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The difference between Asia and the West is they don't have much road rage Cars /motorbikes come out in front of others cars from side streets and the other car usually slows down to give way driving behind them normal In Australia if you did that they would blast their horn at you from behind ,so you are forced to sit in a side street to give way to a car coming down the street who is usually going slow !!!

Actually your right,ever saw these Aussies in Bali ? Absolutely low class disgrace

Does this still happen?😱

All the Countries you travelled to which Country had the rudest people and why? I'm going on people pushing in lines , not bring polite ,friendly etc I must say The Philippines was one of them for me People running to the bus pushing each other to get on, young people pushing to get seats on the train , Staff at some places rude , there seem to be no smiles in Manila , wouldn't be a country I would say they are over friendly certainly not

Might be time to shut this thread me thinks 🤔

What do you mean it's nonsense? I'm having two minds about selling my home in Australia when I retire to Asia What if something happens,I need to come back to Australia

My dad used to do what they call.a "Hopaote" technique Its using a finger or two plunging it into between the butt cheeks !

You are still taking a risk I guess you use "risk management" though , obviously if it's some iced out tattooed muscled guy pushing in line in a Walking street 711 you would have to analyse that "risk" of saying anything

Ok heard Kali ( knife fighting ) is better for elderly people to learn? Anyone heard of that or know knife fighting skills ?

I wonder if they actually do work?? ( the electric stun things they sell at Thai markets) .is there much voltage?

Sounds like Australia 😂

I was reading a lot of these comments more ...thanks for being honest 👍

Was that you Bob I saw sitting in the steps outside the Nirun with your bottle and phone?

A " mind control" course ? 🤣🤣

Good point ,you have to have a level of situational awareness Walking towards drunk farangs at 2am in Walking street would be high risk I guess

Well if there was money to be exchanged it would be 18 I'm told Maybe a Thai lawyer can clarify that

Unfortunately in Australia they privatised the job seeking services ,so apparently they only want people who have been unemployed 6 months or more so they get bigger commissions Mind you there is no unemployment here in Australia if you want to work Hard to find tradies , retail workers etc Many restaurants closed ,no staff They are so desperate to bouncers outside nightclubs they are taking 70yo 's and I kid you not

I couldn't be bothered carrying that spray What about that electric stun thing they sell in the market stalls??

Back in July in Pattaya I was in the McDonald's one week night I walked in to see several young farangs seem to be Europeans ,in their 20's one was dancing ,singing shouting I'm standing there suddenly he grabs me from the front collar with one hand and tries to pull me into dancing with him. I was froze for a minute his friends laughing with one pulling out his phone to record Suddenly this guy gets more violent and grabs my shirt to pull it off me over my head I used my right hand and swing it down which didn't do much good but off balance is ,no one came to help The question is Are you able to defend yourself in a situation like that ? Be honest , can you fight ? Are you able to defend yourself? Even if your in America you wouldn't able to use a gun because some drugged kid grabs you do you have to use your own hands

Bob lives in a studio room in the Nirun in Pattaya . Don't know if you have been past the Nirun ,but a lot of shirtless farang outside with tattoos all ages holding a beer bottle ...and absolutely nothing wrong with that !🍾

Wow! Thanks for being honest Did you just go on holiday or did you live there for awhile?

We don't have Walmart in Australia, as for greeters we don't even have them , Trying to get a Australian to greet someone,yeah right

Yes , be great to hear more of your story I know you mentioned you and your Thai wife moved back to Australia to a Country city and she works in a nursing home I think you mentioned May I ask how you went bankrupt

I guess before ...yes before that you decide to up everything, that you decide your daily weekly routine Maybe even doing a " practice run" ....3 months stay etc

I don't want to go off topic but not every senior citizen 70plus still working is broke , I have 10 in my workplace who are rich and still come to work, I think lonilesness I'm thinking , one guy is 81 He turns up every morning at his 5am shift ,goodness knows why