OneMoreFarang

I wouldn't say above is my way of thinking. It is part of my way of thinking. It's like if I want to go on an exotic holiday. I can think about the beach and the palm trees and the wonderful hotel and all that. But I also have to think about if I can afford it.

Make sure you don't confuse nice pictures with reality. This is a nice example of what is advertised and reality (at least at some time).

But maybe you thought about: Can you afford to invite your favorite lady to dinner? Are you able to invite her to a holiday? Maybe buy her some nice shoes or whatever. I also never thought about it. But I accept reality. If I want to be together with a pretty girl who can easily get other guys, why will she stay with me? Because I am such a nice guy? Yes. Because I make her feel loved. Yes. But I am also sure it helps that we go to nice restaurants, live in a nice condominium, etc.

Also in Bangkok, in the middle of Sukhumvit, fewer ATM and fewer bank branches. Obviously it's nice for us to have lots of ATMs from different banks, but I was wondering since some time if those ATMs can be profitable. I guess they cost at least a couple of 100,000 THB each, plus service, maintenance, etc. How often do people have to use them so that the bank brakes even? Latest since Covid people do a lot more online transactions. And with the apps many things can be done which required a bank visit some time ago. I guess the banks have to safe money or they will go bankrupt.

Can you just f#%@ those women? Or do they expect hours of conversation about art and literature before and after?

That reminds me of a joke from a wine connoisseur: Why should I eat my wine in form of capsules?

Don't forget the moral superiors, with or without religious background.

My experience will happen maybe in a month or so. My renovation took longer than expected. But then, I never expected it to finish in a certain time. IKEA has for the next 6 weeks or so a promotion to get 10% discount on the good kitchen. I will use that. And I will do it myself. After I decided I DIY I had a good reason for myself to buy some nice tools. ????

how do you know that your whatever girl isn't doing stuff on the side...

Who criticizes them? a) Old women b) Guys who can't afford young women. Guys who can afford young women mostly agree that that is the best option.

If you want to dispose them, then just wrack the contacts with a screw driver or similar. Or use a hammer. It would be very much work to try to get them running again. Who will spend that time on a random HDD? And if you want to wipe the disk data there are many free tools. They work. Just google: wipe HDD tools

I wonder if we would ask those hard-working Thai women what they want, what would be the answer? I guess a variation of: A nice guy with a good job, a family man. We want kids together who go to a good school. And obviously we should live in a nice house or condominium in a nice area. Go to restaurants, holiday, enjoy life. Now a prostitute might say: I want a rich guy. Now compare A to B. Same same, not much different. The 2nd answer just sums it up.

How many of us talk with anybody about literature? There was a time when I read one book after another, fiction and non-fiction. Sometimes, but seldom, I talk to friends who also like books. I guess that is far below 1% of my conversations. Do I miss it that I don't talk with my gf about a biography of Einstein or the newest Stephen Leather novel? No.

The girls have the choice! Noi from the village can marry Somchai from the village. Or Noi decides she wants a different life. It's her choice. And most choices and not all good or all bad. There are compromises.

It seems that will follow me for until I die. But ok, here is my opinion: I like "traditional" relationships. The guy works and makes money. The gf/wife takes care of the house including cooking and cleaning and she has time for me. I earn enough that we don't need a second income. I don't like homework. My gf stopped working since we are together, now for many years. She is a great cook, and she takes care of our apartment. We often go out together in the morning, lunch, evening, whenever. That is obviously only possible because I work mostly from home (since forever), and she has no obligations herself to be here or there. Sometimes I meet friends alone, sometimes she does that, or she drives to the village for a few days, but mostly we are together. Fine with me, fine with her. With my job I go to many offices, and I "meet" many girls and women (and also some guys). I never had the feeling that I would be so much happier with one of those office girls. Many are ok, but kind of boring. I am sure I would miss the fun factor. But that is obviously only my personal opinion. If people want a hard-working woman, please, go ahead.

Have you asked them why? It seems some devices from some providers don't work in bridge-mode, even if it is an option in the menu. My provider, TRUE, supplied me with a different device which does support bridge more.

The father of my gf is over 60. He has what he would probably call a girlfriend. I am not so sure how many guys in this forum would want to have such a girlfriend...

That doesn't mean that the rich girl doesn't want to be invited. Probably she also likes rich girl presents. But then, I never had a rich girl and never wanted one.

How many western guys want a hard-working woman, possibly same age? And how many just want a hot girl to have fun?

How do these women know they want western guys when they don't even know how to meet them? Like: Oh, I saw these nice guys in some Hollywood movies. That's what I want. Until reality hits them. Western guys are different from Thai guys, often in many more ways than the women want or like. And obviously there is no such thing as the typical western guy. We are all different. Good luck, ladies. You need it.

And now try to explain that to about 70,000,000 Americans. They want more of that rotten fish head...

It's always interesting when Republicans clash. Win/win for the rest of us.

Correct. There is no logical reason. This is Thailand. Don't try to find logic where is no logic. You won't find what was never there.

No answer until now so let me try: One earth cable like in your drawing should do the job. But if you want to make sure that even in bad scenarios there are no problems, then separate cables are definitely better. If you ask for Thai regulations: I don't know if it is according to regulations.

I thought Thaksin is a retired man who only cares about his grandchildren. Why should he know about any secret political deals? Or did he lie when he said he quit politics? Is he possible still the leader of PT? Wouldn't that be illegal?