Judgemental because I believe more expats should make an effort to learn Thai. Maybe by learning Thai there would be far fewer foreigners with scowls on their faces. Never smiling.
Bruce: As you should notice sadly most of the responses are very negative very typical of the foreigners here. My hunch less than 1% can speak enough Thai to survive on their own. I no longer offer help to foreigners unless they beg me to help them with something. My Thai girlfriend won,t even let me approach most foreigners Rude too much!
Not suspicious afraid you know too much already. Not the type of Thais I would be hanging with. You are a prime example as why so many Thais hate our guts.
So most Thais more so in the tourist traps can speak English? Wow ! Wish I had known that twenty two years ago when I moved here. Would not have wasted all that time. Just shout English more often. Very BIG HINT! The Thais likely consider you dumb, rude and most of all obnoxious.