David Duke

Isreal send hit squard to kill some Iranian scientist.

Iran is just trying to hit back.

Conclusion:

Isreal is good guy for killing scientists.

Iran is bad guy for trying to hit back.

Thats is not true. Its a baseless conspiracy theory that Iran just tried to hit back.

There is no reason why they should have done it. Not an objective one, not a practical one.

The conspiracy theory that Iran (as in the Iranian state, gov't, clerics...) is responsible works only for those who are full of hatred and prejudice towards Iran, its culture and its people.

Have you seen the video of the president of Iran leading a mass chant: DEATH TO ISRAEL? Oy vey.

I didn't make it up. ABC did:

http://abcnews.go.co...ory?id=15759301

Yes they did, they made up the story. "American and Israeli sources said the bombs were to be used against Israeli targets". Nice presumption right there with no proof whatsoever that those were the targets. Assumption only. Typical MSM reporting

Everyone should always question what the Main Stream Media of the US, Britain and Israel say otherwise you are under their spell. They say Iran is responsible for the botched Thailand attacks, I say that Israel is responsible. Naturally even if Israel is responsible with documented evidence the MSM mentioned above would not report it

A supposition made by those that are trying to make the claim of an Israeli/USA/UK/Gulf State Arab conspiracy that anyone that disagrees with their claim is in favour of a war with Iran. I certainly hope that there isn't a war. Nor do I wish to see anyone else die in violence. I also do not wish to become a victim in another incident involving grenade throwing Iranian nationals. And yes, that's what it was.

All the excuses and claims of a false flag operation cannot explain away that these were Iranians in the house that went kaboom and that it was an Iranian that tried to murder the Thai taxi driver and it was an Iranian that threw the grenade at the Thai policeman and that this took place on a crowded public street in Thailand. The USA had fortunately warned its nationals, but how could anyone really be prepared for this event? My sole concern at this time, and it is a selfish concern at that, is that I do not want to be maimed or die the next time something like this occurs. it's bad enough dodging vehicles when I cross Rat U or the beach Rd in patong. I don't need a grenade tosser to worry about on top of it.

The goal of a false flag operation is to make it look like a certain party committed the act. That is the case here with the Bangkok bombing. All signs point to Iran but they didn't do it. They were framed by the false flag operatives

I wonder how many others out there conform to the 1/2 your age and add 7 years theory?

Personally, I subscribe to the 1/4 my age and add 5-7 years theory and it goes down 1 year annually.

yes that's a good one. I started out like that but now it's 1/3 + 8; not a good trend. If I'm the OP I would certainly not be proud

I have read each and every post in this thread and I do appreciate all of them. As for Bendix, perhaps he can find out where to purchase one of those armbands

I must say that it has been very dead around Sukhumvit Soi 11 where I am, however the past couple of days that has done a 180. I suspect the past few weeks were the calm be4 the storm

Dukester

Let me clarify that I have met the parents. They have visited BKK twice in the 5 years

If she's looking for long term security then I can see why she is uneasy with what's happening because you could die any day and where would see be then? If you are so inclined maybe you should provide some sort of long term securitly...some sort of investment but it would depend on what the two of you could figure out...it could be enrollment in a school or a long term bond or...who knows? On the other hand if you are not inclined to help provide some long term security for her then I guess since she's your friend and you seem like a guy who would be straight with a friend then perhaps you should sit down with her and have a heart to heart and explain to her that you can't provide this for her and she will have to either do it herself or do without.

Chownah

real good pick up Chownah as she has mentioned exactly that. I guess I need to figure out a way to secure her in the event that I do suddenly drop dead

Well zip, obviously one of these country girls has outsmarted you. You sound like a bitter guy who will NEVER find any happiness here. It doesn't pay to generalise. They are not cookie cutouts.

David, as for the situation at hand. If you have no intention of ever leaving her you could sacrifice a few days to go up country for a Buddhist wedding. You will not be legally married which will suit you and she will have a big face in the eyes of her family and the village. She is after a little security and I hope you can see fit to give it to her.

