So, he learned Thai from another foreigner who had been in Thailand prior to me learning. So, he got not a very good accent from him but he learned the basics. When he first learned Thai he really focused on getting the tones correct because obviously tones are very important in the Thai language because changing a tone changes the meaning of the word. When he first was in Thailand, he would really speak slowly but clearly; for example, if he were to introduce myself he'd say something and my hands would go with the tones because he need to concentrate he'd speak like that and so, you know, he was speaking slow but he tried to speak clearly which now is paying it's dividends. He think for anybody learning a new language, the best way to learn is to listen to the native speakers and try and imitate there accents as much as you can and speak like them, think like them.