be yourself I’m pretty sure that most of us have heard people throwing this
us have heard people throwing this
us have heard people throwing this cliche phrase around with the hope of
cliche phrase around with the hope of
cliche phrase around with the hope of others to embrace their individuality
others to embrace their individuality
others to embrace their individuality and discover who they truly are however
and discover who they truly are however
and discover who they truly are however I grew up struggling with what it means
I grew up struggling with what it means
I grew up struggling with what it means to actually be yourself five years ago I
to actually be yourself five years ago I
to actually be yourself five years ago I was in a tie school where I was
was in a tie school where I was
was in a tie school where I was encouraged to be the same I had to put
encouraged to be the same I had to put
encouraged to be the same I had to put up my hair in the same way as everyone
up my hair in the same way as everyone
up my hair in the same way as everyone else I had to wear the same white shirt
else I had to wear the same white shirt
else I had to wear the same white shirt I had to wear the same dark blue skirt
I had to wear the same dark blue skirt
I had to wear the same dark blue skirt hats were the same black shoes it wasn’t
hats were the same black shoes it wasn’t
hats were the same black shoes it wasn’t allowed to stand out in the crowd of
allowed to stand out in the crowd of
allowed to stand out in the crowd of uniformity hi my name is pancake Hetrick
uniformity hi my name is pancake Hetrick
uniformity hi my name is pancake Hetrick oh and even though I’m just a 17-year
oh and even though I’m just a 17-year
oh and even though I’m just a 17-year old I share of experience with the idea
old I share of experience with the idea
old I share of experience with the idea of collectivism living in Thailand so
of collectivism living in Thailand so
of collectivism living in Thailand so what does collectivism mean collectivism
what does collectivism mean collectivism
what does collectivism mean collectivism is the finance of principle of giving a
is the finance of principle of giving a
is the finance of principle of giving a group priority over each individual in
group priority over each individual in
group priority over each individual in it meaning that the individuals would be
it meaning that the individuals would be
it meaning that the individuals would be embedded in their social context and
embedded in their social context and
embedded in their social context and prioritized Comino goals over individual
prioritized Comino goals over individual
prioritized Comino goals over individual goals this model by Hofstede back in
goals this model by Hofstede back in
goals this model by Hofstede back in 1980 has shown that countries such as
1980 has shown that countries such as
1980 has shown that countries such as the United States Great Britain
the United States Great Britain
the United States Great Britain Australia and Canada demonstrate high
Australia and Canada demonstrate high
Australia and Canada demonstrate high scores on his individualism index while
scores on his individualism index while
scores on his individualism index while countries such as China Pakistan
countries such as China Pakistan
countries such as China Pakistan Venezuela Mexico in Thailand score
Venezuela Mexico in Thailand score
Venezuela Mexico in Thailand score fairly low this index is measured by the
fairly low this index is measured by the
fairly low this index is measured by the PDI or power distance index showing to
PDI or power distance index showing to
PDI or power distance index showing to what extent is each country value
what extent is each country value
what extent is each country value individual thinking Thailand scored a
individual thinking Thailand scored a
individual thinking Thailand scored a low 20 in its in its individualism as
low 20 in its in its individualism as
low 20 in its in its individualism as compared to America which scored higher
compared to America which scored higher
compared to America which scored higher than 70 indicating that Thailand is a
than 70 indicating that Thailand is a
than 70 indicating that Thailand is a collectivist society a positive aspect
collectivist society a positive aspect
collectivist society a positive aspect the collectivist societies that people
the collectivist societies that people
the collectivist societies that people are more willing to cooperate and work
are more willing to cooperate and work
are more willing to cooperate and work together this allows the society to
together this allows the society to
together this allows the society to generally be more stable as everyone is
generally be more stable as everyone is
generally be more stable as everyone is taking care of each other and avoiding
taking care of each other and avoiding
taking care of each other and avoiding direct conflict to not disrupt the unity
direct conflict to not disrupt the unity
direct conflict to not disrupt the unity of this
of this
of this thailand’s collectivism is evident by
thailand’s collectivism is evident by
thailand’s collectivism is evident by its strong promotion of long term
its strong promotion of long term
its strong promotion of long term responsibility to the family and
responsibility to the family and
responsibility to the family and extended family loyalty is valued and
extended family loyalty is valued and
extended family loyalty is valued and dominant overriding other communion
dominant overriding other communion
dominant overriding other communion rules and regulations Thai society
rules and regulations Thai society
rules and regulations Thai society prides itself for promoting strong
prides itself for promoting strong
prides itself for promoting strong relationships such that everyone
relationships such that everyone
relationships such that everyone respects each other and takes
respects each other and takes
respects each other and takes responsibly for each other
responsibly for each other
responsibly for each other constructing its reality based on social
constructing its reality based on social
constructing its reality based on social interests rather than individual
interests rather than individual
interests rather than individual interests however in the collectivist
