Speedhump

On 2/19/2023 at 5:16 PM, SuperSilverHaze said:

Imo a foreigner shoud never wai as the top photo shows. It's very correct but for an old, farang man it shows too much beta.

 

That's the kinda of wai that goes to a parent upon seeing them after six months away.

 

The bottom is not really a wai.

 

 

If you are shy get in front of a mirror and wai 30 times a day for a week. You'll feel much better about it

 

About the only person you really must wai are your spouse's parents and if working you should know how to properly wai your boss.

 

You should return almost everyone's wai.

The top picture is a monk wai. It shows deepest respect and humility. A wai to parents after a separation should really be thumbs along the bridge of the nose, IMO. A regular wai would be tip of fingers around the tip of the nose area. This is a rough guide. And knowing who and when to wai is something else. It can also be used to express simple gratitude. 

I don't believe most Thais would ever be offended by a farang trying to wai. Of course Thailand has xenophobes like every country, but most people I interact with are nice and are polite.

1 hour ago, Smokey and the Bandit said:

Whilst I am sure you are correct, if they can wriggle out of paying they will?

Insurance companies like private hospitals in Thailand are there to make a profit?

It's possible to make an honest profit in business. I've had well over 3 million Baht worth of claims last year. I've been reimbursed to the maximum of the policy, and the insurer had renewed me as they should for the next year with only the 'medical inflation' percentage increase they apply to my age bracket. Some items were maybe outside the scope of cover but they were paid, a few were rejected as not 'directly' incurred for treatment (although they were treatment for a condition almost certainly brought on by the illness). I have no complaints to date. 

A European company, not one of the best known ones, with a Thai insurer acting locally for them. 

16 hours ago, VocalNeal said:

Do you mean feeding the cistern or for the bum gun????

I will assume the bum gun. You need to squeeze the trigger gently.

Cheap ones are either just open or closed. Feel the force. 

22 minutes ago, Tubulat said:

No, she smoked a cigarette while riding, and that is expressly excluded in the policy.

I mean, they always find a way to avoid paying out.

You mean they always apply the express terms of the policy? How nasty of them... 

3 hours ago, spermwhale said:

The point is they are fleecing her. No way, no how anywhere, especially up country in Thailand, would a hospital charge that much to treat someone for their injuries like hers, not even Bumrungrad or Bangkok Hospital. 

My wife was in Bangkok Hospital for 10 days with acute  gastroenteritis. Two days in an emergency ward room then a  basic private room. No expensive medications just regular antibiotics and saline drip, and blood test every day.

Over 400,000 Baht. 

5 minutes ago, BostonRob2 said:

I think "mark" is better as mak sounds more like mack to me, which is why I used mark.

 

Hia in this story is hia with a common tone, a word for a wealthy businessman usually that people use as a pronoun. The hia you are thinking about has a falling tone.

 

Tones matter....

 

Rooster (former Thai teacher)

Thanks indeed. Yes, tones; always easy to trip over (don't talk to me about Mandarin). 

And I take the point about mark, it does lead you to the correct pronunciation.

Thanks again for bothering to tutor me. 'Hia' is an ejaculation I would never use, but how about 'kwai'? Falling? ????

How terrible. I guess the vehicles waiting to turn were blocking the right hand lane of the carriageway and the HGV driver didn't even notice that they were stationary?

Astonishing that no-one died outright. ????????

'Ngong mark' I guess should read 'ngong mak' , mak meaning very. 

The owner called himself 'hia'? If you call someone this you may have a gun pulled on you. 

Can someone explain for me what it means if you call yourself 'hia'? Is it a kind of boast? Confused. 

Thanks. 

2 hours ago, Etaoin Shrdlu said:

I have seen goong chae nam pla described in English as "fresh prawn salad" when in fact it is raw prawn salad.

 

Perhaps when the diner says "too fresh" it means undercooked.

A Thai friend ordered a raw prawn dish for me once. It did not get eaten. Not exactly steak tartare. 

1 hour ago, Hakuna Matata said:

Might be a fugitive?

I'd suggest maybe mixed up in bad business and upset the wrong people. If that was the case and he's liable to be 'offed' then he should not be sent there (no matter what my opinion of his possible guilt). 

13 hours ago, xtrnuno41 said:

You always have to be care full with a ring on your finger.

An uncle, jumped over a fence. His wedding ring stuck on the fence and ripping of his finger. He didnt noticed at first for some time.

But sure metal and electricity they will do fine and stories and pic tells.

I used to put my hand in the front door letterbox to close the door as I was walking away from the house. I learned not to after it was trapped fast while I was walking away at speed. Luckily little damage, could have been much worse. 

On 2/13/2023 at 7:15 PM, simon43 said:

Well, at least that wound looks well-cauterized....

I'm shocked. No, that's bad also. ????

On 2/13/2023 at 3:50 PM, warrima said:

As a rough guess i would say the contracted maids/cleaners at our condo spend 50% of their time on any given day picking through the bins and retrieving the bottles, cans and cardboard.  They stash these amongst the trees and overgrowth until they have enough to fill a truck - that they call in maybe once every few months. I've seen the driver hand over usually something like 1 to 2k. They get maybe 10 baht a box  of bottles, 10 baht per kg of cardboard etc. 

 

So the five maids each get maybe 200/300 baht extra a month - but spend half their paid working hours accruing it. 

A shame you don't have separate bins for trash and for recyclable glass/plastic. I organised it in my housing resort which is 95pct inhabited by farang couples or farang man/Thai wife who are  happy to comply in general. 

2 hours ago, Harveyboy said:

No honour with mercenaries...scum hired guns..kill for a price not for a cause ..the loss of all of these would mean nothing 

 

And interesting that private military groups are illegal in Russia. Unless Putin hires you, of course. 

11 hours ago, Tug said:

If your commanders have to kill your team mates to get them to do what’s asked you aren’t strong you are weak slava Ukraine ???????? 

These are nothing but hired guns. You expect a sense of duty or honourable leadership? 

18 hours ago, IvorBiggun2 said:

Living in Hua Hin but took his car for repair in Bangkok!!!!! More to this story than what is being told.

You'd repair an expensive high marque car in HH? ????

I have no faith that this will be funny in the same vein as the original. But of course I'll watch at least 2 or 3 episodes to give it a fair try. His performance in the last sitcom series he was in playing a  grumpy old man with a soft side, was quite lacklustre. 

21 hours ago, ArnieP said:

Referring to the sick buffalo question.

 

Not once in thirty five years here in LoS.

Still my favourite though. ????

4 hours ago, Thingamabob said:

What is the point of a posting that does nothing more than state the obvious ? Could apply to women on the game anywhere in the world.

The point is the different schpiels in different countries. 

The sick family buffalo is always my favourite. 

On 1/7/2023 at 8:23 PM, proton said:

'I come already'

Two times 

I wish I could get someone to bring my favourite, dolcelatte, never found it here anywhere. Would be a bit sweaty or even runny by the time it got here though.... 

A lot of commenters here have more money than sense. But you still need to do a time vs. money calculation. If you're time rich  then go for it. ????????