BigKahuna

3 minutes ago, anotheruser said:

Not so sure that is exactly the reason. I see the point but in my OP I was wondering why Thailand seems to be this way more than other countries I have lived in. 

 

I have lived and met ex pats all over the world and in places like Japan or Ireland the ex pats seem to be more appreciative of there new found countries.

 

Most of those who don't like Japan for example won't be there 20 years later they will simply leave. The ones that are left truly enjoy their lives.

Maybe they are too old to leave. Moving post 70yo wouldnt be easy.

1 hour ago, juice777 said:

Shame not many good bands come to Bkk. I used to love nirvana and I like Dave Grhol and was over the moon when he joined Queens of the stone age for a while. But I never liked the Foo Fighters and I have seen them a couple of time at festivals in the UK. I just find them boring. I always call them the Poo fighters (if only to wind my mates up in the past) and have occasionally changed a few CDs cases to Poo instead of Foo, it's so east to change a f to a p lol. But I suppose at least it's good they are playing not enough bands play Thailand. The one thing I miss about the UK is all the good gigs. The only good band I have seen in 3 years is Mogwai.

 

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Thats the sort of stuff a 14yo would do.

7 minutes ago, oldhippy said:

We live in a non touristy area in (almost) the middle of nowhere.

 

I feel very welcomed by my wife's tropical garden, the climate (September-March), the house & swimming pool that I built.

The local Thais (incl family) are neither particularly welcoming or non welcoming - I have little in common with most of them. I concentrate on a few and ignore the rest.

The government officials are very unwelcoming, but hey, they don't even welcome their own countrymen..... 

As for the touristy places, I have never been there, but I guess they are full of money hungry Thais trying to take advantage of sex & alcohol hungry farangs. Not my problem.

 

April - august we spend in Europe - another part of the world that is neither particularly welcoming or unwelcoming.

 

 

 

Sounds right. Dogs are more living.

On 2017-3-9 at 11:43 AM, giddyup said:

In all honesty you sound like a bullshitter.

Can almost smell it.

Must be genetic.

Just now, rott said:

Not always. Frequently they have a few (or more than a few) and go home long before they are full.

Having 5 shandys has less impact than 5 full strengths.

It's not rocket science.

8 minutes ago, Moonlover said:

1.Quote.  ''Buffet food is rife with food poisoning. That is what a lot of food court stuff is''. Wrong. Some is precooked for sure but most is cooked to order. And do you really think that customers would return time and again to a dining facility that regularly poisoned its clientele?

 

2. Quote. ''Thais in shopping centre food court are eating sweets and coffee''. Wrong. My wife and I eat regularly in food courts and everyone we see around us is eating regular Thai food.

 

3. Quote. ''The food is average''. Agreed. What do you expect for meals that cost 50 to 100 Baht a serving? It's about 'cheap, safe and affordable', not gourmet dining. But on that note, most Thai food is average anyway, whether it's eaten in a restaurant, a food court or on the street. You pays your money and you gets your choices. How often do you eat in high end restaurants?

 

And finally, isn't this all about reclaiming the sidewalks for the safe passage of pedestrians? That salient point seems to have been overlooked entirely.

 

 

 

 

 

1. Wrong. Half or more are pre cooked. People eat in food courts due to convenience while shopping. No brainer.

2. Yes Thais whilst in shopping centres do eat and drink. Big suprise. They are mainly there to shop or socialise or buy an icecream in aircon comfort.

3. At least you got 1/3 right.

Professional whingers.

3 hours ago, kannot said:

didnt get him any taste though

Dont like the colour?

1 hour ago, teddog said:

' Toyota set to approve 'land mark' deal? would not be the same company that laid off thousands a couple of years ago ,would it? workers guaranteed full employment at 300 baht a day,can see you are a mega businessman posting on here. 

  Thailand is a backward country  rapidly going into reverse,take a trip two hours westward  ,see just what a booming economy is doing and fighting to keep its currency down,Thailand gobbled up in a second.  All its thiefdoms  sorry fiefdoms heavily protected, Thailand is not going anywhere except bottom of the ocean ,like its subs  LOL

 

utterly nothing makes sense in this country  excepting the never ending scams

Why live there? Go back home where everything is great.

14 hours ago, Moonlover said:

And this was 25 years ago. And what progress has been made since toward good food hygiene standards?. From my perspective, none at all. Certainly not on the streets.

 

Thanks, but no thanks. I'll take Singapore's model. 

Not much progress in restaurants. Chicken and seafood sits around on the bench.

Stay in Singapore then with the other anti street food bigots.

47 minutes ago, Moonlover said:

The many thousands of diners, both Thai and foreigners, who eat in these food courts daily, often to the extent that it can be difficult to find a table at times, is clear evidence that this comment is little more than bigoted nonsense.

