We're not bashing Thailand. In my case I'm pointing out that Brits, many outstanding men among them, are being put through an emotional wringer due to the exchange. rate. 

One pal of mine got a shock when he was told his retirement visa would be calculated on 42 baht, at a time the bank rate was 44 +.  That 2 baht took him below the income level. 

I don't think some people realize the severe stress many Brits are under. That particular guy woulc have the life of Riley here. 

So then Thainess is taboo. A person raised and educated in Thailand should hide their Thai character? if you like Thais I'd think Thainess used in a conversation would be a good thing.

I can remember way back to the Ajarn yellew-page forum how guys would jump at the chance to defend Thailand and Thais, as if they were one of them, part of whatever's goin down, gone native, don't tread on us, together we stand! I can remember guys replying, "Go tell your wife you just found out your financial future just tanked. Go ask your neighbors to borrow what you need to pay this month's rent." They'd drop you like a dirty diaper. I remember when Phil wrote: "I've been here over 20 years and I can count my Thai friends on 1/5 of one hand."

As far as I'm concerned Mexicans are good people but I'd never want to be one. Thing I respect is that they know they're f...ed up. They are not offended being called Third World cause "that's what we are."

To me Thailand without the female population (the backbone of the nation) would sink into the sea. I hated the boys, the TecSchool Honda Wave with gold screws types. Pieces of cream-colored runny dog turds.

...life is rough when you're a caboose, no doubt...Thais are entitled to their Thainess. What they (the people who think this way) are not entitled to is the assumption that non-Thais should agree with their every twitch without comment. Cultural idiosyncrasies can be interesting, fun, endearing, etc...cultural idiots, however, are a waste of time...

To be honest there is only one way to look upon this scenario. It is in fact a foregone indisputable fact!!!!

sp, when we lived in the condo in CM city for 5 years there was an Italian guy who owned a condo in our building, used to spend about 3-4 months of the year there.
He used to complain constantly about everything and anything the whole time he was in CM, I used to laugh at the pithy things he moaned about.
One day he was cracking up because the management of the condo building told him to stop bringing "young men" back to his room every night. Funny as hell !

I was a digital nomad in Puebla for six months, after studying Spanish in my free time for two years.

Fun at first, but personally I found Mexican people/culture in general were not as interesting as Thai people/culture. Of course there are plenty of exceptions.

After six months I pulled up anchor and moved back to Thailand after being away for about six years.

But yeah, the Mexican visa system is much more reasonable.