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You can go somewhere like Canterbury Tales bookshop cafe and there used to be farang expats who would sit there ALL day to chat with others as they were all bored <deleted>less Some everyday But Susan is right , you need a PARTNER if your moving to Asia to retire It's going to be Lonely...boring ...depressing...sad ....without !!!

Many of us are "academic" and much intellectuallly gifted It's unfortunate that we must also reside on a forum with those who don't share our academic qualities !!!!!

Well I always like to hear two sides of the story .. after that recent violence with the Pattaya security guards and farangs Today I watched a recent YouTube video of a retired Australian guy who opened up a bar just a few days ago...just a few days ago !!! ,no experience at all in the bar ,, retired to Hua Hin and opened it last week Only open two nights before he too is assaulted by a drunken young farang who claims his bill was padded. Now I don't have two sides of the story but the older Australian owner said he had to run behind the bar as the guy got violent , obviously has no security the poor old ..... according to him the Thai bar girls had to save him The patron said his bill was padded and become violent!!!!!!!😡🤬 I don't go I to bars very much ,maybe once on a trip...now to you bar mongers is violence particularly among the young farang in Thailand places like Pattaya Phuket and even HH becoming much worse than say 20 years ago? These younger farangs with tattoos,baseball caps,Nike shirts ,red Nike trainer shoes👟 ,gold chains 🧢🧢are the type to look for loutish behaviour? I'm talking about nowadays not 30 years ago when we had soccer hooligans but nowadays with THIS GENERATION travelling to Thailand. Those ok nes causing trouble 30 years ago are now on Zimmer frames Do you avoid some establishments? Have you been attacked or felt scared in a bar in Thailand?

Yes apparently Neck Cracking can be dangerous I had SCIATICA a few years ago,the pain went down my side leg. The chiropractor was useless It healed on its own eventually I As for my back I need it walked in every week and cracked back into place ,I had my nephew walk on it last week ,Crack Crack crack it sounds especially in my lower back . Unfortunately in Thailand I could not find a Thai big enough to walk and crack my back ;I could hardly walk until I came across a overweight motorbike taxi driver who I paid 100b to quickly walk over my back loud cracks into place best feeling in ages ,far better than sex

I heard he had passed away ( before Covid) I think he was a mature aged farang if I recall

Are doctors exempt?

Does it crack your back. Crack ya neck ya back and ... Wasn't there a techno song like this in the early 2000's? Crack my neck..crack my back ...crack my A..crack !

Age of sexual consent is usually 16 on 95% of places

Yet you have never experienced life ,you claim you cycle a bike but never done any Philippines islands , unbelievable

I agree , I also have no interest in that ! When I was in Manila Philippines last month I was fascinated by the Manila North Cemetery 🪦 Many of us are interested in cemetaries and hospitals Mind you I was spending most of my time in their subway too ,loved it I have absolutely no interest in bars or pretend paid4rent ladies

Hopefully they are in the minority People need to be treated for this sickness and they cause harm to others, probably because this Scottish guy may have had a bad childhood himself!

Oh I agree ! Much much more to do in Bangkok in terms of Lumpini park ,markets ,bookshops where academics go , artisan cafes Libraries etc and intelligence conversation Try talking in Pattaya to a group of farangs about data statistics and analyst and you are met with blank stares The only person who was interested in data analyst and psychtechnics was the owner of Canterbury Tales bookshop in Pattaya who was fascinated on my subjects !

Do you think that's acceptable? He may need proper counselling, and treatment in the form of listening etc

So that makes it ok??? Because in Australia I would pay more ? 😲 So why are comparing it to taxis in Australia anyway? If you want to compare prices in Australia a Uber would of been cheaper in Australia than that Bangkok taxi actually ! So as you want to compare prices in Australia you paid around $25 Australian for that Bangkok taxi..for that distance You got more $$$ than sense ,

Maybe he did ,maybe he didn't But getting back to my story ..I was virtually locked up for 6 weeks in that view talay in Pattaya 2B building They had a locked door to exit the pool cafe area ,but my fob key / building card didn't work and the owner renting to me thru Airbnb was in new Zealand so I was at the beck and call of the security guards or cafe who done their best to have me "detained" inside the pool area by avoiding my calls It may sound silly...but I had to "escape" from there finally

In other words BACK CRACKING and NECK cracking !! had no idea what this was in until today I went to see a chiropractor A sign on the wall in the waiting room said the new rules that are they are NOW allowed to manipulate/crack the backs of children under 12yo Apparently they couldn't before The sign said that "cracking your back " and NECK ... will give you relief from colic ,ear infections , and lower back pain , make walking easier , respiratory problems, constipation , migraines gone etc I was there for a lower back pain I immediately asked the fat chiropractor about this "CRACKING" And he grabbed me in a reverse bear hug... my back went .....,CRACK ! I felt a immediate release He then had me lie on a top where he pushed down on my back with his body weight , CRACK ! Said my back CRaaCK !!! Crack three more times . He then started talking to.me as i lied on my back grabbed my neck CRACK.my neck twisted left. CRACK my neck noise ... He told me next time I go to thailand to have them WALK.on.my back....yes WALK all over my back CRACK it .... I feel much better $145 later Do you believe in this ?

😂De information....

It's in Australia too... particularly Sydney not just Thailand

It's unfortunate we have homophobic diatribe , but everyone is welcome to their opinions and opinions are like A ...everyone has one , we must encourage and support young people who want to be gay, encourage them to express themselves openly in society and if that means tongue pashing and deep kissing openly in a public place we must have tolerance and accept it with love 💕

Taxis lost a lot of money when Grab/bolt came in , especially in Pattaya where taxis were charging minimum 200 baht in most cases

You mean Testereone? Yes can cause breasts

Does Texas have unions ??

Understandable , Coca Cola has too much sugar !!

Im back in my normal routine But yes pre booking for a month was a mistake I made It was cheaper at 12k than a hotel but in hindsight not a great idea

I want your opinion on trade unions representing workers in the workplace,are they relevant nowadays? I know they were strong in the UK once representing miners etc I did hear in the USA some States have banned Unions representing workers . Anyway the reason I ask is because last night during my shift as a hospital cleaner I had a Union person middle-aged bespectacled uni type nerd turn up to ask why I had left the Cleaners Union several years ago. I immediately told him I had been "locked up in Thailand" the last 6 weeks,he was in shock as I went into a long rant about the Zimmer frame old people and the Manila Subway story and how I walked up and down the subway at night. Being in Australia he had no idea what a farang was and never been to Thailand I hadn't even finished telling him about the farang drunks at the mini mart before he excused himself saying he had to go to the toilet , About 5 minutes later I then noticed his car speeding out of the car park ! He hadn't bothered signing me up and I would of refused He was going to leave me his business card but he left without giving it to me otherwise I would of rang him to finish the story about the farang drunks at the mini mart at the Nirun condos Are Unions relevant? Was you or are you a Union member?