schmokinn

Where did they get these reports from? Who issued these reports? If they have been "receiving" reports like these for quite a while, and they were credible, then why didn't anything ever happen in Pattaya or Phuket? EVER!!

Very simple, they signed, sealed and delivered those reports themselves. Just like the americans, they always know something will happen based on "chatter". Cry wolf comes to mind...

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Vikingen ? ? Why so very derogatory towards "the Americans" - must have a short memory: whenever there was any serious trouble in this world, the Americans were there first to sort-out the mess for all the rest of us, and all the while (before, during and after) subjected to the "scorn" of many . . . .

Well; this Viking ( and I am a real one !) for one, is very grateful to the Americans, since I didn't have to grow up speaking German . . . . . .

I owe a great debt to the Americans and state anything other than that would be totally insincere !

JK

Pattaya

you would still be speaking german if the british had not stepped in when germany invaded poland,the yanks came along far later and lent us money then troops.

please get your history right

and the main reason the yanks have been there first in so many conflicts is simply that they covertly started them

Having lived in London throughout the IRA bombing campaign and now the Al Queada campaign I cannot say I am unduly worried by these threats.

The difference with the Ira campaign though is that despite British paranoi the Ira never deliberatly targeted civilians.

really so i guess they must have been targeting the inanimate buildings,streets and cars that these people unfortunately happened to be passing at the time they chose to detonate the bombs???

i guess you beleive every bit of propaganda you read from the poor,poor souls in the I.R.A.

do you support the muslim insurgents all around the world too?

Buying gold definately is part of Thai culture ... However, this shouldn't be taken as anything else, but one of the traditional ways to secure one's family against poor times ... Although that mother in law is part of the family, well - traditionally she is just nosy: assuming, you're a man to be respected - it's all up to you how to secure your family, buy gold - or don't buy gold: state that you'd rather invest in some other "enterprise", which according to your judgement yields better means of family support ... the biggest mistake a foreigner can make ... is not to live up to the picture of a mighty man, who knows what he's dealing with ..

What, are you this guys' buddy? He murders this chick who is half his age and you think he should get just a couple of years in jail? Thanks for your opinion.

just using this quote as an example,and ok i may have not made the most posts here but it seems that a large amount of the opinion on these forums now comes fom people who appear make a few inflamatory posts and are never seen again.

guess the quality of the membership is taking a downward turn!

for my tuppence they should have both known better than to create a situation with a small probability of a happy ending and a high probability of tears and grief.

an equal balance of blame in my opinion.

crime of passion? for her the passion for money,for him the passion for a younger woman that could make him happy.

this is old news...as in 6months+ old.i used a crack on one of my pcs but left the other,about a month later it just reverted to normal and started downloading updates normally.

i think microsoft realised they would be causing more problems for legitamate users by not updating pirate versions.

one of there wonderful ideas that was not so good in practice.

regards scmok

I am sick of the farangs whose hatred of Thaksin stems from nothing more than them having to pay a few more satang for their visas

no it comes from the fact that i hate to see the poor thai people being ripped off and given no future by a person who is not even thai!!!!

i thought Americans liked fighting

Only a real WANCKER would make this kind of infantile comment ! !

why is it infantile is it because you dont like people comparing the truth of what you have done?

must be using remoulds , all part of the costcutting.

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for your information all tyres are remoulded on planes no matter what airline or country!!

stayed at the"Nepali" a couple of times but was less than impressed with the some aspects of the service and the seeming disinterest in providing even simple things like orange juice at breakfast!

anyway gripe over

anybody have any suggestions for good hotels in udon?

cheers schmokinn..

Haha didnt take long for Pattaya's defenders to come out..

I think we have a difference in opinion regarding Pattaya..in my case I have standards, and in yours..well your just content with living in a HIV infested sewer, good luck to you!

Try it though..ask any respectable Thai what they think of Pattaya...nah of course you wont..maybe too hard to open your eyes..easier living in dream land.

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probably sulking coz' even the katoeys woulnt look at him when he was there(and probably just the once for a couple of days).

its just like one big 24hr party...and if you treat it as such nothing is surprising

I wouldn't say I love em... but they were good at Live8 the other night..

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But I don't want to maary them.

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Marry not maary.

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but they were extremely good

Waht should you give?

As it is the rainy season now how about a gallon of petrol and a box of matches?

