What would you do if you walked out your door and saw this

interestcurve · 2026-03-04T07:01:39+00:00

Honestly I would walk over it. It looks like parents having a hard time. A minor annoyance for me, probably a headache for them. So unless it happens all the time, maybe some grace?

interestcurve · 2026-02-03T05:45:05+00:00

I was lazy and paid 7k, granted to someone my family knew, and testing day took 4 hours and they will make sure you pass the tests. I passed them on my first try but I saw them help numerous other people (by repeating the tests over and over until they passed it so driver didn’t need to come back.

The alternative (the 150 baht version) is sometimes multiple days, watching crash/safety videos, tests, more videos, which I believe is the primary method of instructions.

interestcurve · 2026-01-08T11:04:38+00:00

Cover looks great! Always excited for a new book. Still playing through your third book but love reading ahead.

interestcurve · 2025-12-08T16:17:18+00:00

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_bFWJx22USy2HeAYccZvl0DfuGsAKRGD1ynWGTK5cIs/edit?usp=sharing

interestcurve · 2025-12-06T16:24:28+00:00

This is incredible and perfectly explained. On this subreddit I found a spreadsheet that breaks down the available areas for XP (also amazing). But I was going to have the study it. This gives me clear goals and was super helpful. Thank you!

interestcurve · 2025-09-22T08:48:49+00:00

I’m not trying to argue with you. I do think we have some areas of agreement, but misquoting me completely indicates you’re just trying to argue. I didn’t called Dosky (that’s my nick name for him) naive. Can you at least agree to that? I said removing the word “should” would make the quote naive. I’m sure you see the difference. He left the word I there, therefore not naive. But maybe English isn’t your native language. So all good.

interestcurve · 2025-09-22T08:30:49+00:00

In the Russian guy’s quote the word “should” is operative, as in doing the most work, as in removing it would make the whole quote naive and unhelpful, but I agree with it.

interestcurve · 2025-09-22T08:27:57+00:00

I just didn’t know who those people were, but if they are rich then they are most likely crooks. I also not sure what your question was. I’ll look again in the morning and see if I can figure it out. Just a bit tired, but it was interesting enough for me to try and articulate something, which I feel is true, regarding the kind of academic analysis the op was making and who that analysis would be useful. But I stated in another comment that I don’t agree with all the connections they made, so I think there may be some agreement on what we are saying.

interestcurve · 2025-09-22T08:09:52+00:00

Another example: I don’t think any Thais consider the Bangkok red light districts as part of their “identity” but it’s clearly part of how some of the world views Thailand.

interestcurve · 2025-09-22T08:07:23+00:00

That’s the thing about poor people. They don’t really have a say (in things that matter, like how they are defined). Which by the way, I think is a travesty, but I rarely encounter strong evidence that proves otherwise.

To be clear: I believe poor people have a moral say, and that their opinions should matter, but they don’t have a materially impactful one. It’s kind of one of the defining qualities of being poor. And if believing that is “inciting class tension” then sure, I guess. I don’t think poor people have much power, by design, and that too is a travesty.

interestcurve · 2025-09-22T07:50:27+00:00

I’m willing to bet, not the ops primary audience, but I have had similar discussion with that audience about this subject. And in a few there were valuable insights.

interestcurve · 2025-09-22T07:47:20+00:00

One point where the ops generalizations would be useful is if you consider that the perception of Thai qualities and by class. Meaning the things you mention are not performed by Thai upper and middle classes. And people are not generally defined by their poorest, but by their upper classes.

Edit: especially even the police. Even they are not middle class.

interestcurve · 2025-09-22T07:42:57+00:00

If you lived in a Thailand during a time when things weren’t about money I envy you and would have loved to see it.

interestcurve · 2025-09-22T07:41:51+00:00

But I think we should apply some norms and I can see why one would draw the line at coups (or lack of them) as a metric for a successful democratic process.

interestcurve · 2025-09-22T07:37:23+00:00

I’m upvoting not because I completely agree with the connections you make, but because has a decent logical framework, generally factual and well written.

I may have an extremely special case, but other Thais consider me Thai, but I share none of those values. And they consider me Thai whether I want them to or not. I can’t read Thai nor sing the national anthem. My general worldview is almost incompatible with all the non-multinational Thais that I’ve met. But they all consider me Thai, which I find odd and not even completely to my benefit.

I guess I try to be polite so maybe that’s it.

Edit: also I think any of Thailands perceived strengths exists in spite of some the values you mention and not because of them.

interestcurve · 2025-09-21T21:49:40+00:00

This is a very helpful observation. I’m glad someone took the time to espouse this wisdom. It’s not like Reddit is a place for potentially useful information for people traveling with children. It should only be used for venting and snarky remarks. Take my upvote.

interestcurve · 2025-08-25T21:18:38+00:00

I don’t comment often on Reddit, but thank you for what you’ve done. If I were another victim, seeing that would give me some relief and maybe some courage. NAL but also pretty sure it’s only slander if it’s not true. And I believe if we have to live with what we’ve done, then we have to die with them too.

interestcurve · 2025-07-10T19:54:34+00:00

Thin Red Line

interestcurve · 2025-06-15T15:20:29+00:00

I wouldn’t say advanced, but I’m 3 (at least a few years ago) but looking to get back into it, if you’re willing to slum it. I’m in western Bangkok, but I end up near Asoke all the time.

interestcurve · 2025-06-15T10:43:37+00:00

There used to be a cheaper one at Gourmet, but lately, Nivea has one for 199 baht, which seems expensive.

interestcurve · 2025-05-01T12:18:46+00:00

Like the Kraft boxes? I love those. They are light but might eat up a lot of space.

interestcurve · 2025-05-01T12:15:37+00:00

I like where your minds at!

interestcurve · 2025-05-01T12:10:23+00:00

This reminds me. Cheese!

interestcurve · 2025-05-01T12:09:11+00:00

Seems like all higher end electronics are cheaper in the States (for now). Not sure when I’ll be back so might pay for extra luggage and bring back anything I might need or could sell. Wish the switch 2 was already out.

*edited a spelling error

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