DerekMarshall

If he is worried about saving their culture, he should urge them to do away with smart phones (all phones) and ride elephants and buffaloes around.

Oh, oh... and go waaaay back to their true culture and make all the women topless again. THAT is part of their true culture. Yes, naked boobs are part of Thai culture. And that is something I would stand behind and fully support.

Yet when ever a farang girl goes topless there is whole craze of "not polite, not our culture..give respect" like the 3 Thai girls songkran few years back dancing topless

(ok wrong because they were so young) at songkran 2011. The rang of thai media and..culture minister was nothing about the ages of the girls (13,14 and 16) but about being topless. Holy Sh*t the songkrang godess is depicted as erm..topless and nudity appears a lot in Thai art and sculptures!

I few years back I met a lovely old lady, must have been about 70! spent 35 years working as a chef in Canada saved up with her husband bought a small guest house with bar and restaurant below which she ran. her comments about Thai culture were very interesting, coming for a Thai lady. "there is a new Thai culture, not the culture when I was here when I was young. If you wanted something you worked hard for it. Now, everyone wants something for nothing! with their hands out looking for the rich man (did nt say farang or western, just rich) and dont want to work, the want something for nothing" she went on to explian that she did nt like the new Thai culture!

I think it's nice that prayut wants the people to go back to some of their old values. must people critisize everything.

Why is it any of his business what people choose to eat?

It is his buisness as he is into promoting happyness in the Thai people. It is hard to be happy when your health and the health of your loved ones is declining rapidly.

The health care costs of looking after a sick population can be horrendous.

The Wheat that is grown today is just a shadow of the wheat that was grown 50 years ago nutrisionally anyway. The yield per acre has gone way up

at the cost of food value. Rice is grown in huge quantity in Thailand so money does not have to leave the country to buy it.

I don't know how much wheat is grown locally here. Anyone have that info???

Take a look at some of the other posts on this thread: Thai white rice is not nutritious at all, nor is the copious amounts of sugar they use even in their savoury dishes.

and Pong Chu Rot!

In our village, I am looked at as a wierdo or insisting no MSG in my som tam, a dish of lovely delicious fresh veg and few things more. Very healthy until it is laced with that carciogen and brain poison!

He got the slogan wrong it should be.

"Let them eat cake"

Cake is a very popular and attractive girl in my village. YOU got the slogan wrong should be.

"Let them eat out cake"

I love my in-laws. They're a goofy, hard working, fun loving bunch. Any time they want to visit, I take it as an honor that they feel comfortable enough to come. Perhaps you might try a different tack. Try not to look at their visit as a barbarian invasion. Their lifestyle and customs may not be your cup of tea but after all, they are putting out the effort to visit and spend time with you. I've found that being generous, kind, and accommodating when my in-laws come to visit has earned their respect bordering on admiration. Whenever my wife and I reciprocate with a visit to their homes they treat me like a true member of the family and, even though they are poor, offer me first class hospitality. Your experience may be good or bad, but how you handle it will definitely influence the outcome.

Bejesus..you into wife in law swapping by any chance?

Count yourself lucky - at least you got a weeks notice.

Normally i find out the day before but only if i spot the tell tale sign of my wife cleaning the bathroom herself.

You need to train the wife better mate!

Tried that - suggested she didn't use a dirty rag to clean kitchen worktop so now she just uses her sweeping brush after doing the floor.

Big mistake getting rid of Lampard.

You on the yabba again mate? Chelsea participated in approx 60 matches last season, Lampard started 15 of them. You don´t miss what you have nt had!

Same reason I don´t miss shagging the girl next door..cos I never had her!

I have. She wasn't that good.

Ah so you were the farang ladyboy that done her!

Dig a trench, call in the armed forces by sending an SOS to the Thai Visa Liberation Army. Hold tight until we arrive with back up´s! .

Seriously word No is NO N-O many Thais do not understand that word be firm!

Myself, said no all the time, especially when it comes to money! and relatives staying. Had an offer of a brother and friend. Aye right! we were staying in mere room while between houses!

At the mo..yep I am 6 months staying at the in laws paying nothing more than bills and food for the parents in exchange for help with the baby.

Give em an inch they will take a mile, give them the hand the will take the whole arm!

Fake visa problems or what ever and..head off somewhere nice!

A smart solution might be to fake interest in a other female of the family....Than automatically the wife will block all family meetings

Genius!

Count yourself lucky - at least you got a weeks notice.

Normally i find out the day before but only if i spot the tell tale sign of my wife cleaning the bathroom herself.

You need to train the wife better mate!

Dig a trench, call in the armed forces by sending an SOS to the Thai Visa Liberation Army. Hold tight until we arrive with back up´s! .

Seriously word No is NO N-O many Thais do not understand that word be firm!

Myself, said no all the time, especially when it comes to money! and relatives staying. Had an offer of a brother and friend. Aye right! we were staying in mere room while between houses!

At the mo..yep I am 6 months staying at the in laws paying nothing more than bills and food for the parents in exchange for help with the baby.

