chris_vk3aml wrote:Part of the lack of research into Asian developments could also be attributed to good old Anglo-Saxon xenophobia. You probably see examples of that on a daily basis there. Chris Long VK3AML.
This is well off-topic, but for what it's worth....
Yep, I look like an average western tourist to the locals that don't know me, (but I don't wear loud shirts or ridiculous shorts). One of the things that gets right up my nose is dual-pricing. You take the family to the Crocodile Farm for example, the entrance fee for a Thai national is 50 Baht, (US$1.40 approx.) the ticket is printed in Thai including the digits for the price.
For the Westerner it's 300 Baht (US$8.50) and the ticket is printed in English. Six times the price!
When I point this out and complain in their tongue they get embarrassed and somewhat sheepish. But it's the governments policy and that's that. So now I simply don't go anymore. Their loss.
Steve A.