interests however in the collectivist
interests however in the collectivist society cons do exist
society cons do exist
society cons do exist the cons include lost a personal self to
the cons include lost a personal self to
the cons include lost a personal self to group greater emotional dependence of
group greater emotional dependence of
group greater emotional dependence of individuals own group and less
individuals own group and less
individuals own group and less individuals contributes into group
individuals contributes into group
individuals contributes into group rewards when I think back to my
rewards when I think back to my
rewards when I think back to my transition from rights high school to
transition from rights high school to
transition from rights high school to eyes be Hofstede motto comes to mind it
eyes be Hofstede motto comes to mind it
eyes be Hofstede motto comes to mind it is clear to me now that some of my
is clear to me now that some of my
is clear to me now that some of my teachers and friends are from those
teachers and friends are from those
teachers and friends are from those countries with high score and Hofstede
countries with high score and Hofstede
countries with high score and Hofstede model when I first moved to eyes B I was
model when I first moved to eyes B I was
model when I first moved to eyes B I was suddenly surrounded by people who value
suddenly surrounded by people who value
suddenly surrounded by people who value individualistic traits this value is
individualistic traits this value is
individualistic traits this value is completely opposite from the school I
completely opposite from the school I
completely opposite from the school I came from and in the beginning I felt so
came from and in the beginning I felt so
came from and in the beginning I felt so lost for example in my high school I
lost for example in my high school I
lost for example in my high school I can’t even remember speaking or
can’t even remember speaking or
can’t even remember speaking or presenting in front of an audience but
presenting in front of an audience but
presenting in front of an audience but in middle school at ISB I was often
in middle school at ISB I was often
in middle school at ISB I was often thrust into the spotlight and asked to
thrust into the spotlight and asked to
thrust into the spotlight and asked to share my ideas and opinions in front of
share my ideas and opinions in front of
share my ideas and opinions in front of a class of 20 people but Here I am today
a class of 20 people but Here I am today
a class of 20 people but Here I am today standing on stage and speaking to all of
standing on stage and speaking to all of
standing on stage and speaking to all of you and this is because individuality is
you and this is because individuality is
you and this is because individuality is encouraged is B I am able to openly
encouraged is B I am able to openly
encouraged is B I am able to openly express my opinion about a topic that I
express my opinion about a topic that I
express my opinion about a topic that I am passionate about hence why I’m doing
am passionate about hence why I’m doing
am passionate about hence why I’m doing this TED talk I never could have
this TED talk I never could have
this TED talk I never could have imagined doing this five years ago let
imagined doing this five years ago let
imagined doing this five years ago let me tell you about something that
me tell you about something that
me tell you about something that happened when I was at my high school I
happened when I was at my high school I
happened when I was at my high school I didn’t like the school uniform so I
didn’t like the school uniform so I
didn’t like the school uniform so I decided to wear a different type of
decided to wear a different type of
decided to wear a different type of socks
socks
socks they weren’t really different but they
they weren’t really different but they
they weren’t really different but they were however I continuously got into
were however I continuously got into
were however I continuously got into trouble because I was wearing the wrong
trouble because I was wearing the wrong
trouble because I was wearing the wrong type of socks as if socks would make me
type of socks as if socks would make me
type of socks as if socks would make me not listen to the teacher as if socks
not listen to the teacher as if socks
not listen to the teacher as if socks would make me not behave respectfully
would make me not behave respectfully
would make me not behave respectfully and as if socks could define who I am as
and as if socks could define who I am as
and as if socks could define who I am as a person just because my socks were
a person just because my socks were
a person just because my socks were different I was seen as being wrong
different I was seen as being wrong
different I was seen as being wrong since that experience questions popped
since that experience questions popped
since that experience questions popped up in my head as I wonder how kids are
up in my head as I wonder how kids are
up in my head as I wonder how kids are supposed to find their passion when all
supposed to find their passion when all
supposed to find their passion when all they do is follow what has been done
they do is follow what has been done
they do is follow what has been done before
before
before Howard kid’s supposed to take risk when
Howard kid’s supposed to take risk when
Howard kid’s supposed to take risk when they’re not encouraged to and how are
they’re not encouraged to and how are
they’re not encouraged to and how are kids supposed to figure out who they
kids supposed to figure out who they
kids supposed to figure out who they truly are when all they could be are
truly are when all they could be are
truly are when all they could be are clones of each other in Thailand
clones of each other in Thailand
clones of each other in Thailand emotional control ethics is expected as
emotional control ethics is expected as
emotional control ethics is expected as for some people emotions can override
for some people emotions can override
for some people emotions can override logical thinking that can lead to
logical thinking that can lead to
logical thinking that can lead to negative response and loss of inner
negative response and loss of inner
