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Interesting piece, Lin. Thanks for posting it.

This is one sided and not totally accurate. Why John was here in Thailand I don’t know. But I do know he was fired from his teaching job for enforcing rules of classroom discipline, not for anything sexual or illegal.

I have been here for 6 years and know many other foreigners who live here and most didn’t come for sex. They came for weather, cost of living, lifestyle, food and love. Many men came here after divorces or because of loneliness. If they came for sex it is because of its availabilty. The money from this is made locally not by foreigners. If it is wanted to stop should clean it up and then no worries.

It is not just caucasian or westerners that come here for sex. I have seen Arabic, Japanese, Chinese, Singaporean and Africans here too. Also the sex industry was here long before the farang and will continue if farangs all leave and cease coming here.

As far as teaching, most are teaching so they can live here for one of the reasons stated above. Most obey and work by rules as opposed to their Thai colleagues who often have a total disregard for rules.

In the same Bangkok Post that broke the Kerr story was an article about two male Thai sport teachers who were accused by several students of sexual misconduct but these teachers were supported by the school and there was no uprising about their conduct.

Are there bad farangs here? Yes of course, as there are also many good westerners living here too. Just as good and bad Thai and good and bad from everywhere. Unfortunately the news focuses only on derogatory stories of westerners and seem to amplify any bad qualities.

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