tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016948145921873751.post2663901016446299857..comments2023-10-04T10:41:27.397+00:00Comments on Escape England - Live and Work Abroad: The Cool Heart of ThailandUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016948145921873751.post-11411199034782241592008-02-14T13:35:00.000+00:002008-02-14T13:35:00.000+00:00You are not offending westerners at all, as wester...You are not offending westerners at all, as westerners we should definately learn from the Thai mentality. I believe a lot of it is down to their Buddhist culture. The idea being to follow the "Middle way" as I understand it. i.e if you struggle to become happy, then you will always find an equal opposite state of unhappiness. I guess if you strive for anything, be prepared for dissapointment. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1016948145921873751.post-65306548154880651322008-02-13T09:57:00.000+00:002008-02-13T09:57:00.000+00:00i just finished a buddhist meditation retreat in c...i just finished a buddhist meditation retreat in chiang mai - nowhere is the "no worries" attitude of the thai culture more apparent than when you're listening to the monks talk of their daily philosophy. everything was about "being happy", "finding peace", and wishing positive thoughts to all living beings. i love thailand!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com