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19 minutes ago, fhickson said:

was it actual police or the park guards? i may be mistaken but i dont think the park guards are city police, but i could be wrong.

 

the park guards are everywhere in public parks and watch every little thing. one of the reasons im notv100 comfortable there. isome people call them the litter police.

It was Bib, and it was across the street from the closed park.  But wouldn't be surprised if they were out on the game, too. 

3 minutes ago, CNXexpat said:

There is a brand new thing in Thailand, called Grab. Perhaps it´s unknown in the US, but you should learn about it. 

Grab are simply taxis with a grab sign on the window around here, charging more than the regular meter.. but would be useful in areas where taxi are more crooked than usual.  Still gotta wait by the curb.  Last guy I asked if he was lost, told me he was waiting for grab, even though there were a 100 of other options right in front of him.  Happy for you and your partner if it works to go eat French fries on Nimman. 

Is this the latest DN scam.  Was watching some of the DN YouTube videos, and thought it smelled fishy.  Any thoughts? 

After a year or so of inactivity, they deduct 50 per month till it is dry then close it, or lock it, but it can be reopened.  Best to get Internet banking, but easier said than done. Get two Thai accounts and just transfer money around.. free, or use the visa debit overseas.. I bought beer with mine in Virginia.. no pin needed. 

The Thai banking system is good, but they are bad offenders when it comes to making up rules, laws, and interpreting them.. Maybe they are IO wannabes, we all know that is where the real money is. 

53 minutes ago, parafareno said:

honestly i want to become a full time youtuber.....persistence is the key i think.....

and thais dont care if they are in video

Hardest thing will be keeping a visa.  Then, there could be wp issues.  Then, there could be tax and legal issues from doing business in Thailand.  Then the issue of YouTube dramatically changing how it compensates bloggers.  Most don't mind being filmed, but you would need to worry about the ones, who do.. and the popular videos will likely be something controversial that will draw the interest of the authorities.  Can I interest you in a dropshipping course?

1 minute ago, fhickson said:

its likely just the bad luck of the draw and not that specific area.

 

all you can do is scan for that sort of thing and cross the street, otherwise just avoid eye contact and smile if they approach you. there's really no getting away once your noticed so nothing you can do.

Yeah, that is a rational stance.  It was unusually deserted around there.  Apparently they keep the park area somewhat secure after 9pm closing.  Scanning and avoiding is good advice, but I just unexpectedly found myself in a me and them situation.  Kind of like drink driving in the US.. After the bars close, you are either a cop or not a cop, and if you are doing anything remotely suspicious or had a drop of alcohol, you become the prey.  

23 minutes ago, parafareno said:

werent you harrased by few people because being too mau few days ago?

It is unlikely your next cab driver will be as sober as I was... 6 beers in 4 hours?  Are you a child or simply a sheep? 

17 minutes ago, lopburi3 said:

And at outback temps of 50c probably makes sense.  

Temps of 50c in Cali, AZ, NV and Mexico.... no ice in beer. A Cuban friend is a bartender in somewhat cooler Las Vegas, Wyn Encore, never ice in beer.  Australian?  Yep, prison culture.. Next. 

1 hour ago, FritsSikkink said:

Personally none, as my friends have money. It is pretty easy to find with a search engine on the internet though:

 

https://www.bing.com/search?q=24+hour+bus+routes+bangkok&form=EDNTHT&mkt=en-us&httpsmsn=1&msnews=1&refig=7f7c0b1ee5e145cb85ad05dba523af23&sp=-1&pq=24+hour+bus+routes+bangkok&sc=0-26&qs=n&sk=&cvid=7f7c0b1ee5e145cb85ad05dba523af23

 

Yes, most expats are wealthy.. just read the 4000 pages about having to put 800k in the bank.. Oh, the pain.  Money or little money, the bus beats arguing with a bkk cab driver, who would gladly drop the dime on any passenger.  Can you show me one account of someone getting pulled off a city bus and searched or forced to p?

5 minutes ago, NCC1701A said:

is your profile image Nancy Pelosi?

 

Could be, but I pulled it off a site about old Jewish women getting botched plastic surgery. 

Watch the other million videos of tourist spots in Thailand by losers led to believe they will make money doing it, and walking around with a camera being an annoying nuisance to most people who haven't given permission to be filmed.  I did learn about a popular DN scam watching Brett Dev yesterday.  Copywriting.... just take my course, and you will have massive passive income. 

5 minutes ago, transam said:

This is Thailand, Thai folk do what they want with beer, Brandy or anything else, exactly the same as I do. Not for you or me to call folk idiots because they do something different to you...

And, as it happens, I am at this moment drinking a Tiger beer with ice in it, I prefer the watered down taste.

Now if you handed me a pint of Woodfords Wherry, there would not be ice in sight, however hot it was..????.

