Are THAI People REALLY that IGNORANT?

[@johnpaul8293]

Another great insight to life in Thailand…thanks mate.

[@alphaomegadaily]

Thanks mate!

[@ctb1977]

I left my country and culture (UK) a long time ago, I don't care about telling anyone where I'm from. Thai people don't like to have stressful conversations about Politics, World Economics etc, they like to enjoy the present moment. I've adapted myself to the Thai way, of not thinking too much about things I can't control, focusing more on the present moment. There are benefits to the cognitive de-load brought on by not caring too much about what's going on outside

[@alphaomegadaily]

Well said 👏

[@CreepyTrendMan]

Sometimes cats shit in the sand and you have no choice other than pull your head out!

[@islandcyclone]

Absolutely.

[@bunluesaisamathachai9461]

As a Thais, I must say that majority of Thai people you meet on streets, food court, department stores are struggling to live their lives. They see you as a tourist. They don’t care about you or where you are from since you have nothing to interest them, except your money. If you want to converse with people that care more about you, you may have to meet high-paid people or businessmen. But that means you must have something to interest them as well.

[@alphaomegadaily]

I fully accept what you are saying.

[@ABitofEverythingCounts]

Thats lack of curiosity dear

[@athitaya6898]

@@ABitofEverythingCountswhy should they be curious? He is just another face in the crowd. Thais see tourists come and go all the time.

[@marcgoldbergdogtrainer]

Well said!

[@craigj4979]

My gf says the Chinese are loud does her head in 😂. I agree they have very little knowledge. And when i try to explain something I’m told this is thailand we don’t care how other country’s do things. For some reason they don’t want to learn at all. They are also brought up very childish in my opinion and you see that in adult life. They are incapable of having an adult discussion. instead they shout and scream and get angry like a spoilt child would.

[@TruthTellerTH-k3w]

Their mental age is half their chronological age.

[@TimK2646]

As born Burmese, I sympathize with the Thai. There is no need to be that inquisitive but just stay at a distance. Everyone is trying to live a life. They just love their families. No need to love the whole world out there.

[@NickReels]

I went out to a Thai restaurant last night with Thai people and nobody asked me anything about me. I get what you are saying.

[@alphaomegadaily]

I know exactly what you mean

[@jay-lm4we]

Hi Nick, tell me about yourself?

[@informative_wanderlust]

They are highly nativist people and there is nothing you can do to change that. I am from Portugal and most of the time when I tell Thai people where I am from most of them don't have a clue. In contrast, whenever I visit Vietnam, people know where Portugal is and ask questions about my culture. As a result, I always feel much more welcome in Vietnam compared to Thailand.

[@TruthTellerTH-k3w]

Their lack of geography is only the tip of the iceberg.

[@TEDBOVIS-h9n]

The Portuguese were first nation to arrive in the East a long time ago . Before the French , British or Dutch , maybe that is why ! . . . . 😊

[@informative_wanderlust]

@@TEDBOVIS-h9n Even so, to not have heard of Portugal before is astonishing. It is the 9th most spoken language in the world and is home to one of the world's most famous men. Unless it's Japan or Korea, Thais don't care.

[@kentaylor2416]

They get more than thirty million tourists are year. You're not a novelty and you're not interesting on a superficial level. Have you shown enough interest in them to learn enough Thai to converse with them? They might show more interest in you if you were prepared to meet them halfway. Listening to Thai music in Thailand isn't ignorant. How much Thai music do English people listen to in England?

[@ridezeshoopuf5430]

He's already said in other videos he has no interest in learning Thai properly. I wonder if he's ever considered that people don't have interesting conversations with him because they lack the complex English required to talk about such topics? When you're living in another country the onus is on you to integrate and learn the language. Imagine an immigrant coming to England for 10 years and still only speaking English at a very basic level and then blaming the native population for a problem they've essentially created.

[@rudolphteperberry3888]

Can't say I ever ask foreigners in the UK about their backgrounds either, and I quite like being largely left alone in Thailand. I see how you could call it ignorance (we're ALL ignorant of something) but it doesn't piss me off at all ✌️

[@alphaomegadaily]

I'm not from the UK, but I know what you mean.

[@davidwilliams7552]

But do you actually even have any good thai friends? I have fascinating conversations with my close thai friends about all sort sof things. They are far from ignorant. I think this video actually shows your ignorance and inability to integrate at all into thai aociety.

[@niravshah1979]

The fact that they are insular is many a reason people love thailand.. They dont care where you from or what your profession is or other details.. You come to their country they ensure you are well taken care and having a good time. In return you spend your money make them happy. Win win

[@sayajinmamuang]

Yeah but where's the connection?