negative response and loss of inner peace
peace
peace although emotional control can be a good
although emotional control can be a good
although emotional control can be a good thing it means that we are not able to
thing it means that we are not able to
thing it means that we are not able to openly express our feelings or opinions
openly express our feelings or opinions
openly express our feelings or opinions this might mean that Thai kids can’t
this might mean that Thai kids can’t
this might mean that Thai kids can’t fully be themselves in a rigid society
fully be themselves in a rigid society
fully be themselves in a rigid society like Thailand a good child or a good
like Thailand a good child or a good
like Thailand a good child or a good student is one who abides by the rules
student is one who abides by the rules
student is one who abides by the rules in Thai culture people have been taught
in Thai culture people have been taught
in Thai culture people have been taught to follow the rules and behaviors of
to follow the rules and behaviors of
to follow the rules and behaviors of their ancestors this means that Thai
their ancestors this means that Thai
their ancestors this means that Thai kids have the tendency to be more of a
kids have the tendency to be more of a
kids have the tendency to be more of a follower rather than a leader in
follower rather than a leader in
follower rather than a leader in contrast parents and teachers in a loose
contrast parents and teachers in a loose
contrast parents and teachers in a loose society such as America tend to
society such as America tend to
society such as America tend to encourage their children to explore the
encourage their children to explore the
encourage their children to explore the world more meaning that there are more
world more meaning that there are more
world more meaning that there are more independent and self-assured being
independent and self-assured being
independent and self-assured being raised in Thailand I was often
raised in Thailand I was often
raised in Thailand I was often encouraged to conform to societal norms
encouraged to conform to societal norms
encouraged to conform to societal norms and expectations however as time passes
and expectations however as time passes
and expectations however as time passes I realized that acting against the norms
I realized that acting against the norms
I realized that acting against the norms is not always wrong now let’s take a
is not always wrong now let’s take a
is not always wrong now let’s take a look at these famous and influential
look at these famous and influential
look at these famous and influential people Steve Jobs Mark Zuckerberg Bill
people Steve Jobs Mark Zuckerberg Bill
people Steve Jobs Mark Zuckerberg Bill Gates and Oprah Winfrey
Gates and Oprah Winfrey
Gates and Oprah Winfrey what do all these successful people have
what do all these successful people have
what do all these successful people have in common they all dropped out of
in common they all dropped out of
in common they all dropped out of college in Thailand others suspect you
college in Thailand others suspect you
college in Thailand others suspect you if you obtain good grades and graduate
if you obtain good grades and graduate
if you obtain good grades and graduate from a good university however we have
from a good university however we have
from a good university however we have seen numerous successful Western people
seen numerous successful Western people
seen numerous successful Western people who dropped out of college and pursued
who dropped out of college and pursued
who dropped out of college and pursued their true and passionate interests
their true and passionate interests
their true and passionate interests thus the bias that Thai people have may
thus the bias that Thai people have may
thus the bias that Thai people have may not be correct now let’s take a look at
not be correct now let’s take a look at
not be correct now let’s take a look at a teapot paella dish upon earth up maybe
a teapot paella dish upon earth up maybe
a teapot paella dish upon earth up maybe you won’t recognize him but maybe you
you won’t recognize him but maybe you
you won’t recognize him but maybe you could recognize him by his famous series
could recognize him by his famous series
could recognize him by his famous series net Tao Kae Noy when he was still 16
net Tao Kae Noy when he was still 16
net Tao Kae Noy when he was still 16 years old he was addicted to online
years old he was addicted to online
years old he was addicted to online games and even though he was successful
games and even though he was successful
games and even though he was successful at playing online games and winning
at playing online games and winning
at playing online games and winning tournament prizes he was often
tournament prizes he was often
tournament prizes he was often underestimated by his teachers at school
underestimated by his teachers at school
underestimated by his teachers at school so he decided to drop out of school and
so he decided to drop out of school and
so he decided to drop out of school and became US chess that pet alert when he
became US chess that pet alert when he
became US chess that pet alert when he was 17 years old with the money that he
was 17 years old with the money that he
was 17 years old with the money that he made from selling his chestnuts he went
made from selling his chestnuts he went
made from selling his chestnuts he went on to create the product of Tokyo which
on to create the product of Tokyo which
on to create the product of Tokyo which quickly became successful in Thailand
quickly became successful in Thailand
quickly became successful in Thailand and was exported to Indonesia Malaysia
and was exported to Indonesia Malaysia
and was exported to Indonesia Malaysia Japan Taiwan Singapore and the United
Japan Taiwan Singapore and the United
Japan Taiwan Singapore and the United States well I’m not encouraging any of
States well I’m not encouraging any of
States well I’m not encouraging any of you to drop out of school I am
you to drop out of school I am
you to drop out of school I am celebrating the fact that thought was
celebrating the fact that thought was
celebrating the fact that thought was being an individual and
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