r/todayilearned • u/RaccoonDoor • 3d ago

TIL Thailand declared war on the United States in 1942. However, the Thai ambassador to the United States refused to deliver the war declaration. As a result, the US simply ignored Thailand's declaration of war.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand_in_World_War_II#Contrast_of_Thai_and_Japanese_policy
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u/pmp22 2d ago

I just want so say: Thailand and it's people is amazing and a true gift to the world. Thanks for exististing.

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u/Consistent_Drink2171 2d ago

Thailand is mid. Any of its neighbors are superior.

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u/pmp22 2d ago

How so?

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u/bagofpork 51m ago

Thailand is mid

No cap on god lowkey frfr?

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u/thehottip 2d ago

Yeah laos is way superior? Wtf

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u/Consistent_Drink2171 2d ago

As a tourist destination, yes. Laos has more authentic culture compared to commercialized Thailand. I guess Thailand is better for sex tourism, but Laos is a better choice if you want to get away from 7-11 and McDonalds.

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u/thehottip 2d ago

Yeah man I don’t care for this gate keeping. Yeah Thailand is more developed but you’re making it sound it likes some capitalist hellscape

Get real

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u/buzziebee 2d ago

They sound like this guy I met over there who said Burma is much more authentic due to the civil war going on...

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u/Zabick 2d ago

Didn't you know that impoverishment, disease, and strife are the true marks of cultural authenticity?

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u/Responsible-Can-8361 2d ago

Come to Singapore for the real capitalist hellscape

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u/Consistent_Drink2171 2d ago

some capitalist hellscape

The military and economic elite hold people in poverty to keep export prices low. Democracy is a sham. Slavery exists in multiple industries. If you buy seafood in Thailand, it was probably caught by a slave.

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u/thehottip 2d ago

Get over yourself, my parents are Thai I don’t need a lesson on any of that. You know exactly what I meant in my last post

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u/Consistent_Drink2171 2d ago

The mega rich exploiting slaves is a capitalist hellscape.

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u/thehottip 2d ago

You have mega rich exploiting slaves in North Korea

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u/Consistent_Drink2171 2d ago

They aren't showered with foreign tourists funding the regime and buying their slave labor seafood.