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Is it Thai law that all songs have to start with that same intro?

As for the guy,he looks like the sort of person you'd bully mercilessly at school!Did his mother tell him that because he's a Luk Kreung he should be a movie/pop star?

Actually, living in the back country of Nong Khai, we had excellent service from ToT. The key was to visit them, make jokes, smile a lot, and ask to talk to the technical manager. After my second visit, I expected them to send out a technician at a leisurely pace, but was surprised to find the same manager there waiting for me when I went home. He took a look around, removed the cover from the terminal strip on the pole, revealing two loose and badly corroded copper conductors. He cut the wires, re-stripped them and tightened everything down, problems 100% solved.

The office got a nice tin of Danish butter cookies for that one...and we always got prompt service thereafter.

No expense spared there,that should see their kids through school!

yes sure, what happened more than 90 years ago might change my mind!

I think the point was to help you become aware that your views on sexual morality are a product of your childhood social/cultural/religious programming rather than anything based on objective reality or "universal" ethics.

BTW yes "farang" does apply to women and men equally, and yes most of the farang women I know are much less happy about the sexual-culture differences here than the guys. I suspect that's got more to do with practical and personal reasons than abstract ones of ethics and morality, as the sex-positive "cougar" types, especially the "Toms" I know, seem to like it just fine.

Western women don't like it here because it's all turned on it's head.Asian girls chase the guys and Western women don't get a look in,it's down to jealousy!

The Lonely Planet guide to Thailand even talks about it on the introduction page of stereotypes you'll see here.The bitter Farang woman is called the 'Golden Bowl' or something like that by the Thais apparently!

I know I shouldn t have started to write on that forum, most of you have been here for decades, and as a fresh farang (not sure we can use this word for women), you can t see what I see....Basically I was trying to say that when one moves here, there a lot of shocking things (behaviour, couples...) no matter what you say. That s also where the reputation of Thailand comes from, land of smiles or land of sex...and If I moved here, it is because there are lot of bright sides, and I love it here...the daak side and I hope I would never get used to it, it that kind of prostitution all around. That's all.

But there is prostitution all around France and the rest of Europe also.It's not called the 'Oldest Profession" for no reason!

Mary Magdalene from the Bible was a prostitute!It's not about what's right or wrong,it's about what is!

I guarantee the refunds will NOT be honoured by Air Asia.Eight weeks to return monies to credit cards,utter joke,just to pass as much time as possible so you forget about it!

Let's return here in 8 weeks time,shall we?

Air Asia is the worst airlines... When are the rest of the people realize it and stop using them... I have.. To many bad experiences with them.... NEVER again...

Same with me,I flew from Bangkok to Chiang Mai,they charged me 3,000 baht for the ticket and 6,000 in excess luggage!

Joke airline supposedly in dire financial straits,the sooner they go bust the better!

A lesbian biker bar is only one kind of bar. Just as there are singles bars, couples bar, a go go bars, host bars, so are these many different kinds of lesbian bars. Do straight people hate lesbians? Do straight people hate gay people? Why do you imagine that lesbians or gay people would hate you? They are just not attracted sexually to you.

I am saying that because I went into a lesbian biker bar and before I even ordered a drink or opened my mouth to talk they tried to kill me. Trying to kill me I would think is a sign of hate.

I doubt if you have ever been into a lesbian bar in a big city (one with a lot of lesbians). They don't want you there. They want to hit you on the head.

Are you sure that's just a lesbian problem?

Yes. Straight bars no problem. Gay men bars no problem. Lesbian biker bars problem.

Lesbian biker bars are one of those things like Thailand; before one talks about it one should go and experience it.

Have you been having tea with Mr Tumnus recently?You know,in that closet thing?

Let's put this in perspective shall we?I know a lot of language teachers personally,teaching Spanish,Chinese,German and many others.To speak another language well you need about 2,000-3,000 words,to speak another language fluently,you need about 5,000 words!

So this politician claiming that he speaks 6-7 languages means he must know about 30,000-35,000 words,is he related to 'Rainman'?

It just doesn't ring true and reminds me of the ex-CEO of Yahoo claiming he had a degree in Computer Science,which he didn't and ultimately led to him losing his position.

As I mentioned before,he's a politician so it should be expected but wouldn't it be better to under promise and over deliver in a new job?

Something that few,if any,modern politicos seem to understand these days!

