georgemandm

37 minutes ago, chiang mai said:

 

No, it's more that we live in different Thailands, you and me hence we see different things. I'm sure if I lived in Pattaya and and hung around bars all day long I'd see what you see, thankfully I don't. And as far as the rest of Thailand is concerned, I can't think of any places outside of the tourist areas that have what you describe, it's therefore a localised problem rather than a country wide one as far as westerners are concerned.

Sorry I have seen them out side of the  tourist industry , it is not just there , it is all over thailand.

but more so in the tourist areas .

38 minutes ago, chiang mai said:

 

It's only Westerners who refer to it all as the sex industry, Asians, Chinese and locals will almost certainly point to culture first. The role of the female in Thailand has always been subservient to the male and sex has always been a massive part of Thai culture, only the US presence here during the Vietnam conflict brought it out into the open and began to involve Westerners. Part of the problem is that as the role of the female in the West is elevated, womens lib and equality et al, Westerns look increasingly at the sexual aspect of Thailand and say, that's wrong, you shouldn't do that. But Thailand has been doing that for hundreds of years and with all due respect to your good lady, if she doesn't know that is the case her education is sadly lacking because most Thai's do know.

 

"The documented history of prostitution in Thailand goes back at least six centuries, with overt and explicit references by the Chinese voyager Ma Huan (1433) and subsequently by European visitors (Van Neck, 1604; Gisbert Heeck, 1655 and others). It is certainly not a new phenomenon, though it may have been exacerbated by the Japanese occupation during World War II and by the extensive use of Thailand as a "Rest and Recreation" facility by US forces during the Second Indochina War (c. 1963 - 1973)^[20][21]

Thailand has an ancient, continuous tradition of legal texts, generally described under the heading of Dhammasattha literature (Thai pron., tam-ma-sat), wherein prostitution is variously defined and universally banned. The era of traditional legal texts came to an end in the early 20th century, but these earlier texts were significant in regard to both the writ and spirit of modern legislation.^[22]

In the twentieth century a variety of laws relating to the sex industry were passed, including the Contagious Diseases Prevention Act of 1908 and the Entertainment Places Act of 1966.^[18] Prostitution itself was made illegal in Thailand^[2] in 1960, when a law was passed under pressure from the United Nations.^[23] The government instituted a system of monitoring sex workers in order to prevent their mistreatment and to control the spread of sexually transmitted diseases.^[1] The 1960 law was repealed by the Prevention and Suppression of Prostitution Act, B.E. 2539 (1996)".

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Thailand#History

My thai did know about it  , I did not say she did not know about it ok ,but she did not know it was like it is and so bad and ever we're .

yes you go on about the sex industry ok we all it know it is the oldest  occupation in the world.

But here in thailand it is  terrible , but not up to me to fix it , up to the thai people and the thai government.

I have seen things here in thailand that just blow me away and no I am not a sex  tourist , I just go out some times for a drink with the boys for a little bit of fun .

And of what I have seen I would never see it like that back home .

So until the thai people and the thai government fix it thailand will not get away from being the sex  Capital of the world.

1 hour ago, Mitkof Island said:

I ain,t going nowhere. Hopefully the Thai government will get rid of them soon. Wow! your blind or on something special.

Mitkof look mate now the way you get the visa in to thailand has changed a lot and it will stop most of them coming here I hop .

like me I had to do my  retirement visa back in Australia , can't do it here now and back home had to have a  police check , so it should stop all the bad ones coming here now from Australia that is .

1 hour ago, n210mp said:

 

First of all MitKof please when you answer a quoted message write under the quote box and not within the box becasue it looks as though you have made no comment and what you did write within the  box or quote is coming from the person you quoted from.

 

Secondly I tend to agree with your comments but if Thailand had not been encouraged to be the sex capital of the world by those in charge then it wouldnt have been so attractive to the "wronguns" in the first place , would it?

Very , very true sometimes thailand has it self to blame because of the sex  Industry .

was just talking with my new thai lady who did not know much about the thai sex industry last night , I ask her did you know how bad the  prostitution was in thailand before you meet me and she said no I had just hreard about it .

and before all the smart c get on here and start having a go at me ,no she is not a hooker she is a good lady .

we have traveled around thailand a lot and you can't get away from the sex industry here .

4 minutes ago, Don Mega said:

 

Ok.

Thanks 

2 minutes ago, Don Mega said:

 

 

Ok.

Ok I am not stupid like you think I am , but my English is not great and there is a  reason for that,  so before people like you and others on here like you put someone down because there English is not good, think before you have a go .

Just now, Don Mega said:

 

So you dont understand English either.

Lets leave it there then.

No yes I do but for someone like you I have no time for sorry you are a very poor man to get on here and put me down because my  stand of English is not up to your  expectations 

Just now, Don Mega said:

I never said I was better than anyone but I would have though someone who was born in Australia to Australian  parents would have a better command of the language.

No I said you think you are better read ok 

you think you are better by say what you said to me but you are not you are just a smart a 

13 minutes ago, Don Mega said:

 

your native language skills need some work.

You are Mr English as well gets me how people like you think you are better then someone who's English is not that good dose it make you better no it dose not just makes you look like a not say 

10 hours ago, George FmplesdaCosteedback said:

Oh, so you originate from Greece. Before I first came to Thailand it was my favourite place to holiday back in the early 80s. Food was often a bit cold, but I have had some great meals there. The islands are (or were when I was there) very beautiful. People were friendly enough and enjoyed a joke.

Of course the EU has screwed the Greek economy, you should never have joined the Euro.

