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Listen To What Bioshock Infinite Sounds Like In Japanese
Published on April 14, 2013
Written by: Spencer
For the first time in Japan, Take Two Interactive is publishing a Bioshock game. Before Bioshock Infinite, Way of the Samurai maker Spike published the first game and somehow D3Publisher got Bioshock 2. Since Bioshock Infinite is being localized for Japan in-house, Take Two dubbed the game in Japanese. Let's see what Booker sounds like in another language.
Unlike Tomb Raider, the Japanese release of Bioshock Infinite gives players an option to switch between English or Japanese voiceovers at no extra cost. Take Two didn't skimp on the voice actors and hired Miyuki Sawashiro who voices Millia in Tales of Xillia and Romi Park who is Naoto in Persona 4.
Booker DeWitt – Keiji Fujiwara (Gabriel in Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, Axel in Kingdom Hearts)
Elizabeth – Miyuki Sawashiro (Elizabeth in Persona 3, Millia in Tales of Xillia)
Daisy Fitzroy – Romi Park (Naoto in Persona 4, Yuri in Infinite Space)
Cornelius Slate – Takayuki Sugo (Boris in Metal Gear Rising)
Zachary Hale Comstock – Nobuo Tobita (Vayne in Final Fantasy XII)
Wow, I just felt…weird listening to that, especially how American themed the game is, it kind of feels wrong to leave all of the 1930′s voices out.
But hey, kudos to those that like this! :D
http://altsune.com/ Ovada Bey
I think they left the option to play it in English as well :D
Hm.. all Hollywood movies have been dubbed in Jpn for Jpn DVD/blu-rays as well.. The Bioshock setting might be more distinctly American, but you know things like the Bible has been translated into Japanese and Chinese too right.. Personally I would like to have alternate Jpn track since I don't understand Spanish or French, which are the usual alternate audio for the US ver of games/movies.. Most games localized by Jpn have Eng/Jpn, whereas for the US it's Eng/Spa/French/Portuguese. If my copy of Tomb Raider has Jpn audio, I wouldn't mind replaying it again :) to catch some achievement that I missed (dang chatterbox), but I don't feel like it since it has no new game+
Also I don't think it's that weird since it's dubbed by famous seiyuu that a lot are familiar w/.. This segment is a bit too short, but Fujiwara Keiji is pretty versatile and has dubbed his fair share of US movies too. He was the Joker in the Dark Knight (got a really demented laugh, Batman in Jpn actually sounds better than Christian Bale's crazy raspy voice) and Drebin in MGS4.. I think his deep voice is very cool. Of course I like Troy's Booker too, and can't wait to hear him in the Last of Us (the Jpn ver would probably get a very good dub too like Heavy Rain). Maybe I'm just used to it since I play most games or watch movies in both Eng/Jpn..
Are you Japanese, Aoshi? :3
Nah.. Japanese is not my native language, but I do speak Eng, Chinese, and Jpn… but yeah, for games like Bioshock w/ such a wordy narrative, it would help if it's been dubbed in the player's mother tongue since it would be quite hard to play and read subtitle at the same time for the immersive experience (I wish the audio diary would have subtitle instead of going into the menu to read the script). The American religious/political references are a lot to take in as it is.
Too bad the US ver doesn't have optional Jpn audio :(.. I don't find the Jpn dub to be weird at all, at least games/anime are less weird than live action, which are dubbed quite perfectly too :)
I used to play some games twice, once in Eng and then in Jpn or vice versa, but really don't have the time nowadays.. a 2-hr movie is much easier though. I re-watch many movies from time to time anyway :)
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I like how Elizabeth is voicing Elizabeth~
Rudy Soto
Booker sounds…odd. I expected a more rugged sounding voice that would compare to Troy Baker's.
Spirit Macardi
Nothing compares to Troy Baker. His legend dates back to the 12th century.
(I'm guessing whoever gave me the down-vote doesn't get the reference x3)
You forgot the fact he's from the United Kingdom, and he's going to California
I think Fujiwara Keiji is a pretty good choice, he has a pretty deep and rugged voice.. maybe Booker's just feeling a little groggy in this scene after his baptism lol.. Troy would sound even older and more worn out as Joel in the Last of Us (loved his Snow and Vincent). I wasn't used to Nathan Drake's Jpn voice at first since Touchi Hiroki has a really deep voice compared to Nolan North's relatively high voice..
