Perhaps, the Thai students who recently threw flares at an opposing football team were being ideal. Or the ‘Thai’ who beat to death a man who damaged the Erawan Idol were being ideal or being Buddhist. Or the university students who chastised a girl who cut her hair in here own style..and should be ashamed of her difference and should not present herself for her diploma. Perhaps the values you claim exist in the “Thai” drug police who executed 3,000 “suspects” were acting ideally or just being obediant as they were taught in public schools. Or maybe it was it was the two ‘Thai’ brothers who after purchasing a residence hotel for elderly Chinese and Filipino retirees in San Francisco evicted them and destroyed the hotel all within half a day … “they were just doing what was correct from where they came from” [as assessed by S.F. police]. Or maybe the proud ‘Thai’ aspect comes in when the Kasikorn Bank denied me access to a jointly held account, but gave it all away to the “Thai” side, as “farang cannot be trusted as they lie and use Thais.” As for the aspect of Child Abduction by a Parent, eight (8) members of the United Nations have little or no laws on this issue, all eight form the bulk of Asean, all eight claim it is their “sovereign right and culture” to permit this. Thai Police will not even make a rudimentary report on the issue. As for the many foreigners seeking a inexpensive and safe haven, I know of a foreigner, once a radio celebrity, whose offspring Thai son evicted his own mother from her house … “because my new Thai wife does not want a farang in ‘her’ house.”

I suggest Mr. Sathyamoorthy, you read further back into the comments or else wonder why so many people have so many ‘war’ stories to tell.

If I was asked to write about “Thai values practiced by Thais, as seen in day today life,” I will surely and certainly mention all those values so well expressed by this author. The very important point Fabletoo wants to makes is that these values are and these values were the most cherished in Thai society. Thailand let me say, is still successful in preserving these values amongst their younger generations. Exceptions will be there, and that is not our concern here. Accept the facts as they are.

Most of the other Asian countries including China, India have actually deserted these values although they were considered the greatest of cultures and civilisations once. Surely Thailand and the Thai parents must feel proud of their children who are by and large sincerely following those values highlighted by the author.

I have always held the Thai children in high esteem and their sincere respectfulness to all elders is something adorable and enviable.

None of the children who study in International schools have displayed such winning qualities as a child from a regular Thai school in Bangkok. This in itself is a great tribute to the greatest service the Thai teachers and their parents are rendering to their country and to their society.

Believe me when I say this: Thailand is the only country in this part of the world with maximum number of repeat tourist visitors, because they honestly believe that Thai people and the whole community are innately good and friendly and always helpful. I too firmly believe in this. All said and done, a Thai child is a much more cultured and civilised human being than many living in other countries. I am proud to be living in Thailand and I am inspired by the goodness of the Thai people in whose midst I am living.

Every Dharma Thais claim they follow, is untrue. Thailand may be a land of laws, but not justice. It may have a “culture,” but I am not part of it. Thais do not understand morality is not ethics. Beating children is immoral, I don’t need someone to say its OK.

Thailand is on just about every Watch List and there are sites devoted to each failing of Thais: theft, corruption, bias, children beatings, “schooling” and … police. Thai and Thailand is at best called a facade that is not funny. Thais will protect Thais from arrest or responsibility; but not foreigners. Thais wish they would be lauded as “world leaders” … etc. Thailand signs half of the United Nations’ human rights accords, but not the civil aspects nor the core intents. Thus, parental abduction is LEGAL in Thailand (with no laws to say so).

Thai police will NOT make a report for this; Thai Human Rights Commission will only protect and assist the “Thai” parent doing the abducting. Being an American, parental abduction is illegal, a civil crime. U.S. social security benefits, which would pay for the children’s welfare, medicine and education … through university … will not be paid due to the “theft” of the children. Thai ministry of social and welfare Services claims “it is our culture” the children can go to public Thai school and “learn obedience.” The mentality or sanity of the Thai parent is never questioned nor examined by the Thai department of mental health.

Having been denied access to the kids for two years … they ask me “daddy, why don’t you drink beer”? This is a “proud culture”? This is an education? I now understand, the Thai “wai” means respect AND obedience. Can only grin and bear it.

Thailand is not the place for educating children with a mind or a morality.