[@JasonS-n5d]

I’m in Bangkok at the moment, and I absolutely love how ‘insular’ this place is. When Thai strangers talk with each other, they immediately talk like old friends. They have shared values and culture which is hugely beneficial to social cohesion. Give me that over living in the fragmented, divided and low-trust society in the UK all day, every day.

[@CreepyTrendMan]

I asume you are completely fluent in Thai then...?

[@TruthTellerTH-k3w]

The topics of conversation are generally money and food (in that order). It doesn't get much deeper than that. I'm not fluent but have enough knowledge of the language to get the gist of the conversation.

[@JasonS-n5d]

@@TruthTellerTH-k3w which is not a bad thing in my opinion. I’m from the UK and the pointless crap people speak about there is just that, pointless. What’s the point in talking about things like politics, for example? At best you’ll agree with the other person and both get riled, at worst you’ll disagree and waste time debating nonsense that neither person can do anything about anyway. Talking is overrated.

[@ferney2936]

I think you're overestimating how much Thais actually like each other. But I agree that their social game is pretty accomplished, that's part of the culture & it's expected

[@bobmalooga335]

Theres really nothing worse than an guest who complains about his host

[@H-tp8uo]

Definitely lack of knowledge and curiosity and rope learning has a big part to play in this. It can get frustrating.

[@ma3stro681]

*rote learning 😂

[@robbatayaki5505]

@@ma3stro681😂😂

[@alphaomegadaily]

well said. See you Friday night in Sukhumvit. By the way it's "Rote Learning".

[@davidwilliams7552]

I completely disagree and have not found this at all after making many great thai friends and marrying into a thai family over the last 4 years. In fact I have found the opposite. It may have a lot to do with your attitude and arrogance.

[@iTsCrazyFish]

I think the education system in Thailand is set up to discourage critical thinking because it helps keep order in society. If people started thinking critically, the government, monarchy, and the corruption here would probably be called out overnight. There’s something kind of nice about how they don’t overthink things, but it gets frustrating when they can’t follow basic logic, even with clear options. Plus, conversations can get boring after a while since they mostly just talk about food and money, like someone else already pointed out. Despite this, it’s still the best country on earth imo..

[@JoeAndTheFam]

I taught English here for many years ‘one on one,’ eventually I taught at a school. It was the most frustrating job I’d ever had I only lasted one year. The classes were completely out of control and I had no assistance 😅

[@alphaomegadaily]

I felt exactly the same way when I was teaching. It was more like crowd control.

[@inlovewiththailand]

I've been in that Big C lots of times and love the foodcourt there. Coming back in March/April and can't wait. And you're right, Thai people just don't care about news from the outside world. But when something happens in Thailand, it's all over social media.

[@waynek1965]

I have lived here for 5 years and agree with all the stuff you share, outsiders really have no idea until you get here and start learning - my agent did my online driving test, I turned up to show my face and walked out with a drivers license, love it here too, but can be very frustrating and confusing as you say

[@flomerc]

The limiting effect of rote learning in schools on a country's culture rather than having a focus on critical thinking is a feature of many non-Western places. Africa for instance.

[@marvbordello6047]

It's not just Thais. Outside of Northwestern Europe most people that have ever lived on this planet have been utterly incurious about foreign lands and peoples. We westerners who are curious about other cultures are the exception.

[@islandcyclone]

Unfortunately true. From my 50+ years as a LK..with my extended family and friends one cousin, with a western Ph.D, is the exception. Thanks for the explanation why.. makes sense

[@islandcyclone]

But also, most expats I see on YT videos aren't spending time with HiSo Thais. So maybe there is a class factor here. In the US, even your typical college grad is ignorant in the way the video describes the matter and it seems to have gotten even worse lately. The impression I get is that US "teachers" are too busy teaching social justice matters. Even more, academic plagiarism seems to have become endemic in the universities.

[@abdullahsher1379]

The Chicken Biryani looks banging mate 👍😁

[@alphaomegadaily]

So good

[@R-sn1ty]

​@@alphaomegadailywhere abouts is it?

[@tonyfromitaly2761]

Thanks for enlightening us on the local customs. 👍🏻

[@alphaomegadaily]

No problem 👍

[@CreamPuffthePom]

Believe it or not, there are more Thais that can speak some English than Japanese , Korean or Chinese people. But, yes, the fluency level should be better considering the tourism.

[@ABitofEverythingCounts]

They do but are rare

[@StephenOshea]

this is great information im learning here

[@alphaomegadaily]

I'm glad you found it helpful!