They aren't. Black girls are the best dancers. After that people with black blood. Thais are pathetic dancers. Dance isn't about gymnastics or preconceived moves, it's about expressing your soul through physical movement. In some ways the old middle-aged fat guys shuffling about on the floor are good dancers, cos they're expressing their souls. You can fool people with words but you can't fool people with dance. If you're young and strong your movements will be young and strong, if you're old and decrepit your movements will be be old and decrepit. If you lack imagination, your movements will lack imagination. If you fall back on cliches, your movements will be cliched. It's the highest art form, above poetry, above painting. It's immediate and without solace. It needs young, strong souls and has always been the refuge of the poor and disadvantaged. May it always be so.

Poor and disadvantaged?Tell that to the Bolshoi Ballet!

A Thai,Cambodian and Laotian walk into a Karaoke Bar...

Face is an Asian concept,it's exactly the same in Cambodia,Indonesia etc.

If personal attacks are removed first there'll be no replies to deal with.I wouldn't put up with being abused on any street in the world,so I certainly don't intend to put up with it on here or any other forum!

True cable/DOCSIS has been fine for me....super reliable (knock on wood). TOT was very reliable (up time wise) when I was on their 4 & 6Mb ADSL plans until I switched to True when True was allowed into my Bangkok moobaan....but the TOT international speed, especially for video streaming, sucked.

Same with me,over 20 Meg download speed tested many times,great service for 1,299 baht per month!

i have heard when someone has sex with someones young daughter and is caught, a form of sin sot is paid.

Is it called jail sot?

I do have to take issue with this guy's claims that he speaks Dutch and Portuguese among others!These are probably the two hardest languages anywhere in Roman Script,in no way is he fluent in all of those languages.

I can speak some of both and I know people who speak either fluently as a second language but I've never met anyone who can master both of those languages with just one brain!

Throw in Thai,Spanish and whatever else he claims and I'm afraid I have to take it with a pinch of salt.He may have an aptitude for languages but few people master so many,not even the Dutch themselves who all speak English,German and Dutch.A lot with a fourth language also,such as French or Spanish!

Lets get this straight. You have never met him, you don't know him and just because you only speak a bit of both then you claim that he is lying. Got it !

As a non-british person, I feel I have to say something here. It is hard to learn Dutch, but not impossible. It helps if you grow up in Holland.

I grew up in Holland. Speak it like a native. I have met many who have learned Dutch. They have an accent maybe, but completely fluent. I have friends who are fluent in Dutch and Portuguese (Brazilian).

I have not heard the new UK ambassador speak Dutch, but I did hear and see him speak Thai in the video. Very precise and structured Thai.

He was right when Mr. Kent said his teacher told him, to paraphrase, loosen up a bit. It was very formal and like a book. Almost embarrassing.

HOWEVER, A1 for effort on his learning the language! I can speak some basic conversational Thai, but this guy is good. Wish I was as good.

As always, people who are talented and personable are slagged off on TV.

This guy claims to speak 6 or 7 languages!How many people have you met that speak that many languages and do you believe he's fluent in all of them?

Apart from Pope Jean Paul II and Mother Theresa I can't think of any!

I do have to take issue with this guy's claims that he speaks Dutch and Portuguese among others!These are probably the two hardest languages anywhere in Roman Script,in no way is he fluent in all of those languages.

I can speak some of both and I know people who speak either fluently as a second language but I've never met anyone who can master both of those languages with just one brain!

Throw in Thai,Spanish and whatever else he claims and I'm afraid I have to take it with a pinch of salt.He may have an aptitude for languages but few people master so many,not even the Dutch themselves who all speak English,German and Dutch.A lot with a fourth language also,such as French or Spanish!

10 out of 10 for one of the most ludicrous posts on TV for sometime.

Do you know him personally,you sanctimonious old fool?

My Sony Vaio laptop has 4 SSDs of 128MB each in a RAID array.The memory alone cost nearly 2,000 USD!

i'm guessing there are typos in that post because it makes absolutely no sense whatsoever!

Not that I'm aware of,unless I'm misunderstanding a RAID array.I though it was just a load of hard/solid state drives working side-by-side,is that not correct?

That's the basic idea of it. But 128MB ? What are they, usb sticks ?

The Macbooks come with 128GB and Sony online were giving the option of 128,256 or 512GB so I just assumed that's how they were configured,in units of 128GB.Is that not the case then?

You guys amuse me... so you are walking down the street with your wife and child, ask someone nicely for a bit of advice and the first reply is ..'In which bar did you find your wife'? God I wish I was as perfect to be able to judge others' lives so easily.

The bar owner was clearly in the wrong by employing this underage girl,what part of that are you NOT understanding?

Excuse me Smartass, I was being serious. Go have another coffee and rethink a bit. Imagine some Thai girl in Europe etc with the name Porn sitting around the house and a bunch of foreigners asking her name. She replies Porn (chuckles heard everywhere). If you can't see how this could be potentially embarrassing for her because some farang overseas takes the piss because of her name. Carry on.

