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Thai Society Satire Short Story: "A Big Meeting of Villagers"

The hot April wind swept through the village hall, the sound of old fans spinning like old people sighing, the villagers slowly sitting in pale plastic chairs, some panting for mobile fans, some carrying bags of grilled pork sticky rice to chew for time.

Today is the "Annual General Conference," the topic is "Village Development," but everyone knows it will end the same - more speech than voice does.

"Brothers and sisters, this year we're going to build new roads, make lighting, and develop water sources." The applause rang out faithfully in front of the page. There was a whisper in the back. "Last year it said this... the road is still a hole."

Uncle Mann said, "What about the groundwater last year? Why isn't there water yet?"

The headman laughed dry. "Addicted to budget problems, sir. This year we'll ask for a new one."

On the other side, Aunt Satisfied inserted, "What about the broken village entrance light? Who will fix it?"

"Oh, I'm in the procurement process." The word "force" in this village means "wait."

The argument grew so loud that the children who were playing next to the pavilion looked, but soon someone said, "Come on, don't fight, it'll be better next year." The voice came from a merchant, a shopkeeper, who got a contract for the village project.

The meeting ended with a group photo. Everyone smiled broadly like a troubled village. "Put it on Facebook, let others see that our village has developed." The headman said in a proud tone.

When I came home, many villagers complained in the kitchen, some insulted in their hearts, some posted Facebook, but no one got up to check the papers, or gathered serious demands.

In this village, "familiarity" is the strongest anesthetic. Every year the road is broken, the lights are extinguished, the water is lacking, but the applause and smile in the photos are still there.

And maybe what really needs to be repaired isn't the roads or the electricity, but the hearts of the village that let their good hopes be drowned out.

This story is intended to reflect the "oily" local political and cultural problems rooted in Thai society. Change is therefore not just the duty of the leader, but the shared responsibility of everyone in the community.

Don't let familiarity or the word "mechanic" and the exploitation of corrupt bureaucrats be normal!!!# Thai government # Corruption # Must reform the system and people