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nature. The cultural change depended on the natural system and changed a bit due to
the cultural learning of people in the past which depended on the religion and family.
Theway of learningdepended on theway of life and religion. The traditional of work had
both personal and group works. The methods of producing and using products were
produce for using it and using thing that was made. The amount of production was
depended on four factors and the family ability. After the fourth national development
plan (2504 B.E.) there was an expansion of the economy and infrastructures made
transportation better than in the past. Many foreigners needed to stay far away from
clouded life on Phuket Island. They turned to Koh Samui and Koh Phangan. People
there changed their way of life to make money from foreigners by doing simple tourist
activities likemaking a hut for rent at the beach. After 2530 B.E. tourism there grown up
fast, governor provided modern utilities and infrastructures. This increased business
foreigners came to do their business. So far Koh Samui became as same as Phuket and
Patthaya.
In thepart of foreign cultures played the role to the social and cultural changeswere
the culture and people learning process like educations, languages, using technology in the
career and the new careers. The culture of working was foreign business influence in the
workingarea, foreigner’sareas, businesscommissionandusingwesternwayofmanagement
in tourist business. The culture of producing and using products were food producing and
eating, dress, place for living,medicineandutilities.
For the part of effects, obstacle and opportunity to cultural capital changes hadboth
positive and negative parts. The positive parts were international language education
development, technology developments, communication, career development tomake profit
for thecommunities andutilitiesdevelopment. Thenegativepartswere theeducation system,
the decay of natural resources and the decay of social and culture. The methods to make
protection for the two islandswere 6ways as follow 1) study, find out and research the rural
culture 2) promote to add value and save cultural identities 3) make cultural IT system
4)provideplace for cultural activities5) support thecultural organizations for their competency
and6)makea longcultural strategy.