I have a good friend called Porn, and not one of my friends snigger when introduced, it's called maturity, but I guess we all find our natural level.

I have a Smeg cooker, but nobody falls about laughing when they see it, no matter what connotation they place against it!!

I remember a German Keeper called Semen, did all your friends giggle in unison at the mention of his name?

You can call it maturity or whatever you like but James is right on this one.

so if you were introduced to someone with a vaguely comical undertone, you would either laugh at them or encourage them to change their name.

You both lighten up this forum with not only humour, but quite profound intelligence.

I know someone who changed his name from "Pratt" after 60 years of people sniggering at it!

As I said, maturity grows with age, how old are you?

Excuse me Smartass, I was being serious. Go have another coffee and rethink a bit. Imagine some Thai girl in Europe etc with the name Porn sitting around the house and a bunch of foreigners asking her name. She replies Porn (chuckles heard everywhere). If you can't see how this could be potentially embarrassing for her because some farang overseas takes the piss because of her name. Carry on.

I have a good friend called Porn, and not one of my friends snigger when introduced, it's called maturity, but I guess we all find our natural level.

I have a Smeg cooker, but nobody falls about laughing when they see it, no matter what connotation they place against it!!

I remember a German Keeper called Semen, did all your friends giggle in unison at the mention of his name?

Would that be the German keeper from Leeds that played for England,David Seaman?

I think everyone's missing the point!

The OP bought a MacBook air. The real question is why?

Half the RAM capacity, SSD limitations, 1 USB port, and only 50% more expensive than the far more powerful MacBook Pro

What a horrible decision

Maybe it's a bluff and he's looking to do an insurance job?Sussing out the lie of the land?

OP get yourself to Manila,make sure your health insurance is up to date mind as you'll probably get shot as well!

Which bar did employ her at 16?

Not only is your post ill conceived, thoughtless and a bastardisation of the English language, but had you made those comments to me or most other members here without the convenience of anonymity that a forum such as this offers, I dare say you would be making a trip to the dentist

Why,it seems like a very reasonable question to me?Surely the bar was breaking the law in the first place,wasn't it?

Mr Keyboard Warrior!

Are you being rude or ignorant?

Neither. Just being realistic.

Please explain why you think you are being realistic?

If I start a thread about my children and wife would you ask what bar she worked in? You have no idea the OP circumstances and to assume the girl was a bar-girl is showing the kind of circles you hang out in, not reality at all but far from reality of Thai women.

Well first of all, which kind of 16 year old lies about her age and start a relationship with a roughly 10 years older man?

Certainly not the type with a proper childhood.

Second of all the fact that the 25y old guy falls in love with a 16y old can only be based on sexual needs / frustration from the older part. He even admitted that due to the language barrier he is unable to communicate with her properly. Communicate properly means more then "teelak, me you go shopping na.. ohhh lub uuu too mutt!" - so if theres no conversation going, the only other thing they could do is satisfy each other in the bedroom.

Fact is no sain 25 year old dude falls in love with a 16y old girl which he can barely communicate with. That speaks volumes about the mental state of the father of the kid.

Not trying to start any kind of drama here, just stating the OBVIOUS facts.

Shouldn't you be in the Thai-language forum with fluency like that?

No one has said that lesbians "hate" men. Where did you get that idea? They are just not sexually attracted to them.

Did you ever go to a lesbian biker bar? Are you nuts?

A lesbian biker bar is only one kind of bar. Just as there are singles bars, couples bar, a go go bars, host bars, so are these many different kinds of lesbian bars. Do straight people hate lesbians? Do straight people hate gay people? Why do you imagine that lesbians or gay people would hate you? They are just not attracted sexually to you.

I am saying that because I went into a lesbian biker bar and before I even ordered a drink or opened my mouth to talk they tried to kill me. Trying to kill me I would think is a sign of hate.

I doubt if you have ever been into a lesbian bar in a big city (one with a lot of lesbians). They don't want you there. They want to hit you on the head.

Are you sure that's just a lesbian problem?

You can even go a couple steps further, use two stage authentication, and print out a short list of revokable one time keys for when you are traveling. Then if you lose your laptop you can still access your accounts from a web cafe and it will be safe

I've traveled with my MBP, my issue is it doesn't always fit in room safes. So I also bring a cable lock and attach it to something in the room if I'm going out. Or I bring my smaller netbook (if I don't need to work at all).

My answer is a Samsonite suitcase with combination lock,my travelling extra-large safety deposit box!