Kind of like female circumcision... just because they do it, doesn't make it right or even acceptable.  Or the way they drive/ride.. Per capita gdp is 15 times higher, where I was raised, seems like the money hungry Thais could learn a thing or two from me, as opposed to learning how to <deleted> in the streets from the Chinese.

2 minutes ago, transam said:

I think you should withdraw the "idiot" word....

Plus, you don't know what you are talking about....????

Surely, you can find a beer manufacturer's website.... Tiger says serve at 36F...it doesn't say store at room temp in the tropics and put in frig set on 7c..and add ice. 

2 hours ago, FritsSikkink said:

So nothing actually happened, what was the unsafe part?

 

"was wearing shorts and nice cross trainers.. expensive looking by Thai standards"  

Nope, looking like a tourist. Not a quality one because you were looking for transport by a bus.

How many tourist know how to use the very few 24 hour bus routes? 

2 hours ago, Bangkok Barry said:

 

Not in Thailand you won't. They'll think you're an idiot if you don't use ice. Even in wine, in the days when people could afford to buy it. 

And you are an (snip)if you drink wine, here, period. Ice in beer is done by Thais led astray by EuroTrash, who don't hold the Thais accountable for lack of education and inability to properly use electricity and refrigeration.  Show me one manufacturer that suggests putting ice in it. 

The extortion seem to happen in Patts.  Bar owner goes behind the bar for coffee... cost him 50k.  OTOH, up in CM, people openly recruit teachers for part time jobs, with no chance of a WP involved.. and many farang advertise they are looking for private gigs, which in itself is likely illegal.. A friend built an entire subdivision and once he was completely inside, and out of sight, he did tons of work himself, including quality control on the Thai crew... never even close to a problem.. but he also paid 15000 per month for security. 

9 hours ago, JAFO said:

I see 7/11's sell Absolut Vodka and Bacardi clear rum. They are fairly priced.

 

Villa sells Absolut and other top shelf Vodka's. They also sell a host of various dark and clear rums.

 

I typically do not mix. ????

The Absolut is commonly fake here.  Number should be etched in the glass.  711 might be safe, unfortunately mom pop might be unwilling players in the counterfeit game. 

Clarity is part of the equation, but not a guarantee.  For muni water in bkk or cm, it is OK for bushing and showering, but the problems might be in the pipes, or even the cement holding the pipes together.  Wouldn't brush with the tap in most of mexico.  Oh, and the ice is safe, but you'll simply look like an idiot if it is in your beer. 

1 hour ago, PhilippBKK said:

Actually pretty sad you didn't get arrested for public urination and your ass kicked a little bit.

Try again and let us know about when it happened, it might be a lot more entertaining......

 

Took a leak in pitch black dark, in some bushes, with no one around.. And you think I deserve to get assaulted?  What a ####.  Would like to see you try, little boy.  

57 minutes ago, yogavnture said:

If you are a foreigner and drunk. (now i think at 3am we can assume you were drunk be honest) the cops are gonna smell a bit of money to be had.  fair game in kingdom.  whats the fix . ?  dont get drunk at 3am in kingdom

Shame on me for thinking you could consume alcohol on a Saturday night in the most expensive area of the entire country and not get harrased... in an area built by the bar business. 

Pretty obvious why the largest STD treatment facility in Southeast Asia is a stone's throw from Silom. 

Across from the Mandarin Hotel.. on the Silom side of Chula Uni. 

5 minutes ago, moe666 said:

It gets unsafe when you put yourself in a unsafe situation

Correct, and apparently it isn't safe to walk around the perimeter of the Silom Bar areas. Was just trying to compare notes with others, who may have more experience in that area.  Pay 10 million for a condo, and you get rat infested sidewalks and cops looking for a quick extortion.. count me out. 

22 minutes ago, tabarin said:

If just experiencing that, while nothing actually happened, makes you scared, there are many more places too. 
Grow some balls, stop whining over a more expensive beer on a seldom visit, take a taxi home.

Hanging around some dark area bus stop, drunk, as a foreigner, is suspicious to me too, lol. I would have checked your ID for sure.

But you are a fool to think you are safe in an area like that in a taxi.. in retrospect, might be safer than walking, but not safer than the bus.  I was standing practically on top of the blue line....been coming here for 21 years.. searched at Ekami back in 1998, not since.  Been through 300 checkpoints.. this was out of the ordinary.  Notice, not a single person is defending Silom, or is it practice night for the Gay Choir?  Ten years ago, Silom was the greatest thing since South Beach. 

5 minutes ago, RJRS1301 said:

Sounds like a lil bit of unnecessary concern about you urinating in the bushes .

Carry a photocopy of the biometric page of the passport with a copy of your visa and also have a digital on your smartphone. Relax

I did have copies of my photo page and extension on me, as well as a pink ID.  Recently returned from the US, and had a little KGB to go with my steak, and Guinness to start my days in America.