From: sdurong@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca (sripen durongdej)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.thai
Subject: Reply Khun Tim
Date: 30 Sep 92 03:25:42 GMT
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From sdurong Tue Sep 29 23:13:40 1992
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Date: Tue, 29 Sep 92 23:13:39 -0400
From: sripen durongdej <sdurong>
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Khun tim
	I have received your email but I am not interested in replying because
your letter is something that I can accept in some points.  Even the points 
that I do not agree I still keep quiet because that's your personal opinion
or experience.  Why did I reply Khun Laurence or Khun Mike because I felt
that they are telling something that beyond the limit that I can accept.
For example, Khun Laurence always mentioned about corruption in the university
which if I borrowed the style of writing of Khun Mike is something what he 
called too generalise and RACISM.  It seems you guy can do such thing and
none of the farang say anything to oppose it.  But once it was said by a Thai
it suddenly become RACISM, CHILDISH.
	I am not knowledgable in telling from the name that this guy is English
or American.  I saw from his posting was from USA.  Thank you for telling me
that.  But whatever, the content of what I replied to him should not be too 
much different.
	To explain to you again (which at the begining I didn't think it's
necessary) that the purpose of my posting the first news was I wanted to raise
some observation to the Thai users in the Thai net.  I am not with the gThai     
government any more and I have experienced in working with some farang for
some years.  The fact that I raised was and still be the fact.  I discussed
with my friends at this school both Thai and non-Thai, and also friends from
home, we all experienced same thing and share the same idea.  The main purpose
is to give observation to Thai students in this part of the world about this
regards which I still don't see any imappropriateness or hazard to the 
farang.  If you are good farang and go to Thailand with real good will, I
don't see why you have to be mad about me.  I am a Thai I have full right
to express my idea which is not harmful to Thai or non-Thai or farang.  If 
you read my post carefully, without bias, without thinking that you are farang 
then you have to be defended, then I don't think raising such observation
is setting fire or racial war.
	From the only sentence that "I don't think that farang is better than
us" has made you farang jumped out and made so much noise.  I knew that some
farang will say something but I never beleive that you people will be so
vulnerable.  Isn't that something to know?
	There are some farang answering me regarding this matter which I
didn't give any response because I like their opinions.  They seems more
acceptable than the purely accusing letters of Khun Mike and Khun Laurence.
Yours is also one of them but since you insisted me to reply, then I do it.
	There are some Thai users agreed with me which showed that what I
said was not just setting a BOMB to frighten farang, also there is some
Thai like Khun Trin who said he never experienced what I had.  So listen
with open-minded, please.
	My main interest in involving in this net is to give my own
observation to the future Thai authorities or decision-makers.  Since I
am not government officials, I just give them my concerns.  My main interest
is not to fight which race is the best which is very non-sense to me.  I was
born in Thailand, I have been through several social and political activities
in Thailand.  I hope very much to see my country a better future than it is
today.  And I don't want Thailand to be exploited any more or any further.
I thank you all who love Thailand and have good will to make the country 
better, even you are not Thai.  But don't love Thailand too much until you 
forget your own country.  If you think your government is doing something not
appropriate, how can you, as a citizen do something about it?  Don't love
Thailand until you turn back at your own country.
	I hope we can share some more opinions again.  Since you want to learn
Thai culture, can I advise you something?  In Thailand we formally address
people with the word "Khun" but we do not address ourselves with the word
"Khun" in front of our names.  We just say our names, the others will call you
Khun but you don't call yourself Khun.
	I'm sorry I couldn't figure out your Thai words.
		
	Regards,  Sripen.

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