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Originally Posted by t0rn
English is taught in thai schools, even upcountry, probably not to a high standard but then not much is, as most need to leave at 12 to go working/money has run out.
Most countries I've been in SE Asia there has been a desire to learn english though often not the funds to do so.
I think the Thai's shyness goes against them in this respect, compared to Burma where it's normal to be approached by people asking if they can spend a little time speaking to you in english (I'm normally happy to do so - where else would I have learned that "I'm going to point percy at the porcelin" was a normal phrase  ). |
we deal with alot of Swiss banks in my business and even the traders that came over here and deal with us on a dialy basis were just ok at English