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314 Soraj Hongladarom

>to be able to ACTUALLY MAKE USE OF THE INTERNET.
>
>Most Thais could not read English very well if not at all.
>These will most benefit those K12 kids who are getting
on-line
>via SchoolNet projects. It’s not too late to help the kids
>to get on-line today. Some of us may need to be a little
>patience about this. Let’s think of it as “FOR THE KIDS”.

>
>If you don’t know how frustrating it is for not being able
>to read/understand posts in their own groups, check
German
>or French groups.
>

>It’s time and your open-mindedness counts!!
>
>Krit
>...
>

I was under the impression that this n/g was created to dis-
cuss and disseminate aspects of the Thai culture, social and
political scene. The vast majority of people using this n/g do
not read/write Thai so posts in Thai will restrict the original
purpose. By all means set up a Thai language n/g. It is a fact
that the common language of the internet is English, being
either the first or second language of the majority of users.
Surely it is a desirable aim that the information on the in-
ternet should be accessible to the widest possible audience.
To progress academically, socially and economically in Thai-
land one MUST be competent in the English language. What
better incentive could there be for kids who wish to join the
on-line community? 7