Black arab

The Royal Institute DIctionary 1999   the official use of thai words class farang as "a person of white race".Imo it can be used as a derogatory term sometimes, but generally not.It doesnt bother me so much.

I have thought about this before maybe we do over think too much where as the thais dont or dont comment on it.I am the only falang in our village so little stimulating conversation here anyway but i have asked questions re politics or accidents , but do not get in depth answers.

19 hours ago, Golden Triangle said:

Without either meaning or seeming to be cruel I suspect that if you ask the vast majority of young or teenage Thais to point to their country on a World map or Globe they would be lost, let alone asking them to show you Syria or even your home country and now I'm talking about wives, girlfriends, partners etc.

Your right there i have taken a globe into school for the children at first they didnt know which way was up.Now they are aware of where Thailand and Uk  europe etc.

My stepdaughters class of 8yr olds has 7 in it.

Real ale and my friends and family are what i miss although real ale can be had in some tourist areas.

Lots of resurfacing in chaiyaphum as well some of it not needed and some new roads already disintergrating

10 hours ago, KhunMhee said:

1 big question. Is there a large Irish population in Surin? If so just head to their places and borrow a few. When it comes to potatoes always blame the Irish!

Presume your english so par for the course "racist"

Shit i just put a couple of trillion in your fund me acc!

I get the same from my 8yr old stepdaughter, i have explained its impolite to chomp chomp and shake my head.

Wife and daughter look at me quizically and then just giggle.Falang ba.

2 hours ago, dotpoom said:

Even if this did happen....are you going to let a single event dictate the course of your life?

   Strange how we humans focus on a bad event and let all the lovely ones (like people smiling at us and saying hello) drop quickly from our thougjts....why not make them our focus point?

No it wont dictate my life, and i assure you thete quite a no. Of nice thais in my village that i get along with daily.But im 55 and i dont really want to chance my arm with half a dozen idiots.Perhaps i will wait until the holidays are over and then resume an early am cycle

10 hours ago, wildewillie89 said:

Quite a few people (including farang) pass through my village on their bikes - so much so that their is a bike path planned to be built. The village has a few drunks/drugged up teenagers in it, but either they know me or are too scared of my dogs to bother me. Usually just try and say hello, take photos of the dogs. I will ask the family if they have heard anything similar happening. My uncle and cousin both are police in Chaiyaphum Muang, did this happen there? Or another area? 

We are up in the north east of the province the village was Baan phet amphore phu khiao.Nothing has ever happened to me but i am wary of said teenagers.

I entirely agree was thinking exactly the same thing.

I am sat outside my house now and some of the village locals have come around and dont want me to cycle out of our village.The parents of some of these boys want to pay some money to the falang apparently so no police action will be taken

Well i havent been accosted yet but these teenagers are probably the same ones that have been breaking into people homes  in this village where this other incident happened.Ask the thais in my village and they alledge they are on yaba

Just come back from a local cycle ride up here in chaiyaphum province and my mrs is raving on about a falang that was doing pretty much the same yesterday and was approached by 7 teenagers demanding money.He didnt have any so they beat him up.I was told he went to hospital and police .Rounded up these a holes but not much going to happen i bet. Cant even keep fit without having problems, guess i am back on the bike trainer at home again.

Totally agree with No.6 i also noticed large price rises on items i have been buying ie german muesili? In tesco up from 187bht to 205 bht in six weeks.

51 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

And a re-entry  permit I hope.

Yes joe a re-entry permit as well cheers

Thankyou for all info joe very useful.Now back home with my extention.phew!

Joe

My misses just told me they called whilst out and i can collect extension, many thanks for taking time to reply

Hi joe thanks

The final date is sept 4th, imm at chaiyaphum told me last week they were waiting for imm at khon kaen to finalise matters.Do you think i will be ok with the airline  on entry to thailand with new non o single entry and no onward flight ticket

Hi all

I applied for my extention to my non imm o visa at chaiyaphum on july 7th on the advice from the IO .Home visit was on the 12th july.No problem thus far.I have to fly back to the uk on the 21st august and still not recieved any notification of the extention even after numerous calls and one personal visit to the imm office.If i have to return uk without an extention could i get a single entry non o and extend this on my return.Would the airline(EVA)allow me to board flight to thailand without a return ticket. Any advice appreciated.

Thanks

2 hours ago, userabcd said:

Sky News blocked in Thailand for me on you tube and also on the Sky News live web site.

Same for me

Some good infomation here thanks guys

Thankyou john.

Hi everyone

My daughters been over visiting and moved on to krabi, she has just let me know she has lost her tm6 departure card, is this going to be a problem when she returns to swampy.

Cheers