Thailand has no brain drain?

[sakik2024]

Brain Drain
Filipinos are in demand all over the world. People see them as a less demanding version of Americans: they speak English, have diplomas like those from the U.S., and go to school in English.
Even if the Philippines gets richer, many will still leave to work abroad because there’s a lot of demand and the pay is better.
Because of this, a lot of smart Filipinos end up helping other countries instead of staying in the Philippines to teach others, manage businesses, or set examples.
In places like Thailand, Cambodia, Japan, and Korea, things are different. People there can't do the same because their English isn’t as strong and most schools teach in their own languages.
So, the smart people have no choice but to stay in their country and help develop it. They can’t get hired abroad.
These countries don’t have a "brain drain."
That’s one reason you see services there being better.
 

[galenkia]

Lot of Phillipino nurses at my friend Sally’s hospital. Just in her intensive care ward about two thirds of the nurses are either Phillipino, African or Indian.

The NHS would not exist without medical staff from these parts of the world.

[maipenrai]

We have all kinds of Filipinos here now - they originally came over in sponsorships from the big box stores and then went on to better paying jobs later; for the most part they assimilate easily and are a pleasure to know and work with. Over the last few years our Liberal gov't's crazy immigration policies have resulted in our being inundated with East Indians who are somewhat different - they have a tendency to buy out small local businesses and then push out the existing locals to make room for their own and it seems you see them everywhere now. I don't mind the women, most of the ones I have dealt with are very polite and friendly and some of the younger ones are gorgeous. 

[Nickrock]

When I was working maintenance at the freezing works they were always short of staff ( most people dont like working  5-6 days starting at 5 am)just before covid they brought 100 odd Filipino in as they couldn't go back home they became eligible for permanent residence loophole due to the time they were full time employed( which nearly all applied for) 

Now some rooms the predominant language is Philippine like the beef boning room and the lamb cutting room where they have permanent residence the wife's and kids are over here working but many aren't built like the Polynesian where pushing around 100÷ kgs half carcass in the freezers is normal 

Great people clean polite helpful and put many other races to shame in work ethic 

I have a number of them staying in my house and as Sunday is the only day they are all here it's the ritual let's clean up at nicks place 

[coxyhog]

I've worked with quite a few filipino aircraft mechanics in the UK,mostly great guys who knew the job & worked hard.

They were all married to nurses - that's how they got the visa.

Not too popular with a lot of Brit mechs,who saw them as taking their jobs for less money.

One company,Flybe at Exeter,rented a house for them & bought them all bicycles.

Edited January 6, 2025 by coxyhog

[galenkia]

Just now, coxyhog said:

I've worked with quite a few Phlippino aircraft mechanics in the UK,mostly great guys who knew the job & worked hard.

They were all married to nurses - that's how they got the visa.

Not too popular with a lot of Brit mechs,who saw them as taking their jobs for less money.

One company,Flybe at Exeter,rented a house for them & bought them all bicycles.

When I worked at my previous warehouse job, before I transferred there I worked in the companies manufacturing factory.

A couple of new guys were Phillipino. And both their wives were nurses.

They were really well trained and qualified in machine maintenance, so were actually working well below their skill level.

But they were just happy to help their families here and back home have a better life.

And they were really nice guys as well.

[Glasseye]

H-1B visa topic is getting much more attention thanks to the Elon/Dump kerfuckle. Labor import issues/debate is not only in the U.S. it is througout the entire World. Wherever there is a better/stronger economy (regardless of what the strength of that economy is - Oil, agriculture, minerals, whatever)..... the boardering countries will be exploited for cheaper labor. 

I believe though that the referance to "better service" over here (Thailand) is more than just a lack of brain drain. The "service" component of their general culture has been ingrained over centuries.

 

Blame the governments and corporations, not the individuals who are simply trying to make their lives better while making significant personal sacrifices.