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Suthep expresses belief more than one million demonstrators join rally

BANGKOK: -- Suthep Thaugsuban, secretary general of the People's Democratic Reform Committee, expressed his belief Saturday that more than one million people have come out or will later join the mass rally.

He was speaking on Blue Sky Channel at 10:30 am while leading the march.

-- The Nation 2014-03-29

OH BOY ANOTHER THAI PRIDE PARADE. DOESN'T ANYONE WORK IN THIS COUNTRY. SO HELLBENT ON SELF DISTRUCTION. THESE NO MINDS NEED TO READ THE ECONOMIC REPORTS AND WHAT THE INTERNATIONAL NEWS IS REPORTING ABOUT THIS COUNTRY AND HOW IT IS ON A PATH TO IMPLOSION.

It's just another one of those things Thais are free to do in their culture, not make eye contact or not communicate at all for that matter if they don't want to. And no matter how important it might be to do so or how easy. Eye contact is just one of many things in the communication tool box that is optional here. Lack of eye contact is annoying to us because we are raised thinking we don't have the option of not engaging via eye contact or in other ways unless there is a serious problem.

Thais have that right to blow you off and be left in peace, that's the culture. And who can blame them for thinking this way? The society is full of self-serving sociopathic superiors who could care less about anyone but number one and reserve the right to ask their inferiors to do anything. It is just not Mr. Roger's neighborhood round here. So, it is a kind of aggressive thing to insist on communicating, which I know I cannot help but do, particularly if the situation requires it and people are going to blow you off because they would rather space out. But it is one of the few means they have of self protection, the way I see it, it's what has served them in absence of rule of law or in absence of leaders and important people who have developed minimal boundaries with regards to respecting the rights, needs, wishes of others.

Tho that said, seems to me it is mostly the pathologically shy and insecure who won't make eye contact. The society allows many more of those people to enter into the main stream than would in many other socities around the world. Most people, I find, do look me in the eye enough. It's not our problem, is what I always tell myself. If someone doesn't want to make eye contact or communicate, I let it go, there's plenty of others who do.

With Isaan people there are plenty who will not respond verbally as well as not making eye contact when you might think they should. For example, to indicate that they have heard what was said. You will get it with many Bangkok taxi drivers, many of whom are from Isaan, as you probably know. You tell them where you are going and there is no acknowledgement of having heard. Some can even get annoyed when you repeat and snap, "I already know!"

My step-daughter and her kids are in the not answering or making eye contact habit. "Are you going home now," I ask. No answer and no eye contact. It is supposed to mean yes, or to indicate that what I think is correct, according to my step-daughter. I have politely explained many times how that doesn't work and it just looks as tho you haven't heard me, to almost no avail. I will ask the kids about what they are doing when I see them playing and doing something and it is like pulling teeth. I am trying to just open up a chance to share and what not, but I am not trusted at all it seems. I am seen as an obtrusion and nothing more. I know that there is no harm meant but It's more their loss, I really don't have the patience to be bothered that much.

My wife who spent many years in Bangkok knows this is not any way for the kids to grow up responding to people, so she is working on them. When she sees them doing it she insists they answer and look at who is speaking, at least look in their general direction. I just let it go because I no longer see it as anything I can influence nor do i have anything to do with it. My wife and I agree it contributes to a kind of self-absorbtion that creates all kinds of problems for self and others and she does not want the kids to grow up being these self-absorbed lose-face-at-a-drop-of-the-hat types who too spoiled to work with or relate with others in any way other than subservient-command position relations. She wants the kids to be able to function in a better Thailand to have a strong enough personality that they could listen and communicate well with others, get along and be generally helpful and productive. My wife is a rare person these days, I know.

But I am more cynical. Unfortunately the daughter has no experience of anything beyond her village and will not be able to help the kids look people in the eye, and generally try and communicate. I've seen some progress in that one of the kids is learning to ask for things he needs at age 9. The other who is 12 will not ask for anything ever. He's a sweet kid but there is this brooding, silent, sad person who doesn't talk much developing and growing up to being maybe a sulky passive aggressive adult.

