Confessions of a Runaway

Post by **PeteC** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 9:41 pm

Here is a link to a rather good article. Dawn, you especially will like it. I also include the link to this man's blog site. What is there is worth reading as it gives an interesting and different insight into how young farangs see and experience Thailand and Bangkok. Pete

http://whatismatt.com/confessions-of-a-runaway/

http://www.whatismatt.com/

Post by **PeteC** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 10:12 pm

Further comment which is somewhat obvious but should be stated anyway. For a 24 year old, his depth of knowledge about Thai life is either uncanny, or his intelligence from only observing life here for a short time is off the charts.

His story can refer to so many things. For example: Irresponsible Thai men who father dozens of kids and while believing they care, only send 100 baht a month to them and never see them, while believing the mothers don't care. An actual Thai child boy or girl runaway and how they are forced to survive on the streets. How Thai society see farangs. How farangs see Thai society. How a bar girl thinks and survives. Interpret it anyway you like but it can be interpreted in many, many ways.

The dog is real, read his story from last week. It is now dead and apparently died in the 7-11 he refers to. I think he was the one bitten, maybe more than once, and perhaps this story is a eulogy. Pete

Post by **DawnHRD** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 7:51 am

Very interesting Pete, whether you take it on the literal level (soi dog) or look at it as a comment on the Thai/farang "co-existence", or on Thai mindset. Agree this writer has his head screwed on & seems to understand what's going on around him. Even as a literal tale of a soi dog it rings true to me. I wouldn't be at all surprised if that's how they view us. I feed some on the street, who come for their food & are very happy to see me, but won't let me so much as touch them (so, I can't catch them to vaccinate or neuter, as I want to!) Fear, or independence & a sign to me that all they want from me is the food??? And then we're back to the parallels with Thais again...

Post by **dr dave soul monsta** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 8:36 am

who come for their food & are very happy to see me, but won't let me so much as touch them (so, I can't catch them to vaccinate or neuter, as I want to!) Fear, or independence & a sign to me that all they want from me is the food??? ...

What do you expect Dawn, basically you want to cut their nads off !!ouch!

Post by **DawnHRD** » Sat Jan 20, 2007 12:16 pm

I haven't told them that, Dr D. Duh!