PeaceBlondie

We don't cook faggots at our house.

I was born in Chicago and finished in Houston. Never lived in BKK. If you like BKK, enjoy it. Now I'm retired at the edge on a 200-years old village outside of San Hamphaeng. I could have lived in lots of places. Attitude matters.

Buddhism's pacifism is often ignored by Buddhist leaders and followers. Remind them what Buddha taught.

Judaism HAD the longest history of practical pacifism in history. It is now violent again. Christianity started out as pacifist for over 300 years, and has been 99% violent for the last 1,600 years.

If these religions based on scripture can change that drastically, Buddhism can change.

85% of Thais who already teach English, teach without understanding it, mostly in Thai. There aren't enough Thais who speak English, let alone co-teach with a native speaker. The Thai method of teaching English doesn't work.

We don't like Thai food?

Three expats, all of them Americans, in seven years have seemed fully fluent. All spent over 20 years here, mastering it.

Never met a half-decent teacher of Thai.

I can't read Thai. Even numbers.

Both of my Western women spoke lots of English fluently. I've yet to find more than one Thai who does, and she's happily married to a Thai. I know one Western woman who speaks Thai fluently; her Thai husband is bilingual.

My first daughter was born in San Antonio, and will never move out of Alamo Heights. I worked on South Padre Island; the twins live in Brownsville. I've been to England and Scotland and Republic of Ireland, where my kid lives. I lived in Puerto Chiapas, too.

Nope. I'm riding into town for the day.

If you're sure you'll make a 20-year career out of it and will never teach children or teenagers, CELTA . Otherwise, TEFL. Best, take TEFL in Thailand.

I remain puzzled by Brits who insist they're English. And care about soccer clubs and ales. I insist I'm from Texas ,

If you're qualified to teach international schools, year starts in August, recruitment starts now.

I've been having my hair cut for over 60 years. No hair stylist ever said or did anything suggestive or inappropriate. If they do, just say no. Or yes.

I live in a village that's over 200 years old. 40 years ago, infants still didn't learn Thai until going to pratom. They spoke Yon, a Yannese language.

I spent over 30 years impersonating a straight man, and impregnated my wife nine times (how many straight men did that?). The ex-wife sent me an anniversary message today. I sing bass.

My cardiologist is gay, but we've never discussed sex. The only way I knew for sure that my plastic surgeon was a female is because she attended an all-girls' school. I said Dr. Rashada was the prettiest eye surgeon, but she may be a katoey. The female hair dressers in Hua Hin knew I was gay, but it had nothing do do with my hair. One Pattaya resident said the katoey at the motorcycle shop spoke good English and did good repairs. So what's his sex have to do with it?

It's good to know Pattaya has katoeys who aren't cross-dressing prostitutes.

The failure to deduct and forward your income tax troubles me, too. SSI is mandatory before age 60, isn't it? A 12-month contract with 11 month's pay is bad, but I had worse.

Maybe so; I'm no expert.

Microns aren't visible. What you see is. Two different things.

It's all about saving face. It predates the Chakri dynastry. It is the foundation of Thai culture. Face is more important than the wai. Face is more important than Thai education.

Hua Hin beach is fine if you aren't downtown. If you don't get sick. But not at 20K a month.

It's all about saving face. It predates the Chakri dynastry. It is the foundation of Thai culture. Face is more important than the wai. Face is more important than Thai education.

If I am not off topic, did the famous sex researcher Havelock Ellis claim he'd never had an orgasm?