I always hear Keiji Fujiwara in villain roles, so it's interesting for me hear him voicing a main protagonist. He voiced Gabriel in Lords of Shadows but since there's no JPN dub option in the English release, I'm curious to know how he sound like there.
Miyuki Sawashiro though . . . ♥♥♥
I was surprised that she also voiced Courtney in Metal Gear Rising.
I haven't watched much recent anime, but Fujiwara does many other roles too (even comedic) other than villains, like the dad in Crayon Shin-chan or Hanamoto-sensei (Shuu-chan) in Honey & Clover, and he was Ron in B't X.. I think he's in Tiger & Bunny right?
I have both the US & Jpn ver of Lords of the Shadow and MG Rising, but haven't played much yet (backlog *.*).. he still sounds very cool and tormented as Gabriel just doesn't have the Scottish accent :) Here's the Kojima Jpn trailer, you could hear him at like 2:20..
I still need to finish Rising.. I heard a lot of Sawashiro Miyuki as Kurapica in the new Hunter remake before the Greed Island arc :) guess would hear more of her again in Muramasa Vita..
Spirit Macardi
This is something I envy about Japan; their voice actors are willing to work on both domestic productions and dubs of foreign media. Here there's a deep segregation between voice actors, mostly thanks to SAG. While some voice actors who started in dubs have gone on to play roles in cartoons, you very rarely see things going the other way (save for Disney's Ghibli dubs).
Well Bioshock Infinite is domestic media, but the voice actor for Booker does lots of dubs, including playing Kanji Tatsumi in Persona 4. Several other talented anime/japanese game voice actors cross over into domestic productions.
Spirit Macardi
Hence why I said you'll sometimes see people normally known for dub work appearing in domestic productions. My point was that it rarely if ever goes the other way. I mean, you have guys like Steve Blum, Yuri Lowenthal, and Crispin Freeman appearing in American animation these days, but you'll never see Jim Cummings showing up in an anime dub.
Most of this is due to the Screen Actors' Guild, and the fact that they prohibit their members from working non-union jobs (which most dubs are). There are ways around it like working under a pseudonym or going fi-core, but the system heavily looks down upon both of those.
Plus dub work pays really crappy wages, even if it's one of the rare union jobs. Most VAs who do that primarily will tell you that it's a career you take because you love doing it, not because of the money.
All i see is a guy in a Kappa outfit when I hear his voice. Last Samurai and Sister are on their way to back him up.
Hmm what if… They made a bioshock that took place in Japan?
Banzai? a land that there is no emperor? a land that absorbs all of china's culture?(these aren't insults my friends just examples of japans choices TAKEN TO THE EXTREME! like racism and columbia)
i made an edit that makes the diction sound less dickish….
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Would be interesting I guess.
Tien Ron
well done to the Japanese dub it sounds weird but that's Japanese brooker. What i like is the VA are very different unlike troy baker where you will find his voice in so many games~_~
Funny how no one is complaining about the JP voices hahaha
Quinton Cunningham
Fujiwara's voice sounds kinda flat compared to Troy, IMO.
doesnt sound terrible but the american voices obviously fit the game better
The best is the french voice :)
eww how could you even say that? easily my least favorite language.
if wakamoto was comstock i would flipped my sh**
Booker sounds way too old.
It's really nice how they get seasoned voice actors for the game, and have the dual audio at no extra cost…like every games should have.
Although the Japanese voices are ok, I still think the original English voices are way better (well DUH!). It's not just about having the voice that fits, if the voice actors get to work with materials that they know well, grew up with, have a natural understanding of, etc. they tend to produce better works (in this case, natural and believable voice acting).
This also applies to Japanese games. Though English dubs are getting better (I quite enjoy Code of Princess in English, in fact), but in most cases, the original voice acting just fits better, for the same reason I mentioned earlier for Bioshock. You can just hear the heart and effort the original voice actors poured into their work, and that's why it…well, work! I guess what I'm trying to say is that, all games should have dual audio option, so that we consumers will get the chance to hear and experience the game in its original form as intended.
http://profiles.google.com/dnlblue Daniel blue
The voices are cool and all but HOLY SH** LOOK AT THAT GORGEOUS FRAMERATE. My eyes, they bleed rainbows now. Why can't Youtube videos run THIS smoothly? :-/
Daisy Fitzroy – Romi Park (Naoto in Persona 4, Yuri in Infinite Space)
You forgot Hitsugaya Toushiro and Edward Elric!!!!!
