> Don't bother learning the local language. Don't bother hanging out at local cheap bars. Don't bother paying a fair price for things. My friends and I study T

> Don't bother learning the local language. Don't bother hanging out at local cheap bars. Don't bother paying a fair price for things. My friends and I study Thai. We love cheap bars where local people hang out. We don't haggle, and we tip generously. We try hard to abide by local customs. > Digital nomads, especially from the Silicon Valley startup area, are the new digital colonialists destroying Asia My teachers are glad I'm here. The people at the restaurants and cafes I frequent are glad to have my business. When I ask Uber or Grab drivers in Thai if they like their work, they almost always say yes. You call it gentrification, but the locals seem to prefer living in the city rather than the villages where they were born. Do you think they'd prefer it if people like me decided to just stay home rather than travel? I don't. And I'm actually here. Where are you doing all that hating from?