Nazi Celebration in Bangkok

September 26, 2007 by Rico
Filed under: Misc

Thewpaingarm School in Bangkok is just a funky place if reading the forums in any indication. In the forum thread, we got to read a little about the common problems that TEFL teachers everywhere complain about; unsupportive administration, low pay, bad students, etc. It was a run of the mill thread until the bomb dropped.

See Sports Day in Thailand is a little about sports, but more than that the school is divided into teams. These large teams take on a theme. Some might dress like cowboys, some might dress like ladyboys, some might dress like ??? You get the idea.

The bombshell was that the students had participated in a Nazi celebration complete with singing, dancing and a parade. I thought, yeah right. It ain’t true. That was until the pictures were posted and the truth got out there.

Check out this link for pictures. They’re on page 2 of the thread:
http://www.teflwatch.org/forum/index.php/topic,1256.15.html

It’s a crazy, funky situation. Why the hell would any school let their students dress up like Nazis? I guess it goes to show how opening and welcoming of other cultural influences people in Thailand are ….and from the same people who supported the Axis in World War II.

This school is in Funky Situations. Please read the introductory post of Funky Situations for more information.

I have attached a few pictures here but there are many more in the forum thread.