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When we return from our extended trips outside Thailand, it's all good for a while but the needle begins its inevitable slide back to zero.

My personal tether seems to be about 12 months, then I'm looking for the exit. ????

39 minutes ago, freestyle said:

Past year we have been flooded with the headlines  "thailand legalizing marihuana".

So why all this fuzz over a few plants.

 

Why don't they make up their mind.

Don't rely on headlines.  You gotta read the article. 

8 minutes ago, 473geo said:

Nope no insult to your wife, I'm sure she has more than enough to put up with must be very special, more a comment your repeated attempts to knock Yinn for being herself on Tvisa, for me she stands up to be counted, for you somebody to knock, so be it.

Good on ya', mate.  

8 minutes ago, Odysseus123 said:

Doubt it.

 

Wanna have another go Mr Woo hoo?

 

Otherwise your post resembles Sam Waterson's remark..

 

"The sure sign that there is intelligent life in the Universe is that they have never tried to contact us."

Did you just call me Mr. Woo Hoo?  That's a low blow, even for you.  Long as you don't call me a farang, I'm good.

Just now, 473geo said:

Apparently lacking the confidence to come onto Tvisa and display them.....unlike Yinn

Ooooo, limp wristed insult to me wife.  Got my blood boiling now, Mr. Man! ????

2 hours ago, Odysseus123 said:

Is that all you think of Thai women?

 

Well here's a pretty kettle of fish..the males flee from the West usually because they are alcoholics,concrete and brain dead-to seek solace in a Thai woman's arms-only to begin denouncing Thai women too..

 

It's monumentally boring and lacks class,good will and understanding-let alone any form of intelligence-which rednecks,bovver boys and bogans rarely display.

 

The Thai will end up "Dunkirking" you in the end.

 

They are trying very hard at the moment.

Male feminist outrage?  The old 1-2 farang dirtbag lower than rednecks, insult meme!   Woo hoo, you go deep over a bastardized line from Full Metal Jacket!   Lighten up, Francis! ???? 

I dig my wife.  She's awesome first.  Thai second.  She's got some views on Thais and Thailand that'll make your eyes pop. 

2 hours ago, Jonnapat said:

Decent shorts and a nice shirt should be appropriate enough in a hot country.

Can't imagine why Thais are so pernickity about such things. 

From what I recall on TVF about 2 years ago, this dress code thing was the brainchild of a mid-ranking Immi officer somewhere in the BKK HQ puzzle palace.   I'm sure he got an AttaBoy for putting forward a "Good Idea" to tighten up on the sloppiness. 

Right around that time, I went to my Immi Office for a 90-day or extension (can't recall exactly), and was tickled to see all the I/Os were in traditional Thai costumes.  Seriously.  Grown men and women, government law enforcement agents who, on one hand, act tough and demand respect on Monday, then are compelled to play dress up like Kindergarten students, on Tuesday.  Except for the lady office boss, who was surveying operations with a stern face as usual, in her tight, military style uniform and spit-shined bunny rabbit house slippers.  ????

39 minutes ago, Yinn said:

I did not know you the girl, sorry. 

Welcome sister!

 

 

 

If some farang think farang is a bad word. It maybe cause the problem.

So I just try to help everybody understand it not bad word.

Make peaceful together is better right?

 

 

I not have time to answer everyone. I am very popular. And sometimes not understand the question.

 

I work at hotel. The hotel do everyday. Many many. No problem

 

 

Correct. Sorry. I not want.

 

Yes, farang is NOT impolite.

 

not forget the TM30 na.

 

55555555

 

 

Witch. Now white knight? If someone agree when I say true thing they are the White Knight?

 

I think you feel intimidated by Asian woman.

 

 

I used quotes from you guys.

 

 

Slaughtered, witch, white knights. 

Not be jealous people agree with me na.

 

Spy? 

 

Ok sister. I learn Thai for my business/career. Ok

 

You confuse me. I never say I go school in England. Someone else. Not me.

