Duke
03-09-2005, 05:00 PM
I really don?t understand why tons of divers around the world have sent in money, and other donations to Thailand, yet it all seems to have only gone to help the Thai PPL, and not any of the ExPats that live here permanently.
Not only is almost of the money being wasted, they inflated how bad the Damage was, just to get as much aid as possible.
But the only result for us that live, and teach diving here is that anyone that was planning on coming to places like Phuket (where I work)
Have changed their minds, and gone elsewhere. Also, when Americans and Canadians come here they don?t take the time to search out to see if any of their own fellow citizens are working here, while Nationals from other countries would never think about patronising anyone else but there own countrymen. I am just wondering if anyone out has ever thought about any of this. because it makes it very difficult when your own people don?t support you at all.
Sincerely
D Vince
Not only is almost of the money being wasted, they inflated how bad the Damage was, just to get as much aid as possible.
But the only result for us that live, and teach diving here is that anyone that was planning on coming to places like Phuket (where I work)
Have changed their minds, and gone elsewhere. Also, when Americans and Canadians come here they don?t take the time to search out to see if any of their own fellow citizens are working here, while Nationals from other countries would never think about patronising anyone else but there own countrymen. I am just wondering if anyone out has ever thought about any of this. because it makes it very difficult when your own people don?t support you at all.
Sincerely
D Vince