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In Topic: Chicken & Pig Blood Safe?

Yesterday, 20:38

MaxwellsDemon, on Yesterday, 19:43 , said:

Also I did not know that iron turns your stool black. That's kinda cool. Hehe

Sure is cool, thankfully she isn't a guiness drinker too! Only thing I came up with earlier that worried me was haemochromatosis which happens when people have too much iron in their body but I doubt the amount she eats would cause that.

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In Topic: Workload At International Schools.

Yesterday, 15:56

Phatcharanan, on Yesterday, 14:55 , said:

PattayaPhom, on Yesterday, 12:42 , said:

I would check if any of your local schools have an EP programme.....I found International schools overly expensive for what they provided, EP programes are 1/10th of the cost yet the curriculum is on a par....and altough a lot of teachers are good at what they do, you can see from this thread that the proffession does attract convicts, drunks and the like just because they want to stay in Thailand.

Where on earth in this thread is there any indication that the profession attracts convicts, drunks and the like?

Perhaps you were drunk when you wrote this.

EP programs are generally staffed by CELTA and TESOL qualified people. 4 week course in other words.

Internationals usually are staffed by home-country qualified teachers with PGCE or BEd's. There is quite a difference.

I don't think being a PGCE qualified teacher means you are less likely to be a drunk than a TEFL qualified teacher (I've met a few of each who were borderline alcoholics and only here for cheap beer and girls) but I do agree that comparing an EP school to a fully fledged international school is like apples and oranges.

In Topic: How Much Have You Had To Unlearn About Thailand?

Yesterday, 15:29

Berkshire, on Yesterday, 15:06 , said:

BigJohnnyBKK, on Yesterday, 14:01 , said:

Berkshire, on Yesterday, 13:12 , said:

You seem to be rather obsessed with this notion that Thais are racist.  But in fact, you're confusing beauty preference for racism, clearly, not the same thing.  Do you prefer a large woman to a skinny one?  It's more like that than anything sinister that you're trying to conjure up.

What's happening in Thailand is similar to what's been happening within the African-American community in the US.  This article (http://edition.cnn.c...l?iref=obinsite) discusses this very issue.  Thais can't be racist against themselves any more than African-Americans can be racist against themselves.

Light-skinned Thai women certainly have an advantage in the beauty department, but they're not getting jobs that they are not qualified to do.  You're way off base on that one.  They're only getting jobs where looks matter, and these aren't exactly choice jobs (as opposed to professional jobs that require a degree).  As for the men, power and status trumps any sort of light-skin nonsense that women may have to deal with.  As have been mentioned before, there are plenty of clearly dark-skin Thai men in positions of power, both in industry and government.  I also know a couple of African-American men who are married to Thai women and they are treated no differently than any farang/Thai couple.  Of course, I'm sure every Thai person you come into contact with will tell you something different, i.e., whatever it is you want to hear.

As for kids getting bullied, I've never heard of that one.  But heck, kids get bullied for all sorts of silly reasons.  What I'm confused about is this:  Do you think there are more dark skinned Thais or light skinned Thais in Thailand?  I'd say there's more dark skinned Thais.  So you really believe that the majority group is somehow getting bullied by the minority group?

And denying employment is absolutely an issue, and not just Thai-on-Thai. A dark-skinned English teacher won't have nearly as many opportunities as a white one. A customer-facing sales-related position in a corporate environment will rarely go to a dark-skinned person. This kind of racism permeates the whole culture and can only be eliminated with long and expensive public education campaigns as every English-speaking country has done in past decades.

You many not care about the issue, but don't try to deny it isn't one here.

Man, you're making it sound as if Thailand is some sort of Apartheid regime. Surely you don't believe this. Did you even bother to read the article that I cited? Did some of that sound familiar? It's certainly not a positive thing, but I don't think Thailand is even THAT bad (referring to little kids in the study). While I agree about the English teacher thing, Thais are not being denied employment, promotion, housing, medical services, cab ride, or anything else, based on the hue of their skin.

Perhaps there are a good number of farangs who are married to darker skinned Thais and feel a need to berate the Thais about this. All I can say is good luck on your quest.

Like I said before, shadism/colorism is sub-racism and is alive and well here in Thailand, you are naive if you think otherwise! It is accepted as part of the culture so goes on every day in every walk of life on a daily basis. People do often get employed if they have lighter skin then another applicant, even if the other applicant is more experienced or qualified. Kids do get bullied at school for having dark skin, sure they try to laugh it off like a fat kid does but they are often permanently scarred because of it. There are many more examples but I may as well bang my head against a brick wall as you won't accept it is reality. Like BigJohnny said, most countries have been trying to stamp out racism for decades and wouldn't accept such blatant discrimination but not Thailand, Thailand just says mai pen rai, it's just the way it is here and unfortunately so do many foreigners who should know better!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colorism

http://www.washingto...9071000022.html

In Topic: D- Tracker Rear Suspension.

Yesterday, 13:53

chiangrai, on Yesterday, 13:47 , said:

I beg to differ my freind,
I have the model in your picture.there is another d-tracker available,
It has KLX wheels and suspension and is about 10k cheaper.
It took me along time to realise that.

Maybe a KLX rear shock would fit.
Or does anybody have any ideas.It goes to the main dealers soon
All help thouroly appreciated.

There is one D-Tracker 125 and one KLX125 http://www.kawasaki..../motorcycle.asp

Take it to the Kawasaki dealer in Chiang Rai and tell them you want it adjusting, the girl there speaks pretty good English. You are only 60KG, the stock suspension should be fine even with a bad back.

In Topic: My Thai Lady Is Lovely

Yesterday, 13:46

carmine, on Yesterday, 13:41 , said:

tink2mutt, on Yesterday, 11:52 , said:

edwinclapham, on 2012-05-25 08:23:52, said:

I am married to my best mate who happens to be my wife, who has given me wonderful twin sons.
An uncomplicated relationship full of laughter, teasing and humour .
Rich or poor we will grow old together. Posted Image

Edwinclapham has hit the nail on the head about marrying a Thai lady. The uncomplicated and fun relationship is heaven - something I always dreamed of when I was in a western marriage. This time around I have found what was missing back then - marriage number 2 to a Thai lady solved that problem,

That is why we all are interested in this forum by the way - we all belong to a very special club - married and living in Thailand, married to a thai lady in another country, or just single and enjoying all that this country has to offer - it doesn't matter the situation we all have been bitten by the bug.

Shhhhh! Don't tell everyone - we will have the rest of the world here if everyone finds out.

The special club you have found is the club with members that have found a Thai lady that is with you for you and not for the money. An incredibly rare commodity here. Congratulations to you all, you are in a miniscule minority.

Probably not as miniscule as you might like to think.

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