Best of luck, Australia is not for everyone,  I had a friend who was there two years and couldn't stand the place, but my son is applying for citizenship.

 

No not from Greece my parents are I am born Australia.

not understand how someone can't stand Australia but up to them .

gets me How if you not  perfect at English some of TV members think you are  Second rate person 

we are all  different but if our English is not that good dose not make you a better person from someone who English is not that good.

3 minutes ago, George FmplesdaCosteedback said:

Oh, so you originate from Greece. Before I first came to Thailand it was my favourite place to holiday back in the early 80s. Food was often a bit cold, but I have had some great meals there. The islands are (or were when I was there) very beautiful. People were friendly enough and enjoyed a joke.

Of course the EU has screwed the Greek economy, you should never have joined the Euro.

Best of luck, Australia is not for everyone,  I had a friend who was there two years and couldn't stand the place, but my son is applying for citizenship.

 

No not from Greece my parents are I am born Australia.

not understand how someone can't stand Australia but up to them .

5 minutes ago, geronimo said:

No one said you can live without money George, try to keep up please.

Just now, kenk24 said:

 

Back in the 70s & 80s, that was about all they had - Nescafe, Instant... the coffee explosion is a pretty recent phenomena, maybe the last ten years or so. My nearest Tesco does not have much selection of coffee, but there is a great little specialty store that has great beans... 

Ok

16 minutes ago, geronimo said:

I think it isn't beyond the realms of possibility that old George has realised that money can't buy you happiness, and he's trying to convince himself otherwise.

You tell me one thing if you had no money would you be in thailand to day , I  answer it fou , no you would not 

so no money no honey 

16 minutes ago, soc said:

Ask him if he can speak any Greek, George.

Not care if you can 

12 minutes ago, faraday said:

He was making a comparison. In my experience, many western women seem to now have the wrong attitude.

Very true I agree but it is about thai woman.

you can't compare them at all ok because western woman have there good and bad like thai woman so keep it in thailand about thai woman how good they are to there parterns .

i could go on and on about the good and the bad of woman and men but it is not about that is it .

9 minutes ago, maximillian said:

 

Poor multi-millionaire sitting in front of his computer arguing with everybody instead of sailing his luxury yacht around the globe.

How did you know I have a boat wort $100,000 

yes I do all of that but in my boat and go fishing and I have fishing  Gear worth over $30,000 , so I most be doing ok .

how can you say poor multi-millionaire , never seen a poor millionaire in my life have you haha .

not have a computer you got that wrong.

the only time I get on TV is when I get to thailand , not like you it is your life because you see I have a life .

you  jealous with your message I would think .

you got it wrong again I not arguing I am tell it how I see it the truth and the truth hurts people like you that put your hole life in to thailand haha.

Just now, maximillian said:

 

With all what and how you wrote in your previous comments, I was pretty sure that you were

an immigrant to OZ.

I mean, a non-English immigrant.

Please forgive me that sarcasm.

You tell me what my English  has  got to do with it , are you a other mr English 

read it ok , get sick of people like you who think you are about other people because my English is not as good as what you want it to be .

you are not a better person because you think you are better at English are you , no you are not but you just try to think you are better them other people.

you need to get a life out side of your  Square .

Yes very true thai woman do like to take care of there man I have to agree on that .

I think it is in they up bringing by they mums .

21 hours ago, Wilted Flower of Scotland said:

Western culture is all about selfishness and narcissism and it's getting worse not better,it makes me wonder why the Hell anyone would want to live there anymore?

What has western culture got to do with your wife taking good care of .

I live there and I find it great .

keep it to what this is about thai women looking after there man .

4 hours ago, BradinAsia said:

 

"But what I can't stand about man from my country Australia is them baggy my country to make a  excuse to come and live in thailand just all fools."

 

Is this really English?

Yes to me it is mr English what you are a teacher now more like a ???? ???? 

Ok 

1 hour ago, seancbk said:

 

 

Could also be a Chinese 'Business' Partner....  the reply did not specify what type of 'partner'

George is like many people assuming that all guys like Asians women.

I came here because I was head hunted and offered a high salary to relocate from Hong Kong to Thailand.   I lived in HK for 35 years and never once dated or even slept with a Chinese girl.    When I came here I hoped to meet lots of professional Western women working here (as one finds in HK & Singapore and other Asian capitals).  I was pretty surprised to discover Bangkok, despite being the capital has almost no professional expats working in offices.   

I still find it odd that Thailand doesn't encourage foreign companies to open offices here and allow them to bring in expat professionals.   
 

We're did I say , I think all guys like Asian woman no I said most come here because of the thai woman not all .

and we're in thailand not HK .

1 minute ago, 19kuba22 said:

 

I came here because of a Chinese partner. 

Ok so you are  different she is Chinese what ? 

Thai 

4 minutes ago, geronimo said:

Lighten up George, we are both of the same species!

Ok ok ok 

2 minutes ago, williamgeorgeallen said:

people who have a difference of opinion on this forum would rather slag each other off than have a discussion about their reasons for the differences of opinion.

Very , very true 

31 minutes ago, geronimo said:

Why don't you start a thread entitled "How to become stinking rich and unhappy"?

As for learning Thai, I'd focus on mastering my native language first if I were you (Perish the thought)

One more mr English you make me laugh .

I would say you would one who puts all his life spending in to thai for sure .

Yes I am rich you  jealous are ?. 

And I am good at thai language .

you need to learn to respect before you get on here and try and be mr English , people like you are a joke in it self , think you are better then someone else because you think your English is good and that is not true you are like everyone  no better.