Jona Phetsavanh
I'm Lao, born in Nashville TN and the Japanese voices are horrendous for this game, it took me out of the immersion of Columbia and what it represented about america's delusion of grandeur. P.S. Columbia reminds me a whole lot of the south.
Patrick Kenny
I just bought the Japanese version of the game and there is no option for English voiceovers; everything is in Japanese. The audio settings menu lets you turn subtitles on or off but those are Japanese subtitles only; there is no option to switch languages. What was your source that said English voiceovers would be available?


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Yes, sleep tight and well. The last OTB tourney that I had, I sleept pretty late. The effect was I felt so dizzy and uncomfortable. You don't want that, I guarantee you.
I also get caffeine shot from a cup of coffee or a bottle of energy drink. It worked just fine for me, you might want to try that out.
thanks for the responses
you said i was past the preperation phase,, what could i have done earlier then?
Well, if the tournament was a few months away, I'd suggest deciding which openings you'll use as White/Black, and make sure you're very familiar with the ideas and tactics of the main lines. I'd also suggest playing a bunch of games at the same time control as the tournament games so you're used to that time control.
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12.f5 e5 and Black controls the center.
After 12.f5 e5 black has now an access on the d4-square. and have control the center. 12...Nd5!? is interesting with a complex game.
19...Nf5 s better. So if White take it 20.Bxf5 Rxd1+ 21.Nxd1 gxf5 then Black is better with an open position in compensation of the doubled pawns.
25...f5 is mistake, good job to spot it. Better is 25...f6 undermining the weak pawn on e5.
19. ... Nf5 20. Kg1 (threatening g4) h5 21. h3 h4 22. Rf1 and white is threatening to play Rf4 capturing the h-pawn, but first winning a pawn on f5. 22. ... Rd4 23. Bf5: Rd2 24. Be4 is not a good continuation for black and neither is 22. ... Rd4 23. Bf5: ef5: 24. Rf5: Rd2 25. Rf2. Therefor will black have to move its knight back to e7 and is the pawn on h4 vulnerable if not already lost.
I would suggest 19. ... Ng6, because it puts a structural threat capturing the isolated e-pawn. Defending with the rook is not pleasant, with the knight takes time to perform, with the bishop is impossible. Exchanging the knight with the bishop is good for black.
Hmm, 19. ... Nf5 20 Kg1 Bg2: 21. Kg2: Ne3+ 22. Kf3 Nd1: 23. Nd1: Rd5 24. Ke4.
Difficult choice what to play.
What about 19...Kh8 or 19...Kf8? Then I can find nothing better than 20.h3, getting the king activated.
I would prefer Kg1 to stop the pin on the g2-pawn immediately and moving the king to the centre. With the moves of the knight black activates his piece creating immediate threats. That does not happen with Kf8 (Kh8 is very passive, would not play it myself). The pawn on h7 is poisoned, but what does the combination of the knight on e7 and king on f8 do more then the knight on f5 or g6 and the king on g8? What do you see?
What about the hole on d5? And how will Black use d4?
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That's so tough Caro, cancer is just so horrible at the end though luckily I have not had to experience it close-up. Glad you got new baby cuddles to lift your mood though. How is hubby through all this? Good that work is enjoyable again too!
Sorry not been on much recently, just busy so no excuses really. Mum rang yesterday and sounded slightly subdued and I realised afterwards that she's just had her first Mother's Day with no mum so I wondered if that was affecting her. Sounds as though she's not being as generous with her time for my uncle which is good, as he's just come out of hospital and has carers visiting. I think she rings him and pops in on him regularly but hopefully she's stepped back from the full-on carer role.
Running-wise I'm up to 11.5 miles in my half marathon training with 3.5 weeks to go, and it felt ok so I'm feeling slightly reassured! Took me 2:03 so still pretty slow but steady. I had an energy gel halfway round and I felt quite revived on the second lap so I'm sure that must have helped. Friends did a reccy of the new race route on Sunday and said the first half is very uphill !
Had a lovely Mother's Day with a very sweet (verging on annoying!) Sophie constantly checking I was happy! I took her ice skating as it was £1 for mums, then lunch with MIL and Sophie and I went to the cinema in the evening to a special preview of Cinderella, which a friend's dad got us tickets for. Then poor Sophie was up all night with croup and off school yesterday. Still really croaky today but she's back at school.
