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allan michaud, on 2012-04-26 13:43:15, said:
Bagwan, on 2012-04-25 18:39:59, said:
cloudhopper, on 2012-04-25 18:27:47, said:
Bagwan, on 2012-04-25 18:24:06, said:
No oxygen, no fire. So where does the oxygen come from? Does any guru know?
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In Topic: Probe Underway For Phitsanulok Underground Fire
2012-04-26 14:47:09
google pyrolysis dude
In Topic: UK Family Calls For Thailand Drug Smuggler Michael Connell To Be Released
2012-01-26 12:18:30
Bagwan, on 2012-01-25 22:22:07, said:
........... my inclination would be that he spent the rest of his time in an 'open prison' which is not too different from staying at one of Billy Butlin's holiday camps of yesteryear.
Probably far more enjoyable too
In Topic: Teaching Of English To Be Ramped Up: Thailand
2011-12-19 15:19:08
anterian, on 2011-12-19 14:31:52, said:
beano2274, on 2011-12-19 14:02:11, said:
American is a dialect so is British.
The teachers also need to decide on if they are gonna teach American English or British English, as some problems in Grammar could occur, although most of us understand both dialects, some people don't.
The teachers also need to decide on if they are gonna teach American English or British English, as some problems in Grammar could occur, although most of us understand both dialects, some people don't.
When I was teaching in Slovenia, we had the problem of English grammar and spelling versus that of the United States. It was decided to accept either from the students but not a mixed hybrid.
Incidentally Americans speak American, not English, English by simple definition is the language spoken by English people, just as German is spoken by Germans and Italian by Italians. English is not a dialect although there are many English dialects both in Britain and around the world. Note that if we defined English by a majority dialect, then Indian English would be the de facto standard
This is a matter with which I have some personal experience. My Thai GF wanted to learn English so I agreed to help her financially provided that she could find a teacher who could actually speak English him or herself. I was in England at the time and I told my GF that I would "interview" her choice of teacher over the 'phone.
The first teacher she found spoke with such an atrocious Thai/American accent that even I, a native English speaker found it hard to understand him! So, I told my GF – No!
The second teacher spoke to me on the 'phone with a fairly soft Thai accent but definitely speaking comprehensible English. Better than that, the first 2 questions he asked were 1 – "Does the lady want to learn formal or conversational English?" 2 – Does she want to learn British, American or Australian English?" He got the job!
My point here is that a very small number of Thais know the differences between the accents and nuances of our language.
Another point worth thinking about is in Cambodia even the little street kids speak SOME English AND French. This entirely sums up Thailand's insular attitude to the world and, therefore, in my opinion negatively affects their education system.
In Topic: Buying Travel Insurance In Uk
2011-12-04 21:17:02
foxydancer, on 2011-12-04 20:05:02, said:
Hi - i was looking for long term insurance in 2006 and settled on DUINSURE (through lack of choice more than anything). I had reason to make a claim and it was in the end settled. It was a stressful process but not their fault on reflection and I imagine the same would have happened with any insurance company. Essentially they required access to my medical history to determine that the condition was something that arose whilst travelling rather than a medical tourism style scam. My GP refused to cooperate until I used the data protection act to get him to release my medical notes and DUINSURE weren't going to budge until they saw them. This was a difficult thing to organise whilst travelling! Once they saw my notes they paid all the medical expenses and lost travel tickets/hotels etc that resulted from me having an operation rather than travelling. I will use them again....
To the OP - I do NOT know if they can help in your specific case but have you tried Insure & Go ?
They have a variety of possibilties on their site - I use them for my SE Asia trips although I am UK resident. You can but try - Good Luck
