tartampion

Coming back from Phuket (9 to 23 july).

Nai Harn has a few people, mostly local farangs or those stranded in Thailand (with relatives/parents sending them money). Swimming there is Ok as soon as you stay between yellow flags (Life Guards on duty). Big waves, rip current in the middle.

Phuket town always busy (99.9999 % thais), a few traffic jams (but much less without tourists).

I enjoyed Phuket when it is not invaded by mass tourism.

Traveled with VietJetAir, 10.000 bahts for 2, round trip.

I used Chai taxi to go to the airport. The cheapest of all (minivan, 800 bahts from Nai Harn to airport instead of 1200 bahts average).

Hope this helps.

http://www.chaidriverinphuket.com/chai_driver_in_phuket.php

A good link to read from top to bottom :

The true face of Thailand today

https://www.neeeeext.com/index.php?topic=260.0

23 hours ago, Orton Rd said:

She's just had a go at me now, somebody just delivered something and I answered the door as she was asleep as usual, apparently I was rude to her 'guests' as she knew the kids in tow. Silly me should have invited them in for a nosh up. Not loving her family is a favorite along with forgetting to wai the one she calls her mother (she's adopted) Then there is a permanent list of faults including you have no friends (did have before) you cannot make baby (bit of luck there then) and the good old if you don't like Thailand go back home. She used to like to go out now just wants to stay in all the time and watch Korean soaps, eating and phone, that's about it. Not really as much fun as it used to be.

Thais always right, Farangs always wrong (and skinflint). Usual <deleted> from Thai women for 99.999% of them.

Divorced after 18 years and one child with my ex. Happy life since, taking care of my child 90% of the time.

Celibacy in Thailand or short-term relationship (1 to 2 hours) is the solution.

Different cultures or interracial cannot mix together (see the global situation today in all countries) or you are playing poker with your life and taking big risks for your future children.

Thailand.

Almost #1 for murder percapita

Almost #1 for road deaths percapita

Come one Thailand, you can do it!

I agree. Even Russians are warning Thailand about their next boycott if they don't improve safety by all means (+ ... buses crashes/boat injuries/road accidents/outdoor activities/drug/alcool/AIDS/dengue/airplane crashes/ even ...Tsunami .....long list in Thailand !!!!!!!).

Why to be so susceptible ?

By all means people with HIV should be more concerned to don't spread their virus to the non-infected people around them.

Instead they should take all precautions to protect the others.

When you have kids (like me), everyday you like to come back home "clean" to don't contaminate them (shower at the working place) if you work in unhealthy environment. Right ?

I don't have HIV and I will not use their ustensils, even washed, to eat in a cafeteria. It is common sense, nothing else, and nothing about discrimination.

The paranoia of exclusion starting to spread even in Thailand ? Or another extravaganza from gays ?

very simple. because hey have been told from birth that white skin is more beautiful and dark skin is ugly.

I think because WHITE SKIN for Thais means working in office with air-cond (so rich and doing "clean" job), DARK SKIN means working in the street or rice field (so poor and having dirty job).

To be honest it is what thai ladies often told me. Snobbism spreading everywhere here.

I am also married with a thai lady for 14 years, we have one daughter of almost 9 years, and actually we are in my country during cold winter since 7 months.

I can just tell you a few things I have learned from Thais (my wife and her friends) since we are together

(so 14 years in thailand) :

- it is very difficult for thais to live far from other thais, they must have friends/relationships to speak thai and feel good.

- they don't get used to cold countries very well. Must stay warm place or get sick easily (20 degrees celcius less than thailand)

- lifestyle in europa faster than in thailand. Must adapt to higher speed (think/speak/act/work/.......).

- must learn proper local language, thais are used to have communication problems (always nod but understand little) between them (12 local languages with different slangs).

- food : most of them must live close to a chinese supplier (noodles/spices/soya sauce/fish sauce/...). Foreign food sometimes difficult (depending the foreign country).

Hope this can help.