Comments on: Social Responsibility of Thai people http://www.mythailanddiary.com/503/social-responsibility-of-thai-people/ This is my journal of living in Thailand Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:34:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: J http://www.mythailanddiary.com/503/social-responsibility-of-thai-people/#comment-1737 J Mon, 11 Sep 2006 06:39:18 +0000 http://www.mythailanddiary.com/503/social-responsibility-of-thai-people/#comment-1737 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? 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?

]]> By: alex http://www.mythailanddiary.com/503/social-responsibility-of-thai-people/#comment-1739 alex Mon, 11 Sep 2006 08:34:07 +0000 http://www.mythailanddiary.com/503/social-responsibility-of-thai-people/#comment-1739 are there any possibilities to work as a volunteer from abroad ( i.e. germany ) ? greetings alex are there any possibilities to work as a volunteer from abroad ( i.e. germany ) ?

greetings

alex

]]> By: Sarah http://www.mythailanddiary.com/503/social-responsibility-of-thai-people/#comment-1740 Sarah Mon, 11 Sep 2006 16:13:41 +0000 http://www.mythailanddiary.com/503/social-responsibility-of-thai-people/#comment-1740 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 :D 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 :D

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