 

Help make farang feel welcome to thailand. Peaceful. Help them understand many thing. 

 

No, many more worse that one. 

 

 

You not make sense.

Dude, you need to go back and Edit some of the suddenly normal grammar and spelling.  Come on, bro, "Wut you name? Wear u flom? Mee lub u long time, ching ching, laaaaaa".  ????

5 hours ago, Yinn said:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I think good good idea to watch the video BEFORE post. 

Because if not, nobody understand, just want to argue. The video say it not racism, I say it not racism, and the posters who can speak thai also say it is not racism.

 

if you want to imagine yourself is racism, up to you. Look like you look for problem. What can I do?

 

Ps I just copy that video from another poster Danny Carlton today. Nobody have problem with him post that.

 

But when Yinn post the same one. Is ......

 

 

 

555555555

You know how is TVF.  Now look like you trolling for reaction.  You get reaction, and you acting suprised.  5555555. 

If you want talk farang pasa Thai, go make post in Thai Language Forum. 

Just now, Max69xl said:

"However, this topic has been done so many times and it always goes the same way."

But still,you can't stay away from posting. Right?

I knew that would be a door someone would walk through.  Congratulations. 

57 minutes ago, Yinn said:

MY THRED, my rule.

 

please,watch the op video BEFORE post comment. This thred not for arguement. Just for learn.

 

Thankyou. 

I appreciate your good intentions and that you are somewhat new to TVF, and might feel you are bridging gaps and facilitating understanding.  

However, this topic has been done so many times and it always goes the same way. 

Taking the "Me Teacher You Student" attitude is misplaced.  Like teaching the alphabet to students at University.  And then trying to herd cats.

Wasn't this a "thing" about 1 or 2 years ago?  Might be a boomerang. 

Got traction for a while, BKK/CW was hot and heavy, seem to recall this "Good Idea" originated from there. 

My Immi Office put up the required sign.  It got moved around and wound up in a far corner with the broken queue ticket generating machine for a while, and then gone.

Hopefully the TM30 "good idea" follows the same, well-worn path.

3 hours ago, 300sd said:

Guess this could have some effect on Medical tourism.

 

Seems to hinge more on costs than chancing it with the education/background of medical staff.

For the Arab sector, obtaining some services they may not be able to at home, or perhaps not without embarrassment.

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Earlier this year CNN broadcast a documentary comparing the respective costs of medical treatment at Bumrungrad and at hospitals in the United States. The report calculated that the presenter could fly to Bangkok for two nights and get a colonoscopy, MRI scan, in-depth blood screening and a consultation for a sore shoulder for $4,300.

 

According to CNN the average cost of receiving this treatment in the US would have been $43,000 USD. So, while a combination of falling oil prices and improved local health care is persuading patients in the UAE to stay at home, hospitals in Thailand such as Bumrungrad still have tremendous appeal to medical tourists from other territories.

https://www.thenational.ae/business/uae-residents-spurn-medical-hot-spot-thailand-with-home-facilities-among-best-in-world-1.217829

I shy away from Thai Docs, had a few strange to very off-putting experiences.  For routine/preventative things, I'll drive a few hours down to BKK and see Dr. Nick at Mission Hospital.   When it comes to medical, for me, there's no subsititute for being able to discuss and ask questions in native English. 

Another example, as if one is actually needed, that Thais are not a homogeneous group of universally polite people.  Each is as different as the next, but with commonalities from culture, parents and social conditioning.  Same as westerners.  The only antidote to the root cause of ignorance and lack of exposure, is information, experience, and exposure.

IMV, like others, the use of farang varies by context and tone and use of other words to emphasize the meaning and intent. 

Little kids in the village pointing and shouting, "Falang, Falang!" used to be amusing.  Now I just roll my eyes and hope they find a way out of their Po-dunk village existance into the broader world.  Maybe even get a passport and travel outside Thailand someday.

