But since the Thai government shut down Chinese schools in 1984, Maesalong's children have been forced to attend schools with lessons conducted in Thai, studying Chinese in the time left over before and after school.
但自民國七十三年起，中文學校被泰國政府接收後，美斯樂的孩子們必須念泰文學校，再利用早晚的課餘時間「補習」中文。