Coss Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 Dragging junk from the net? OK, anyone can do that: The Australian goose, nose up: Thais probably think Gillard is a cracker, white skin, hair not black... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
think_too_mut Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 Thais probably think Gillard is a cracker, white skin, hair not black... Quite possible. Add to that long nose that has the bridge that can carry spectacles. To me, I like to show this picture when explaining why white men are turning to Asian women. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 Let me get enrolled in the Coss Sensitivity Training Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 "Thais probably think Gillard is a cracker, white skin, hair not black..." During my Peace Corps training, we'd sometimes ask our language intsructors which girl they thought was the prettiest. The Thais invariably named the one with blue eyes, pale blonde hair, and skin as white as snow. Never mind that she was shaped like a potato and had the disposition of a porcupine. She was SUAY ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
think_too_mut Posted August 16, 2013 Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 Other than the glut of stockpiles of rice that the (populist) scheme has generated, the smaller problem is building more warehouses to store the crops. The bigger problem is loss of reputation: gangs and thugs, through corrupt officials, have imported junk rice from Cambodia and Laos for whatever little they could pay for it and sold it to the Government sponsored scheme at 15,000THB a tonne. That has polluted the stock. The buyers don't know what you are buying. Finally, the biggest problem is: why buy now when every man and his dog know the Government will have to sell it at any price later. Yingluck may be re-elected on the back of it but whole world is suffering rice price and rice quality war. She tried to lower the price to 13,500THB but after the farmers' outrage she has backed out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baa99 Posted August 16, 2013 Report Share Posted August 16, 2013 Time to make rice beer and wine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunsanuk Posted August 17, 2013 Report Share Posted August 17, 2013 Hi, My wife spoke to the husband of our niece about this. The kid works in one of the rice warehouses and he confirmed that a lot of the rice is rotten. It is just pushed to the back, so when inspectors come they don't see it. Sanuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted August 17, 2013 Report Share Posted August 17, 2013 The government has managed to push up the price of rice domestically, affecting everyone. Even in the university canteen I've noticed the portions are getting smaller, with about 20% less rice these days. Taxi drivers have complained to me that they have to buy two plates of rice these days to feel full. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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