Boxed Set Volume 1

Boxed Set Volume 1 includes:.Thailand Take TwoIn ten chapters we cover the main cultural differences that tourists, visitors, and expats will find in this amazing country. A valuable guide to the Thais and Thailand that will enhance your stay in the country.Get ready for some surprises when you read it.Thailand will never fail to surpriseThe Thai Way of Meekness is a commentary on a thesis by the Thai academic, Dr Ubolwan. It explains why Christian evangelism failed in Thailand. She...
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Boxed Set Volume 1 includes:.Thailand Take TwoIn ten chapters we cover the main cultural differences that tourists, visitors, and expats will find in this amazing country. A valuable guide to the Thais and Thailand that will enhance your stay in the country.Get ready for some surprises when you read it.Thailand will never fail to surpriseThe Thai Way of Meekness is a commentary on a thesis by the Thai academic, Dr Ubolwan. It explains why Christian evangelism failed in Thailand. She points out that the early missionaries did not understand what she classifies as the 7 main Thai characteristics and gives that as the main reason for their lack of success. Not one convert was made in the early days.This book concludes that understanding the native culture is a prerequisite to success. It has many links with the concepts discussed in Thailand Take Two so can usefully be read in parallel with that title.Escape to Thailand is an account of an English emigrant's move to Thailand and his early days here.He explains how he felt about some of the cultural differences that awaited him and how he coped with them. We compare his experiences with those of other expats. Culture shock is not the same for everyone.We see him getting to grips with his new life but are all expats really settled here? Are there going to be some unpleasant surprises in store? Are some seeing only the acceptable parts of Thai life?Escape to Thailand is not judgmental. It leaves the reader to consider and try to understand the way events were unfolding. The problems of Thai and Western relationships, even if they seem to be surmountable in the short term, are brought out in Derek's true account of his early days in Thailand.With many glimpses into the lives of ordinary Thais, the biography becomes a "fly on the wall" experience for the reader. Seeing what the average tourist or visitor rarely sees.