There are many cases where people in Thailand reserve the right not to know, not to make the connection. It makes everyone's life in the office, school and home much more difficult and makes us all vulnerable to fighting and misunderstandings and being gossiped about to name just a few. I vascillate between thinking it is their right and saying that it is their right only to a point to refuse to communicate. I think the huge problems we see in this country are not only down to the poor education system but just the sense that it's OK to totally shut off communication.

HA HA HA. THE PROFESSOR SPEAKS. Who gives a rats a**. To each his own.

Look the other way mate, move on.

Your absolutely correct. Don't know where this guy has been or where is wife got her ideas but I think they both need their eyes checked and judge again.

Eye contact being a fight challenge LOL

So, who let this idiot on the plane in the first place?

Drugs involved also I'm afraid. It all hit him while on the plane. Fear of flying phobia.

Strange post for a country touted as a sex tourism destination

Read my reply further on. She is the financial bulk carrying rich Thai girl. No babies. You need to wake up Hardnedsoul your opinion close mindedNess is becoming a joke on this forum from what i read yousight try stand some time.

WOW another useless thread on here. Doesn't anyone subscribe to, "age is just a number"? Just to jump into this thread also.. I am 66 married for years to my bachelor degreed 29 year old Thai wife. Never has the age disparity reared its head anywhere we have lived or travelled.. That is until we read this persons weak minded self centered worrisome mentality projection onto others.

Maybe it is just a number; maybe it isn't.

As long as you accept and acknowledge that access to your money was probably more of a motivator for her than love (for anything besides money), who gives a toss? Not me . . . it's your life.

Just a quick question for you, though . . . on this "age ain't nothing but a number"

if your union produces or has produced a daughter, when she comes of age - say, 18 or so - if she brings home a 60 year old pensioner to whom she's given her virginity and tells you she plans to have his babies, are you gonna be ok with it?

Just askin' like . . .

Have a baby? Surely you jest. Snipped since 1985 besides my rich Thai wife has decided child birth is horrible and painful and wants no part of it. Yes I said rich Thai girl. She is a land owner owns 2 houses and a travel and tour company. She is carrying the bulk of the financial load. She will soon have citizenship in my country as well. She likes the honesty and loyalty and responsibility of and older man (ME)verses a young butterfly man flitting from girl to girl. Here's another saying for ya."if ya wanna be happy for the rest of your life make an ugly woman your wife" In my lucky life I found my gorgeous beautiful wife online chatted and cammed for over a year before meeting a marrying. By the way.... She thinks she's ugly. No matter how much I tell her she has a body to die for and she looks like an exotic international model. She says she black and ugly. I show her a black saying that's black. Your olive skinned and beautiful. So boys and girls I am a healthy. Fit 66 with a gorgeous 29 year old Thai girl who married at 24 one year after she graduated from university and one year before she inherited land and a house and started a tour. And travel. Company. She is now talking with Thai stores in my country about doing their ports for them while moving product from my country back to Thailand. Loving life.

Hardened soul sounds like he's over the hill himself lol. Such old fashioned thinking and he is taking toll. Go figure. Love the laughs available here from some closed minded thinkers.

Have a baby? Surely you jest. Snipped since 1985 besides my rich Thai wife has decided child birth is horrible and painful and wants no part of it. Yes I said rich Thai girl. She is a land owner owns 2 houses and a travel and tour company. She is carrying the bulk of the financial load. She will soon have citizenship in my country as well. She likes the honesty and loyalty and responsibility of and older man (ME)verses a young butterfly man flitting from girl to girl. Here's another saying for ya."if ya wanna be happy for the rest of your life make an ugly woman your wife" In my lucky life I found my gorgeous beautiful wife online chatted and cammed for over a year before meeting a marrying. By the way.... She thinks she's ugly. No matter how much I tell her she has a body to die for and she looks like an exotic international model. She says she black and ugly. I show her a black saying that's black. Your olive skinned and beautiful. So boys and girls I am a healthy. Fit 66 with a gorgeous 29 year old Thai girl who married at 24 one year after she graduated from university and one year before she inherited land and a house and started a tour. And travel. Company. She is now talking with Thai stores in my country about doing their ports for them while moving product from my country back to Thailand. Loving life.

