thai labour
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Beyond the Bamboo Curtain – In today’s short story, Tim is rapidly learning how Thailand differs dramatically from America. What are your experiences with Thai builders? Let us know in the comments below; other readers will benefit from your advice and views. I saw Tim and Somsee for lunch today. Work on his house is progressing well. They’ve…
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Look Behind the Bamboo Curtain and you’ll often be surprised by what you find. Things are seldom what they seem in Thailand. The carpenter had left some papers on top of a corner cabinet he’d almost finished building. He’d put away his tools, cleaned where he’d been working, and was making ready to go home.…
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When I had a problem with Chamnaan’s poor building work, I suggested what I thought was a reasonable price for the work completed and the cost of rectification. I agreed the figure with Chamnaan in front of the pooyaibaan, the village headman. You can’t complain publicly about a bad builder or his poor workmanship in…