Comments on: Provocative stuff from around the blogs http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/2007/05/28/provocative-stuff-from-around-the-blogs/ New perspectives on mainland Southeast Asia Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:39:39 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Amateur http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/2007/05/28/provocative-stuff-from-around-the-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-92948 Amateur Tue, 29 May 2007 13:13:45 +0000 http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/2007/05/28/provocative-stuff-from-around-the-blogs/#comment-92948 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. 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.

]]> By: The Lost Boy - a blog about all things Thailand http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/2007/05/28/provocative-stuff-from-around-the-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-92114 The Lost Boy - a blog about all things Thailand Sun, 27 May 2007 15:15:47 +0000 http://asiapacific.anu.edu.au/newmandala/2007/05/28/provocative-stuff-from-around-the-blogs/#comment-92114 [...] post on New Mandala today led me to another provocative post by Fonzi on Thailand Jumped the Shark. The issue in [...] [...] post on New Mandala today led me to another provocative post by Fonzi on Thailand Jumped the Shark. The issue in [...]

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