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Billmont, on 2012-05-11 10:57:47, said:

Your examples reveal that this superficially modern society is in fact an Asian banana country. Whether we like it or want to admit it or not, it is.
In years past, I lived in Brazil and Mexico among other countries in South America and this was the same situation. A motorized vehicle trumps humans. A bribe trumps the rule of law.

sparebox2, on 2012-05-11 08:39:59, said:

A sad reality.
You exposed the root of why Thailand will continue to be a developing country for decades to come.
Corruption: from street level, customs to high places in government.

Darrel, on 2012-05-10 08:41:55, said:

I would like to download programmes from USA and England. Do not know how to go about setting up VPN or what is needed.
Enlighten me, please, large yellow fellow.
Thanks in advance.

This country is not safety conscious.
No amount of merits accumulated in their lives will ever afford them proper safety.
Take a look around at the high tension cables all over the country within an arm's reach.
With the best safety measures in developed countries, accidents are always bound to happen.
But this is Thailand: a reactive country that will be developing for decades (and many more preventable accidents) to come.

brit1984, on 2012-05-08 12:21:53, said:

Do not be confused. You are dealing with people who want to do good while using other people's money and assets. That way they feel so good about themselves!
I live in a building where most of the janitorial services are provided by Khmer people earning low wages, lower than what a Thai would get. The owner of the building is Thai. I know in Chonburi several restaurants where most of the employees doing the cleaning, cooking and waitressing are Khmer and Burmese. They make less than their Thais counterparts. The owners are Thai. Speaking with a Khmer cashier I learned that she gets paid 1,500 Baht less a month because she is Khmer and not Thai. The owner of her restaurant is Thai.
They all are happy: the Khmer and Burmese have jobs that otherwise they would not have in their respective countries. The Thai business owners are happy because they pay less wages (and presumably less taxes) to the employes thus boosting the bottom line.

Thailand has never done the right thing, voluntarily, to keep up with international standards. It has been forced to do it. I.E. copyrights of tangible and intangible property, human rights violations, human trafficking, child pornography and so on. This time it will no be an exception. Thailand will be forced to pay decent minimum wages to all workers after it enters full force into the Asean Community.

Add to that the xenophobic character of Thais and their lack of self-awareness.
The history books proudly claim that Thailand never has lost a war: Of course, Thailand always switched to the wining side in the end. World War II (or how their historians rewriting history call it: "The Great War of the Orient when allies bombed Bangkok".) is a prime example of that facet of their character. Students in school know nothing factual about the history of their country. It's all about the fairy tale of a mythical country once upon a time called Siam.
For those do-gooders I have these questions:
Where do you think those taxes paid by factory owners and employers go to?  
Why does it take 4 months to process a work permit if one pays the posted government fee and not the bribe to the local official? Exploitation?
Why when paying the price that the current market bears it is called exploitation?

I worked and lived for 3 years in the defunct Soviet Union. Worked in Cuba for 2 years.
They are being exploited to kingdom come under the guise of equality. The only equality during those years I witnessed first hand was the sharing of misery. I can give hundreds of examples. Just ask.