Letter of the week

INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION Last school break, I went to the US to study English language in San Diego. It was a nice and warm place. I made friends with students from France, Brazil, Taiwan and Korea. I used to hate English language class because my teacher was very strict. When I couldn’t answer questions, she looked at me angrily. I was terrified. In the US, I found lots of inspiring teachers. One of them was named Kyle Conroy. She was very kind and good at making the subjects fun to learn. What impressed me the most was that she told students there was no such thing as stupid questions. I was surprised to hear that. And that encouraged everybody to raise their hands and ask questions in class. I wish I could find a lot of teachers like her in Bangkok. Chadapa Pasupa, Bangkok I do find it disappointing that so many Thai students are so terrified of asking questions in class, Chadapa. Asking the teacher questions is one of the most important parts of the educational process in the US. At least it was when I went to school. I guess it's a cultural thing, but I think not asking questions just short-changes students. — Editor

 

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COUP REVIEW

After Thailand’s army announced the coup, it had an extreme affect on people’s daily routines. Television and radio programmes were banned by the military junta. Also, Bangkok’s traffic tends to be awful because people have to be home before curfew.

One of my friends told me that she had to walk from BTS Mo Chit to her dorm at Ngamwongwan Road, near Kasetsart University. It’s quite far! I asked her why she didn’t take a bus or motorbike, and she replied that because of the traffic jam, thousands of drivers were stuck for hours on the road. That’s terrible. I think Bangkok’s traffic is an urgent crisis for which the coup leader should figure out a solution first.

Anyway, the coup doesn’t bother me. I still go to office as usual. Thank God!

Fern Pongpreporn,
Bangkok

Yes, there do seem to be lots of traffic problems right now, Fern. I was heading home at about 11:30 pm the other night, and I couldn't find a taxi at all. They'd all headed home or were taking other people home before the curfew. I'm hoping that the restrictions will be eased soon, but we'll just have to see. Until then, I guess we're just going to have to adapt. — Editor

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BOOK BIND

One day, I went to a second-hand bookstore to buy some books, but I didn’t have enough money. I looked at books and saw that all the books had a 50 percent discount, especially a graphic design book which was 150 baht. However, when I came back again the next day, I bought that book and saw the price of the book at home, which had changed to 175 baht.

I would not like to blame the seller for dishonesty, but I will remember that if I worked in a bookstore, I would not do something like that. I would do business sincerely.

Pensinee Fuangfoowongrhat,
Bangkok

I sort of doubt that the book vendor was being devious, Pensinee. More likely, you were just a victim of bad timing. Perhaps the seller had just got around to adjusting prices that day. I've had similar things happen to me. Now when I find something that I really want at a fair price, I buy it right away if I can afford it. Who knows? If I wait, it might not be there later, or the price might go up. That’s just a risk you have to take. — Editor

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