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> On Aug 18, 8:04 am, Steve Kramer wrote:
>> aezael wrote:
>>
>> >> Dammit I knew she was cheating on me
>> >> -Phil Clemence
>>
>> Do ya think? ;o)
>> For some great reading; "Private Dancer" by Stephen Leather. Or "Bangkok
>> Eight." Good insights into Thai culture.
>>
>> > I am curious to how she could have access to a computer if she was so
>> > dire in need of money, just a question what is 20,000 baht is in
>> > dollars ?
>>
>> Because of the low income status all over SE Asia, the majority don't
>> have computers at home. But there are cyber cafes on just about every
>> other block, every guest house has them for it's visitors, and you are
>> never more than 5 minutes away from checking your e-mail or playing
>> on-line games. Some countries, such as Singapore actually have passed
>> laws that kids under the age of 16 can't use them before 3pm just to
>> reduce skipping school! The cost varies but from about 5 cents to 30
>> cents per hour of on-line use, and many restaurants and hotels have free
>> wi-fi usage available to travelers. Very different from First World
>> countries where you might have to take a bus or train to find an
>> internet shop. From my house to the main intersection east (about 6
>> blocks) there are at least 5-7 internet access points that "I" know
>> about. There are probably a few more that I haven't noticed.
>>
>> Steve Kramer
>> "PhotoEnvisions" Photography
>> Chiang Mai, Thailandhttp://www.photoenvisions.com
>
> Say Hey Stevie:
>
> I disagree with you on just about everything you said regarding
> internet shops. Firstly there are not cyber shops about every other
> block or 'just about every other block'. Every guest house does not
> have internet service for their clients and certainly not the short
> time houses. You are certainly more then 5 minutes from checking your
> email. The going rate is not 5-30 cents per hour. But on the average
> about .50 cents per hour. There is no restaurant you can cite that has
> wi-fi internet service. Restauratnts are in business to feed your
> face. Hotels do not have FREE internet service. There is a charge
> which is higher then the standard internet shops. The average is about
> $3.22 per hour at the going exchange rates.
>
What is your pasis of this information? My son spent a year in Nigeria
where the average daily income is about 80 nira, less than 1$ US a day. The
Internet cafes were all over the place and often full. Were you ever in
Thailand that you can say with such authority that Steve is wrong?
> Stevie in view of your on going fabrication let me take the
> opportunity to summarize nce again for you.
>
> YOU CAN BULLS*IT SOME OF THE PEOPLE SOME OF THE TIME,
> YOU CAN BULLS*IT PART OF THE PEOPLE PART OF THE TIME,
> BUT YOU CANNOT BULLS*IT ALL OF THE PEOPLE ALL OF THE TIME !!
>
> --Abraham Lincoln -- (or words to that effect).
>
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