Word: chartchai
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...Veera's brassy attitude; this is, after all, a country where reserve and politeness are practically national characteristics. Newspapers chided Veera for bringing the worst of the West to the East. But Veera's direct approach soon caught on. "He always says just what he thinks," says engineer Chartchai Kaewsung, who tunes into Veera when he is driving in Bangkok's endlessly snarled traffic. "He is not scared to criticize anyone, even when it comes to the government." Indeed, at a time of economic duress and social uncertainty, Veera refuses to dispense messages of false hope or make promises...
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