Burn-out and getting trapped here

**aging one** · 15th November 2006 13:48

Pinky has a real job at real wages.

**Jellybean** · 15th November 2006 15:13

The woman I share a house with has never taught.

She has just finished setting up six bars and restaurants at the new Airport and oversees the food outlets in Gaysorn.

She has no formal training but was in the food industry in the US for some time.

**hvc** · 15th November 2006 15:59

I would try to share a bit more than just the house with a woman like this

**999** · 15th November 2006 16:51

Originally Posted by jonny danger

Then someone paid for the stats. The CIA facts website has Thailand's literary rate about 2% below the UK and America. Why? Because they 'all' finished high school?

An NGO friend showed me the report. It was all highbrow[?] stuff and very detailed. It took about 3 or 4 years to complete. As far as I know it was never made available to the general public.

**jonny danger** · 15th November 2006 17:00

I read on this site a year or so ago Thailand finished next to last in education of all SEAn nations. I have never been to most of them but it somehow rings true. I read from a link on the utters Thai health care is 36th worst in the world. That too rings true. I guess I'm a racist or some other tag.

**Pinky** · 15th November 2006 17:30

Originally Posted by aging one

Pinky has a real job at real wages.

He does?

EDIT - the "job" part might be correct, the "wages" part

**aging one** · 15th November 2006 18:02

You were a local hire, but mate, you are a god, do you know that you have passed the six figure threshold. Never mind you work 60 hours a week. About time for some beer as well mate.

**robitusson** · 15th November 2006 21:24

Originally Posted by ScorpioPower

way ahead of Malaysia

In literacy? They're almost the same as far as I know.
Depending on how each country defines literacy of course.

**Cyrille** · 15th November 2006 23:52

Yeah, and you can bet Thailand's definition shows them in a flattereing light! They're a joke with stats like this in this country.

**jonny danger** · 16th November 2006 06:06

I knew a teacher recruiter who was in Thailand for years before he got a job as an NGO. The dirtiest lying prick farang I have even known in this country. He made Thai/Chinese look like school boys.

**Bubba** · 16th November 2006 07:57

plenty of NGOs have been here long-term. Also missionaries stick around for years and years. I know some missionary families in their third generation over here.