@Don ********

I went to old town

@Don ********

I just came from Patong. I wasn’t a fan.

@James ********

I feel no need to change it. Other folks seem to have a problem, not I.

@James ********

I mean the term “American”

@James ********

I didn't coin the term. The Brits did. Take it up with them.

@John ******

you were degrading the OP for not knowing Thailand had such requirements. Why should he know this? He asked a reasonable question based upon worldwide criteria. I was pointing that out. You’re simply a troll.

@John ******

and? You think that Thailand is so much higher educated that its criteria should be based solely upon that when more educated nations don’t use that as their primary criteria? 🤦‍♀️.

@John ******

private schools in many countries don’t require a degree. They look at other qualifications. I know someone who has bern teaching for many years and is far more skilled than someone walking out of school with a piece of paper.

Degrees aren’t everything and often don’t actually define one’s skills. After a career in another field, although it also required a great deal of teaching, I taught kids for several years. I don’t have a teaching certificate. I’m not currently looking to teach in Thailand and I haven’t even decided for certain if I will stay. Many countries would allow me to teach without a teaching certificate though. There’s nothing magical about a piece of paper. It’s one assessment of one’s skills, not the only one.

@Billy ******

I have never taken a language course (and I’ve learned five) where one walks in the door and all they speak is that language. 🤣🤣🤣

@Pat ****

I wasn’t mad. I was honestly curious.