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neverdie, on 2009-01-23 18:49:11, said:

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Is Thailand, in some ways, more advanced than your Home Country?

No!

If you you don't include the night life industry can't think of anything whatsoever.

[Spee]

selftaopath, on 2009-01-23 09:03:06, said:

Is Thailand, in some ways, more advanced than your Home Country?

I think in very general terms the average Thai diet is healthier than the average American diet. Few if any added chemicals and preservatives. Modest amounts of meat. Heavy on the grain, fruits and vegetables. It's good in terms of nourishment as well as for the digestive tract. Although some might not, I would view this as more advanced.

[JimsKnight]

Bangkoks traffic systems and transport network, price for price tend to be better than londons.

In the UK we have LED signs displaying simple stuff like congestion etc, in Bangkok there is more detail to it. There are large digital maps displaying traffic density in certain parts of Bangkok.

The apartments blocks are also, typically more advanced too with regards to Security. I know security guards sitting outside often fall asleep, but at least there is a presence.

I was talking to some people back home in the UK about the biometric systems (fingerprint,eye etc) for entering apartments in Thailand and they were amazed!
It's like the Asians embrace technology in a different way to the EurIn hopeans.

[selftaopath]

sabaijai, on 2009-02-03 14:18:15, said:

Hilo side is definitely more third world than Thailand

OH Yes - so so true. And the Puna district is even more "third world" than Hilo. Really hard to believe.

[daoyai]

......I moved here after 25 years in Puna, so just about everything is more "advanced" especially culturally (eh brah you like beef or whaht! ?)

[ballpoint]

Livinginexile, on 2009-02-03 19:41:49, said:

asiancup2007, on 2009-01-24 21:19:59, said:

neverdie, on 2009-01-24 08:59:43, said:

asiancup2007, on 2009-01-24 00:36:56, said:

LED traffic lights with timers
Solar powered traffic signals in the countryside
Better roads, Yes really.

LED traffic lights with timers: Very Dangerous - with these there are motorists in all directions attempting to race timers all into the crunch zone, just wait for the green light, commence stopping on the orange - easy. Ohh and by the way in some cities in Australia they are using LED lights, just without timers.
Yes I know but they are everywhere in Thailand. I think timers are a good idea but the "time" should disappear at say 10 seconds

Solar powered traffic signals in the countryside verses not traffic signals in the countryside. ??????????????
Better roads. Australia is 14.95 times larger than Thailand, yet its population is only 32.08% the size of Thailands.....would you really expect it to have roads built to the same level. Having said that, whilst many of Thailands Highways may be better than in Australia, the rural roads are just as shitttty, it seems the rural people get the raw end of the stick in both countries.
Plently of small countries with sub standard roads. There isn't even a decent road between MelB-Syd-Bris

Of course I didnt notice you talking about the road toll, thats definately one area that thailand is more advanced than your home country on....Yes Thailand kills more people on its roads. Get real Asiancup

I wasn't asked about the road toll or the education system.

Have a nice day!!!

Dude you got to be joking right?

Are you actually saying the Thai road system say from Bkk to Chang Mai is better than from Melbourne to Sydney?

That statement is absolutely rediculous.

Me thinks you have been in LoS waaaay to long.

Tried driving from Sydney to Brisbane lately? The Pacific Snailway is a disgrace, Thailand is much further ahead in this regard.

[wamberal]

pothai, on 2009-01-23 21:27:16, said:

In England in order to open a bank account, you must first send passport/driving licence(certified copy) and one utility bill. After about a week you get confirmation that you are SUCESSFUL and your atm card will arrive shortly, after another week you receive your atm card and then after another 3-4 days your atm number....in total almost 3 weeks to open a bank account. In Thailand, within 15 minutes you have a passbook, atm card and atm number with a fully functional bank account. If you want to transfer money, hey presto it arrives in another Thai bank instantly, compare this to England where it takes at least 3 business days, so with a weekend and bank holiday over a week to transfer some money.....The Thai banking system is centuries ahead of the archaic U.K. system

Any country that allows the immediate opening of a bank account, as in your Thai example, is a country which does not seriously combat money laundering and tax and other fraud.

