Social Responsibility of Thai people
Sep 11th, 2006 by Lillian
As I see it here are the social obligations of Thai people.
- Their King, to obey and respect him
- Their parents, to obey, respect and care for them
- Their brothers, sisters and other relatives. Care and protect.
- Their children, to see that they do well, good hygiene, good education etc
- Their teachers- respect and obey them
Respect and obey seem to be a really big thing in Thailand. What Switzerland seems to have to little of, Thailand seems to have to much of.
What are the social obligations of the swiss people?
No idea … could it be to pay your taxes and obey the law? 
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When I was in Thailand in Jan, I met a Thai teacher who told me how respected teachers were in his country. I was quite surprised about it, because teachers are looked down on here (I think I even blogged about it).
Social obligations of Germans? To conform to society’s norms and not to make a fuss about anything. Sad, isn’t it?
are there any possibilities to work as a volunteer from abroad ( i.e. germany ) ?
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alex
I think Brits must be a bit like Germans “To conform to society’s norms and not to make a fuss about anything”.
I like the idea of respect as it engenders a more harmonious society, but not blind respect. I have no respect for the UK’s royal family (for too many reasons to list here) and there were quite a few teachers in my life that I thought didn’t even try earn a kid’s respect, and I think respect has to be earned to be of any real value.
My only exception to this “rule” is that I do defer towards my elders. They have experience and knowledge that I cannot match. However, if they are a grumpy malignant old farts I reserve the right to reverse my rule.
Respectfully, of course