richard_smith237

I definitely had you down as 'Black Beards delight' kind of guy Trans... & 'Sex panther' on the Missus' Birthday !!!

Name the Pub, Date and Time.... and see who wonders in trying to figure out which other posters are in there while trying not to appear as whatever they consider a stereotypical Aseannow forum member to look like... ... We already know that Bob Smith has hair and is likely to tow along.. a) a Hooker who prefers sleeping old men. b) definitely a non-hooker (who's secretly a hooker) c) a female who hates him who be beleives is his ex-wife !! Stoners' going to rock up in Drag.

Sex Panther by Oden.... I think NextG believes everyone in the changing room uses this !!!!...

I agree with you for those pushing the extremes of the 'odour spectrum' using too much fragrance (deodorant / ETC / EDP etc), as there are those pushing the extremes who fail to shower... .. I've already mentioned intelligent balance which you clearly seem unable to understand and continue to project the extremes. You don't use deodorant and probably don't stink either because as you've mentioned you shower frequently. There are also many people who use fragrances who don't overpower even the oversensitive misers such as yourself who fail to see anything other than from their own limited box.

There's defo a bit of..... "Me, myself, myself and Irene...." !!!

Its a 'financial barrier' this is not a dual pricing issue, its assurance that you can afford to stay your duration and its quite a cheap assurance at that. The UK has similar for foreigners wishing to remain in country long term (income or savings). Swings and roundabouts... I think the fee you mention is an 'exit' fee (not yet in effect I believe), additionally, this is not dual pricing as the charge is for any departing Thai or non-Thai, the utterly ridiculous idea behind the scheme is to prevent Thai's from travelling overseas and spending their money elsewhere.... scratch the surface and we'll simply find 'greed' and someone planning how to get their noses in the trough. 'keep preextremely clumsy and

Don't try and beat the system... play the system... In this case no one is going to judge you negatively for attempting to circumnavigate a xenophobic policy. The government have made it clear, they sanction dual pricing based on nationality alone - many subject to it, find it offensive, especially those of us who live here.

I've mentioned this before... and agree with the '3 circles'... But also disagree with the comment in bold...

I think 'for the most part' Thai's who have grown up in Thailand do not consider safety to the same degree we do and that manifests itself on the road. When we visit, wife drives in the UK.... (usually if I've had a beer with dinner etc)... She just does not see the same 'dangers as I do'... passing a line of parked cars, I have to remind her to give them greater space as someone could step out etc... just the little things like this, but lots of them highlight to me a lack of safety awareness... ... I see exactly the same approach in Thailand, simply a lack of safety awareness... where as for many of us visiting that awareness has been ingrained... BUT.. that is also an unfair comment when we consider the amount of tourists here riding a motorcycle without experience or a helmet... and those falling off balconies. For those of us who drive here, its really not quite as bad as we make out... there are perhaps a greater number of tools at the extremes of the spectrum which are more visible, it is from this brush we tar the rest of driving society.

He's British (Scottish) and Thai and holds Thai Citizenship. i.e. he's 'caucasian' (if I'm not mistaken) and as such driving a tuk-tuk is colouring outside of the lines... He'll face both hassles from the Police and from local Tuk Tuk drivers. Also, If I'm not mistaken, driving a tuk-tuk requries a specific licence, if he intends to use it for fare paying passengers (i.e. as regular tuk-tuks) and he's unlikely to get anywhere near such permission. If he simply wishes to ride around in tuk tuk for fun, he'll still draw attention, but perhaps not the potential for a violent response.

I don't think you are going to find much disagreement from many, including Thai's themselves. When Thai's get in a car, it as if they flick a switch... I call it the 'F... U..' switch... and they drive without any consideration.... Yet, it astonishes me that there is not more aggression. As with societies across the globe, there are positive and negative traits... the attitudes towards others when on the roads in one of the major negative traits Thai's carry... there are also many positive traits - concentrating only on the negative can make us a little too jaded and force us into situations where our attitudes create negative situations which would not otherwise exist.

In fairness Bob... you are correct... not your fault at all, especially as you were at a pedestrian crossing... However, Bignok is correct..... and you've been here long enough to know that Western rules don't apply here... There's no point being 'dead right'... Treat pedestrian crossings as if they don't exist, even when they do. -------- I was crossing with my son, vehicles stopped then a taxi driver burned through the crossing... I shouted... Taxi stopped got out, he clearly thought about fighting me. I found myself in a very stupid situation with a 5 year old by my side and a taxi driver about to try and fight me.... fortunately the taxi driver got back in his car and drove off. My takeaway from that is that the taxi driver was an utter ay-hole... and is by no means an example of the average Thai around me.

i looked at him when he almost ran me over. Reckon he was waiting for you, or, was it a stroke of luck that you were passing at that time ?????

