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I had quite a few interested in aspects of my life........one said "I'd like to know more about the man I'm falling in love with" - never saw her again,,,,,but I am on the quiet side - so sometimes - and this is a guess....if you let your qualities show through instead of drink/words/brag/swagger/volume  more meaningful conversations can take place and be heard above the static of me/myself & I......

It's possible - yes you are that damn boring - it's also possible you're too damn loud in other ways that drown out the other possibilities......let them be curious and be yourself.......it also makes a difference with the type of crowd/people you associate with - maybe they never get beyond the superficial levels of existence.....including yourself....maybe broaden your horizons and people......

You don't want to be so transparent that you are not interesting - and you don't want to say anything you can't back up.....the world is already full of fools - it's a weeding/filtering process both ways.......don't let it all hang out/and don't let it all stay inside - it sounds like of you stay with what you like to do you will continue to founder - get outside your comfort zone - just a little.......

Of course you are in your thirties - they probably think they already know/have you read......surprise them......intellect/humor & good manners are always appreciated.....

OP, that fit gal, that visited you, which church does she go to?

I feel the urge to start going to church and pray for my soul.

In CM - down by the riverside.....quite a few good looking gals both Thai & Fila....not all are attached.......the one that visited had a killer bod - face was OK

That's my wife in the avatar and the picture does neither of us justice...I have tried uploading other but it keeps saying file too large even though I shrink them - not sure how to overcome that - even the ones from the smart phones say they are too large to work.....I'll try and attach one with the post........

My wife does not wear yoga outfits - but sometimes shucks down to the skivies to exercise - my favorite show.......

LOS is a never ending buffet table but sometimes if you step away from the buffet you find gourmet cuisine.....I got lucky but that luck took a lot of research & work.....

I also have a deal with the ducks - they don't feed me - and I do my best not to feed them.....[attachment=278137:03.2014 S&P.Home.River Kwai.Waterfall 139.JPG]

Try Greyhound......https://www.google.co.th/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&sqi=2&ved=0CBsQFjAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.greyhound.com%2F&ei=Ye3hU9aqMo2HuASFs4KQCw&usg=AFQjCNFBtrVZe3X7Xco8E_juAT1epyjxUg&sig2=T8n38vgHAN1UsIP-DnirJg&bvm=bv.72197243,d.c2E

We use Meiji too.........

All milk should be inspected first before you purchase in the store - my dad actually worked in the milk industry for a long time......hold the container in front of you and watch it - check the date first - then tilt the bottle slightly and keep raising it until you get the bottom of the container past your eyes(ed) ..........

Should be fine from there........ 

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I think they have to be exposed to the variety....there's a great many western foods my wife enjoys - however when we eat a lot we both gain weight......Thai's are happy with their diet and for the most part it is a good one....

 

A lot has to do with the spices.....they simply accept them as normal and when traveling quite frequently either send them ahead (USA) or bring along.....on a group tour to China (I was the only farang) they wouldn't touch Chinese food without adding the spices the tour company was obliged to bring - they explained to me they would otherwise lose the Thai business......they looked at the Chinese food with visible dismay....easy for me to take it all in as I am not fluent in Thai so people watching, which I do anyway but more so this trip was a little more interesting.....as were meal times....

 

 

 Bangkok and Chonburi plus many other places I suppose are full of Chinese food stalls. Half the food about is of Chinese origin.

 

That's a good observation - I wonder if it has been Thai'ised in some way.....Akin to "Mexican" & "Pizza" in the USA which are nothing like the original and authentic dishes.....In China the group I was with of 40+ folks weren't too happy with the Chinese fare......

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Yeah tattooed ladies are just horrible!! - NOT!

 

 

That's nice if you like possibly enhanced, body pierced, overly made up, horrible haired, tatoo'd trashy looking ladies......nothing low maintainence there......miss trailer park runner up......

I think they have to be exposed to the variety....there's a great many western foods my wife enjoys - however when we eat a lot we both gain weight......Thai's are happy with their diet and for the most part it is a good one....

A lot has to do with the spices.....they simply accept them as normal and when traveling quite frequently either send them ahead (USA) or bring along.....on a group tour to China (I was the only farang) they wouldn't touch Chinese food without adding the spices the tour company was obliged to bring - they explained to me they would otherwise lose the Thai business......they looked at the Chinese food with visible dismay....easy for me to take it all in as I am not fluent in Thai so people watching, which I do anyway but more so this trip was a little more interesting.....as were meal times....

