@stitch: yes, i know. i was born and raised here. i just wanted to rant about it, that's all @_@ plus at least the Thai are a bit more discreet about it. they're usually much more obvious about it here. one of my high school teachers was stopped by a police officer and he insisted on being ticketed, but the officer wanted money.
of course, there would have been a chance for me to have been raised in the US, not that that would have been any more pleasant (i tend to be on eggshells around that specific uncle and aunt. they're quite a pair.). when i was a baby, my uncle asked my mom for me xP
but, i like it here. the people in my country are nice, comparative to other Asian countries, so i think that counts for something