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u ######ing prick...if i could reach u i would slapthe shit out of you

my question is

1)am i right

2)what would be a good amount to give(as i have no wish to make other contributions look small or seem to be tight)?

thanks schmokinn

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1) yes..you're right sweet and kind

2) it depends on place that has funeral ceremony, ..and you can paid from 1000-10000bht (i put 10k coz u said"i would quite happily pay for the whole thing " ..

Bambi

PS..maybe ask for all they have to pay..and maybe u can support em ,10-15%

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thanks bambi...a great help cheers

my wifes grandmother has just died. i have met her once when she was in hospital spoke to her with respect with the little thai i know and gave her some money so she could enjoy a few luxuries while she was there.there was no mention of how ill she was but i could tell she would not be with us long,i believe she died quietly in her sleep.

my wife has not mentioned wanting to go back for the funeral,but the subject of what we should do has come up.as i understand it the whole family puts in money for her expenses.now i would quite happily pay for the whole thing but i believe it is the thai way for everyone to contribute.

my question is

1)am i right

2)what would be a good amount to give(as i have no wish to make other contributions look small or seem to be tight)?

i asked my wife but she says she has no idea(i do not think she has experienced this before)and not having any idea of costs i am stuck.

any information greatly appreciated.

thanks schmokinn

Obviously, he was blacked out and did something or said something thst pushed even the "greng jai" Thais over the limit.

I've seen a lot of Brits do the same...think they're back in the local pub, having a few pints, where rude behavior and aggression is a sport of some kind...I was attacked in Pymouth England because I speak with an Americam accent..luckily I fast enough on my feet (or was back then) to get away.

Some cultures have embraced the alcoholic culture that well.

He's on his way to the hospital again unless he cleans up. But  he's probabaly already a veteran of hospitals.

Just because he came half way around the world doesn't mean that he can behave in any manner he sees fit. He's probably just out of control and  came to Thailand (the Land of the Free) to try to get away with it.

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i doubt very much you were attacked even in "plymouth" for having an american accent,it is probably the fact that you were talking as loud and ig norantly as many americans do.is it some sortof belief that everyone is interested in the crap you talk on a regular basis??

sorry this is based on my own experience of americans outside the u.s.a.!

i lived there for almost 2 years"PLYMOUTH",and due to the place having nothing much but pubs it turned me into a virtual alcaholic.

funnily enough no one tried to attack me in all that time?

you work it out.

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A bad hair day schmokinn ..........

Not all Seppos are loudmouthed, you should get out more.

& buy a bloody dictionary before you post again.....

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i would apologise udon...but unfortunately i get out quite a lot and as i stated i find most americans obmnoxious.

if you are american i suggest you calm yourself about dictionaries as it is your nation that stole are language then "bastardized"it.

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As a Brit myself I find your posts boring, unfounded and lacking in grammatical prowess.

Bastardize that.......

ps Udon is an Ozzie , do you find them "obmnoxious" ( sic ) too ?

ps the Yank you said he got beat up for having an american accent sounds like a tit as well.....

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boring to you maybe....unfounded,i will presume that a mistake as i am speaking of my experiences..and i do not think you would call me a liar.

as for my lack of typing ability you would surely forgive me that??

yours schmokinn

Obviously, he was blacked out and did something or said something thst pushed even the "greng jai" Thais over the limit.

I've seen a lot of Brits do the same...think they're back in the local pub, having a few pints, where rude behavior and aggression is a sport of some kind...I was attacked in Pymouth England because I speak with an Americam accent..luckily I fast enough on my feet (or was back then) to get away.

Some cultures have embraced the alcoholic culture that well.

He's on his way to the hospital again unless he cleans up. But  he's probabaly already a veteran of hospitals.

Just because he came half way around the world doesn't mean that he can behave in any manner he sees fit. He's probably just out of control and  came to Thailand (the Land of the Free) to try to get away with it.

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i doubt very much you were attacked even in "plymouth" for having an american accent,it is probably the fact that you were talking as loud and ig norantly as many americans do.is it some sortof belief that everyone is interested in the crap you talk on a regular basis??

sorry this is based on my own experience of americans outside the u.s.a.!

i lived there for almost 2 years"PLYMOUTH",and due to the place having nothing much but pubs it turned me into a virtual alcaholic.

funnily enough no one tried to attack me in all that time?

you work it out.

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A bad hair day schmokinn ..........

Not all Seppos are loudmouthed, you should get out more.

