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I think there are some companies which provide this service, maybe ask a Thai friend to dig through some Thai forums for options?

http://thaiprepaidcard.com/

You could also enable international roaming, and take a few scratch cards with you and top up from anywhere in the world, assuming you have GSM service and an AIS/One-2-Call roaming partner.

There may also be some options from within the AIS/One-2-Call eService's application?

http://www.ais.co.th/12call/en/topup.html

thaiprepaid gives really bad rates. 4.99 USD if you are registered member for just 100bht. That's a rip off. If you're a non member you have to pay 5.99 USD.

I used mobile recharge and they had service charges on top of the bad exchange rates.

why do so many westerners have problems learning oriental languages.

Also why do american blacks pronounce ASK as AXE replacing the S with X. Now that's a problem cos that will be racist.

Or let anyone not German speak the ch and sch.

It seems so easy for any German speaker but almost impossible for anyone else.

Can you show an example?

Does anybody know if they charge foreigners a higher price than Thais on their Ferris Wheel, I know they did at first then, after a bit of an outcry, charged everyone the same, but I've heard they gave gone back to double charging.

Anyone know for sure?

Yes they do. an extra 50 bht for foreigners. It wasn't shown on the sign though but i was with 2 thai female frens and she told me it was 200 bht for her and her sister but wanted me to pay for them which i didn't but i trust she is correct.

Fukkinese has also been referred to as taiwanese dialect but let's be honest about it the taiwanese chinese that speak that dialect used to come from the fukien region of china and not all fukkinese people are located in taiwan or china but all over the world especially in the south east asian region. There is also a difference in northern fukkiense called foo chow and southern fukkienese called hokkien.

Starting from the numbering system.

Thai:

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

soon, neung, song, sum, see, ha, hok, jet, pet, gao

Hokkien:

Kong, yeo, yee, sar, see, gor, luck, qik, peua, gao.

One thing of note is that i think for all chinese dialects or rather southern chinese dialects the number 3 and 4 sound the same just like the thai language, sum and see. Notice how the number 9 probably sounds similar too which is gao.

Singapore comes in tops no surprise right there and singapore English isn't considered the best in the world obviously. I can speak 2 languages which are polar opposites of one another Chinese and English and add in a few dialects. Certainly much better than some Europeans who claim to speak a few languages that are so similar to one another like Spanish and Portuguese.

Totally agree Snake! If you can speak Italian, then you'll pretty much understand Spanish too and Portuguese to a lesser extent. I lived in all three countries during my long career and although it was difficult to begin with, I loved when I was able to speak Italian The other two were then a walk in the park. I also agree that Singapore will be the tops in ASEAN, but no surprise there really.

In ASEAN, English will of course be the communicating language - ask yourselves why Singapore and Hong Hong have become the successes that they are? (they can communicate with the rest of the world - and thus also attract the cream of expat society)!!!!

[and okay , they had the only year round safe harbour and anchorages in the region]

Thailand will be left whistling Dixie. But then that's the farangs' fault - never been colonised, so why should they learn another language?

Archaic language with a ridiculous script!

If it (Thai) had contributed anything to civilisation (like Greek or Latin) or had some renowned literature (like Chinese) then maybe there would be a reasonable excuse for its continued use - but for God's sake, not even a space between words in its written form.

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To be honest the language of communication between citizens of ASEAN nations is english and not a language from around the region. This is different from say the middle east or latin america where arabic and spanish and not english are the lingua franca for the different countries in those respective regions.

Some thai people actually speak better mandarin or a chinese dialect better than english because chinese dialects are in some ways similar to thai.

In regards to the written script and no spaces i have a thai fren that writes to me in thai script and it's good that i have an electronic dict on my iphone but it's a pain sometimes to have to use the dict sometimes.

In regards to the spoken languages of europeans here's the part that is deceptive. Some of them will be boasting how they can speak a number of languages that not many people can accomplish like 4 and above and it sounds really impressive until you find out that these languages are so similar like the romance languages. Spanish, portugese, french, italian are quite similar and knowing how to speak 4 of them isn't as impressive as knowing how to speak 4 languages from totally different family trees. The problem is that some people get every defensive about this if you bring this up.

