klikster

Apparently the OP has drawn conclusions about Isan based on his visit to one village?  Something to consider is the difference from one village to the next, village vs city, and city vs city.

I just moved .. from a village to one of the largest cities in Isan. It is waaaaaaay different!

In my/our (in-law) clan, everyone works except my 80 year old MIL and my wife (and me, of course).  Only a few drink alcohol and then normally on occasions.  Everyone's house has air con in bed rooms. Only one divorce in the group (woman unable to bear children).

We have nurses, farmers, police, business folks, government workers, computer programmers, a uni professor and ... lazy me. And yep, they are all Isan folks .. except one Thai-Chinese husband by marriage .. and me, of course. Every nephew and niece I have met has been either frightened of me (the kids) or very cordial. Fortunately, the kids are starting to come out of hiding.

I would guess everyone's Isan is a bit different, don't you think?

Refreshed for me FF 3.6.28

Edit: also worked with IE 9

Using True dongle

I can recommend 'dynadot'

Some of the Chrome % is probably coming from phones and tablets that had Chrome pre-installed

Robo,

First, I wonder how long you have been in Thailand.  If you are a newie, it might be a good idea to learn more about how Thais and Thailand works before making comments like --

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How many business folks do you actually know in Thailand? How much do you know about the doing business here?

I know any number who have tried and failed.  Some had flawed plans from the get-go.  Some trusted Thais and were either cheated or the business failed from incompetence.

I know a few who have succeeded. Do you actually believe they are going to disclose successful business ideas on an anonymous open forum? I you believe that, then I would question your credentials

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But you seem to be rushing into this thread with your mouth wide open.