Re: Questions: Thai Language Schools and Taxes

On Thu, 12 Mar 2009 01:21:01 -0400, "maxwell" <mmmaxwell@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

"Chris Blunt" wrote ...
"maxwell" wrote:
"Chris Blunt" wrote ...
"maxwell" wrote:
"Chris Blunt" wrote ...
grace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
(Nonthonburi is my first choice, with Lakrabang and the area around
Siam University being possibilities too, primarily because I
have Thai friends in those areas - I don't want to live in an area
with manyfarang).

There's nothing racist about you, I see.

You have some 'need' to throw bait here, Chris?
If it's not baiting, then please explain how Grace's wish to learn Thai
well and live where she will *have* to speak Thai more often than not is
SOMEHOW ANYTHING to do with racism?

If someone were to say, "I don't want to live in an area with many
black people",or "I don't want to live in an area with many Thai
people" few would deny that was racist.

Only that's not what she said, and as she's farang herself, how would not
wanting to live among many farangs be racist?

You're making the assumption that she's a farang,

She's a Yank.
There's no assumption.

Not all Americans are farangs, but what has her own race got to do
with it anyway?

but whether she is or not, expressing a desire not to live near to someone
just because of their race is clearly racist.

Nonsense.
'Farang' in Thailand neither denotes a specific race nor a specific ethnic
group.
'Farang' simply refers to a foreigner of European origin, or more broadly,a
non-Asian.
The notion that Europeans (or non-Asians) *per se* are of one race or ethnic
group is of course, utterly false, and as farang is a neutral word of
commonplace usage, denotes no bias-inherent

Hell, black G.I.s have at times been referred to by Thai as 'farangs' or
'black farangs, ' so where does that put your skin colour PRESUMPTION except
in the crapper ?

No. The term "farang" refers to white Caucasians. This has been
discussed here many times before. It does not apply to black people
however much you try to redefine the word for your own purposes.

There's nothing wrong with Grace's desire to learn Thai. That is all
very commendable, but when someone says they don't want to live near
people of a particular race that is racism.

Chris
.

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