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The Winner

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The front loaders tend not to wash as much - smaller capacity and they take flippin' forever to go complete cycles and if filled the clothes wrinkle up if you don't get them out right away.....we have both - FL was here at the house and the landlord was proud of it - an Electrolux...the wife was all happy to use it.......we also have a top loader Samsung that has served us well for a couple of years.....only concern is sometimes things come out a little twisted up as the don't have the middle agitator (we solved by 1- using the balls that they sell at Big C that somehow keep things pretty well separated while swirling around + if it's a problem garment for the (strings, etc) we use a washer bag to separate....easy.....we (I) also make sure to get clothes out promptly after the final spin so they don't cramp/fold up in there. Our once a week mae baan irons everything so the clothes are pretty pain free.......

My wife was determined to was with the front loader as - to her it seemed like a high end way to do things - so we both used it even though I knew how it would end - I tend to do the laundry - I don't mind it and it's something to do so that I don't feel like she takes on everything (which she does without prompting or complaint)......after about 2 weeks she got fed up with the front loader and asked me to hook up the Samsung and we've been using it happily ever since......

The front loader appeared to have many differently named cycles but after comparing it's really about the same.....the front loader can heat water if desired but the clothes are already sparkling clean with cold water......

The MIL has a two spinner model and I've seen her at the stores looking over the top loaders......the separate spin function really has to be a hassle......

I would say the American culture is basically lacking more and more culture lately and as a relatively new nation the culture is still in the process of being defined. I do not think it can be measured against refined societies that are 1,000's of years old.......

I think I saw some Mod Cheese in Rimping......and possibly some imitation Mod Cheese next to the imitation Crab at Makro - you might want to check there......I think they used to make an Ant Cheese Cheese Cake but it kept being carried away by sweet eating Army Ants......kind of an organised Hannibal Lector thing so they discontinued it....

Where's that video that shows the last guy that bought/built the farm/house/ranch....he was not a sympathetic type but the the message is great.......

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If invited to a social event by Thais, It would not make any difference whether there were farang guests there or not.
 
From experience, especially here in Chiang Mai, the chances are if there were farangs present you have not met before and don`t know them, these farangs will not be sociable, inhospitable and will blank you anyway and if approached maybe vague, or curt, brush you off or ignore you completely, especially if they are with their own cliques or a part of some of the Thai groups.attending..
 
In such situations I have found that many farangs who we may meet out at social events will be unapproachable and will often make that absolutely clear even just by the expressions on their faces and deliberate behaviours of totally ignoring the other farang, giving them a wide berth, hardly making eye contact.

Beetlejuice, you really know a very different group of foreigners than I do in Chiang Mai! But, the ones I know don't deliberately isolate themselves in a Thai village, thinking they're somehow better than other foreigners who have chosen to live here.

I must say, the type of event described could be equally painful even if everyone speaks the same language. I'm thinking about how my own dear husband grinned-and-beared-it thru holiday celebrations of my extended family in the U.S. Way too long, too much discussion of events long ago and people he didn't know, topics of no interest to him, to much consumption of heavy food and too much alcohol, interfered with his afternoon nap time, etc, etc. Of course, I loved it, but I knew he went to these events just to keep me happy, the sweetheart that he is. (Once wifi came on the scene, he appointed himself the official umpire for disputes of fact that came up in conversations. This just served to deflate much of the endless speculation my family loved to do about questions of fact, when he'd pipe up with the real fact to settle a family dispute -- the rat!)

 

I have to agree with Nancy - I live in Hang Dong and have found multiple friendly people, some of which have turned into - or in the process of turning into friends....a ready smile helps.....I have seen some that don't acknowledge people as they walk down the street but you see that everywhere - especially in the latest version of USA.....here we get to experience from different backrounds that we would not in our home country.....I have a bad habit of taking for granted everyone farangwise speaks english which is a bad assumption on my part.....I do notice if I say hi or smile and nod it's returned maybe 60/40......

As for being the only farang? It happens semi-often...some Thai's like to show they can speak a little english and will approach and have a limited chat - some have an angle - others seem curious on the friendly side....after all we're all pretty much the same individually around the globe....I find a sense of humor works as a great barrier reliever and am aware that I am on display and more than a few folks know nothing about us so try and be the best ambassador possible.....once they figure out we're all pretty much the same the vibe is good.....good manners are noticed so I try and exibit them at all times deferring to the elders, lending a hand when possible, accepting something that might be handed to me instead of asking an explantion from my wife first....generally being as real and diplomatic as possible....the Thai people are very keen and observant and pick up verbal and non verbal communications - they know when something they see is the real deal......

Neither my wife or I are the type to go out and "work" a room, or be loud and boisterous or force or try and make instant impressions/friends - those are the type we avoid until we either are introduced or somehow connect with......neither of us are scene stealers or attention mongers......more on the reserved side here and my wife is naturally shy but we do not have the problems the first poster seems to with CM.....

That being said we are not bar frequenters either.....no sense going to the places where the odds are problems could fall out of the sky.....

Correction on Tiger Air there are direct fights from BKK to Cebu - I just ran a test and the round trip is about 15,000TB - you can move days and the costs will go up or down depending on the days.......