Stan42

I have bank accounts I didn't use for years and than used them again without any problems

me too.Dont see this as an issue.

Me three. Definitely more than a year.

Ikea!

Thanks for pointing this out to us OP. Fortunately I eat out all the time. Still, seeing something like this happen at the Emporium is quite disturbing. If I were you I'd assemble all the proof and contact management. Threaten them with exposing them to the public.

A few years ago, before the renovation, a Thai guy wrote on his blog that he had a great meal for lunch, then went on to do some shopping. A few hours later he experienced nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. A few weeks later he posted the name of the establishment: Emporium.

nonsense

Q: What came first, the chicken or the egg?

A: The rooster

-When encountering farangs: I nod my head and say "Hi" with a smile.

-When meeting Thai's in an everyday situation: I slowly nod my head and say watdee kapp with a smile.

-When meeting Thai's in a classy setting or who are in a senior/higher position: I give them the full Sawasdee: clasping my hands together, bowing and saying "Sawasdee kaap".

-When I meet Hisos I raise my chin and ask "What do you want?"

See, I've never understood this. This is not a pop at you by the way Stan.

Why is it the people in a "higher position" deserve a "full" Sawadee Kap over a Thai in an "everyday" situation?

I guess it's a social norm for Thais?

Around last Christmas I was rushed to the ER. On the way there I went into cardiac arrest in the ambulance and they had to zap me back to life. That is what the doctors and my family told me once I regained consciousness. I myself have absolutely (and thankfully) no recollection of the events at all. One moment I went to bed, the next, I woke up in hospital hooked to a bunch of machines. Cause: Imipramine overdose.

Never sign anything unless you know what it is, including the fine print. The idea to use a smartphone or camera to take pictures and send them to someone who can tell you what you're signing would be my choice.

-When encountering farangs: I nod my head and say "Hi" with a smile.

-When meeting Thai's in an everyday situation: I slowly nod my head and say watdee kapp with a smile.

-When meeting Thai's in a classy setting or who are in a senior/higher position: I give them the full Sawasdee: clasping my hands together, bowing and saying "Sawasdee kaap".

-When I meet Hisos I raise my chin and ask "What do you want?"

In that case I might have OCD. I avoid stepping on pavement lines.

"Avoiding cracks in the pavement is common childhood behavior based on superstition.

A compulsive avoidance of stepping on pavement cracks is also frequently present in adults with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Sufferers might even take detours to avoid crazy paving.

However, if you still miss the gaps between slabs it does not mean you have OCD. It is quite normal for adults to act on irrational superstitions.

Obsessive-compulsive behavior differs from the norm because sufferers perform rituals such as avoiding the gaps in paving stones in order to rid themselves of extreme and unpleasant thoughts that 'intrude' into their mind."

Pleasure

Walking into the bathroom while the elderly MIL was taking a shower.

Still have the occasional nightmare about that.

did something similar but it was the wife's old man sat on the toilet. i swore in english and he swore in thai. it took a good few whiskies that night before he would look me in the eye again.

Protip:

1. Knock first

2. Lock the door

I've seen too much "Penn & Teller: BS" to believe in supernatural/paranormal/religious/etc. make belief.

Bratwurst

On a serious note, the truth is:

Nothing

I've been living in Thailand for over 5 years now. Never experienced something scary. I guess I am either "very lucky man" or just have a lot of common sense. If I did have to name something that scares me everyday, it would be the "Gotta poop but am nowhere near a clean toilet" scenario.

Private question, so all I'm gonna say is:

It involved a mix of 3 lines of cocaine, half a gram of meth, 4 police officers, 2 black guys, a violent bar brawl, a knife stabbing me in the ribcage, 2 prostitutes, a midget, a lawyer, and a 10 wheeler truck. All in one night.

Pasela at Suk 22 now offers beer for 45thb. That's really cheap for a club/pub, don't know how much you'll get for that price though.

42, you gotta start thinking about "quality" instead of "quantity".

I know, that's why I didn't go there. 45thb for a beer in a club/pub looks very suspicious to me.

I have an original copy of windows 8, quite a few weeks ago I got a notice from microsoft asking me if I wanted to reserve a copy of windows 10 free of charge. I took the time to fill out what they required and it will be available as a free download once it's out. Here's hoping windows 10 won't be full of nice but useless eye candy as windows 8, and will go back to the bare roots like windows XP.

Highballer

Pasela at Suk 22 now offers beer for 45thb. That's really cheap for a club/pub, don't know how much you'll get for that price though.

They're called Hiso's. The have a luxury car, wear the latest fashion, and have the latest gadgets. But I've seen where and how they live privately. A rundown house, a small room for under 8k a month, and piles of debts.

I don't even own a car, in fact, I haven't been behind a wheel for over a decade. I wear comfortable shabby clothes that are several years old, I don't even have a smartphone. I have an average, for a farang, income but spend it on more important stuff like my well serviced and very conveniently located apartment, smokes and booze, and top medical treatment. I have no debts and at 80k my computer is the most expensive thing I own.

Am I happy? Yes I am.

Oh dear, EVERYBODY HOLD YOUR HORSES! There seems to be an error in my definition. When it came down to it, I personally saw two groups: Rich people, and Hisos

Rich people were, as the name suggests, rich. Some show off, most do not.

All Hisos were wannabe rich people who all like to show off.

I had never heard of wannabe Hisos. In my dictionary that would have meant wannabe, wannabe rich people.

Time to update my vocabulary. Jeez, I hope we all agree on the definition of a Ladyboy, otherwise some of my posts would be very embaressing.

I live alone so all the money I make is mine, MINE, MINE!!!