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43 minutes ago, worgeordie said:

I remember a time when you could not make any negative remarks

about New Nordic on TVF....they must no longer be paid advertisers 

regards Worgeordie

Yep, I made a polite but critical remark about Emerging Trends Advisors a few years ago, following an ad I saw here - my comment disappeared real fast. Same old stuff - 'guaranteed returns', a very safe investment, secured on property, blah, blah, blah - but that was then - I'm guessing things have improved and its ok to be a little more critical now these firms have clearly left investors up s**t-creek?

To add insult to injury, I just read (on a private, largely Russian "New Nordic' group forum) that some investors have been receiving messages from a NN manager.  I'll let this 'helpful' advice from him/her speak for itself:
 

On 8/7/2019 at 8:20 PM, Roy Baht said:

The Wind Mill in Pattaya, a place Kevin Burt both frequented and promoted, is famous for employing underage girls. Why shouldn't Kev die a slow and painful death from cancer?

 

https://thepattayanews.com/2019/07/06/wind-mill-gogo-raided-by-pattaya-police-alleged-underage-prostitution-found-say-police/

 

 

That's a disgusting comment IMHO.

Even if he did frequent and promote (which I certainly don't see any evidence of), how does that make him worthy of dying a slow and painful death from cancer?

The Windmill won't be the first or last establishment in Pattaya busted for employing underage girls.  Does that make all visitors to this and other 'busted' establishments in Pattaya guilty of pedophilia and deserving of a slow and painful death?

I can only assume that you're either bored, have a personal grudge against him/Pattaya, were drunk and/or are totally lacking in human compassion.

You're also being disingenuous by suggesting The Windmill is famous for employing underage girls...it's famous for being raunchy. As the article states, the girl had a fake ID so I don't hold the The Windmill totally culpable.

If it was famous for what you claim, it would have been closed down a long time ago (and I personally find the place a bit too sleazy and only visited once, never to return) 

38 minutes ago, poanoi said:

anyways: what do you guys see in this pic ?

Pseudo-intellectual psycho-babble and a mistaken belief of 'intellectual superiority' and/or a greatly inflated/fragile ego from the amateur psychology guy or gal (probably not cute, more likely bitter/cynical!) who posted this archaic pic in the first place 555

4 hours ago, peterb17 said:

Do they serve milkshakes in Soi 6 ?  Maybe they have malt ( whatever that is ) 

Never been there , should I go there for a gourmet experience? 

 

Of course as I have been described as a PC Zealot , is the food transgender friendly? 

You appear to have no idea what malt is.  You appear to have no idea about Hooters and their hiring policy, vis a vis hiring attractive or 'cute' waitresses (their name, Hooters, should be a 'hint' as to their non-PC hiring policy!)  You appear to defame a poster by wrongly stating that  "the fact that someone posts that you should visit this franchise because the women are attractive"...he never stated or implied that.  

Sorry, but to me, you appear rather uneducated, troll-like and/or bitter about both Pattaya and the US.

Your latest cryptic/trolling post mentions transgenders...if that's what really floats your boat, I'm sure you will something on Soi 6 to keep you entertained and off this forum. 

18 minutes ago, bwpage3 said:

I said there was Medicare, not that I am on it. I am not old enough for it

 

And no, you do not have to be low income, get your facts straight

 

 

Just to be clear, you said "Medicaid", not "Medicare" in post #1...and Medicaid IS designed for the under-65's who have zero or very low income....Medicare is available to all US citizens over the age of 65.

So I'm not surprised the poster who you wrongly "corrected" assumed you were struggling financially.

With all due respect, I think you need to get your facts straight... 

1 hour ago, JLCrab said:

I didn't say otherwise -- BTW we once stayed at another small hotel nearby. A UK friend of mine who often uses the lobby computer later asked me if I was still with then girl who I once brought over there. I said YES but I did not remember that you were there the time when we visited. He said NO that he wasn't but the hotel staff still talks about her.

Did she have big hands?

3 minutes ago, JLCrab said:

Of course there were other reasons -- but if that wasn't one of the reasons, the hotel owner wouldn't have mentioned it.

No doubt...I just said that 'other reasons' were more likely to have contributed to you getting kicked out.

13 minutes ago, JLCrab said:

Guess all you want -- that's what the hotel owner said.

I will...given the fact that you said there were 'other reasons' given by the hotel owner...which I'm guessing may be more responsible for getting you being asked to leave, in the absence of any elaboration on your behalf. 

Going bra-less doesn't seem like a legitimate reason for getting rid of a long-term guest (or even a short-term one).

