But honestly, I think the foreigners that look down on Thais do so because of race, rather than because they see Thai culture as "weird" or "backwards". I mean, growing up in the UK for example, I would get called racist names at least 10x per day...once you get older, that stops, though of course a lot of people still think the same things! They just don't say it, since they'd get in trouble, lose their job or whatever lol. I guess people think that slanty eyes look weird and that brown skin = 'dirty'/inferior. Of course, many people in Europe aren't racist, but subconciously, I do reckon deep-down the majority still view Thais as "inferior", even though they'd proudly claim "I'm not racist" lol.