If you stay in the Land of Smiles for a long time, you know "Thai Logic". Well, actually you just know it, but you don't understand it.
Personally, I have given up completely.
Suppose you go to a hotel, where you order the same breakfast, day after day, a simple omelette and you order it to the same person, it is very well possible you might get omelette 5 days long, but on the 6th day at a moment when you suppose you don't even have to tell them anymore what you'd like, you get 2 boiled eggs. In that case, just smile, tell them YOU might have made a stupid mistake, and they will probably help you (...after telling them a few times with a big smile how stupid you are).
Not a big deal, but these things happen daily, and if you are just a tourist, all you get is the wrong breakfast. If you're thinking about building a house in Thailand however, be sure to have a window where you expected a door, warm water associated with blue taps, cold with red, etc...:-)
Are they stupid? NO. Are they doing all this on purpose? NO.
I think this is what Thai logic is about.
Something easy to understand however is who is right or wrong. An older Thai boss in a company is right, even when he is wrong. If you mix in a Farang, the Farang is always very wrong...
I had some Western girlfriends, and even with them, I've never seen the logic in their reactions.
To end the story, when I have a discussion with my Thai girlfriend (THAI + WOMAN = NO LOGIC AT ALL), all I do is:
1) Shut up
2) Take a beer
3) Stop thinking until it's over.
4) Keep smiling
This is, in my opinion, the best way to handle Thai logic...;-)
PS: Picture: Wanida Temthanaporn (Giftzy) : thai singer