Was it a girl or LB? 

43 minutes ago, JLCrab said:

For many years I lived in a service apartment at a 100+ room hotel. I was finally asked to leave because -- among other reasons -- when my Thai girlfriend used to arrive at the hotel without wearing a bra, it created too much of a disturbance amongst the hotel's other guests and employees.

I'm guessing the 'other reasons' may have been more responsible for you being asked to leave :)

IMHO, it usually takes a lot of unacceptable behavior for an apartment/hotel to boot out a long-term resident.

26 minutes ago, Thian said:

Many Thai even can't speak Thai, serious...they speak half Lao, even my wife can't understand them.

Your wife can't understand Lao?

I hope she never tries to work at a hotel, hospital or real estate agency!

My Lao GF would really shout at her if she wasn't understood, serious :)

I'm half-tempted to write a letter to the Thai PM suggesting that all hotel, hospital, ambulance and realtors pass a language proficiency test in Lao, Mandarin, English and Russian...or be terminated from their employment immediately.

OK, I understand that you're not happy by the level of English demonstrated by Thai hospital/hotel/ambulance/police/mall staff/real estate agents....and would prefer that more of them speak English.

I personally think you're wrong, unrealistic and a little xenophobic.  But I respect your different opinion.

But let's not argue about this anymore. Ok?

We can agree to disagree and move on :)

31 minutes ago, Thian said:

Well if the doctor in a thai (the one i visited) hospital describes you some med's you have to go to the reception to receive it...it is what it is. Maybe that shouting angry farang got his med's to find out that he's using other med's as well and to avoid side effects he asked her some questions i guess....

 

In that case the farang is 100% right and he should have asked for the supervisor of that hospital to tell his complaints.

 

But to tell you, i have thai familymembers who have the highest functions in the most rewarded hospitals in BKK and i also have a hard time speaking english to them. They even give seminars in western countries for other medics but their english isn't what it should be. They all have a degree from that big university plus many promotions...

 

 

Shouting at the receptionist because she can't answer questions about meds is rude, boorish and pointless IMHO...whether in Thailand, the US, Holland or elsewhere.

Hospital receptionists aren't qualified to answer such questions...and if they did try and helpfully answer them, they'd be placing themselves and the hospital at great legal liability if their advice turned out to be wrong.

If the farang had questions about his meds, he should have asked to speak to the prescribing doctor or a qualified pharmacist. Or the receptionists' supervisor, if they are qualified/trained to offer advice on his meds.

11 hours ago, Thian said:

Not in the hospitals i visited.

 

And once i saw a farang shouting to the receptionist because she gave him medicines but couldn't answer his questions about it.

 

Very dangerous me thinks and very ashaming for that hospital in BKK.

Isn't this getting a little crazy?

If I hear you correctly, receptionists in Thai hospitals should not only be required to speak English, but should also now be qualified to answer questions about medicine?  And the farang shouts at her when she couldn't answer?

Call me crazy, but the only person who should be ashamed of themselves is the arrogant and self-entitled farang.

A hospital receptionist is not there to answer medicine/medication questions....whether in Thailand, Holland, the US or anywhere else. 

If you have questions about a medication, you should only talk to a doctor, nurse practitioner (in the US) or a licensed pharmacist!

I'm with tryasImight on this crazy assertion!

1 minute ago, Justfine said:

Taking aspirins everyday isn't healthy though.

I know that :)

59 minutes ago, alex8912 said:

Yes most  do. Especially Spanish and several other languages. You are way out of line to be a Thai apologist on this topic. In hospitals in my home city I know  at least 10+ languages are spoken. The police department has about 20 languages on the force. EMT’s are available in many languages. When you go into a high end store you can expect several employees to speak other languages than English. Lately I have been to several 5 star hotels here in Thailand and the level of English is deplorable. You are completely wrong!!  Even my telephone  bill at home at the end lists a dozen languages you can contact them in! 

And what is your home city/country, out of interest.  Comparable to Thailand? 

1 hour ago, alex8912 said:

Yes most  do. Especially Spanish and several other languages. You are way out of line to be a Thai apologist on this topic. In hospitals in my home city I know  at least 10+ languages are spoken. The police department has about 20 languages on the force. EMT’s are available in many languages. When you go into a high end store you can expect several employees to speak other languages than English. Lately I have been to several 5 star hotels here in Thailand and the level of English is deplorable. You are completely wrong!!  Even my telephone  bill at home at the end lists a dozen languages you can contact them in! 

Clearly time for some posters to vote with their feet.