I tend to agree with you not wanting to build a house. You are being more than fair and are giving her more than enough money to save for a house herself. I would have never believed that I would be living in the boonies either but here I am and I love it. Never say never.

thank you Gary. Nice post and nice suggestions. Obviously you are speaking with 1st hand knowledge. cheers

Quality words of wisdom there guesthouse. Those sounded so good in fact that they could have been used in and episode of Kung <deleted>. great job

What should I be telling her?

If you have any feeling at all towards her, you should encourage her to get a guy that will give her the security she will need when she is older.

It's easy for you at any age, it won't be easy for her in her 30's , 40's.

Let her go while she is still young, give her a chance to find a guy that will involve himself in her family life.

reasonable advice creep, thanks

Not trolling, the situation is very real. On the daughter issue, I dont think it is a Thai thing to want to be with your child but rather a human thing. Sooboo, thank you for your post

Let me explain my situation:

I'm 48 and have had a live in gf for 5+ years. We live together in my bkk apt and have been together pretty much daily over that time except for her 4 or so trips to her Issan village per year and my yearly trip to farangland. I met her when she was 18 and she moved in pretty much right away. When we met she had no mobile phone, passport or internet. I provided her with all of these things and take her to neighboring countries on visa runs and the like. Basically we have a good relationship. From the 1st year she has been pushing for me to go to her village with her and each time I have resisted. She gets upset and cries sometimes and it gets worse with each refusal. She has asked me in recent years to give her money to build a house but I have refused. She tells me that we can have a future living in this house on land given to her by her father. I will not budge on this issue as I will never live there because I cannot live in the sticks nor poverty regions.

I have provided her with a set amount of cash to use as she wishes monthly. This amount has been consistently 16K per month but not more. I pay all daily expenses so she never needs to use the cash for this. I tell her if she wants to build her house, it must be done from this money. she has been applying this cash towards that house only in the last year. The other 4 years money was all spent and given to the family as far as I know.

She has in the past year been telling me that she is worried about her future and how I never make sure about her (I'm guessing a reference to marriage). I tell her not to worry as I like her very much and would never dump her. I also tell her that I would understand if she were to dump me to find a partner to marry. One thing is sure, I have no plans to marry anyone but I suppose that could change one day. I tell her I don't want to go to her village as I do not like travel and have to do that enough with 3 month visa trips. My take is that I like the status quo of living together with her and relaxing but have no interest in village visits or marriage. I like things just as they are. She also asks me when I will take her to my country but short of marriage she will not qualify for any visa. Thus I tell her "I dont know", cause I dont.

Another monkey wrench in here is that she has a daughter who lives up in the village and is 6 years old. Neither of us work btw. another thing is that she is always pressuring me to say "I love you" but I never say it. It is one of those things I do not like to say.

My question to the forum is: am I being unreasonable here? Should i be doing anything differently? What should I be telling her?

I'm considering moving to Pattaya myself. I have no transport and don't care to live near booming noise. I'm willing to pay 20K up and want to live in a mostly farang building (these have worked out best for me). So hopefully something accessible to those baht trucks or some type of transport, quiet, farang bldg etc. ideas?

Watching the BBC news is about as lively as watching paint dry

Actually I would love to see the 2 British comedies that inspired those 2 shows

That trendy project does indeed look very lame. They are taking that old hideous ex ambassador building and converting it to a condo. That would be the last project in the area that I would buy into

Go and hang out in Pat Pong. Great place to stay also when in BKK

All in the Family and Sanford and Son are the greatest sitcoms in the history of Television

I got screwed out of a 40K deposit and I only stayed in the place a year. I do not trust these landlords. Good luck, I had none

Yeah, they got those huge industrial sized jars of Marmite over there and they got some Guinness too. Of course Singapore has same same

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What are you, racist?

Naw, just a coincidence, my name really is Dave Duke. I must say that I've taken a lot of heat for it over the years as well as a lot of praise

I have found that British humor doesn't cross over well to USA viewers. The 3 stooges rock there Buh' Wheat

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