skylar
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Well I got in touch with the people in the Arts Dept in Chula.
How does someone contact them when out of the country? I've tried, and no one has returned my emails.
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Why are you looking at what people are holding or wearing as opposed to looking at their faces?
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Serious question.
Is French useful in Thailand?
My daughter is 15 and obviously is fluent in both English and Thai. In most British schools French is compulsory up to year 9, but she is now in year 10 and opted to continue with French and take it as one of her GCSE subjects. Assuming she does well, and the signs are that she will, is it worth her while going on to 'A' level and maybe further?
My thinking is that there are lots of Thais who can speak Thai and English, but how many can speak French as well; and would it be advantageous to her when we return to Thailand and she is looking for a career?
France played a major role in the past in shaping Thai history. There is much documentation on Thailand in French. Moreover, it is spoken by people in diplomatic circles, as mentioned earlier, and is also spoken in many African countries as well as France and the Benelux countries and random islands. There is a big demand in the workforce for bilingual speakers of English and another European language in England and other EU countries. It's easy to do well in IGCSE French - really easy - I got a B with hardly any work - it's A Level French and IB French where the work really begins as I discovered... as there is a massive jump in the standard required.
If your daughter wants a career in Thailand, make sure her Thai writing is up to scratch. There's too many bilingual Thai and English speakers out there who can't write Thai passably. Obviously your daughter should play her strengths as well as looking to the future when choosing her A Levels.
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Victorians are Mexicans because they're south of the border and Sydneyites are cockroaches
But I haven't heard people using good value or bargain though... -
Beachcomber's already admitted to wearing socks with velcro sandals in an earlier post, so let's not take him too seriously guys
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The four I mentioned. I don't know about any of the newer schools. English curriculum schools start in September, ISB as far as I know begins in the second week of August this year. You're normally given a house to yourselves if you and your husband/wife/partner are employed at the same school, as well as transportation to and from school using the school buses. If you are single, you are normally given a share residency... this is according to a policy of one of the four schools that I mentioned.
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Luxury smallgoods are always a winner with Thai women.
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Anyone at the Pattaya Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) should be able to tell you - PAWS Founding Chair, Mirin MacCarthy, [email protected] or Monika Rottmann, PAWS Vice President, phone 233 144.
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Thank goodness. The LP TT forum really is a poor substitute for TV!
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The only thing that may work is if more than one person approaches the same organisation with the same concerns.
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There's only 4 original international schools for English speakers in Bangkok - ISB, Patana, Ruamrudee (together with the German school) and NIST. ISB and Ruamrudee teach the American curriculum together with the IB; Patana and NIST teach specific versions of the English system together with the IB. English being exclusive of the Scottish and Welsh systems.
The English curriculum schools typically hire teachers who have taught within the British or like systems, including teachers from Australian and New Zealand, but do hire Americans as well. The exception to this was language teachers - there were only native speakers of foreign languages teaching the language at the school I went to. The local hires were both Thai and farang. No gender issues, either.
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I also have a friend here who owns a computer shop and by far the greatest number of faults he gets in are HP HP HP.
Is that because HP have a higher percentage of faults per x number of units, or is it because your friend sells a high volume of HPs in relation to the other brands he offers? Of course if he sells more HPs than any other brand, the number of returns he is going to get is going to be more than other brands.
Don't buy a new, unknown brand. I did this 8 years ago with AST, and the company went bust, leaving limited support infrastructure in place. The laptop market is extremely competitive these days, as laptops are increasingly replacing desktops. Shop around for a good deal. Acer, Compaq and Gateway are budget competitors. Toshibas can be really expensive, but also average depending on their moods - their prices tend to vary a lot. HP and LG are similar prices - usually more than Toshibas. Sony is the most expensive of the lot, and generally is not good value for money, nor is the technology the newest.
Singapore's a good place to buy electronics if you're heading that way anytime soon.
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MBK is fine.
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Nigerians have an unfortunate rep with other Africans for being stubborn.
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For those who see Australia as being the country of opportunity, the only way they can remain is by marrying an Aussie. (Is there a better choice. - Statement, not a question. )
Not true. Defacto is also accepted. Of course, the usual evidence has to be supplied before a PR is approved.
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he grew up believing that most people with tattoos got them in jail.
It's interesting that your husband believes that. I once asked a Thai teacher for his opinion on tattoos on Thai people and he told me that only criminals get them done! I was pretty suprised at his reaction - it was quite strong but I was sceptical about his answer since it has been a couple of decades since he has lived in Thailand, and also because I don't think he was mindful of religious tattoos either. Does anyone know any more about Thai perceptions of tattoos?
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Here's a list of vet places in Bangkok... I always took my cat to Thonglor in the 90s.
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Try the Gallup Organization... they have an office in Bangkok.
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You don't specify what kind of issues she is bringing up, so we can't pin it down to being a cross cultural problem or just a tween problem.
It also depends on how your daughter is being socially conditioned - she is going to clash with your expectations of her behaviour much more if she in being brought up in Thai society as opposed to expat or farang society.
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You have to consider how this farang woman is going to meet this Thai guy. The expat world is pretty isolating and if she's just moved and has nothing to keep her busy, her social contact with Thai people would be fairly limited... how about she gets Thai lessons and falls for her handsome Thai teacher... or a Japanese student... or something... or she meets a Eurasian guy (maybe a little too improbable).
The Nana thing is a pretty cliched and is a bit old and tired. Prostitutes has been done to death, but an affair with someone like a Thai work colleague is more interesting, because they are a part of Thai society and have to appear to operate according to Thai social mores to keep their position in society. It's particularly interesting since gossip makes the Thai world tick!
If you want to read a hi-so love story, read Behind the Painting, by Siburapha.
Some Asians like farang and vice versa precisely because they are different to themselves.
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How strange it is that she has come to be in that situation if she previously held that occupation.
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Considered Sydney? He's the reason he came here in the first place
I'd leave Sydney to come back to Bangkok if I could. Who wants to live in a city where all the restaurants shut at 9pm? The night is still young!
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No wonder the girl is in the condition she is - without a family, a Thai in Thailand has no stronghold of support.
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Here's the site - not at all easy to find! Good luck.
But I haven't heard people using good value or bargain though...
Looking For A Nanny
in Family and Children
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Try www.bambi-bangkok.org... there's heaps of advertisements and advice on the site.