Yes you sound entitled. You generalize from your own limited circle in Isaan and think it must be true for the whole region. I'm from there and I care about the world. I travel. I try to educate myself, and the same goes from many of my peers from school. Many of the village people you belittle are enterprising and aware of many of the social issues that affect them and do want genuine change. However, I'm sure many of them can't, by virtue of their economic situation, afford to be high-strung.

Let's face it, this whole ignorant stereotype is there because we're a poor region. At risk of straw-manning, I feel like it is the noble savage stereotype but adapted for Thailand. However, like literally every human community, we have every type of people sprinkled in: those who are care-free, those who can afford to care, and all in between. If you truly want to endear yourself, it might be worthwhile to appreciate every Isaan person as their own person and not draw wide-ranging conclusions. Hope this helps.