Right must tackle this washing pile. It's all very well having a day off on Mother's Day but not any actual use if no-one else does the chores either!
Poor f in l Caro, I guess it must be a strain on her having him at home, but that's a rather extreme threat!
I remember doing that positive thinking before bedtime with Sophie, when she had a phase of being scared at night or not wanting me to leave. We'd just talk about all the fun things that had happened that day, and if that failed I'd make her Bear talk and she always finds that amusing .
Bedtime struggles are a pain but they do pass and it is important to be firm. Sophie (again!) had a phase of chucking her Bear out of her cot and then crying for him, repeatedly. Hubby was much more strict than I was and it worked eventually! Now some night she invents any reason she can think of to come downstairs, but as she's now 6 we tell her to stop doing it and go to bed but give her a quick cuddle so she doesn't get upset - she knows what she's up to, the little monkey!
I agree about reward charts - never made much difference here, in fact, I don't think we've ever done one with with Nicky! I definitely work on the guilt trip - my 2 hate it when I'm cross with them and say sorry repeatedly until they're sure I'm not cross anymore! Doesn't seem to work on each other though...! Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation I believe it's called in the trade .
I plodded round 10 miles this morning and it was so hard all the way! Had a bit of a dodgy stomach later so I wonder if that's why it was so hard. Feel ok now and not too achey, plus my knee didn't give me much trouble which it has done the last 2 times I've done that run. I'm also off chocolate, cakes and biscuits after seeing myself in a video at work with an enormous belly
My mum's here at the moment, driving me nuts from time to time as ever! She leaves on Tuesday...
Big hugs Camlo, so hard for you. She is in good hands so try not to worry yourself or put yourself out too much for her, she is an adult after all.
CM - don't worry, I am hanging my head in shame reading all these parental diets ! I'm probably not that bad, but we do have a big selection of cereals as I love cereal, but they get bored of the sugary ones and choose bran flakes or shreddies, and I make sure we don't always have sugary ones. Nicky loves porridge but I do put sugar on it...and on weetabix or he complains, and as I put sugar or honey on both of those I can't really say no! And we always have biscuits in the cupboard, but they are limited to 2 as a snack or a pudding per day. We also have breadsticks, malt loaf, cranberries etc which they also love as a snack, and I'm always telling them they can have fruit (which they also love). They are just eating machines! Definitely no pudding without eating all the veg as well .
Speaking of diets (how awful re the coeliac TT) my sister reckons she has Candida in her intestine, which is apparently not recognised by the NHS, and one of the things she says is that she mustn't eat too much sugar. She includes fruit in this, but her husband says he thinks it's rubbish and how can natural sugar be bad for you. I don't really know what to believe as my sister is very gullible and spends loads of money on special supplements from the US etc. but I suppose fruit does have a lot of sugar in it and fructose can cause problems.
Funeral all went fine by the way, I am so glad to be home after all that driving! My sister and I read a few words out about my Granny which everyone seemed to like. Weird going to my Granny's house now though as it's all just as she left it when she went into the home - all the pictures are still there, even her mints by her armchair, coat on the back of a chair etc. Don't think my mum or uncle are in a hurry to sort it out as it's not a priority for them. My uncle's health is not good all of a sudden, and he's going to need an operation to widen an artery in his leg and connect it to something in his stomach, plus his arthritis is really painful. If we're not careful, my mum is going to go from caring for her mother to caring for her brother - when he's not even been in the country for 40 years. Grr. My mum is too nice, we are trying to make her see that he is not her responsibility, but it's hard when he can't walk and she can and has a car etc.
My mum wouldn't speak to my cousin at the funeral, I can't believe how childish she is! They have fallen out because she kept making digs about getting married, when he doesn't want to marry his partner and they have a 4 year old boy together. She's so bl**dy stubborn! At least I got to talk to him as I haven't seen him for years, and make it clear that I don't share my mother's views. Families eh.
Rubbish weather forecast, just as I have to drive south!!
Just found Sophie on the toilet leafing through my Runners World !
Hugs to all those needing it. I may need one on Monday after my Granny's funeral though I won't be emotional in front of my family as we don't "do" that, which is stupid but hey. I've agreed to say a few words and have no idea what to say! Need to think tonight.
