Comments for Barry Price

Comment on On Thai, Newspeak, and Hey, You! by Barry Price

Barry Price — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 10:34:18 +0000

Gosh, that is a blast from the past.

I think you’re absolutely right about relationships.

Worth remembering though, that with the whole hierarchy system your students would be very unlikely to take issue with your material – you are their teacher, and therefore beyond reproach, regardless of whether or not you’re teaching them correctly (and I’m sure you are!).

Comment on On Thai, Newspeak, and Hey, You! by Andrei

Andrei — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 09:23:05 +0000

Amazing—the same thought occurred to me—that Thai is like Newspeak, and so I Googled “thai newspeak” and this post of yours, from six years ago, was the first result.

The corollary to your idea, then, is that the linguistic differences between Thai and English or other European languages show that, in contrast to Western society, relationships are more important, and ideas, especially the kind of nuance implied by the various synonyms we use, are less important.

As a high school teacher here (English program in a Thai school), my experience backs this up. No one ever takes issue with the material I teach. All the scrutiny, and all the potential for messing up, involves how I deal with relationships.

Comment on Koh Sichang by John

John — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 10:41:02 +0000

Thanks for the info Barry. I’m a teacher in Bangkok and this place seems like the perfect getaway for a few days to recharge the ol batteries. When I go I’ll let you know what I think. Thanks again!

Comment on How Flooded Is Bangkok? by Barry Price

Barry Price — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:29:33 +0000

I did – a Liverpool win, with a rare Andy Carroll goal!

Your Arsenal weren’t bad, either ;-)

Comment on How Flooded Is Bangkok? by Jon

Jon — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:45:04 +0000

Immense! Hope you also kept an eye on the footie, was a good weekend for it.