aclassiccigar

What an interesting thread        However, When my wife and I visit the family in the LOS, I also get the feeling (like britainmal) that some Thais will go out of their way and make it hard for the Farang.  But I suppose there is a certain element of people in all countries that resent other races coming in and settling in that country.  Take Tibet for example, China will not leave, how about the disputed country of Kashmir (Paki's and India) also Indons and Papua.

So consequently if the Thai Government decide to relax the rules on immigration it would be like open slather on Thailand, especially the Germans, Americans, Scandavians and even the good ol' poms would be in there like a shot. Most enjoyable

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Agreed...Obviously if another "solution" to the issue is presented - it will never please everyone. There is one in every crowd. As the saying goes - you can't please everyone all the time.

Dr. P - Well noted by another post - this does appear to be a slagging festival..

What about planeloads of skinny sex tourists?

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Well done Bob! ( hey Spoon! ) Not sure this was the concept or idea that the previous posts were shooting for...

Big C!

Hi Mowgli,

I usually hit balls at soi 18 - not the greatest , but quiet and nice service.

aclassiccigar

Hi Old Bean,

I am in Sukumvit - but could make my way out that way to meet up for a round sometime. What is the daily cost for play like? Being I would have to take a taxi as we refuse to but a car being in the city - that would be the only alternative for me for transportation.

Cheers!

aclassiccigar

( Chris )

Cheers Gents! 2 more days and the stitches come out - back to the local watering hole...any other good recommendations?

The hardest part of this mess is having to sit in the condo and sit in front of this bloody computer to kill the time! ( Not to say the tablets the hospital provided aren't "spacing" out the time!

No worries Bartender - LadyBoy, Taxi Driver...be aware ( no paranoid ) but aware of your surroundings and how much of the booze you partake in as the locals are keen on observing this. Even when I only had 1 beer with a mate - and was WITH someone who does not drink, things ( bleep ) happens...

Hi Stumonster...

Pretty much in a nut shell - walked out of Soi Cowboy as I always do....saw a line up of cabs....asked the first driver who was waving to us - if he could take us back to Soi 4.....He replied 200 baht ( which is not the first time of course that the drivers have tried to stiff me ), as I always do - said no. I stopped to look down the lane for other possibilities and he snapped and started swearing and waving a knife - yelling ( blank blank blank ) Farongs..... I pretty much backed away and started down the lane for a cab at the end of the line and the next thing I knew - I was on the ground with my mate pushing this guy off of me.

The Cops have done a background check on this guy after detaining him and me verifying him - and stated that he was a "moderate" ( love the phrasing ) - drug user. SO - after a looooooooooooong chat with a few other Farongs at the pub (no booze for a week! Argh! ) a few others mentioned that the local boys - drivers - a small group - in particular are "gangs" of drivers - who frequently move around together...and have no fear of doing harm to Farongs.. Not like I like to encourage a bad scene - don't need it , don't want it.. a fun night out is a few drinks and a few laughes with the boys - than home.

I do recall an incident near Soi 4 with a Farong and his GF trying to get into a cab and the driver actually got out of the cab and was swinging a pipe at the Farong...

SO - I am guessing , the driver may have been a bit in his own perfect world and felt Farongs would just give him any rate he picked. As I said before - I have been here 5 years and have done nothing different - same approach and same places.

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Right, &lt;deleted&gt;, but the good news is the cops have him in custody now.... Turning my back - with my mate still watching him - as he did put the knife away - guessing it was a visual threat only.., however the only missing bit was that he took the swings at me after we started walking down past the English Pub. I have been going to SCB for 5 years now and never had a problem, but it appears after having a chat with a few other Farong that the local boys are growing a nice size set of balls to do what they want - when they want - wherever they want.

It was a general bit of info to keep you boys in the loop - however if you do not want to absorb the details - that so be it.

Just an FYI to everyone ( not that this is not new news ) but a friendly reminder..

I was with a buddy who was visiting town for the weekend - we popped by Soi Cowboy - bothing major - but for him to get an idea of what it was like. 1 hour of walking around, not a major eventful evening, until the end of the hour "tour" when we went for a cab. I asked a driver if he could take us back to Soi 4...He stated 200 bhat ( not a large amount of money - but we ALL know the system - Meter only thing ). We said now, he told us we were Blank Blank Farong..Pulled a knife and we decided to walk to another cab. Within seconds I was on the ground bleeding from the left back side of my head and my buddy was pulling this guy off of me, as he was beating me with a large stick. We managed to have a taxi driver stop in the middle of the street - yell get in , and he brought me to the hospital. After 3 hours of X rays, 17 stitches and a split 7 centimeters long...we took a trip to the police station - where they are STILL looking for this "gentleman". Apparently from what the police were telling me - the local gangs ( for the most part operate and control the cabs at Soi Cowboy. )

Them as well. Telling them to "Go to ###### and I'll talk to you then!" may be satisfying but wastes oxygen.

Do the christian god-botherers go around killing people?

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The American people have just given a born-again Christian the mandate to continue, notwithstanding the "Go to ###### and I'll talk to you then!" you recommend.

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Correction.....Not the American People - try the politics of money and connections ( ever see Fahrenheit 9/11? ) to include outside support which can definately add to the confusion of where the majorityof "American" people have come from ( remember - the USA - the Great Melting Pot... People from all over the world immigrating to the US...)

Unfortunately I am based in BKK and do not have loads of free time to escape out of the city - however I am looking for someone who might be interested in playing a round ( beginner ) here in BKK. I shoot on average between 97 - 111.