If you have not heard there has been a contraversy throughout the world over the actions of one American. What else is new, Americans do things everyday that is contraversial, but in this case this action is not only contraversial, but also dangerous. I am talking about the idiot in Florida and his congregation of 50 idiot followers who think it is a good idea to thumb their nose at a billion plus muslims around the world. As the commanding general of US forces in Afghanistan recently said th
I am looking for a standard sales contract for commission payment in thai. It has to be between a company and a sales person. If anyone has a copy of such a contract, I will buy you a couple of beers if you can give me a copy of it.
Normally, I have been writing about business, but in this case I would like to share with you a different observation I have made. Have you guys noticed that people who of one political ideology at home supports the opposite ideology here in Thailand. I have several friends that are not just a little left of center back home, they are flaming liberals, but here they support the conservative/nationalistic ideology of the PAD and democrats here in Thailand. Me on the other hand, back home I thi
Living here is not that hard. It is actually an achievable goal for a large number of people from North America and Europe. So how is a guy working in a factory in Cleveland Ohio, a logging camp in Canada or a Printing shop in Manchester going to be able to afford to move to Thailand?
The answer is in the language you speak. There is a host of jobs here for english teachers and you do not have to be from an english speaking country to get them. They hire anyone with a proficiency in english
For those of you sitting on your sofa in your mom's basement in your underwear, eating cocoa puffs and watching the cartoon network, while you chat with a cute little girl from Thailand, I feel sorry for you. Everyday, I wake up to the sound of soi dogs yelping sweet melodies and the drip of my crappy AC unit and the sweet smell of humidity in this enduring paradise. I role over and instead of nawing my arm off, because I got drunk and took a slag home, I marvel at how beautiful the lady next
For those of you who are looking for your dare to be great moment, you might find it in Thailand. The advantage you have here is that most of the good ideas are not being capitalized on. You do not have to be a business genous to start and run a successful business here, you just have to have your eyes open both here and at home. When you are looking at any business idea you should ask yourself.
1) What are you going to sell?
2) How are you going to deliver it? (are you going to buy it f
Xynephobia is the word of the day when discussing starting a business in Thailand. It is not that the thai people do not want foreign investment here, the opposite would be true. They just want control, they do not want to wake up one day and not own their own economy. So in some ways they make it extremely frustrating and difficult for the layman to start a business here. If you work with any number of professionals they can get around almost any road block the Thai people have set out ther
Living in Thailand is difficult at times, running a business here can be even worse, particularly when the locals start getting the idea that Farangs or foreigners have money and that they are Gang jai. Which means they have a good heart, that is also Thai for them thinking you are a ATM machine and a charity all rolled up into one. Recently, I took some pictures of some of my customers stores for my business, I negotiated with each one of the stores and got permission before I did so. Then I
