RamblingSam, I think you need to open your eyes a bit more. Thailand is still very much in "poverty". It's just not as bad as in Africa. Most people still think of Thailand as a sex paradise that has beautiful sandy beaches - don't forget the ladyboys and the gays. The projects that you've mentioned are basically for farmers who don't seem to know any better how to develop their own existance. And so, they are still living in poverty. It's sad, but Thailand right now is not going anywhere soon. I remember the time when Thailand, Taiwan, and Korea where similarly developed. Now those countries are way ahead. Then came Singapore, they surpassed Thailand too (remember when Thai people liked to go there for cheap shopping?). Now there is Malaysia who is more economically developed. Thais seems to be under the impression that they are still doing pretty good for themselves. This is probably because a lot of tourists are just being polite when they say Thailand is such a beutiful and developed country.
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