Bigoted what? Millions eat street food. Most of the Thais in shopping centre food court are eating sweets and coffee.

The food is average.

Your post was little more than nonsense.

27 minutes ago, rott said:

Which may help you drink less beer. If you still drink the same number of beers it means you still consume the same volume of alcohol.

 

Any further sightings of the 4.5 abv?? Or is this just a wind-up??

People drink until full

On 2017-4-23 at 3:24 PM, smotherb said:

Not sure how fair any assumption may be; especially when it is held through ignorance.

I agree, many of the Western male and Asian female relationships have started as customer and prostitute. If it is true, then the couple has to deal with it. However, when it is not true, and saying it is not true only accrues more snide remarks; then I have a problem with it and those who think that way.

Usually people can tell a genuine person from a bargirl type after a  few hours talking.

If not who cares. If you love someone who cares what others think? Unless you dont really love them in the first place which is probably true for lots of these relationships of convenience.

On 2017-4-22 at 11:17 PM, Baerboxer said:

 

Fair point. The small mindedness of some people is amazing. 

 

Some numpties assume you either married a whore, bought your wife from her impoverished family, or that she's a gold digger just after a British passport. 

 

 

5 to 10% of the time those assumptions would be correct.

On 2017-4-23 at 3:39 AM, lostinataxi said:

This is true, many/most people do pass this judgement, but it's because that is all they know, from listening to others, from watching TV, from all the various disaster stories they hear over time.  For every success story there must be at least 100 disasters, in terms of marriages to foreign women go.  It can be frustrating for sure when people you know or are related to think this way.  Even some "normal" women who have never been in the bar scene and come from families with money can still mess a man up.  I know, that's what has happened to me.  I often think had  I NOT brought my Thai wife and her grown kids to America, I wouldn't be in divorce court today.  Being exposed to American women and their lack of values seems to have polluted her brain and her kid's brains as well.  They became, over time, people I no longer recognized.   It didn't help that my wife wasn't very well educated and her kids were of course influencing her too.  Such is life.  Live and learn and  move on, but still it can be devastating emotionally at the least and oftentimes financially as well.   Having a wife who is on dating sites and not communicating with you at all is also embarrassing, especially when you used to tell all your friends how good she was and how happy you were.   So the moral of the story is "stuff happens"  even when you make the best of plans.  

Age difference?

Education difference

Lifestyle difference?

If this woman is so easy influenced by others then maybe she wasnt the right one to begin with.

The country isn't the problem. Some people are just never happy. I have known people who have changed houses/jobs/location/partners and they are the same whingers they always were. Best to let them be. Happy being miserable.

7 hours ago, Moonlover said:

Yes, there are plenty of these around, I'll grant you. Central Malls present a classic model, which I'm sure has spread throughout the country.

 

But what do you also find in all of these malls? A food court of course, serving good Thai food in safe, comfortable and hygienic surroundings, with much more variety than you'll find on the street. And at prices that even the poorest can afford. And the Thais flock to them.

 

And where do you suppose the model for these u courts originates?

 

Wake up Thailand. The future is already here.

Buffet food is rife with food poisoning. That is what a lot of food court stuff is.

Wake up farangs. No point going to Thailand for buffet Thai food. You can eat buffet asian crap anywhere.

Never had food poisoning from street food in Bangkok.

Quick turnover and well cooked. Far more common in restaurants where food sits around for days.

The people who poo poo street food don't eat it.

Singapore is boring and expensive.

True buddhists don't care about money.

4 hours ago, anotheruser said:

lol as if you are the smart one.

Yes people with 5 cents and an opinion are smart.

On 21/04/2017 at 11:31 AM, brewsterbudgen said:

I loathe Hannity's extreme political views and his narcissism, but by all accounts he is popular with colleagues and even with some political opponents. He's also squeaky clean in regard to his personal/sexual behaviour.

Unless someone can show differently, which would certainly be interesting and fun!

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Hannity is smart. The other bloke a walking ego.

On 22/04/2017 at 9:42 AM, Minnie the Minx said:

I had a salsa instructor years ago in BKK, no we never banged as I don't bang the help but this guy literally had women throwing themselves at him. Poor fellow only got a break from laviscious expat desperados when he was teaching me lol. ( of both sexes )

The help?

Talk about elitist. An instructor isnt the help.

On 20/04/2017 at 4:51 PM, Patanawet said:

Exactly.

Dilute your beer to shandy or your whisky with water or ice -- it is still the same amount of alcohol in your blood.

Takes longer to drink if greater volume which slows the absorption.

On 17/04/2017 at 11:15 PM, HerbalEd said:

"Light" beer isn't about low alcohol, it means low calorie. But most beer-loving macho men would have a hard time asking for a "diet beer."

 

Yes it is. It's about drink driving. That's why they were invented.

Low carb beer is just marketing. People on low carb diets shouldnt be drinking alcohol at all.