The Thai banking system, on this example, is centuries behind where it should be. No doubt in the 19th century you could open a UK bank account on the spot.

[ClaytonSeymour]

coventry, on 2009-02-03 21:00:58, said:

I don't know if you've been corrected ClaytonSeymour but 10:00 to 18:00 hrs is 8 hrs not 6. Large stores close at 16:00 hrs.

There's nothing to correct; they aren't allowed to open for the full 8 hours. As I said in my earlier post, they are allowed to open for six hours between 10:00 & 18:00. The six hours they choose is down to the store & you are correct that most of the large supermarkets opt to close at 16:00. The shops in the cities tend to differ, with many opting to open & close an hour later. Either way it's insufficient; I'd like to see 10:00 - 22:00, 24/7 & 364 days a year.

[clausewitz]

Yes, Thailand leads the world in advanced protesting. PAD leader, and now Foreign Minister Kasit, proclaimed this to foreign journalist who questioned the benefits of closing the nations airports.

[henryalleman]

The traffic police is the most advanced in the world. They all have a build in a radar speeding control chip. Paying the fine is the most easy in the world just 200 Baht, no hasless to wait till they send your ticket at home and then must go to the Post office to pay. No paperwork Al cleared in 5 minutes.

[dumspero]

1. Any Hawaiian banking at BOH rather than FHB is responsible for his own problems. Go to the bank that believes in helping its customers. BOH thinks by being difficult, cold and never agreeing with a customer's request that this makes them the more sophisticated, mainland-like bank. Wannabe haloies. FHB rules.

2. Fascinating how many rocket scientists on here have nothing good to say about Thailand and yet they live there or visit often. Why? They can't make it in a better place?

3. Thailand puts human above machine. God from man, not god from machine, as in the West (deus ex viri, non deus ex machina-- sorry not sure about the Latin). That is better than the West.

4. On a lighter note, Thais tend to be cleaner than Westerners. In particular, dogs don't sniff asses as much as in the West. Sorry for this, just an observation. Maybe rubbing feces into skin with paper isn't the best way... And then there was the post on another website recently where a farang complains that Thais want him to shower more than once a day. ughh.. Hope I never have to sit next to that whining, smelly farang.

Cheers, dumspero

[JimsKnight]

Well said, the points based punishment system for speeding the UK has got to be one of the biggest scams going.
Glad they don't have that in Thailand

Ditto on the 'ass-blaster' guns!

[mommysboy]

No

[SKORPiO]

selftaopath, on 2009-01-22 20:03:06, said:

Is Thailand, in some ways, more advanced than your Home Country?

I also live in US and must admit, customer service at stores in Thailand is far better than here and same goes to politeness of same. Whenever I shop here in states I think people are rude while answering my questions. I went to Thailand only once and realized that there is a lot of help at thai stores. Seem like all departments are separated in sections and there are 2 or more people who will help you at any given time. I have never seen this here

regards, Bartek.

[ClaytonSeymour]

24 hour convenience stores; no 7 eleven's in the UK.

[endure]

ClaytonSeymour, on 2009-02-05 00:30:53, said:

24 hour convenience stores; no 7 eleven's in the UK.

We have 24 hour Tesco and Asda stores instead.

[dave9988]

Many parts of the USA have terrible airports and terrible public transportation.

[ClaytonSeymour]

endure, on 2009-02-05 08:44:01, said:

We have 24 hour Tesco and Asda stores instead.

Which are so few & far between they are insignificant; they also don't escape the archaic, religiously inspired Sunday & Bank Holiday trading laws.

I suppose we should be thankful of small mercies & as we live near a 24 hour Asda - I'll be strolling there shortly.

[HorseDoctor]

phetaroi, on 2009-01-23 20:39:59, said:

selftaopath, on 2009-01-22 21:03:06, said:

Is Thailand, in some ways, more advanced than your Home Country?

My home country in America, and my home state it Hawaii - specifically The Big Island. Recently I discovered Thailand is more advanced, in at least one area, than Hawaii.

Can you state an instance where your home country/state is not as advanced as Thailand?

