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On 1/9/2019 at 11:52 AM, mauGR1 said:

Years ago, one waiter run behind me for 200 meters from the restaurant where i've been eating, to return my forgotten camera.

I wanted to give him 500 B. , but he refused the tip.

3 months ago, I was walking with a friend past a massage shop when my friend was chased by a masseuse. Turned out she remembered him as a client and just wanted to give his virginity back.

On 12/19/2018 at 4:56 PM, BritManToo said:

I had a gf (42) that was sleeping with her teen son (18). Pretty sure she was banging him too.

Incest just doesn't seem to be that big a deal in Thailand.

Is anything other than pride and feet/shoes on heads a big thing in Thailand?

6 hours ago, sawadee1947 said:

Those who are struggling and looking for help you might give assistance.

But those who decided to end their life you and nobody can help because they decided that step without "consulting " anybody. 

It is, however, better to Provide them some form of companionship. No need for it to be heavy and mental illness-related, but just be a friend. Think about this: the more time they spend with you, the less they time they have to contemplate suicide. Maybe through casual activities and quality chat, someone can introduce something to them that would spark something in them, the will to "hang in there just a little bit longer, try something new". The possibility is small, but it is not impossible. After all, these with depression usually feel lonely and worthless, and they don't see any light at the end of the tunnel only darkness. Maybe you can bring a tiny LED light that they can focus on. 

Father: will your husband be coming to the family dinner on New year's eve? 

Wife: honey, you're joining us, aren't you?

Husband: yes. But so is my gun.

Family man of the year, this guy

And the point of this is....? 

As if saying happy new year is a declaration of love or something grandios... It's just a freaking "happy new year", I say that to every neighbor. Means nothing.

Customers can just buy 4 big Thai whiskey bottles when they're sober.... And drive when they're half dead drunk.... 

According to this rule, every food seller should not be allowed to sell food or sugary drinks to overweight people. See the lack of logic here?

"Thailand is safe!" ????????????

nothign troll-y about my post. guess you can't talk about the pattern of behavior that is really clearly depicted here, the "love triangle". Again, had she been loyal, he would still be alive. Just saying. 

I wonder what would happen if I were to create a change.org petition and get people to sign it. Would it make a difference, maybe? Or would I go to jail for whatever absurd reason? I'm serious. I have change.org open on another tab right now. Want your inputs. Should I or should I not?

On 12/11/2018 at 8:50 AM, roo860 said:

'Standards,' they don't know the meaning of the word!!!!!!

standards = as long as they don't die. 

Denial seems to be TAT's number one skill. 

Title should be: Foreigners enraged when 2 Thai men go for skinny dipping in Naklua and demand a public apology and fine for public indecency

Let's post this on international forums and media sites, the threat of "loss of face" should make SOMEONE do SOMETHING. 

I agree with the notion that the fares are too high for the Thai salaries. The 1 Baht discount per ride when using a rabbit card is too little. You can purchase 15 trips to use for 1 month, where each trip would cost you 30 Baht. This is good for office workers who travel daily and their regular fares would otherwise be over 30 Baht. However, this doesn't include the 15 Baht "extra" fare from Bang Chak and further down the Sukhumvit line. I personally find this "extra fee" ridiculous. Now you can travel from on nut to kheha for only 15 Baht. That's what.... 6 or 7 stations? What's the point? I understand the point of the extra fee when bang chak-bearing was a new extension.... Now, so many people are getting on and off from those stations, that I feel like it is an integrated part of the BTS system, so should be fared just as the rest of the line, not as "extra". 

It's not possible. Factors that hinders real friendships (same sex or opposite sex friendships) from happening:

- if it's with a fellow foreigner, they are often only here for a short while, and then leave. People come and go so quickly here, it's impossible to start building anything lasting with a fellow foreigner (now this might be different for retirees.....I'm only talking from the POV of a working individual)

- with Thais, the difference in mindset and what can/cannot be discussed often hinders a connection being built. Even if there is enough understanding in either english or thai to facilitate a deeper discussion on things, the very busy schedules of the thais and their family responsibilities makes them barely have any time to spend with you. Meaning that there will be very little, if any, chance to foster the friendship and make it grow into a lasting one.

