Lobin

The long winded point I'm trying to make is that Chiang mai faired very well compared to these major tourist sites

faired well if you like panda bears, elephants and spas that is...

knobhead

bikes

just a bit of fun

.....................You people are all totally crazy. Youre either judging him because he's black, because he's a martial arts instructor and fighter, because he's english. because he's a falang... .........

Sorry to be pedantic, but I don't believe one can be both black and a farang.

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Hi

I was wondering if there is any opportunity for a farang for work in web design in chiang mai? I have about 5 years experience and can make shopping carts and web sites for hotels and so no and so forth. I am here on holiday at the moment but am thinking of becoming an "expat"! How much could i earn around $2000 per month?

I was thinking of advertising in the bangkok post.

Thanks

had a few friends here tried the same, thai and falang

working for a company here, dont expect to make any more than around 25-30K THB, (and thats good), students now come out of the womb making shopping carts/flash blah blah blah in their sleep and do it for astoundingly low dosh. better money in bkk of course

go it alone, set up a company, put the man hours in getting the business and sure, the sky is the limit, reap what you sow. but then you might not have much of a social life for a few years... and some,

edit - as D-Aitch says, all depends where you clients are as to how much you can charge them!

rather a couple of Gay people - one Thai and one German who complained.

a gay couple complained about it?

ooooh the bloody bigots!

Don't act so innocent anyway, who do you think you are fooling?

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Chiang-Mai-s...-T-t240645.html

you obviously could not see the tongue in my cheek for that one

you pro-paraders are obviously forgetting about freedom of speech and the freedom for people to have differing opinions, and just because someone else opinions differ from yours , you call them bigots. does that fit this definition?

bigot - a prejudiced person who is intolerant of any opinions differing from his own

and as another poster mentioned, if heteros were to organise an event purely for heteros then they would be seen as being offensive and prejudice.. so what the difference when a gay parade is held.

Go ahead and have your rally, see if we care. I am sure if you organized it, it would be offensive, you can't seem to help it. It sounds like you want to do an anti-gay event. A gay event is not anti-straight, it is simply pro-gay. You don't seem able to grasp the difference. As most people are hetero, most any public festival is already a hetero dominated event. Not enough for you? Greedy, are you?

my god, do you not read posts? i am not anti gay! i am anti gay parades!

its you that cant seem to grasp this concept.. i dont want to do a hetero parade, i never have done, dont you get it?!

why do people insist on pushing their beliefs on the masses??

Hi Title says it all really

Does anyone know what conservative groups in Chiang Mai have petitioned the Governor to ban the second Chiang Mai Gay Pride parade please?

Thanks!

Shall be printing NGAP t-shirts and selling them on the day.

Who is offended?

lighten up and get over yourselves for goodness' sake.

no its the gays that need to 'get over' themselves, its about time that they realised that they are NOT the only gay in the village, and it is quite a normal thing to be a gay in thailand, so why the h_ell do they need to shout about it? we got it, your gay, so what?!

If gays want to be acccepted they would be better mixing with others rather than organising events purely for their own glorification...

exactly, gays are segregating themselves with their own actions.

and as another poster mentioned, if heteros were to organise an event purely for heteros then they would be seen as being offensive and prejudice.. so what the difference when a gay parade is held.

lets have a white and proud rally shall we?! hmmm dont think that would go down to well either. am i bigoted? no i just have an opinion, just like everyone else, but i dont go marching down the street having parades.

HIV awareness, ok, gay and proud? our survey says.. uh uuuh..

do what you wanna do, but why shout about it?

I have a question for all those who don't see a need for a gay parade: do you also not believe there is no need to try and prevent the spread of HIV and the loss of young Thai lives that results from it?

i think that there is a need for doing so, and a worthy cause, so why not have a parade to make people aware of HIV, rather than a gay parade? or are you saying that gays are the main cause of spreading HIV??

[/b][/u]I suspect you are a rather confused individual. One day a "lesbian" and today a heterosexual making an offensive remark about the nature of homosexuality.

confused oh yes indeed i am. offensive comment, how the in the hel_l is that an offensive comment?

Nothing against gays, they make the same contributions to society as everyone else.

But why the need for a parade?

Most everyone knows their own sexuality - can't it just be left at that?

110% agree with this, why do gays need to have parades? are you trying to advertise that you like a bit of bum fun or something?

we dont have heterosexual parades, is it some sort of recruiting mission?

people can be who they want to be, but this just doesnt make any sense.

Geo W Bush has left the world (not just the US) a legacy and a half.

and left himself a nice little bank balance to boot... if he was a Thai PM there would have been a coup and he would currently be in ... well whereever he is now!

If every one learned the basics "you can't spend money you haven't got" we wouldn't be in the shyt that we are in at present.

once again, how very VERY true.. credit nation is over, and thank god it is, live within your means, its that simple.

as for the rates, i am assuming GBP to THB, going back to what they were before this, i wouldnt be too sure with that one either.

You ever heard of Jim Jones

what has he got to do with this? from what i understand it as, this guy just wants to dip his wick into some things and feels the need for some justification in doing. the justification seeking from anyone on this or ANY forum is absurd. i dont see the need to seek it from anyone, why make waves?

but then thats just my thoughts.

The CM Forum has the coolest mods.

mate your nose could not be any browner right now, even if you were called browny browny brown nose...

take a rest!

having observed various forums within thai visa over the last year. Id like to proffer up an opinion. ie

Chiang mai forums' most vociferous contributors are mainly middle aged "western men" who are either single, gay or disenfranchised. or possibly all three.

When I say single I mean no decent self respecting woman would go near them with a shitty stick. Ive got so many female friends who totally abhor the "scum" that post on here. Thinking them. Dinosaurs. idiots. bigots. fat, gross, ugly, OLD: in a bad way.

Chiang mai forum is the most visited site on the thai visa forum ?

Members seem to have OCD.

Bangkok, hua hin, phuket et al seem to get a lot less traffic and less hate filled responses.

Perhaps people there actually have a life to live.

Just a suggestion, old boys, put your collective hands in your pockets, spend a few baht, enjoy whats left of your sad old lives and stop living through this easy medium.

just a gentle suggestion

superb!

a fight against blinky bill, ajarn et al and a lesbo, cant wait for the outcome of this one.

bring it on!

and for all you out there, i am a lesbian myself so am not being prejudice!

I think that it was quite possibly true in the past, but now that reverse osmosis water is so cheap and redily available.....it is nothing to be fearful of, but it makes me wonder about exposure with showers and swimming pools??

also not sure if its a consideration with regards to grown produce?

dont let ajarn know, dont want to burst his little paradisal bubble..

interesting reading though

Quite looking forward to that topic, but some over zealous moderator removed it before it could get going, whats that all about.

Censorship at its best... So much for freedom of speech. Looks like we are all being trolled by a bunch of little hitlers?

Simply, I think it's a Bullshit article

why is it a bullshit article? because you live here in this 'paradise', so surely nothing could attempt to upset it?

just look or try to look at doi suthep some days, it isnt there! david copperfield couldnt do a better job. the amount of illegal burning that goes on, i am not surprised!

...We are aware that there is a big sign saying no dogs but hey this is Thailand and everyone else ignores it so why shouldn’t we? ...

..Are we being unreasonable?

yes you are.. sign says no dogs, so you just ignore it? and your reason for doing so is a whiney, 'well everybody else is doing it!' piss poor excuse really.

Yes T.i.T. and i think that you are acting like a T.I.T