I think that in terms of architecture and mass transit, Bangkok is more modern than many large American cities. I find the Skytrain and the subway system in Bangkok much more modern and pleasant to use than the subway system in Washington, D.C. (admittedly a much smaller -- though also more important -- city). I'm trying to think of a city in the eastern half of the United States with so many modern buildings...or for that matter so many slums...as Bangkok. Having said that...are modern building built in Bangkok of the same quality as in the west...not sure.

Well CENSORED does seem to be more prevalent, as does CENSORED.

Same quality? Well you're taking your life in your hands every time you walk into a Thai building, haven't you heard, corruption in the building industry is rife and apparently, the Santika fire has exposed there is no trusting the inspection system.
As for the mass transit being better than in DC , my home City, you must be deaf as the Thai system blares at you out of cheap speakers, but it's likle that everywhere in TLand- hideous .

[bonobo]

HorseDoctor, on 2009-02-05 09:50:01, said:

phetaroi, on 2009-01-23 20:39:59, said:

selftaopath, on 2009-01-22 21:03:06, said:

Is Thailand, in some ways, more advanced than your Home Country?

My home country in America, and my home state it Hawaii - specifically The Big Island. Recently I discovered Thailand is more advanced, in at least one area, than Hawaii.

Can you state an instance where your home country/state is not as advanced as Thailand?

I think that in terms of architecture and mass transit, Bangkok is more modern than many large American cities. I find the Skytrain and the subway system in Bangkok much more modern and pleasant to use than the subway system in Washington, D.C. (admittedly a much smaller -- though also more important -- city). I'm trying to think of a city in the eastern half of the United States with so many modern buildings...or for that matter so many slums...as Bangkok. Having said that...are modern building built in Bangkok of the same quality as in the west...not sure.

Well CENSORED does seem to be more prevalent, as does CENSORED.

Same quality? Well you're taking your life in your hands every time you walk into a Thai building, haven't you heard, corruption in the building industry is rife and apparently, the Santika fire has exposed there is no trusting the inspection system.
As for the mass transit being better than in DC , my home City, you must be deaf as the Thai system blares at you out of cheap speakers, but it's likle that everywhere in TLand- hideous .

The DC subway is OK, but even as a native American, I cannot understand the announcements on the NYC subways.

[tod-daniels]

Question posed by the O/P;
Is Thailand, In Some Ways, More Advanced Than Your Home Country?,

Short answer;
NO. ..

Long answer;
NOOOOOOOO, never ever.

I doubt the glorious "Land 'O Thais" will ever drag itself out of its apt title of "third world developing nation" into a first world country, but that's for the diminutive, ever smiling native inhabitants to worry about not me. I live here by choice, not because I am endeared to, enamored by or enchanted with either this country or its people. I tolerate their presence here simply for the fact it is their country, and for no other reason.

In retrospect; the native inhabitants here are myopic, xenophobic to the extreme, have a HUGE superiority complex, a blatant disregard for others, and are focused on material wealth or the display of apparent wealth. ..

Hmmmm, maybe it's already just as advanced as the USA..

[anonymouse]

Ditto on the 'ass-blaster' guns!
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That's the only one I could think of

[geriatrickid]

No.
Not in any way, shape manner or form.

However, as I age am becoming predisposed towards the Thai way of dealing with rural poverty: Servitude and menial labour. I find that it ensures that there is a steady supply of cheap labour to cater to my every whim. If they complain, they are easily replaced with new serfs.

[idrankwhat]

I can't think of even one way Thailand is more advanced than my home country but I am tired of advancement at the expense of humanity thus I like Thailand more than my country.

[yabaaaa]

pothai, on 2009-01-23 22:27:16, said:

In England in order to open a bank account, you must first send passport/driving licence(certified copy) and one utility bill. After about a week you get confirmation that you are SUCESSFUL and your atm card will arrive shortly, after another week you receive your atm card and then after another 3-4 days your atm number....in total almost 3 weeks to open a bank account. In Thailand, within 15 minutes you have a passbook, atm card and atm number with a fully functional bank account. If you want to transfer money, hey presto it arrives in another Thai bank instantly, compare this to England where it takes at least 3 business days, so with a weekend and bank holiday over a week to transfer some money.....The Thai banking system is centuries ahead of the archaic U.K. system

It can be the same here but it makes them more profit to keep your money for those 3 days interest!!