From: bunt0003@student.tc.umn.edu
Newsgroups: soc.culture.thai
Subject: Re: I love to have Farangs working in my office
Date: 2 Oct 92 16:18:40 GMT
Organization: University of Minnesota

In article <1OCT92.23043077@meena.cc.uregina.ca> emaruchi@meena.cc.uregina.ca writes:
>	I am working at the Royal Forest Department of Thailand.  I like very 
>much to have Farangs or any citizen of developed countries such as Japanese 
>working in my office.  I learned this from my college.  In his office, he had 
>Farangs working.  I didn't know what he was doing, but one thing I knew was 
>that his office had the temperature lower than that of my office about 5-6 
>degree Celciuos because of the air condition. His office was equiped with 
>modern computers, fax, communication radios, you name it.  He and other 
>persons working in his office could to  aboard very often, to have training, 
>to observe, etc.  His office got direct telephone lines.  Most of all, those 
>Thais who worked in this office could have better chance to get "double yearly 
>promotion" (2 Kan) than us.  You see having Farangs working in our office 
>is good for every thing.
>	How about Japanese project.  They constructed a big building at the 
>rear of the main building.  Again, the building was equipped with moderm 
>hi-tech equipment, various labortories, air condition, janitor rooms, coffee 
>preparing rooms, clean washrooms with toilet paper.  (About the toilet paper, 
>according to the regulations issued by the government, Thai
>government agencies are NOT allowed to buy toilet paper by using the government
>budget.  They may want us to 
>use water to clean after our toilet activities).  Most Thais working in this 
>project have their private offices with telephone, air condition of course.  
>They had better chance to go to Japan.
>	Now look at my office.  We do not have Farangs or Japanese working.  
>So our office is not air conditioned, no computers, only two old Olympia 
>typewriters, not enough working space, not enough desks, not getting 2 khan.
>I wish I had opportunity to have Farangs working in my office.  At least 
>to show my bosses that I have an important job to do.  So, I beleive that 
>Farangs are still better than Thais (at least those of us who are working 
>in my office), otherwise I might not have this story to share with you on 
>the network.  Farangs and Japanese like angels.  Although in the history 
>Farang like Hitler had slaughtered millions of Jews and Japanese invaded 
>Korea and China, had killed thousands of thousands men and raped thousands
>of thousands women.  But that was the history, now we live peacefully on 
>the same earth.  Let us forget and forgive and invite Farangs and Japanese
>to work with us for Thailand.
>
>				 Protect our forests
>				  Bunlur Emaruchi


I don't think we, Thais< would mind having Farangs or Japanese working or
investing in our countries.  The problem still remains to be seen as a
result.  I'm not quite sure if the air conditioner helps save our eco
system.  Most toilet paper is also far from environmentally sound.  Also
the idea that Farangs are better than Thais is rather absurd.  We are
different from Farangs, not better or worse.

Talking about world peace,  I don't see any better world today than
before.  Remember almost a quarter of million innoscent people in Iraq
were killed inhumanely just over a year ago, by whom.  The U.S. alone has
enough nuclear weapons to destroy this world fourteen times over period. 
Why do we need to kill ourselves fourteen times?

Thian
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