Sat next to older guys who have fallen asleep ?

There's definitely a facet of this in most interactions we undertake daily. Enter the fray with an open mind and friendly attitude and the interaction is more often than not pleasant and things work out favourably. Carry an air superiority or some form of judgement, present impressions of negativity and we can find ourself facing an uphill battle. Some folks just make life harder for themselves while others have a naturally easier stroll through level playing fields. Interactions just work out more favourable when approached in a relaxed manner, people, Thai's included subconsciously pickup on negativity and subconsciously respond in kind.

Not much worse than old men wearing cheap aftershave, I've noticed a lot of Indians wear it in Pattaya. Air pollution True that... Many of the comments on this forum come from the polarised extremes... If someone uses alternative to deodorant / Bodyspray etc they seem to levy the accusation that those who do use deodorant / Bodyspray use too much and 'offend' those around them... As with everything there is a balanced spectrum within which the vast majority of us fit well within... From those using alternatives and those who use tasteful cologne, ETD's EDP's etc... there is nothing wrong with smelling neutral, there is nothing wrong with a tasteful and balanced scent which is, of course, not over-powering. The suggestion from some that any scent is over powering is simply idiotic.... I rarely meet anyone who wears deodorant / EDT / ETP etc to smell anything other than pleasant... yet its not uncommon to pass another sorely in need of a shower.

It's never going to be worth the effort for those who want to justify their choices in not making the effort to get one. There have been numerous derailed threads on the subject. The reality is, it's not a necessity, but can add a degree of convenience and can save you money - all of which is irrelevant to the thread, which is about 'witnesses' not the value of the book itself.

Officially yes, 2 witnesses are needed. We were ok with just my Mother In Law, but had another friend 'on call' just incase the Amphur officer decided to play awkward. That said, that may have meant that my Wife, was also counted as one of the Witnesses.

Seriously... you are a 3 word google search away from your answers !!! https://www.google.com/search?q=Motorbike+rental+Bangkok&oq=Motorbike+rental+Bangkok&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i60.5025j0j3&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 Helmets - where to buy depends on the quality and brand you want. You can get a cheap 'Index' helmet from a supermarket or you can get an internatoinal standard 'Shoei' or 'Arai' from shops such as Paddock and Panda Rider.

Old farts often stink and they have no idea... actually, a lot of people stink and they have no idea.... I'm not sure of your age, however, your response is straight out of the 'miserly book of boomerhood' !!... There's nothing wrong with a bit of tasteful scent.... If you are smelling the scent of other men you are either getting too close, or they're using some rough stuff.

Personally I find it quite offensive those people who stink out the changing rooms with their ‘deodorant’ sprays. Personally, I find it quite offensive those people who think they can get by without any deodorising spray and think their 'natural musk' is acceptable... I also find it quite ridiculous that your 'stance' against deodorant is to suggest 'people stinking out the changing rooms' as if people are using a whole can of spray. - Shower with showergel, quick spray of deoderant and a spalsh of Eau De Parfurm or De Toilet... and off you go... no need to over-power any area. You seem to be one of those the Thai's would 'turn away from' on the BTS in that moment of awkwardness where the person next to them is completely oblivious to their own odour.

Its 'where is the best burger in Bangkok' next, followed by at least two 'how to get a Thai Driving Licence?' and 'how to open a Thai Bank account?'....

Are you married ?? If so, does your Wife qualify for a Credit Card ?? IF so, by far the simplest solution is to become a second card holder on your Wife's credit card account. (obviously, this may not be applicable to you if you are not married, but it may be useful to someone - I've been a second card holder on my Wife's credit cards for well over 10 years... the points have come in useful for flights & discounts etc).

I thought Thai’s don’t like non-Thai’s… … you are different to everyone else right?…. ‘cos you’re the the only non-Thai with a pleasant odour… ????????????????

I try and bring as many as I can from the UK on my bianual trips.. 150ml Rexona in Thailand is about B 163 / £3.70.... [B108/100ml] 250ml Sure (UK brand for Rexona) in the UK is £1.99 / B 88... [B34/100ml] The deodorant in Thailand is 3x more expensive and I go through a lot as I do plenty of sport and shower 2-3 times on most days.. I bring about 10 tins back with me from the UK on each visit. Recently I switched to using the womens Rexona simply because I'm cheap and object to paying more for the mens one for ultimately the same product. Worthy of a thread: Hardly, but the additional expense of deodorant here is something that has always struck me as strange, particularly for a very warm and humid nation.