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@LearnTribe also I read your profile, cool, I'm into homeschooling and I organise CoderDojo a programming club based on open source principles.

I'd also be burdened with his logistical needs until he gets his drivers license as well as have the additional burden of buying him a car. This way as a family we're all free to pursue opportunities and experiences for ourselves.

This is why I advocate for car free cities. /end

If we lived in a city or area that's heavily car dependent, my son would be unable to gain the organic experiences that makes life worth living. There's no serendipity and a very rigid flow to one's daily schedule. He'd be in a virtual prison.

The skills he learned along the way is also repeatable, he doesn't need a driving license to be free and self sufficient. This will be essential for him when he's a little older and would like to go out and experience things for himself.

If we had taken a car, I would've drove to the air force museum, drove to union mall, drove to the restaurant, and drove home. It would have been a sterile air-conditioned bubble, devoid of human interaction, learning opportunities, or culinary sampling.

He was also surprised to have walked 10kms as last time he was complaining of being tired when he walked 4. I explained to him that mental framing is very important, if you concentrate on the job instead of feeling tired, then you will be able to keep going no matter what you do.

Then we continued the walk, I dropped by at the apple store for a warranty claim and we looked at all the gizmos while we waited for attendance. After that we walked to the restaurant where he said they have super yummy Japanese food.

My son wanted to go to the Air Force Museum so I tasked him with figuring out how to get there, following closely behind. He read the signs, talked to the staff and managed to navigate to the Museum. I taught him to pay attention to the announcement and read maps.

Bangkok may not be the most pedestrian friendly city in the world but the inner city is is blessed with functioning sidewalks, crossing points, and a kaleidoscope of public transport options from trains, buses, boats to 2 - 4 wheeled taxis. It's also notorious for heavy traffic.

Yesterday I walked 10kms with my 8yo child. This is a short thread on what we did and why car dependent cities are a catastrophe for raising children:

Upon our return, he wanted to take a 3 wheeler, so we stopped several stations away from our destination so we could call the service. While we were waiting, he said he wanted to check out the protests happening nearby, so we walked to the protest site.

After that we went to Union Mall so I could scout the location for the OpenTech Thailand Meetup. He watched people do dance practice (for an hour) and we talked about poor people, how to make and maintain wealth, and donating to buskers whom we passed along the way.

At the protest site we were discussing the riot police, riot gear, what the protests were all about and who would win. I taught him about situation awareness, and witnessed the cheery atmosphere and the food. He said he really enjoyed the protests!

@bkhl @notclacke@misskey.de @clacke @notclacke@gnusocial.net @thep I don't think it's tourist, I think it's an attempt by the government to project a sense of ethnic harmony and to acknowledge and celebrate local cultures.

@clacke @thep Patani is Malay there's a short description of the origin of the name here https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patani

"The town became Patani, which is believed to be named either after "this beach" where the mouse-deer had disappeared, or the old man as Pak Tani meaning "Father Tani"."

@clacke there's a large community here and a lot of ethnic Chinese tourists from Malaysia. I haven't really noticed signage further north, perhaps it exists in Khon Kaen? @thep

Street signs in Yala are in 4 languages, Thai English, Jawi, and Chinese