Originally Posted by Farang

No, I hear you loud and clear Skycop, if we are to reflect onto our planet and see the misery and injustice one might think to not stress the small stuff.
I too live a quiet simple life with my wife, work from 8am till 9pm regular, 6 days per week, sometimes finish at 11pm. I never complain because I love my profession, I'm a Chef...
But being in the field that I am logiccally I've moved around alot. Mostly for the experience to gain, not just from food but also from culture.
But you know there is one thing that struck me like a lightening bolt; I also have my own culture which I cherish.
Just like back home in Toronto, where I'm from you have people living there from all corners of the planet, name me a nationality and promise you'll find them.
Saying that, as an individual I have response to things, and as much as I keep myself aware of the situation on earth and in Thailand some things are just tough to swalllow.
As for why I'm not too happy here, well it really relates to my job. As a Chef I've already paid my dues and working here has taken away a part of the Chef that I sould be. This affects the quality I want, freshness, ect... What to do right? Right...
I too have to turn a blind eye to theft, bribes, so on and so forth...That's not how I want to continue my career, I guess to each their own.
I realize some have had wonderful exposure to wonderful parts of the Thai culture. Don't get me wrong, I have many friends and my wife is amazing, we get along so well.
Working in an environment which requires constant attention and willingness to please paying guest takes a big part of your energy. Add that to a local work force that is unhappy and demands more than they recieve. Considering by Thai standards salary and benefits are competitive, I can't help but feel unhappy to have to justify every move or consequence when in fact me and the other expat hoteliers are taking more of the ownership, even on behalf of the many that refuse to take their own.
All and all this whole "Thai temper" thing in my opinion is legitimate. This is my experience and for many as well. Perhaps there is a difference when being exposed to Thai's in differnt scenario's. I read your's and Frogblogger's humble lives and your connections with the Thai's.
Doesn't prove much too me though, sorry...I have a brilliant connection with them, hard to explain but since you live here you might know what I'm talking about.
I just need to make clear T.I.T (This is Thailand) - Good smiles, lovely people, hospitable, but also expolsive behavior, unfair attitude, violent reactions to small things.
We can go back and forth, really that's as much as I can write at this point. Even with Frogbloggers points, but it also just struct me! Sorry one last comment...Frogblogger, you're also a Farang, will be forever, you can live in Thailand for 10years. But remember you're still a "Farang" like the rest of us, never forget that.