Discrimination in Thailand

C. Age Discrimination: As one of the requirement to be an English teacher in Thailand is the capacity to have fun in the classroom, many people who are over 50 years old always elicit a second thought from the administration. Some administrators believe that younger people are more capable of having fun and making students enjoy the class rather than older men and women.

D. Non-native speakers: I have placed this last as there are mixed reactions about this in the English teaching community in Thailand. I am a Filipino myself and therefore technically not a native speaker. In most schools, whether or not you speak just as fluent as a native speaker, directors will always think twice before hiring you, and if hired, you will be paid a much lower salary than "farangs."

All these things I've mentioned are mere precautions and isn't always the case. I know of one Afro-American and of people above 60 working as teachers in prominent language schools. I am moreover a living witness to this--one of the lucky ones who is working in a language school at the same rate as native speakers. I say lucky because when I applied, an American interviewed me. It didn't matter to him that I was Asian (bless his soul) even though the Thai manager then was not very happy about the idea of hiring one. 

 Kek like farang is an acceptable word in Thai language while yoon and jek are considered to be impolite.

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