PeaceBlondie

homophobia, a word far newer to English than homosexual which was coined mid-19th century, is defined more broadly than most -phobia words. It includes the hatred of homosexuals. Most ignorant people are both anti and afraid.

Phobia does not mean hatred. it means fear.

But maybe I misunderstand you. I do not find your post clear, " far newer to" ,

Can you explain the last sentence - using most and both is not clear.

phobia is ancient Greek for fear. Thus most newly coined -phobia words mean fear of the other part of the word. E.g., agoraphobia, fear of crowded places like markets. homo- is ancient Latin for man.

Almost as soon as homophobia was coined as a word in the 1970's, it came to mean both fear of same-sex actions, and hatred of the persons who do them. Linguists decry it as improper, but the coined Greek-Latin mishmash means both. Most people who fear gay sex also hate it. That's my opinion. I never met a gay who hated guys who shove their willies into females.

Also, could someone kindly let me know when school terms and holidays typically fall in Chinag Mai and what time it typically gets dark (1800?).

Cheers

Today is equinox; sun rises and sets abruptly at 6:14 local time. Never daylight savings; days vary from 13:20 to 10:40 hours. Northern hemisphere; very short and mild winters.

Jessie, there's a hole in the bed

I can't change my Av!

Just keeps come'n back to this one.

baboon, no offense intended or taken. First Diet Coke's on me.

My partner is very Lanna. North-Eastern Thailand is not Lanna. We lived 10 km south of Cha-Am; that's not South(ern) Thailand. I question how many Isaan families sell their daughters, etc. My Lanna partner finds Southern Thai food too spicy.

To avoid these problems you can

1. Switch to mag wheels and tubeless tires

2. Buy high quality inner tubes

3, Be sure to use a good mechanic

The OP needs Thai geography lessons.

homophobia, a word far newer to English than homosexual which was coined mid-19th century, is defined more broadly than most -phobia words. It includes the hatred of homosexuals. Most ignorant people are both anti and afraid.

You do better with tubeless tires and mag wheels. One slow flat for me, in over 64K km.

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/3-Flat-Tyres...ke-t297843.html

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Pattaya-Chia...93#entry3041593

Everywhere on ThaiVisa, No need to repost an opening post early in a thread. USE FAST REPLY button further down. Thank you. PeaceBlondie

^ Guess which mod is annoyed.

Everywhere on ThaiVisa, No need to repost an opening post early in a thread. USE FAST REPLY button further down. Thank you. PeaceBlondie

"Thanks again, any idea if I can purchase this CD in Bangkok? "

MapQuest, a CD published by ThinkNet, 2007 in Thailand.

In addition to Mohammed's hotel, there are other hotels and guesthouses that cater to gays and advertise it, but you don't notice them unless they are literally flying the gay pride flag. Today at lunch, I sat in a restaurant with my boyfriend and the owner of a competing restaurant chatted with me. Both restaurants are owned by gay farang but you wouldn't notice that. Our gaynesses were not mentionad.

Maybe that helps explain the supposed Pattaya volunteer farang 'police' behaving like paramilitary hooligans. Maybe the Pattaya news clippings portray typical times there.

sassie, welcome back to a real Thailand.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Job-losses-e...066651.html?x=0

The depressed US economy is forcing many US older, unemployed workers to take SS retirement earlier than planned.

The much-quoted 'negative savings rate' in the USA was always hog slop. FICA and SE taxes force workers to save. Their homes were investments until recently. Millions had company pension plans, IRA, Keogh, 401(k), teacher plans, etc.; and they gambled in equity markets.

I also recommend MapQuest, a CD published by ThinkNet, 2007. All of Chiang Mai province, zoom in and out, etc.

I was wearing a lap belt in the family car starting in 1956; shoulder harness installed in my Vauxhall in 1962; required by USAF to wear motorcycle helmet in 1961, etc. If being a teacher in Thailand is on topic, my best student, a Thai genius, died from brain injuries sustained in a crash when stopped at a light; no helmet.

I bought a Thai full-face this month for 500 baht ('farang price' ). Better ones are around 1200 baht.

Good luck on Koh Samui.

No matter where they come from you got to admire their panache !

Aussies call them "Larrikins"

Let the Thais help the Thais; they can. It makes merit.

Most drivers/riders in CMai usually obey most traffic signals.

Only my experience, but I find more people going through red lights here than in the uk.

Yes;, CMai city is not designed for autos.

Is Wachirawat the blue-rocket school behind Carrefour off the Superhighway? The one that was paying non-native "English" teachers the pathetic sum of 20,000 baht per month?

I find that all of these factors compound the problems

1. Alphabet non-Roman

2. everythingisruntogetherandihavenoideawhereonewordsentenceparagraphorvolumeends

3. Vowels everywhere, nowhere, under, over, left, right

4. Tones

5. Teaching methods are usually farangophobic

Actually, based on everything I've ever read, I'm sure a WP is required for a single minute of volunteer work. But, I'm often mistaken.

Some good clips from US media last night (thanks, Donnyboy). Good PR.

TASMANIANS.

There is a big difference between Australians and Tasmanians and fortunately there is the Bass Strait to separate the two.

In like Flynn.