2 ms·

Yea $100 bucks a year for a small historical library with a very limited selection of English books (that's 45 minutes away from me) doesn't really compare to a

Yea $100 bucks a year for a small historical library with a very limited selection of English books (that's 45 minutes away from me) doesn't really compare to a free library that's in every city in the US (or many libraries in bigger cities)

cacois 2y ago
To the above posters credit, it sounds like their claim of exaggeration was spot on (he didn't say it was a lie). You didn't say their libraries don't compare to US ones, you said they don't exist.
- rfarley04 2y ago
  I did even capitalize ZERO so that's on me. But also no one has pointed out any public libraries in this thread to my knowledge. Just private ones
  - machomaster 2y ago
    You are still in the wrong. "Zero libraries" is different from "zero public libraries".
closetkantian 2y ago
I mean there are actually quite a few public libraries here, but of course the selection is primarily in Thai. I don't know why anyone would expect otherwise.
- rfarley04 2y ago
  Which ones? Genuinely curious because I'm only aware TK Park (paid membership sponsored by... True? Or someone like that)
  - closetkantian 2y ago
    Bangkok City Library, Bangkok Public Library
muyuu 2y ago
it's odd to me that you'd expect a large stock of English books in any regular Thai library even in Japan, with perhaps the very strongest reading culture in the world, you're going to find a relatively limited selection of books in library outside of their own language you'll likely have less success finding a varied stock of Thai books in Oregon, to the surprise of nobody
- ineedaj0b 2y ago
  What are the 3 best Japanese books to read in your opinion? Like for English a good 3 would be Infinite Jest (trendy, pretentious), Moby Dick (classic), and Lord of The Rings (meme worthy).
  - closetkantian 2y ago
    There are hundreds of great ones, but Tale of Genji (classic), The Master of Go (amazing if you like the board game Go), Coin Locker Babies (Ryu Murkami > Haruki Murkami), Out by Natsuo Kirino.

cacois 2y ago

To the above posters credit, it sounds like their claim of exaggeration was spot on (he didn't say it was a lie). You didn't say their libraries don't compare to US ones, you said they don't exist.

rfarley04 2y ago
I did even capitalize ZERO so that's on me. But also no one has pointed out any public libraries in this thread to my knowledge. Just private ones
- machomaster 2y ago
  You are still in the wrong. "Zero libraries" is different from "zero public libraries".

closetkantian 2y ago

I mean there are actually quite a few public libraries here, but of course the selection is primarily in Thai. I don't know why anyone would expect otherwise.

rfarley04 2y ago
Which ones? Genuinely curious because I'm only aware TK Park (paid membership sponsored by... True? Or someone like that)
- closetkantian 2y ago
  Bangkok City Library, Bangkok Public Library

muyuu 2y ago

it's odd to me that you'd expect a large stock of English books in any regular Thai library even in Japan, with perhaps the very strongest reading culture in the world, you're going to find a relatively limited selection of books in library outside of their own language you'll likely have less success finding a varied stock of Thai books in Oregon, to the surprise of nobody

ineedaj0b 2y ago
What are the 3 best Japanese books to read in your opinion? Like for English a good 3 would be Infinite Jest (trendy, pretentious), Moby Dick (classic), and Lord of The Rings (meme worthy).
- closetkantian 2y ago
  There are hundreds of great ones, but Tale of Genji (classic), The Master of Go (amazing if you like the board game Go), Coin Locker Babies (Ryu Murkami > Haruki Murkami), Out by Natsuo Kirino.