Give em an inch they will take a mile, give them the hand the will take the whole arm!

Fake visa problems or what ever and..head off somewhere nice!

Big mistake getting rid of Lampard.

You on the yabba again mate? Chelsea participated in approx 60 matches last season, Lampard started 15 of them. You don´t miss what you have nt had!

Same reason I don´t miss shagging the girl next door..cos I never had her!

Get in there and charge them for it you plate smashing Greek! or at very least a % of the sin sot!

Seen better looking birds hanging off a farangs shoulder!

Also, if the mother has no contact with the father, at what point can the girl apply for a Thai passport? 18?

Youngest birth! My kid was what less than 8 months old got hers. By herself no idea at what age.

Here is a shot in the dark...emergency travel documents from nearest Thai Embassy? followed by getting passport/ Thai ID card if older than 7 when in the country.

A Thai passport requires the approval of both parents.

She can take the child on the US passport and sort out things here. On show of the Birth Certificate the child is eligable for extensions of stay without further requirements.

Got my daughters passport about 3 months back. Certainly don´t remember signing anything. Done in Thailand though with Thai birth Certificate.

I was in New York City's Central Park in the late 70's walking down the West Drive which was closed on a Sunday. There was a guy there sitting on a bench with his wife and young son. I said Hello! although I never stopped walking and he gave a big smile and Hello! back.

The guy was John Lennon with Yoko and a young Sean.

He isn't smiling anymore...

Yeah he is decomposing

nanai road patong or soi paradise patong got rooms for 2000-8000 baht a month..

any contact info or names of places?

At this price range you must get there and talk direct to the owners. Get a m/bike and drive about looking for the 'for rent' signs.

nanai road patong or soi paradise patong got rooms for 2000-8000 baht a month..

any contact info or names of places?

Interesting stat for you lads if you haven'y read it already in yesterdays Guardian. Costa scores nine in his first seven games. Torres took forty-nine games to reach that total!!

An interesting stat in all newspapers Chelsea top 5 points clear!

Anyone know cheap low cost room to rent in Phuket (anywhere, beach preferred). I am looking for just a simple, safe small (15m squared in fine for me) room, fan or AC. Must have internet and at least close where food can be bought.

Price range cheap, say 5or 6k /month as I dont intend on living there long time just for a 2/3 of months to cure a horrible skin disease. And I will have to travel back and forth to my main place of stay, which is far far far away!

Thanks in advance.

Anybody want an insight into Financial Fair Play?

No need, Just look at the money brought in winning the CL, followed by EL, followed up by CL semi finalist ohhh and the money brought in selling Mata, Luis, Lakaku and so on as well as getting real big earners like Torres, Lampard, Cole off the payrol.

Stay off the yabba Kurt Rams bottom!

What more do you want? A fkcing blow job.

or van Gaal.

Yeah, i know mustang, but the constant fouling to stop and break up play, the little bits off the ball, its all deliberate apparently the pro's call it 'game management'. its all i f-- k in hate about football and really genuinely i believe it's a danger to the beautiful game, make it ugly and reduce the chances of us losing its a rip off and fucin idiot football fans just go ,, oh its alright, we won,, and unfortunately its a skill that's relatively easy to acquire and Chelsea ATM are probably the best at it, to me its a shame your probably gonna win the league with that being a major component why, and your not alone all's getting better at it.

Actually highly inaccurate. Chelsea play with the ball and allow the opposition to have it when not in posession and compress space with two tight lines of 4.until we regain possetion... Like our 2-2 Draw at the Camp Nou in Barcelona, no fowling no dirty tackling just compressing the spaces and choking the opisition! 2-0 down 44 mins played 10 men on the park, both Center halfs off (one sent off other injured) and drawing 2-2 against apparently worlds greatest side ever!

Next time you watch Chelsea play, watch what they do when they do not have the ball, they all run back and get into position and mark spaces and compress the oposition. Chealse are the hardest working side out there at the moment.

Now time for wee quote "You don´t have to be the best team, you don´t have to have all the ball, Dont even have to play pretty football. All you have to be is the team that wins" Jose Mourinho, his team talk prior to Inter beating Munich 2010 Champions League final.

nicely summed up exactly why i dont like the 'chelsea' way,for me as a football fan its an entertainment and the 'Chelsea way' is just not good to watch,

Not sure about your assessment Rijit. Graham Poll thought Chelsea should have had 1 red and Arsenal 3 reds. I may be wrong but I don't think Chelsea are a dirty team........anyone know where there is a disciplinary table for this season??

Howard Webb thinks Man United should play with 5 at the back, 5 in Midfield and 3 up front!

Hmmm P45 and DerekMarshall....you can't have 2 accounts Pishflaps

In me gob Cesc

What you on about Numb nuts?

Only place I have two accounts is The bank, one for my money, and one for money I hide from the wife!

You'll learn Derek, you'll learn.

Met a chick in Spain called Belen, I used call her Bell end..