How was Thailand able to avoid colonisation when all its neighbours

>>3292450
they feared the ladyboy warrior

>>3292450
they sucked up to the Europeans and played them to each other
French in Indochina and Brits in Burma and Malaya would probably find that its the best to keep Thailand free

>>3292459
This. Also keep in mind that when it had the opportunity in 1941, Thailand allied with Japan (albeit after the Japanese invaded) and tried to annex land from British Burma and French Indochina.

>>3292459

So they were pretty much a buffer state?

>>3292560
yes,having Thailand is kinda like having Belgium in Europe

>>3292492
Did Thailand contribute much to ww2 or was it just kind of around helping Japan

>>3292458
fpbp

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They are being colonized by Australians now

>>3293023
thats a big guy