Singapore comes in tops no surprise right there and singapore English isn't considered the best in the world obviously. I can speak 2 languages which are polar opposites of one another Chinese and English and add in a few dialects. Certainly much better than some Europeans who claim to speak a few languages that are so similar to one another like Spanish and Portuguese.

Lived here and there....and compared to Jamaica this place is paradise. For this region Thailand for me is the best option. Live near Vientiane and go there often....now that is a real dung hole. Sort of like the Tijuana of Mexico.

So yes the weather, the people, easy lifestyle, no big brother atmosphere, moderate cost of living, great place to raise children, not many foreigners (in my area anyways) and good food.

Are you nuts? Jamaica is paradise it has dancehall. Have you visited the yardmen? Garrisons? Have you attended passa passa?

Heard that asia hotel and baiyoke sky are unclean. Anymore to add.

Your best example of advancement is the methods in which one cleans their anus? I am not sure most Thai people would like to be represented in this way.

It's just one example. Besides what's wrong in showcasing something as basic as sanitation to show how much more advanced a culture you would deem as inferior? It is always the most basic of things that one shows one culture is superior. Let us just assume the thais ate raw meat while you cooked yours. You would immediately jump on it like an enraged pit bull with its jaw locked unto the target refusing to let go. Would you follow the same line of reasoning that you used right here if i were to use it unto you? I could say your best example of advancement is the way you cook your food while the thais don't and i am sure you would not want to be represented in such a way you would immediately dismiss that without hesitation.

Would you expect a Thai person to shake hands in your country? What would you think of those who said, "I refuse to shake hands, it's not my culture"? I'd probably say, "piss off back to your own country then".

Of course I wai. It does take a while before one can do it properly and know when to and when not to wai.

Thank god for this eh? Did anyone call you a thai apologist already. Thank god the thais aren't chinese though seems like there are more "thai apologists" than chinese ones. Also i always wonder why farang have these double standards and seem perfectly fine with them.

because, as every civilized person knows, our ways have proven to be the best ways and the heathens would do well to learn from us!! lol

OMG surely this has to be said in jest. I reccomend you look up the using toilet paper thread and see how far more advanced and cleaner these heathen thais are by using the jet spray as opposed to that toilet paper that just doesn't clean as well. Anyway you ignored my question on the double standards these farangs have. Rude to everyone else thinks it's perfectly fine. Someone is rude to him and goes apesh!t.

I get this occasionally.

The response is simple.

"So I'm fat, well you're short. If I go on a diet what do you intend to do?"

Heels baby. Shoe lifts apply for both males and females. Easier to do than a diet.

Gentlemen ... please let's not make this personal towards Naam.

He states his position ... like it or not ... but he doesn't go you guys.

Lighten up and have some Fun ... Thailand's famous for fun.

Not trying to tell you what to do ... just giving an opinion.

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relax David. NY is closed, Asia markets are not yet open. i'm having fun

Are you an FX trader by any chance?

Would you expect a Thai person to shake hands in your country? What would you think of those who said, "I refuse to shake hands, it's not my culture"? I'd probably say, "piss off back to your own country then".

Of course I wai. It does take a while before one can do it properly and know when to and when not to wai.

Thank god for this eh? Did anyone call you a thai apologist already. Thank god the thais aren't chinese though seems like there are more "thai apologists" than chinese ones. Also i always wonder why farang have these double standards and seem perfectly fine with them.

 

 

Since this is a subject.

I use paper.

 

Question to you who use the spray:

How do you dry your butt and hole after the spray? Selfdrying in the undies??