For them, Thailand obviously doesn't do enough to ensure that lowly hospital/police/hotel/mall employees take the time to learn English, Chinese, Russian, etc.

This is obviously a deplorable state of affairs, given the large amount of money these folks are paid.  Clearly these lazy people should be paying for English courses after their 12 hour/6-day shifts are over

For those folks who get so upset, I'm guessing they will vote with their feet and not visit Thailand anymore?

23 minutes ago, Thian said:

Because english is the worldlanguage, is that so hard to understand? And it will never be chinese, there's not even 1 chinese language but several different ones.

Around 840 million people worldwide are native Mandarin speakers, while a further 180 million or so speak it as a second language, making it the world's most widely-spoken tongue.

By comparison, only 340 million people are native English speakers, with some 510 million or so people having learned it as a second language.

And we're talking about Thailand, not the world (where English speakers may be more prevalent /dispersed, but no idea)...in Thailand,  Chinese -speaking tourists far outweigh English-speaking tourists nowadays, tour buses or no tour buses!

12 minutes ago, Thian said:

There are plenty chinese who are well educated, well mannered and speak decent english.....but they don't go to thailand in cheapo grouptours...

They are just like westerners who try to avoid risky countries, you should see them in Switzerland where the staff in the designers watch shops are chinese as well and speak several languages. I felt like i was in China when visiting Luzern Swiss last summer, they were all over the place buying watches for big bucks.

Those chinese sit in a touringcar all day in Europe and visit 6-8 countries in a week. They only go for the highlights and cheap brandname shopping in outlets.

But Amsterdam will totally ban ALL coaches in the city soon, so i wonder if they will still go there or what they will do next.

 

 

 

 

ok, I'm not sure you're getting my point about why it may be slightly arrogant to suggest that Thai's in certain sectors should speak English (rather than Chinese or any other foreign language).  But that's ok...

20 minutes ago, Thian said:

 

26 minutes ago, Thian said:

My insurance will pay the hospital bill.

And the chinese also come to europe, the rich ones that is. They love to shop in the designer-outlets.

 

Have fun in the hospital if you can't understand what they're saying!

Just as much 'fun' in hospitals for the Chinese when their native language isn't spoken...and they far outnumber the native English speakers.  I came across an amazing app on my smartphone recently...it's a Thai-English translator!

Maybe more Chinese should go to Holland instead.  I'm assuming everyone in the tourism/hospital/hotel sector there is fluent in Cantonese and Mandarin, given their rising importance as a source of tourism?

1 hour ago, Thian said:

In hospitals they should be able to speak english at the reception. Same goes for the police, haven't tried the ambulance but i guess i know the answer already. Also most pharmacy shops in BKK can't, on top of that even thai english teachers can't.

In 2017, Thailand had just under 10 million visitors from China.  Compared to under 3 million from the UK, US and Australia combined.  Even if you factor in the English-speaking expats and non-native English speakers such as yourself, shouldn't their priority be to learn Chinese before English? 555

Seriously though, mandating English fluency from such workers would just push up the wages they'd have to pay them...then everyone would whine about the increased costs of everything!

Good luck keithpa. I wish you all the best.

I love Thailand but can easily see when you can reach a point when it's time to leave...I get a little stir-crazy myself after only around 4/5 weeks there!

Wishing you good health, prosperity and fun times with family back home.

10 hours ago, norrska said:

Teaching moment over.

Fingers crossed it's over and there's no more 'teaching' 555

4 hours ago, gamesgplayemail said:

 

They keep their house "clean" (thai style...) but their feet dirty, then put the food where their dirty feet walked.

Also where the dirty digs lay.

Dirty habits anyway, whatever people pretend to think.

 

 

 

 

 

Seriously? 

In my experience, I've found Thai's a lot more hygienic and more obsessed with cleanliness than 99% of 'westerners'.  I haven't shared a meal on the floor with Thai's who have rats and cockroaches running around their floor or have dirty feet when dining...but maybe I run around in different circles to you?

Poverty-stricken Thai families may be a different matter...but that's the same the world over (western and non-western counties)...poverty and the lack of sanitary conditions to ensure perfect cleanliness is understandable in those situations.

IMHO, I think your problem with Thai's runs a lot deeper than their desire to eat on the floor.

Their country, their culture, their choice.

If you can't deal with that, just don't live there or visit...no need to denigrate them or suggest that Western-style values need to be imposed upon them.

I visit Thailand frequently and appreciate the different lifestyle and culture when I meet with Thai friends...which includes sitting on a mat to eat dinner and taking off my dirty shoes before I enter their house...I assume you don't choose to hang-out with Thai's?