WOW another useless thread on here. Doesn't anyone subscribe to, "age is just a number"? Just to jump into this thread also.. I am 66 married for years to my bachelor degreed 29 year old Thai wife. Never has the age disparity reared its head anywhere we have lived or travelled.. That is until we read this persons weak minded self centered worrisome mentality projection onto others.

If you really care. Grab him with some friends and take him camping till he comes down and insomnia leaves him. Let him get some sleep then whisky if needed and some good food and liquids. Then have a nice chat. Might take more than a week or two but don't let him out of your sight.

Wow! Another enormous thread with no end based on western ideals in a third world country. Crouch grabbing is an international pass time anyway.

Where are the moderators on this site? Why let this BS go on and on and on. Right about post 15 it starts to go off track into personal experiences.

There also is the possibility that the pilots turned off their transponders dropped below radar and the plane is now sitting on a runway somewhere being rebranded with all the passengers held as hostages until the plane is on its way to who knows what????

The BIGGEST expats should be the Druggie Pats. or Trapped Pats

To HelloHello123.

That is the most disjointed post I have ever read in my life (been some doozies on here).

You could actually either use some therapy or writing skills. For a guy who claims to be in an above average income bracket; I wonder what your employer thinks of your reports. Try to stay on topic. Is it about her like your post topic indicates or is it about YOU.

You have many questions regarding her life and lifestyle. In Thailand Bachelor degrees monthly pay is approx 12,000 to 17,000 baht per month, Masters to 27,000 to 30. I think you have found a kept women either by a government, a corporation or a man.

If she is a concubine of sorts for her company then I can imagine her income would be in keeping with her lifestyle. If your banging her hope your using double socks.

Based on your disjointed report you have a questionable lady her. Have you no guts to ask her all your questions, WHY us??

WOW DID YOU JUST WAKE UP IN A NEW WORLD CALLED PLANET EARTH.

The whole ranges of blame and whining you just did would be applicable to any location on this earth. Why did you feel the need to single out Thai women and a particular geographical location is beyond me.

I am sure this thread you created will have legs because so many men like you may or may not be sexual tourists to begin with thereby avoiding the police in their home towns and the higher cost of possibly health checked hookers.

I will watch for all the inane comments to your thread just like I got so bored with all the stupid comments to the How low of a budget to live in Thailand. WOWWWWWWWWWWWW!

Very interesting post. Wish it was from a Canadians or Americans perspective so I could understand all the UK acronyms

Gee Tim.

You are already busted by virtue of your confession of your intentions on this site and your IP address. The Thai authorities are very serious about what passes through their cyber space IE: slandering the flag and or monarch as well as scams/terrorists/money laundering /drugs et al

WOW! So expensive. $7,000 Cdn.

I am a Canadian and was advised by my Bank (ScotiaBank) currently owner of 49% of the Thai bank Thanachart Bank who own Commercial Bank Of Siam. It was suggested even though this ownership does not intertwine these banks as they remain stand alone; the security is in keeping with Canadian standards. Perhaps your Aus. bank has an international bank arm as well.

ATMs are as risky here in Thailand as in any locations not using chip technology. Be on the lok out for added magreaders or double swiping by clerks all normal cautions anywhere.

Wow A guy asks for help then rudely shuts everyone down. Hope he now runs into his 7 days of PR problems that a forum rude person deserves.

Given the use of faggot throughout your post I would guess you are probabley a racist maggot who in the post suggested beating and ending a life yet you claim to have paid the money thereby enabling this group in their successful shakedown and now you should feel proud as they move onto their next victims you weak, coward and terrible neighbor to anyone.

Way to expensive for 3 months but i guess if you like the features.

Wow ....! Some of the comments in this chain are so privately personally opinionated as to be totally ridiculous to even post about Thai girls/women.

The last one about it being "a step down the social ladder to be seen dating a foreigner and to be seen as a prostitute and a slut". Where this final end of his 3o's this guy gurgitated this opinionated thinking I can only guess it was the back room of a bar or an opium den.