I'm loving my new job and am thankful for every cup of tea I can make and drink in peace, every toilet trip (!) or lunch break I can take in peace - the joys of teaching that make you grateful for these things once you're out of it! We had an open day yesterday which was good fun and nice to meet some prospective students at last. Don't regret leaving teaching at all right now, although I am still doing a couple of hours at the college but I am now thankful that I am just casual there as it means it is not my priority anymore.
Tomorrow: 9-10 mile run followed by Nicky's first birthday party that he's been invited to at school (I'm very excited ) then I've got to drive to Bedford to stay the night at my sister's, and on Monday we're driving to Suffolk for the funeral. Then on Tuesday I'm driving her back to Bedford before driving home - will be a long day I think . This is the sister I recently fell out with...I wonder if she'll offer me any petrol money... I'm not looking forward to any of it really, roll on Tuesday!
Had a few ciders at a wedding reception last night and felt a bit rough this morning, but managed to drag myself to kids' swimming and to my riding lesson. Having a very slow glass of wine now!
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By James Austin
Hardly a week goes by in Thailand when Chinese tourists are not in the press for an array apparent misdemeanors, most of which are petty cultural crimes relating to the breaching of Thailand's many taboos. Social media has maintained a steady flow of viral photographs and videos of the Chinese parvenu in Thailand, purportedly shocking the nation – and the world – by defecating in streets, opening emergency doors on airplanes, drying laundry in public, and performing high-kicks on temple bells, all of which have led to an online dis-like campaign towards Thailand's most lucrative tourist demographic.
On average Chinese tourists' spend about $150 a day in Thailand for the eight days that they stay here, a little over what the average European spends. Out of the 24.8 million tourists that visited Thailand in 2014 – amounting to about 10% of the county's GDP – Chinese tourists made up 18.6% of that number (4.6 million), making them the largest number of foreign visitors to the country. In an article in the Bangkok Post in February TAT (Tourism Authority of Thailand) governor, Thawatchai Arunyik, said that, "China remained a rising star for Thailand tourism, with a 22% arrival growth target to 5.6 million visitors this year." Revenue from Chinese tourists is expected to rise by 27% in 2015, which will equal 248 billion baht (US$7.6 billion).
In terms of revenue a rising star, but perhaps in terms of reputation and current ethos Chinese tourists might better be served by the epithet, pain in the rectum. The irony is that, perhaps because of China's ascending status on the world stage, its citizens abroad are regularly being perceived as the lowest of the low.
To somewhat attenuate China's burgeoning reputation as the world's worst tourists the Chinese government has created a behavior manifesto for citizens wanting to leave the country, with heady warnings to those who have played foul abroad. This has resulted in a ratings system that could prevent badly behaved citizens from taking holidays in the future. But are Chinese tourists really as bad as we are being led to believe? Is the Chinese government, by pandering to prejudice and blackballing its new-money itinerants, enabling the hype?
Earlier this month Thai authorities were reportedly mulling over the possibility of etiquette videos for Chinese tourists following an incident that involved holiday makers washing their feet and shoes in hand basins in one of Thailand's national parks. In Thailand the foot is symbolically seen as lowest part of the body, and so it is an insult to point your feet at people, and certainly not put them where someone might wash their face (the head being the highest part of the body). Just last week another video that allegedly depicted unpardonable Chinese behavior went viral, containing a hyperbolic rant by Thai model Duangjai Phichitamphon at Korea's Jeju Island Airport. The video showed Chinese tourists not adhering to queuing etiquette. The video reached 1.7 million views on YouTube, but it has also so far gotten 1.4 million views on Chinese video-sharing website Youku. The video, as well as the "furious debate" that followed its release surrounding Duangjai's explicit comments, was later reported in the global press and the matter has become another big talking point considering Chinese behavior.
This stereotype of Chinese moneyed classes being unrefined and ill-mannered is now well-worn, and has become one of this century's handy caricatures that fits comfortably into a narrow world view. Comments on the YouTube clip show intense animosity towards Chinese people that reflect this stereotype. The Chinese commenters for the most part lamented their own cultural norms, and put queuing chaos down to bad education, and also an arrogance propagated by wealth. One Chinese commenter, however, wrote:
"Is this shameful? There's nothing really shameful about it. From the moment of birth, our countrymen have had to fight [scramble, contest, compete], in order to get milk powder [infant formula], and only by fighting can we get into good kindergartens, all the way up to university, from work to getting medical treatment, and even to the crematorium. In China, where can you avoid having to fight [for scarce resources]? Where can you avoid having to have special privileges [power] in order to get preferential treatment? In this world where living is the first rule of survival [looking out for oneself?], order is nothing but a fart [meaningless]."
