What am I doing here?

Post by **bill** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 10:27 am

thank god thailand still beats the usa even if it's only by 1 spot out of 100. i was ready to move back to detroit.

Post by **migrant** » Sun Sep 20, 2009 8:04 pm

bill wrote:thank god thailand still beats the usa even if it's only by 1 spot out of 100. i was ready to move back to detroit.

Wow, that is desperate!! (and I'm from Detroit!!)

Post by **norm** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 10:41 am

Small world, I was born in Detroit.

Post by **hhfarang** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 10:51 am

I owned a couple of cars that were born in Detroit...

sargeant · Post by **sargeant** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 1:27 pm

Having spent some further cogitating time plus more cranium exercise on this matter i wish to add to my previous answer

-------------------Growing old ungraciously--------

Post by **margaretcarnes** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 7:39 am

Sarge has a point though. 10 years ago HH was still pretty much a sleepy village. In fact maybe a bit TOO sleepy sometimes - but it was a comfortable place to be all the same.
As pointed out on another topic, the only franchise in those days was Baskin Robbins (and flippin glad of it I was too then.) But none of us could honestly say that we went without the basics. And a trip to Bangkok could soon provide a fix of fish and chips when needed!
In fact wasn't it really more fun to have those food parcels fetched in by visitors? With the Marmite and mushy peas...
One thing and one thing only changed HH IMO. Golf.

Post by **PeteC** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 8:07 am

Here's what some UK Ambassadors have said about various places around the world, Thailand included. Pete

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/p ... 879550.ece

Post by **margaretcarnes** » Tue Oct 20, 2009 8:46 am

Thats a classic Pete. Although Sir Anthony Rumbold (whoever he was) only served in Bangkok for 2 years up to 1967, some of his observations still hold true. The architecture IS still monotonous - certainly in Bangkok. With the exception of the Bayoke Tower which is now dwarfed by other concrete.
Sculpture in LOS is non existent. (But you have to wonder what he saw of ancient temple sculpture.) And they DO have 'odd' music. At least the traditional kind.
Fortunately though since 1967 the arts and ceramics have moved on a tad.
Canada though gets what it deserves. Don't get me wrong - I love the parts of Canada I've seen, in Ontario. But there are areas out in the sticks that could beat Thailand hands down in terms of 'mai pen rai'.
A couple of years ago Canada ran an extensive recruitment campaign in the UK for skilled workers. One British family were reported to have applied, and been accepted, for residency there on account of the husbands' job skills. They duly arrived with a disabled child in tow and were turned back. The Canadian government apparently wouldn't accept the disabled child, despite their need for skilled people. The child would have been a drain on the countries resources.
I couldn't imagine that happening in LOS in the event they ever opened up their borders to skilled workers!

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