 

 

If I were to use toilet paper all it would do is tear into very small, fine pieces and then I'd have to use the sprayer again to get it off.  Yes, I know...better quality toilet paper.  The little water left over takes almost no time to dry on the underwear.  I feel a hell of a lot cleaner than I did in the US using paper.  I'd love to bring one of those sprayers home if I ever went back.  All you need to do to control the pressure is give it it's own cut-off valve and use the valve to control the pressure.

 

 

I have installed Thai bum guns in my home in California. After seven years in Thailand I found I couldn't do without it. And adding a cut-off valve to control the pressure works well too. On my many subsequent journeys to LOS I have brought back about 20 bum guns for friends in the US.  What's most important is to buy the very best brushed chrome--no plastic parts and small nozzle bum guns because the heads sometimes blow off the cheaper ones and we don't have drains in the floor to take away the flood in an accident. I do worry about that sometimes but I'm not giving up the bum gun and so far have been lucky. The best manufacturer I have found is VRH. Not the least expensive but worth the cost.
 

 

This is what really really pisses me off about the supposed country that calls itself the best in the world? No drainage system on the bathroom floors? I used to stay in an apartment in the US and the bathroom had no drain so when i was mopping the bathroom floor i had to drain it inside the toilet. BS if you ask me.

In other countries with a drainage system in the bathroom. You spray some water and everything just drains off. In the US it stays there cos there isn't any drainage system. Talk about shoddy workmanship. Yes building a drainage system in a bathroom is really really tough work not to mention how many houses in the US don't even have fences around their property or it's some ugly looking picket fence.
 

The concorde is magnificant a pity it's out of commission.

Btw it says you need an ID if you want to upgrade to the new bandwidth assuming one's sim isn't on the new bandwidth. I don't wish to register anything.

Anyone washes di arse in the shower?

I have noticed that a large proportion of men in general i guess have hair missing around the temple areas.

Yes, they're called monks.

Well these monks would be odd having hair everywhere else on their head,

here's a pic

http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQVeR3mpn0r41Xs7ONIf0gcew2Wf04hYjpbncSBXvMVTMr8JcQlmw

It seems like men with obvious balding at the temple areas comb up their hair to expose them rather than to use their fringe to cover them.

I have noticed that a large proportion of men in general i guess have hair missing around the temple areas. Some females are like this too but somehow it just looks more distinctive in men. The problem is some men have this widow's peak hairline and so when they grow out their fringes and it covers the bald areas it makes it look like they are losing their fringe.

Doesn't help that many farang men just somehow seem to be bald by the time they reach their late 20s too but honestly how can you tell?

It's easy to tell with those that have hair missing at the top of their heads cos you can see a huge patch missing but not so for others.

I bought my AIS 12 call sim card last year around may period. When i put the sim inside my galaxy note it shows the connection as H+ so it's hsdpa speed but when i run it on speed test the results are dismal. Really bad so i suppose it's probably on the 800mhz bandwidth only but is there an actual way to check it or do i need to call AIS?

Spoke to a cso just now she told me you cannot extend the expiry via topping up the sim but by doing some actions on the sim like making a phone call or sending an sms she didn't specify if the call has to connect. I am overseas so i am not about to make a roaming call or sms so i just need to double check here with you guys if this is truly the case to extend your true move sim.

Btw i think when you are in thailand and stay in hotels without the bum guns pls be careful when you're using the shower especially those with the shower hoses you can take out and hold in your hand cos if they cannot extend to the toilet area you can be sure someone is washing his arse with it inside the shower area. Yup i did that in siam bayshore.

I bought a Rolex a few years back for B1000.

I asked the seller if the gold rubbed off could I get my money back.

She said that if the gold DIDN'T rub off he'd give me my money back.

It's getting worse. Tuk tuk mafia, jet ski mafia, lady boy mafia, and now fake watch mafia. Where will all this stop??

The Thais are all cowards so they need a gang (mafia) around to help if there is a "problem" with the sale.

As we all know Thais wont even try to beat up a foreign tourist if he know it's 1 percent chance he loose the fight

I agree in england and other farang countries the gang members there fight honorably and although are called gang members fight 1 to 1 or 1 to many.