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You're still way off with the generalizations....     There are 70+ million Thais, how many soi dogs/ are actually let go by uncaring owners compared to dogs/cats that are well cared for?    The reason that we see so many dogs/cats on the streets is that Thailand does not have a public service to catch/euthanize them as we do in many of our home countries.    Basically, what you are seeing is that our home countries spend more money to hide their uncaring masses.

binjalin, on 2012-05-20 16:39:35, said:

binjalin, on 2012-05-20 12:32:10, said:

Depends about which Thai you are talking.

Here are some Thai who show the direct opposite of what you just said, which also answers my own question above.
http://classifieds.t...ion-165027.html
http://www.santisook...andcats.org/en/

JimmyTheMook, on 2012-02-13 22:28:40, said:

just a sissy boy automatic clutch ?

Most farangs are guest in this country and they do many things wrong, songkran is no exception.

I always stick to the Thai way of songkran and always think of the water as blessing and say thank you when doused. Love it! Songkran must be one of the most interactive festivals in the world when you splash and get splashed by sooooo many people. .... passed a pick up on the highway yesterday at good speed, surely the women and children in the back wont splash me, right? .... Wrong, a middle aged lady expertly flicked a small bowl of water at me, full on hit but not too much water to be dangerous, not easy to do from a moving vehicle but she apparently had lots of experience. Made me grin all the way to the. City....

By the way the Thai way of dealing with farangs who are doing it wrong is to laugh knowing that they know no better. So that is what those who think they have a better understanding should do too!

I thought about the whole premise in this topic some more yesterday, and I realized that while the absolute world class top-end is mostly absent (as there's no viable, consistently year-round market), it wasn't THAT long ago that the mid-range that's so ubiquitous today also wasn't here.

This dawned on me while having breakfast at the coffee and sandwich shop at the Nim Airport (Rim Ping Airport) complex (called Dailycious: http://www.nimcityda...knowledge&id=36 ) , over a greek salad, a grilled cheese panini and decent espresso in a nice airconditioned, modern cafe.

15-20 years ago I suppose  the old JJ's at the Montri hotel would have qualified to be in that mid range spot, but there were VERY few of those places.  Now they're everywhere.

So I don't think there's any doubt the true top end will make it to Chiang Mai too, in bigger numbers and with more consistency in what they offer.   It's a matter of time, seeing how fast the city grows, expands and matures.

It's all good.