ATF

tgeezer, on 24 Jan 2015 - 11:20, said:

When Tiger Woods came to Thailand friends were excited and proud that he was half Thai, they changed their opinion of him very quickly when he equivocated in an interview.

I don't see how he could equivocate, the facts are undeniable. He has also spoken out with conviction that he is half Thai and half Black not 100% Black as many people tended to think.

Just get used to it, that's the way they roll.

I used to jump up and down when they brought me the wrong food order, now I just eat it.

Valium helps.

SoiBiker, on 24 Jan 2015 - 09:32, said:

mrtoad, on 24 Jan 2015 - 09:17, said:

The Lycra Man

Although Lukecan looks like he is promising contender

How interesting. Because given that 'troll' refers to someone who makes insulting or argumentative posts with the intent of disrupting on-topic discussion, I'd say you and your cronies are the real trolls here.

How many threads have you had closed due to your off-topic flaming recently?

After your miserable failure in the POTY awards here's your chance to shine. You've got my vote.

Louk means child and Kreung means half so it's not insulting. Normally Thais will say louk kreung falng or louk kreung yippon (Japanese).

A lot of the Thai movie and TV stars are louk kreung.

Lukecan, on 23 Jan 2015 - 14:12, said:

Haha old timers giving advice on life again, you guys talk about principle BS here but have no problems building a house for a girl you just met who is the same age as your granddaughter, or even less. Buuuut when your fellow countrymen asks for 100thb because he forgot his wallet you suddenly remember the word "principle"

I do take money from my parents, but never before have I paid for the company of a girl here. I use my parents money for myself not for others.I dont have a problem taking money from them right now as I'm still a student. But when I have my own job my spending habits wont change a bit. I believe in giving to people, the more I give I realized the more I received.

I rather take advice from a homeless person in Bangkok instead of a farang retiree who is after girls that are the same age as their grandaughter. Yes I'm generalising, because its what 90% of the single farang retirees are after here.

Making assumptions again. When you work? That's a laugh. You know that you have to wake up early and go there everyday or maybe you think you can flaunt in and out as you like.

Just carry on playing with your uncle's dingle dangle.

Lukecan, on 23 Jan 2015 - 11:01, said:

mrtoad, on 23 Jan 2015 - 10:51, said:Easy to give money away that hasn't been earned, nothing to do with culture

Easy to make up 100000 excuses instead of admitting you're cheap charlie The funnier part is actually telling the lad you dont have 100thb on you instead of saying no outright I would of respected the OP if he straight out said I dont lend money to people instead of making himself look like a fool there. Farangs in this country are really of low quality, thank god I dont hang out in places where these english teachers and retirees go

Just stand outside Nana Plaza and see how many times you are asked for money.

The dilemma the OP faces is two fold. Firstly he didn't work for a while because he had to get his passport renewed and WP updated and secondly which you have no comprehension of he is working with this person and is concerned that the guy may talk behind his back.

Since you have never had a job this completely goes over your head.

There's some info here

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/347959-need-directions-to-pathumthani-prison-klong-55/

SoiBiker, on 22 Jan 2015 - 16:30, said:

ATF, on 22 Jan 2015 - 16:23, said:

Bikey I know what type of person you are sitting around on your bean bags and Afghan rugs sharing pseudo intellectual discussions with your neophytes about how you can change the World. Sorry Buddy the World is what it is and we all have to make the best of it. Humor in my opinion is priceless even if it is at someone else's expense.

You couldn't be more wrong, as it happens.

But lets go back a little to your suggestion that we have a special area that's welcoming to all. How about instead of that, we have a special area of the forum where it's open season on anybody, and you can take the piss as much as you like?

Thing is, we have exactly that - the pub - and that's fine. We all like a laugh now and again. The problem is that some posters can't keep the humour in the area intended for it, and instead wade into threads in the general forum having a pop at anyone they feel is an acceptable target, slapping each other on the back for being so clever - and often getting the thread closed by the mods. Can you not see how detrimental this might be to the atmosphere of the forum?

