The original stimulus for starting this web site was to debunk and otherwise refute the testimony of another web blogger Paul Owen.  Paul Owen is a Bangkok English Teacher at Patumwan Demonstration School in Bangkok and publishes www.StickmanBangkok.com.   You will see him listed under foreign staff as Mr Paul the New Zealander.   Thus, I choose the name NotStickmanBangkok.com to counter his opinions and this became a lightening rod which drew a great deal of attention in late 2007.

Still today well over a year later, supports of "the cause" email me at NotStickmanbangkok@gmail.com.

And what is my cause?  I'm interested in offering the "other" opinion about Thailand that is free from commercial angles.  My goal is to strip away the BS from those who would miss-lead the public for their own personal fun and profit at the expense of the readership.   Thailand can be a great place to see and visit but you need to hear the honest facts about it so you aren't swindled by those who know how to manipulate the system.

Thailand is not like the west.  There is little here in the way of consumer protection.  Asians work on a different premise -- and namely that is "Buyer Beware".   If you come where with a natural inclination to trust, especially the foreigners who live and work here, it's very likely that you will not receive the more honest and fair treatment - especially when it comes to money.