& buy a bloody dictionary before you post again.....

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i would apologise udon...but unfortunately i get out quite a lot and as i stated i find most americans obmnoxious.

if you are american i suggest you calm yourself about dictionaries as it is your nation that stole are language then "bastardized"it.

Is she telling the truth......?

My TGF has gone to stay in the temple for a month. She first told me a month ago that she would have to spend time in the temple and she timed the visit to fit in with me leaving Thailand on short notice for a couple of weeks i.e. I fixed the dates not her.

Reason for her going into the temple is the monk told her on a previous visit she would have very bad luck and could die if she didn't. When I asked her if it she would shave her head like the buddist nuns I have seen she said no ...she called me last night and said she was going into the temple today but would call me from time to time becasue she gets out of the temple some times to visit her mother. The routine is two (2) meals per day plus a prayer and mediatation regime. When I asked the TGF the name of the temple she said she didn't know ....bit surprising since it is nearby to her village.

I would like to think it isn't a scam but there are too many areas of doubt plus I haven't heard of TG's going into a temple before ....I am minded to walk away from her applying the principle "if you think a TG is lying she probably is"

....any advice would be appreciated

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my wife told me the same and i have no problem believing her,the thing is she actually never went??

i think maybe her mother was pushing her to do this as she is very supersticious.

i think the outcome was maybe because she thought i may think the same as you.

i would say it is certainly something they do,and i dont find a month unusual now kn owing some thai ladies that have done this.

at the end of the day is it the emotional risk...or financial outlay you are wooried ab out??

from what you have said you have no reason not to trust her,if she were not thai would you worry..i think not.

just mho

Obviously, he was blacked out and did something or said something thst pushed even the "greng jai" Thais over the limit.

I've seen a lot of Brits do the same...think they're back in the local pub, having a few pints, where rude behavior and aggression is a sport of some kind...I was attacked in Pymouth England because I speak with an Americam accent..luckily I fast enough on my feet (or was back then) to get away.

Some cultures have embraced the alcoholic culture that well.

He's on his way to the hospital again unless he cleans up. But  he's probabaly already a veteran of hospitals.

Just because he came half way around the world doesn't mean that he can behave in any manner he sees fit. He's probably just out of control and  came to Thailand (the Land of the Free) to try to get away with it.

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i doubt very much you were attacked even in "plymouth" for having an american accent,it is probably the fact that you were talking as loud and ig norantly as many americans do.is it some sortof belief that everyone is interested in the crap you talk on a regular basis??

sorry this is based on my own experience of americans outside the u.s.a.!

i lived there for almost 2 years"PLYMOUTH",and due to the place having nothing much but pubs it turned me into a virtual alcaholic.

funnily enough no one tried to attack me in all that time?

you work it out.

I'm sure we'll all notice a reeeeeeeal big difference once a group as important as the NESDB have moved from occupations as trivial as "drawing up operational plans" to efforts so momentous as "thinking up economic strategies."

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i am confused....to my mind they are more or less the same thing???

This has got to be one of the most silly registrations i ever heard of.

The ways of getting around this attempt to control SIM's are too many.

Or how about simply using SIM's bought in Malaysia?

My bet is that there is another reason behind it all.

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how about they have someone clever enough to just reprogramme the info to anything they want???

just a thought

I would pay for MJ to go into treatment for a year (or however long it takes him to grow up), buy his recording company and FORCE him to listen to all my songs without earmuffs

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Personally i think just shoot him and burn his back catologue!!

put us all out of our misery

I'm from God's county of Lancashire!

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I apologise for the contradiction. But you are from the county next door to God's county!

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Don't be silly..............neither of you are near Kent

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obviously a huge mistake...u must mean dorset

where was the karaoke lounge? and why pay for drinks you never ordered?-peter

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dont think i have been ripped of at all in thailand,street sense works in any country.

maybe the fact people had been earbashing me about los before i got here helped.

all i ever hear in taxis is "whatever you want to give??"

if people opened there eyes and ears they would never get themselves in the situation in the firstplace.

I would rather walk 10 km to get a yummie SUBWAY sandwich than get a MCD-, KFC-, Burgerking-, Chesters- CRAP delivered to my doorknob   

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subway in pattaya deliver...sorry cant remember number

I used regular post. Phone cost about $200 usd.

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if i was a betting man i wouyld have money on somebody using it right now.

p.s.can i get 1000 baht on that??