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    Expatitis in Thailand, Is Your Glass Half Empty or Half Full?

    in Thailand News

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    It's easy to form negative impressions of Thais in general. The easiest thing to dislike about them is that they don't live in an authentic experience with others. They are generally deceitful in all aspects of their relationships. To the outsider, this is not understandable. The foreigner or expat also has a negative view of Thais for their lack of responsibility and commitment. They reneg on business deals and personal promises. They manipulate the facts to suit their self absorbed interests. Thais don't read, they are not interested in classical art, music or world history.

    Thais generally have little or no awareness of western culture. They live in a total state of denial about their society and its reality. They have little or no intellectual curiosity or passion about much. They have little work ethic and their sense of value is most limited to material things and money. Just look at the way Thais splay out money at any event. Random acts of truthfulness and honesty are big news in the Thai press. Thais love secrecy, exclusion, and opaqueness in society, business, and life in general. Thais rarely if ever take responsibility and never say I'm sorry, I made a mistake. When expats get together, it's easy to complain about Thais because something has always just happened that has them shaking their heads about Thais. Expats who don't complain about Thais are living in the same false reality and unauthentic life experience. Expats who never complain about Thais or Thailand are being deceitful to themselves or they've become Thai thinking in a land where Thais will never accept them for who they really are.

    Well Said!--Im very curious about learning more and would like to subscribe to your newsletter!

    Spot On as they say......I agree with your post wholeheartedly--thumbsup.gif

    MAD DOG

    in Chiang Mai

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    Welcome to Thailand

    Cynical--jaded staff--rude

    Apathetic boss....meh--i do good enough at night not to give a piss

    Sounds like a well oiled machine--gave up on that place long ago

    I could just get married if i wanted to be treated badly....giggle.gif

    Som nam naa...customers are the bread and butter of that business..i added in a food joke!

    Chinese pedestrians

    in Chiang Mai

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    I think im going to open a little street stall that sells Yogurt---Chocolate---OTC Meds and Sim cards, oops and IBerry Shirts...

    You will soon see me speeding down HK road in my Mercedes....Out of my way you Loso Cretins!!!!

    maybe a side stall with a hot water kettle for mama cups..and a cooler for cold beers for the men...and......welcomeani.gif

    Chinese pedestrians

    in Chiang Mai

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    On a sidenote, yes i have seen them stockpiling the chocolate and seemingly medicine at Boots as well,

    What baffles me is the YOGURT ADDICTION!!! What the...??? I knew thais like soymilk and all but whats

    the deal???? I was eating a chinese thai spot and now they are selling the stuff--every 7-11 i go into is

    full of chinese getting sim cards---beer--mama cup as YEP__YOGURT...i see em scarfing it down and

    clearing the shelves....even saw one gal spponing down on the back of a mbike today---

    I feel bad for the 7-11 staff--esp on Nimman!!! alt=facepalm.gif>

    The Chinese tend to buy up any milk products. There has been a general distrust of milk products since the milk powder episode. A friend of a friend actually ships it from UK to China direct to consumers (something like Chinese ebay). It's a side business for her.

    In Macau the baby milk powder is often kept in locked cabinets.

    Very difficult to buy Milk in China unless you are in a major city, We used to get the powdered milk and I ended up with Kidney stones about 2008 when the Melamine in Milk scandal was exposed. Also had both the corneas in each eye burned due to being sold "Copy" shampoo with extra Alkaline apparently. Its a lovely place to live

    I see--thanks--i just sat on nimman tonite--watching them assault the little medicine man outside

    the pharm next to salad concept---a father open handed his kid for climbing on it!!!

    Chinese pedestrians

    in Chiang Mai

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    On a sidenote, yes i have seen them stockpiling the chocolate and seemingly medicine at Boots as well,

    What baffles me is the YOGURT ADDICTION!!! What the...??? I knew thais like soymilk and all but whats

    the deal???? I was eating a chinese thai spot and now they are selling the stuff--every 7-11 i go into is

    full of chinese getting sim cards---beer--mama cup as YEP__YOGURT...i see em scarfing it down and

    clearing the shelves....even saw one gal spponing down on the back of a mbike today---

    I feel bad for the 7-11 staff--esp on Nimman!!! facepalm.gif

    Scammed in Chiang Mai by two Thai girls!

    in Chiang Mai

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    Well when i first arrived with bloated ego and all from being so "Hansum" i fell

    for the spicy scam.....lost my crappy flip phone..wondered why the dude walked

    all the way from the other end of the alley as i was "occupied"..yep..the handoff

    I did catch on and had a high speed chase with the gal as she ran into 7-11 to spend my 100 baht

    where i then took all of her sh1t from her bike basket and trashed it later....ahh the sald days

    I now tether my phone to my pants---also cable clip my keys.....as far as the mbike--it could be

    mine..they got that too years ago......at least ive learned from my lessons....amazing thailand! wai2.gif

    Metal 'tea' tin or whatever they called (see photo)

    in Chiang Mai

    Posted

    There is a Tea outlet store-shop on the road between CPuak the river

    Not sure of the road but heading towards river from LOCAL CP bus station

    where they sell cars and dealerships etc.....

    Its before the light to go to all the thai bars or go right back towards the city

    I just came across it by mistake but i checked it out--tea supplier.....

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