The reasoning seems sound, such a smash-and-grab mentality is evident in countries where citizens live with disorder day-in day-out. It is more sound, and empathetic, than the majority of comments by non-Chinese writers who seem to put lack of manners down to some kind of innate psychological flaw brought on by, and belonging to, all people being born in the wrong place: China. The message we are getting from much of the Thai media these days concerning Chinese tourists is not one of contemplative response to actions considered bad; it's more attuned to dramatizing events, and later reporting about knee-jerk initiatives to quell the wave of Chinese misbehavior.
As Chiang Mai CityNews editor when the Chinese invasion first occurred, mainly in Chiang Mai following the release of China's biggest blockbuster, 'Lost in Thailand' (filmed in Chiang Mai), our Thai stringer would send me images and some text depicting negative Chinese behavior. These stories came almost weekly, throughout the year. The reports themselves were more gossip than news, but the response to the events was interesting. Local authorities were beset in those days with the challenge of preventing Chinese teenagers from kissing at local beauty spots, just as police were lately on the lookout for perpetrators acting irresponsible at temples so they could force them to study Thai etiquette. For years I had witnessed foreigners of various nationalities breaking Thai taboos in the most extreme ways, driving recklessly, necking in shopping malls, going commando on Thai beaches, drunkenly insulting locals in night markets, pubs, bookshops, often exhibiting the embodiment of what-not-to-do-in-Thailand, yet these breaches of the Do's and Don'ts long chapter in the Lonely Planet were evidently hardly ever, if at all, newsworthy. And so it has been with suspicion and circumspection that I have followed the criticism of Thailand's least appreciated and most valued tourists.
While there is no doubt queuing etiquette in China may leave something to be desired, as it does in other densely populated countries such as India, much of the vitriol towards Chinese tourists I believe is less related to 'offense', as it is to racism, and also a resentment that might have been catalyzed upon China's economic boom and its growing number of nouveau riche. If you take into account the main sources of indignation towards the Chinese tourist, each event on its own seems like a rather paltry affair. So why the brouhaha? Could it be that the hysteria surrounding this ever-developing phenomenon, not just in Thailand, but worldwide, is a fashioning of spite towards a country that economically is in the right place to be bullied? Just as the 'loud American' had for so many years been lambasted and laughed at, has our focus now turned to another target that is enjoying economic prosperity?
Even though Thailand is reportedly the second most dangerous country to drive in, Chinese tourists have come under attack by Thai authorities for not being able to drive safely. The reckless driving charge is one to be taken seriously, as it should be to all tourists driving in Thailand, but after an accident this week involving a Chinese driver and a Thai motorcyclist, which resulted in the Thai rider's death, it's almost certain that this incident will breed more contempt for the Chinese, when it's just another unfortunate incident on Thailand's brutal roads.
Not flushing the toilet is also something every tourist might take seriously, or talking too loud in public, or even letting the kids piddle when there's no toilet near, but these are not only Chinese-style misdemeanors, as much as the Thai and global press sees it that way. Former Thailand resident and journalist Andrew Drummond had to leave Thailand this year because of threats to his life and his children's lives after bravely reporting on the activities of numerous foreign criminals that have worked with almost impunity in Thailand for decades, but you will not find any part of the Thai media writing about these foreign invaders who have done much more damaging things in Thailand than befouling toilet seats with excrement. Instances of Western arrogance and exceptionalism can be seen daily in any of Thailand's tourist areas, but no one cares to video them, send them to news agencies, or put them up on YouTube.
Marauding foreigners in some of Thailand's so-called dens of iniquity rarely make the headlines of newspapers, and the very out-in-the-open taboo-breaking, sometimes barbaric, often illegal activities of British, American, French, Japanese, etc, tourists don't become viral videos. Films are sometimes made, but they don't become the subject of press scrutiny, go viral, or compel the Thai authorities to clamp-down and write educational brochures. The Chinese are committing some of the least harmful offenses ever to make front page news in Thailand, and the second page of Western tabloids, which is baffling, unless we permit ourselves to believe racism is flourishing in Thailand, and abroad, and the average consumer seems to enjoy a sense of superiority over the world's fastest growing nation.
About the author:
James Austin is a journalist and fiction writer living in Thailand.


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