[@mollykeane2571]

It’s puts me off learning Thai tbh.

[@TruthTellerTH-k3w]

Money and food (in that order) are the primary topics of conversation.

[@josedelnegro46]

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[@TheMicturation]

excellent upload AOO,i woulda flipped the watch guy 40bht for his gesture.

[@alphaomegadaily]

I should have done. But I gave him a plug!

[@tombkk1322]

Can I ask where you found the Biryani? Looks very delicious. Good video.

[@CaptainTodger69]

they sell stuff like that in all the food courts in Thailand. They're in basically every mall

[@alphaomegadaily]

The video was shot in Big C Ratchada in Bangkok. There is a wonderful food emporium there. It only cost 80 Thai Baht.

[@tombkk1322]

Great, thanks!

[@TribalFusion]

That's a really good food court at Big C Ratchada and opposite there is a Isaan restaurant that does superb grilled fish. I use to take dates there and Esplanade, maybe Big C for a quick meet and coffee.

[@gingjok]

Love the Heel persona!

[@keepitreal1547]

Dave, I never remembered anything from the rope learning. You're right, it doesn't work. What an inept way to teach.

[@alphaomegadaily]

My wife still teaches Harry using this method, I have tried to enlighten her, but she doesn't care.

[@keepitreal1547]

@alphaomegadaily All your wife needs to do is research the way 'well educated in English' countries learn English. It's NOT the caveman times of rope learning. The trouble is, being such an insular country they never look outside their own country to learn anything. P.s If let's say your wife & Harry lived in the Netherlands for one year, imagine how their English would improve.

[@PriewPriew-g6d]

Its You.

[@alphaomegadaily]

You forgot the aposprafry

[@supernice4839]

@@alphaomegadaily Mr. It is spelled apostrophe!! Hehe!! Anyways your points are valid. Don't worry. It is not you:)

[@Blackinthailand]

Drive in Germany. Germans indicate going around some bends

[@alphaomegadaily]

I didn't know that.

[@Blackinthailand]

@alphaomegadaily lived there for 2 years. Yes they do that there

[@Jim-l3r]

They mind their business. Don't have a problem with that.

[@alphaomegadaily]

That's true

[@ferney2936]

they're pretty 'live and let live'...I like that. They like to say 'up to him' when we comment on peoples' behaviour. On the other hand, when everyone knows that someone has got their money from lying, cheating, corruption or extortion it absolutely doesn't matter. They're rich & that's all that matters

[@robkit6681]

It's absolutely YOU.

[@robbatayaki5505]

He fixed your watch for free and you did not even give him a tip ? 😮

[@Jim-l3r]

He puts that tip money in his pocket..he's fired.

[@alphaomegadaily]

Well said

[@webapple1]

idk love thailand , i think you have it wrong. All i'd say is the customer service is so so.... i've walked up to a counter expecting someone to greet me and they will literally sit on their phone until i say hi etc. I knew a manager at a hotel in bangkok - he told me the phone is king in the work place , you cannot tell a thai person not to have their cell phone out , ignoring customers. apart from that id not say its ignorance at all. I just wonder if you meet them half way .....

[@alphaomegadaily]

Thai customer service is top notch

[@sayajinmamuang]

I get the purpose of rope learning but imo it kinda dumbs down the society in the long run. I guess where we come from were supposed to be able to ask questions and as an adult its quite embarrassing to stay willfully ignorant.

[@jbbd1772]

More accurately would call I would call it " willfully ignorant"...

[@bobwelo]

[@AuntyJack123]

Breakfast looks delicious 😊

[@alphaomegadaily]

It was fantastic!

[@samsmalle]

😂😂😂😂😂 You are obsessed with driving rounds bends and indicating 👍👍👍

[@Steven-t9s]

Had trouble listening to you with that horrible background noise.

[@keepitreal1547]

Nail on head Dave, yet as we keep saying Thailand is an extremely insular country, in culture & education. What's very telling is the difference in neighbouring countries of Myanmar & Vietnam imparticular, which are not at all insular compared. What can we do, we still love Thailand & it's people.

[@CaptainTodger69]

Vietnam is pretty insular, too. They don't really give a fuck what's happening outside their country. They're just big on learning English so they can do more business with America

[@JonJon-dn7hu]

it's definitely you bro

[@supernice4839]

Actually it is not.

[@PeterBren]

Just another click bait. Your title is are Thais ignorant. Then, in the first ten seconds, you say: I'm not saying Thais are ignorant. You're just ignorant.

[@alphaomegadaily]

That's a very ignorant thing to say!!!!!