2 hours ago, paddyfield7 said:

We went there for 4 days/nights in September 2017. Living in Chiang Mai, we flew to Suvarnabhumi and had a limousine transfer to Kanchanaburi, which took maybe 2.5 hours. We stayed at

 

https://www.uhotelsresorts.com/uinchantreekanchanaburi/

 

which is probably the best hotel in the area, but still very affordable. Nice restaurant and lounge directly at the shore of river Kwai with excellent food and certainly a cold beer in the evening. River Kwai Bridge and the museum is within walking distance. For little money we booked a private boat showing us some places of interest including the cemetry. Sad experience if you are familiar with the needless fights which happened there.

Second the linked hotel, stayed there a few times. 

The U is a bit further down the track from the main resort/bar zone so it's nice to have your own car or on-call transport.  That.  The higher price.  And visiting during the weekday, it's not overrun with tourists, who often come and go loudly at odd hours of the night, and/or pile into facilties enmasse.   The inmates escaping BKK start filtering in on Friday afternoons.

So it felt like a private resort with free run of the relaxing seating areas along the river, pool, and we were often the only ones having breakfast on the terrace overlooking the river - chow was fine but we usually ventured out for dinner elsewhere at night. 

Downside, but with a positive offset, is the standard rooms are small, made tighter by the large size beds.  Upside is/was the mattress, pillows and linens are high quality, so once you tuck in, it's a great night's sleep.

On 9/19/2019 at 8:30 AM, FredGallaher said:

Yinn, you are more outspoken than many Thai women, but definitely Thai.  Girls in general (inc Thai's ) might me more reserved at first, but watch out. There is a lot of pressure in the bottle once the cork is pulled. 

Thai in public are mostly complacent and don't complain. They are always polite and mostly non critical. But, in private they are different and have deep thoughts. Perhaps the animosity of this forum allows you to say what's really inside.

Most farang don't see this because they don't speak or understand Thai at an adequate level. Most Thais don't have the command of English you have, so discussions are limited. 

This forum is useful in many regards, but is not representative of my views and many others in regard to Thai people and Thailand in general. It's usually the same few that post a lot of garbage. Others that disagree (probably mostly agree with you) get drown out.

Thanks for your needed contributions.

Good comment IMO.  Although I wouldn't agree that Thais are "always" polite, but in broad strokes sure, "mostly" non-critical and compliant, which may be one factor leading to the unhealthy "pressure in a bottle" dynamic you mention.  

When I was learning Thai, and at other times when I was made aware of what others were saying and the context, I was frequently disappointed, which can be a hard pill to swallow at first.  Especially for the Rose-tinted Glasses crowd who work very hard at maintaining a protective delusion that Thailand is an exception to the rules found virtually everywhere else on Earth, and that Thais are child-like homogeneous droids with perma-smiles, and unflappable dispositions, thanks to Buddhism. 

A telethon! 

24 minutes ago, DrTuner said:

Removing the flavors would likely make 95% quit, the others would add potentially unsafe food flavorings themselves. It's just darwinism in action so no worries.

 

Another thing, Juuls seem to be 59mg nicotine, which is utterly insane. I use 0-3mg. There should be an upper limit around 18 or so.

Wow, I didn't realize that, never looked at/used a Juul.  

Mate of mine uses the Salt Nic 35mg.  Said he takes 2-3 hits on the pod in the morning before work, good all day until he gets home, doesn't even think about a cigarette.   I've never tried the high test stuff.  Tried 6mg once a few years ago, sent me into orbit.  0-3mg is just right for me.

Just now, giddyup said:

Because if you seriously hurt someone it could send you bankrupt.

No, I get it.  Bit of a rhetorical question for OP.

2 hours ago, quandow said:

why continue with the "money in the bank" method?

Do you drive a car here without a license?  The ramifications aren't all that terrible.  At best, you can give a cop a bung on the side of the road and be on your way.  At worst, in an accident, insurance you paid for may not apply.  But, the odds are in your favor, so why bother with a license?  Or insurance for that matter?