No

YeahSiam, on 22 Jan 2015 - 16:27, said:

 

ATF, on 22 Jan 2015 - 16:03, said:

What you are saying is a load of PC, Socialist claptrap. I'd rather have the piss taken out of me by someone who's been in Thailand 20-30 years rather than some Pikey know it all tell me I can get around the law by doing whatever. TV is a reflection of the World with real people that's why I like it the way it is.

 

Yep "PC" and "Socialist" - the Thaivisa forum equivalent

of abandoning reason and debate in favour of pitchforks, torches

and cries of "Witchcraft" once they've exceeded the paltry

limits of their kerosene-powered intellects.

Well at least you have a child that will require love, care and attention. Let's see how you think 15 years from now.

SoiBiker, on 22 Jan 2015 - 16:10, said:

ATF, on 22 Jan 2015 - 16:08, said:

SoiBiker, on 22 Jan 2015 - 16:07, said:SoiBiker, on 22 Jan 2015 - 16:07, said:

Socialist? What the hell are you talking about?

Thaivisa is first and foremost intended as an portal for information for those seeking to come to or remain in Thailand. And yet you think its ok for us to belittle and mock them for discussing the kind of issues that people new to the country often face?

Yes

In that case, thanks for providing a perfect example of exactly what's wrong with this place.

Bikey I know what type of person you are sitting around on your bean bags and Afghan rugs sharing pseudo intellectual discussions with your neophytes about how you can change the World. Sorry Buddy the World is what it is and we all have to make the best of it. Humor in my opinion is priceless even if it is at someone else's expense.

SoiBiker, on 22 Jan 2015 - 16:07, said:

Socialist? What the hell are you talking about?

Thaivisa is first and foremost intended as an portal for information for those seeking to come to or remain in Thailand. And yet you think its ok for us to belittle and mock them for discussing the kind of issues that people new to the country often face?

Yes

Yes loads of fishing parks and sea fishing trips. Also the aquarium is good.

Mass tourism and the poor quality of the foreigners flooding into Thailand has destroyed the Thailand i once knew. And sadly the government wants more foreigners. The government seriously needs to rethink its policies concerning foreigners. The millions of very questionable foreigners pouring into this place is destroying it.

A lot of the social problems Thailand faces now stem from the Asian Economic Crisis of 1997. Prior to this Thais were a lot more respectful, cultured and better educated and also had a future to look forward to because Thailand had been booming up until this point.

The AEC caused a whole generation of Thais to miss out on decent schooling and their parents also had problems providing for them.

Thailand is now having to deal with this lost generation whose future is bleak in a job market that hasn't really seen a salary increase in over 20 years.

Totally agree.

I am not sure a lot of foreigners understand the sheer impact 1997 had on the thai people of all social economic classes ( except the elite). To see my work colleagues almost traumatized by the loss of their jobs ( unheard of previously) lower income families getting into debt etc..suicides when they got ill etc..

The whole country seemed to change, then the onset of mass tourism, the influx of retirees, the poor quality of the foreigners who came thereafter. The whole dynamic of the thai/ foreigner relationship also changed.

Place is unrecognizable.

As all countries have I suppose.

Jim the problem is not only in Thailand it's Worldwide. There is some sort of social experiment underway, instigated by whom I don't know, to create an underclass. Huge numbers of people in the US are living on food stamps and can't afford basic health insurance or care. In the UK people and families are living on charitable food hand outs because they cannot get social security for whatever reason. Conditions like this have not been seen since rationing in WWII. The gap between rich and poor has increased dramatically over the last 10 years or so.

Thailand is forced to keep wages low to compete and the tourist industry has sold itself short. I believe the only way for Thailand to improve is to raise prices and increase the quality of it's product. This is the only way that Thailand can attract the Quality Tourists it so desires. Unfortunately this will put an end to the employment of a lot of people working the low end sector, but things can't carry on the way they are. Thailand is now getting cheap and nasty, but it's still good if you can afford to enjoy it's better side.

The classic was 3 big bottles of Chang for 100 baht. Chang demolished Singha with that marketing ploy.