No laughing matter

"The farang cartoons by Stephff are worth a really good laugh", Letters, May 6.

You assume too much. Many foreigners have quite a lot of knowledge about Thais and their culture. Your comment, "When someone feels spoken to by these cartoons and feels slighted, it tells enough about the mindset of this person," is erroneous.

I have lived in Thailand for seven years, have a Thai partner of 10 years, hold a bachelor's degree in Asian studies with honours in humanities, for which I wrote a dissertation on people-trafficking in Thailand, and I have worked on an indigenous programme aimed at educating the disadvantaged. I think I might know something about what I comment on.

There are many foreigners who work here in NGOs, as teachers, and as professionals in many fields. These people have to know something of the culture and people to simply do their job. Sure there are the bumbling drunks that still get employed here, and tourists, but, on the whole, most foreigners are hardly the ones these cartoons portray.

Your comments show your own ignorance.

Brent

Bangkok

Latest stories in this category

• Beyond the limits of decency or just bad taste?


• The prime minister is suing a local newspaper..


• No laughing matter


• Don't take it so seriously

We Recommend

• White elephant caught on camera in Phetchaburi


• Apparent images of a much-sought-after white..


• Social media is blurring line between public and..


• Green Earth Power to develop Myanmar's first solar..

Comments conditions

Users are solely responsible for their comments.We reserve the right to remove any comment and revoke posting rights for any reason withou prior notice.

Article source: http://www.thethailandlinks.com/2013/05/07/no-laughing-matter/