Jungle Jim

If your unable to speak Thai at somewhat of a good level it is stupid to retire here and get involved with any Thai woman.

both seriously screwed up places. i avoid both

The FMP party morons should be banned from Thailand.

The Full Moon parties was the main reason, why I have always stayed far away from Koh Phangan. I was seriously planning to visit the island this year or early next year, but will now have to change my destination.

Somehow i get the feeling the foreigners are not telling the complete story. Just another reason why i avoid Chiang Mai.

Ever thought of learning to speak Thai? I think you live in a country called Thailand. In Thailand Thai's speak Thai. In Germany German's speak German.

What mystery ? Another foreign idiot who likely spoke no Thai gets involved with a bar girl. Happens every day yet millions of others will join him this year. Sorry no sympathy.

That's one down one million more to go. The majority of the foreign weasels and criminals are in Pattaya, Koh Samui, Phuket, Chiang Mai, and other tourist hang outs. The majority very questionable Euros. Wish the Thia government would give a reward for every one that got turned in.

I meant as far a shopping at a market or small shop. Besides it helps lessen rip offs . The Thai understands your not a typical stupid foreigner being pulled around like a water buffalo by your bar girl girlfriend.

For the two of us i average about less than 600 baht a day. This includes house rental, meals, travel, hotel, gas for bike, misc. Totally possible and it is a good life. Learning to speak Thai can save you a great deal of money.

How would learning to speak Thai reduce my rent/electric/water/shopping at foodland/car repayments etc etc etc ?

50 baht for fried rice ? yikes

5 - 600 a day on average.

That would include my 110 Baht breakfast, 4 or 5 large beers at 60 Baht each and a packet of ciggies. Sometimes I even go overboard and buy American fried rice @ 50 Baht!

Other days, depending on where I go or what I need maybe 1,000 Baht. My needs are simple and the g/f only ever drinks one beer when (if) I take her out

For the two of us i average about less than 600 baht a day. This includes house rental, meals, travel, hotel, gas for bike, misc. Totally possible and it is a good life. Learning to speak Thai can save you a great deal of money.

I totally agree with you and have been saying that since my very first day on the forum. Thank you for being brave enough to speak the truth.

Just another common foreign alcoholic with a Thai bar girl that ended very badly. Happens every day. If your dumb enough to date or marry a bar girl you deserve what you get.

What ever happened to Bob's bar ? Remember the idiot a few weeks ago that purchased a bar for his bar girl in Hua Hin ? Too many dumb foreign alcoholics flooding into Thailand. There will likely be another dead foreigner tomorrow.

Girlfriend? You mean Thai bar girl . Bar girl (girlfriend ?) + foreigner = trouble / often death.

Samui tends to attract a number of foreign criminals. Comes in third place after Pattaya and Phuket

i understand that there are numerous pot heads on your mystery island that live off in La la land (The Beach) . Without the weed most tend to be dumber than bricks already. Like many foreigners that arrive and live here believe that they should have the freedom to do what ever they wish. Tends to get most of them like yourself in trouble with the law or the Thais in general. Not sure what you expected and hopefully next time you forget where your at the Thai government will jail and later deport you. Keep On Smoking

When i saw Cha-Am (Hua Hin) area mentioned that explains everything. Just another foreign tourist trap with drunks/alcoholics . Curious how many foreign drunks are walking around with guns. Should all be deported.

Sadly foreigners like this are becoming the norm in Thailand. Wish the Thai government would make it much more difficult to visit or stay here. Perhaps the riff raff would slime its way over to Cambodia lot of these types are there already likely deported from Thailand and elsewhere . One of the many reasons i give the tourist slums a wide berth.

Dirty, boring, lots of foreigners that seemed to have drifted up from Pattaya with bar girl in tow. Often beer in hand if that is the type of crowd you wish to hang with

Another foreign criminal caught in Thailand. One down 99,999 to go.

Oh God forbid say anything positive about the Thais. I ask myself this question everyday. If the foreigners that live and visit here hate the Thais so much. Why do you stay ? Two reasons. And if you look deep and are honest with yourself i think you already know the answer. I would have done the same for my girlfriend without a second thought. Sacrifice your own life for another should be honored.

Not again. The old "Friend Of Mine" story.

In answer to many of the replies, where have I stated that it is me that wants to marry a Cambodian girl. In my case I have just married a Thai girl and I am very happy with her. Also where have I stated that the Westerner is older than 50 years old. So now that we have got that out of the way can I please have some sensible answers to the questions I have asked.

You may have got better responses had you explained that in your initial post.


Probably too late now.

Yes you should have started your post with

"A friend of mine wants to know"

your joking right ?

......With all the kook, GF problems, money problems, alcohol related problems, mental disorders, its no wonder why Thailand has

become a trauma center of the world for tourism.......an elephant ride before you slice your wrists?

And for all the slagging that Thais take in these forums, one can only imagine (and be sympathetic with) the views they must hold of westerners.

If there wer eno westerners in Pattaya................ There more or less wouldn't be a Pattaya worth anything!

It already is has has been for years. Just look at the foreigners and the Thais it attracts. The low of human kind.