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Tag: relationships
The Dating Hierarchy
An Education

Welcome to the incredibly frank yet light hearted explanation of the dating hierarchy here in Bangkok.
I could pussy foot around what is socially and politically correct to say when it comes to discussing different cultures, skin colours and ethnic backgrounds. But let’s be honest, I’d be here forever trying to spare people’s feelings, when I know I’ll still end up offending someone. #forevertiptoeingoneggshells
I should also point out that I am in no way racist because every time I tell my parents that I’m going on a date, the first question is never “oh where?!” its, “what colour is he?” my dating background is becoming quite the colourful spectrum these days.
Before I begin I feel I should give you a little insight into Thai culture to explain why skin colour is a big deal out here.
Thailand as a culture are pretty racist and “beauty” (their warped version…
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Division and Commonality…
conflict, division, fake news, isms, People, relationships, summer camp, unity

Many years ago some camp counselors and psychology types conducted an experiment…
The camp residents included a group of “jock” kids, rough and tumble sports types, and a group of “math camp” kids, more brains than brawn and not necessarily as vocal. The researchers put a mixture of both groups into two trucks to go to an activity away from the main camp, and had one of the two trucks “break down” for several hours on the way.
The kids from the first, non-breakdown, truck kept acting the way they always had: the “jocks” picked on the “nerds” and the “nerds” wouldn’t associate with the “jocks”
But, something very interesting happened on the second truck. The kids on the truck that “broke down” spent more time together; they had a shared experience. That experience brought the two separate groups together.
When the second truck, finally, made it back to camp…
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