- I think people nowadays don't appreciate each other enough anymore. Everyone is easily replaceable by the next, so people put much less effort and energy into grooming a good friendship with someone you already know. As a result, we may have so many acquaintances, but very few true friends. Many people don't even have true friends at all in Thailand. 

(I'm speaking from the POV of a young-ish female foreigner. Males might have easy access to friendships with Thai females, but then again, how much of your topics can they really understand? If you really don't want to settle for talking about certain topics only, then you will have more difficulty finding real friends (platonic). Not impossible, but having standards does make it more difficult to find Thai friends)

you play with fire, you get burned. It's that simple. 

What's with the Korean-sounding name? 

this man doesn't know how to handle his money. Better not move to Thailand, or else he will lose 300k in one night. The girls will see how stupid he is really quickly and get him drugged. Poor naive old man. Stay in your country where everything is familiar. Don't go on adventures.

If every Thai office worker were to bring their own Yeti cups (or whatever brand of their choosing), that would also highly reduce the number of plastic cups used. Some people even buy 2 cold, sweet drinks per day, meaning 2 cups per day, for 6 days a week, 52 weeks a year. 1 person could use 624 cups a year. Toyota has thousands of workers. Imagine the numbers. 

It's not the plastic bags that is the problem, it's the mindset. Re-education in all social levels is desperately needed in Thailand. 

On 12/5/2018 at 6:44 AM, fforest1 said:

I like my plastic....I would be very upset and make a scene too if a store did not have plastic bags for my purchase.....Plastic works...Its just that simple...

how would you like your plastic wrapped around your throat and suffocate you? Cause that's what's all that plastic you throw away is doing to animals... You not seeing it doesn't mean it doesn't happen. You being an idiot doesn't mean you're not causing damage. 

Also, teachers' egos need to be kept in check. More young teachers, less older teachers who still think this is the 1950s. Innovation and creative thinking cannot develop under dictatorship of a egocentric teacher. 

*sigh* why are these people so obsessed with money? They make every little thing about money... Why not leave a man and his favorite buffalo be? 

18 hours ago, tekashicanada said:

Thank you all for the replies. So to answer a few questions. I am 33 and she is 30. She is university educated and she is an accountant. It is becoming increasingly difficult because her expectations of me are getting really big: Like she wants all of my attention, she wants me to put her priority number 1, etc.

 

She seems to be expecting me to include her in everything i do whether it would be to hang with my friends or whatever. 

I'm a pretty distracted fellow as I have work full time and run a side gig for business so I'm constantly on my phone. She takes this as a big offence when I don't talk to her and what not.

 

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1. Seems to me like a difference in what a relationship and family life means. To you, it means that both can still have space. To her, it definitely means that you are number 1 priority for each other, no space needed when you love someone enough to marry them. This is often the case in Asian societies. 

2. Regarding what another user said about BPD, as someone who might be on the borderline spectrum, I can agree that your wife (as with 95% Thai women out there....) might have BPD too. My emotions are too intense and overwhelming and they come with the slightest of triggers. People with BPD are often very sweet, loving, and give 100% of themselves. But they are incredibly insecure and are terrified of abandonment. You not paying her "enough" attention could trigger her fear of abandonment, if she really does have BPD. And they will then overreact, usually in an aggressive way. Not all women with BPD is quick to reach the knives though... most just use words to cut you. Knives seems to be the preferred weapon of choice for women in Thailand... 

Here's a short explanation on BPD

Hope other taxi drivers see this. 

That driver seemed like a huge a-hole. Popped collar, "swagger" walk, making himself look big, reminds me of an animal. He deserves a little bruising on both his body and his ego. I f*ing hate taxi drivers like him. 

Seriously, I never even bother with regular taxis (or motorcycle-taxis) anymore. The drivers are like animals. Nasty. Grab drivers are normal.