mike787

Zero for me...but add me so i can be 81...though i wish i was number one!  I ignore people as an alternative to blocking.

Every post so far is dead accurate....

On 12/26/2019 at 5:54 AM, saengd said:

You quote costs of goods and services on Samui and say they have doubled and want us to believe they are representative of all of Thailand.....get real!

thailand is not a discount anymore...

Stevek is right...Basically there is NO end...if there was it would end...it will get worse. why?  because of greed and power + richest survive at our expense.  Thailand is NOT Elysium anymore....those days are only a dream.

Numbers are clarification they don't lie....

18 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

I tried to add to my previous reply, but past time to edit it.

Do you not consider that every one of those girls is there by choice, that they know exactly what they are doing, and that many of them will have a far far better life by having sex with strangers for a few years than they ever would by working as a farm labourer, or in a sweat shop, or worst of all as a maid?

Many bar girls like the life style, they enjoy sex, even with strangers, and they especially like the money they make. If they get lucky, some even get to go to other countries with customers, or have a holiday at a beach. Beats having to shuffle around a pole all night. It's not hard work, and it pays well.

God has nothing against prostitutes.

None of them was forced to do that, and they can stop doing it whenever they like. I had a gogo girlfriend for about 8 years till she found a rich guy to marry. I got to know her pretty well during that time and no one forced her to do anything she didn't want to do.

I'm not claiming that all are undamaged, but if they are it was not being a bar girl that caused it.

Seriously, that is a brilliant perspective.  Many I know, bar girls, expats, thai families/culture have the same thoughts.

I came here to meet a hot asian girl and love it.  Thai immigration is the only serious issue we have to gamble with.

Where is god anyway???

Thailand loves to torchere us...life for expats is not easy here when it comes to living simple.

There in lays the issue...you ask for "clarification" in a place no such rationality exists. 

3 facts: 

1.  This is Thailand.

2. Thailand driving will never change.

3. Thailand has the top 5 highest vehicular mortality rates world wide.

 not sure about pattaya, but i'm ready.

2 minutes ago, AsianAtHeart said:

Mike, take a closer look.  At their faces.  Do you see true happiness, joy, peace, or love there?  I don't.  I see fear, embarrassment, anxiety, sadness, insecurity and timidity in most of those expressions.  In one or two, there may be a little impudent impishness, but this is not to be confused with either confidence or happiness.  Their smiles are not genuine, they are the kind that are bought.  

 

The kind of true love, joy, peace, and happiness that God offers as a gift is not the kind which may be found in worldly pursuits, nor can any amount of money purchase it.  It is life-giving, and worth the sacrifice of any earthly good to obtain it. 

Beauty and happiness is in the eyes of the beholder...therefore I see love, fun, land of smiles and lust.  Not saying you're wrong, rather we have different perspectives is true.  Beyond that everything is a matter of interpretation.    

Just now, Crossy said:

 

I'd contribute to one for the tree.

 

Heck ya!!!!!!!  Good idea.....

WOW!  hope he is ok.  we should start a go fund. 

Thailand is more overpriced than north america now...not worth it.  I am waiting for the Thai markets to correct, then buy.

She did the right thing.  I would have done it.

I carry enough to make my little helpers happy.

I cant imagine how i'll survive.  What a sad shock it's gone.

This is what i believe in and they are fun....never disappoint.

i love these unicorn stories...gives us all hope but glad someone won the jackpot.  merry xmas hope this is the norm for you, to me this sounds like a happy ending.

REALLY??????  HOW?????  WHEN???