Wow I am 2 weeks into my Thai class and I feel like I am a month behind. Got a tutor just to try and keep up. so many letters. 43 vowels and 44 consonants. each letter has its own name, for example – sara ai mai ma la is the name of one letter and not from the soundtrack from moulin rouge.
You can say the right word but in the wrong tone thus making it the wrong word after all. It just takes practice and I am sure over the time I am here it will get better. In the past I have had the same dissatisfaction with all my jobs, I expected they would get easy after a while. the truth is things never get easy, you just get better at doing difficult things.
Making friends is not hard, even if you don’t speak the language. Respect and kindness go a long way when you can’t communicate verbally.
I have found a few English speaking Thai people in my building along with a hand full of falang. Not completely sure about all the social do’s and dont’s but will just have to muddle through.
I have what I think is a date with a lady (think its a date, know she is a lady) Wednesday. First date in about 10 years. Will find out then where she stands on religion. Good sign today, she is working and it is a Buddhist holiday.
Well not much time for socializing. Spend most of my day studying Thai, trying to raise money, and planning service projects.
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