From different corners of the Thailand-focussed blog scene, Siam Sentinel and Thailand Jumped the Shark have both made recent posts that question what are perceived to be general Thai perspectives on the outside world. New Mandala readers looking for some provocative reading material will find much food for thought (and fodder for contention) in these two posts.
Update: Matt Crook from The Lost Boy has now provided his own interesting take on the issues raised by Thailand Jumped the Shark’s post.
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1 The Lost Boy - a blog about all things Thailand // May 28, 2007 at 2:15 am
[...] post on New Mandala today led me to another provocative post by Fonzi on Thailand Jumped the Shark. The issue in [...]
2 Amateur // May 30, 2007 at 12:13 am
Being socialised in both cultures, I have to admit that I am torn between the sides although I take the western position intellectually and the Thai position emotionally.
There are many other countries where visitors (and even expats) are not supposed to comment on internal matters – a kind of cultural etiquette, so to say. Just a reminder. Where the national confidence is lacking, every bad comment from outsiders is taken sourly.
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