1315 HRS JUNE 14TH 2007

Respect is such a cornerstone

in any human relationship.

I've been observing

my American friend Mr P

and his Thai wife Khun W.

Mr P never ever gives up

any opportunity

to have a go,

at the Thais,

making derogatory remarks

about Thai people,

Thai culture,

Thai religion,

Thai politics,

Thai economics.

I wonder what

do they see

in each other

in the first place?

If you cannot love

a person's culture,

how could you love

that person?

I'd like to marry someone

whom I both respect and admire.

How do you marry someone

whose race you actually dispise?

If you dispise

the way your wife

was brought up

in her family,

how could you want

your daughter

to be brought up

by your wife?

And just what

did she see in him?

Did she respect him

because of his BMW?

How did that happen?

I respect someone

for his intelligence,

kindness,

strong moral values,

dignity and integrity.

Can I respect him

because of his BMW?

Even more perplexing,

are people who are ashamed

of their own race.

If you don't know

where you came from,

how can you know

where you're going to?

Can you respect and admire

a person who

thinks your people

are stupid?

Even if you agree with him?

I like to feel calm,

peaceful and relaxed

when I am with

the woman I love.

How do I feel calm,

peaceful and relaxed

with her

if she dispises

my family?