sunnyboy2018

On 11/22/2019 at 1:26 AM, JaiLai said:

Can you speak french / portuguese?

 

i've been to several west african countries, found ghana about the most civilised but would still never consider living there.

Well I can get by in French and Portuguese for survival purposes but many people speak English and these days there are many good translation apps. Why Ghana?

Thais have been copying the Japanese for decades

On 12/14/2019 at 8:21 AM, Scot123 said:

So he makes noise inside his house..... Mmmm mm So what Thais do far worse and with the thump thump thump of their music playing till the wee hours every time they have a party. He has a Glock christ then he is not stupid I would have loved to have one when I lived in Thailand (had a very big dog instead) and OMG he swears so do lots of people me included but was he using those pesky sounds as verbs, adjectives or nouns? Why do so many people on here spit venom at anyone who they perceive effects them? Don't worry and chill as they hate you already and it has nothing to do with this guy or any other poor soul who overstay"s etc. 

Defending the indefensible. A violent, drunk, aggressive , armed reckless,  antisocial bully.

15 hours ago, gimo said:

      What's Laura Norder got to do with this . Who is she anyway ?

555.

On 12/14/2019 at 8:13 AM, atyclb said:

thai logic ; "people with money are good people"

Yes quality tourist = wealthy tourist is a nonesense.

But in fact a quality tourist is one who is likely to be a repeat tourist,  ie a back packer who will return when they are older, sex tourists are quality as they spend money widely and return frequently. Economy travellers are good too because their money goes direct to Thais, Thai families and Thai businesses. The rich five star travellers rarely return, dont engage with the locals except as wage slaves and skivvies, and their money goes to international conglomerates such as Hilton. Other high quality tourists are cultural,  epicure and eco tourists.

Social security? The dole?

18 minutes ago, dcnx said:

I’m sure the police will work extra hard now.

 

The police force is useless. The people are hopeless. You’re not fixing this mess dear dictator.

Dictators rarely fix anything but their own wealth.

8 hours ago, FarFlungFalang said:

Don't need an encouragement policy we need an enforcement policy!

Start with prosecuting a high profile high publicly case to convince people of serious intentions.  A well known Porsche driver might be a start to kick of the campaign.

1 hour ago, tabarin said:

Just let him visit Vietnam instead, I will recommend it to everyone as a tourist. 

 

Not as an expat (yet) but as tourist, certainly. Cheaper, unique, vibrant and engaging Vietnamese that are not looking for money benefits.

A lot of us have been to many SE Asian countries Vietnam is OK..of course they seek to profit from tourists.

What does NCPO stand for?

11 hours ago, Guderian said:

It's just the time of the year, so many farang tourists around driving motorbikes without a helmet or proper licence that they see it as being like shooting fish in a barrel. Why go to all the bother of arguing with a Thai when you can just give a tourist a ticket, even if the farang's legit. People living here would tend to argue with the cop, but tourists only want to have a good time, understandably, so are much more likely to just pay up.

The police are criticised when they dont enforce the law and criticized when they do enforce the law. Im tired of farang complaining all the time. Some farang just seem out of their depth with NO idea of the social mores and values in this country and they should never come here. Go to the Maldives or Singapore...anywhere but here!

This absurd incorrect generalization by Obama has no foundation in truth and is just self hating nonsense as is the idea that white people are superior to black people. He should be ashamed of himself, especially as this is an attack on young men and boys who already contend with far more difficulties in life than women.

8 hours ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

Yes I always keep bananas , mango, guava, apple etc in the fridge, the only fruit I keep out is oranges . 

Keep fruit out of the fridge,  especially bananas but use a gauze trap cover. Vinegar will not deter fruit flies. Fruit flies produce vinegar from fermenting alcohol.

That does not look like a fruit fly to me. They are tiny and flimsy

7 hours ago, legend49 said:

Thaivisa notes that foreigners are often given appellations based on national characteristics or stereotypes. 

 

AND WHAT LABEL DO THAIS GET??????

The land of smiles.

On 12/16/2019 at 8:23 AM, unblocktheplanet said:

I’ve been here more than three decades. Bangkok is home but that doesn’t mean I have to like it!

 

I have good days & bad days. Good days I notice the tropical flowers, bad days I notice pungent tropical garbage. BK is far different than village life. While I like having everything easily available, I rarely take advantage of most of it. Shopping malls are soulless places.

 

The pollution is really getting to me. And govt inaction, but that’s everywhere. Things will only get worse as all those new condo towers get filled with car owners. But it’s much the same in first-world LA (NOT Roi Et!)

 

As  well-read academic and omnivorous autodidact, I’m weary of not being able to voice my opinions. In other places, people have a choice to not listen. Here, speaking out could rub somebody powerful the wrong way and there would be personal consequences to one’s safety & freedom.

 

The impossibility of health insurance past age 70 is also of great concern. We don’t have a big enough bank balance to cover enormous hospital bills.

 

Pessimistically, I think things here will get worse—way worse. Perhaps they will soften eventually but I’m too old to wait.

 

We’ve told our Thai daughter to make a life for herself somewhere else. For us, though, there’s nowhere else to go.

You can voice your opinions freely among expatriates and most Thais with the exception of the LM laws. I live in Iran, Libya, Burma and much more strict countries where people livex in fear.

On 12/16/2019 at 1:38 AM, digibum said:

 

I have to laugh a bit because that was one of the only preconditions I had on where we live; nowhere near her family.  Obviously, that needed to be put more delicately but I explained while I loved her family and enjoyed visiting, that Thais love drama (something she always says too) and that living near her family would be bringing the drama close enough that her family would feel like they should get her involved in the middle of it.

 

They are lovely people but three generations of her family and extended family live in a 2 square mile radius and you're going to get a boatload of drama. 

Too true mate The extended family network, is a hot house of neurosis.

8 hours ago, kotsak said:

Right.. What does a city packed with hoes need?

*drum roll*

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More hoes..

Speak English.  This is not a Eubonics language thread. I welcome more working girls to the city.

7 hours ago, LALes said:

Who cares about a bunch of Indian bars.  They better keep Villa Market.

Who said anything about Indian Bars?

9 hours ago, KhunKenAP said:

Will they hand out free underarm deodorant at the door with mandatory use?

You are woefully ignorant of the role of Indians in Thailand.  They own land ans have massive business interests,  including Nana Plaza, Nana Hotel and hold tracts of land around Sukhumvit.

10 hours ago, Ron jeremy said:

Hahaha, what a laugh, the Indians are truly moving in!!!!

theyl be taking over soon. 2-3-4-5 guys splitting bar fines, sharing drinks, curry stalls out front. Pattaya- little calcutta????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Charter flights, walking 6- abreast down the streets. They can't fill the bars now, another 39 bars- gogos. Pattaya is turning into a circus.

Indians have historically been big landowners and entrepreneurs in Thailand. They own much of sukhumvit and the Nana hotel and Nana plaza.. both places that did not used to allow Indians in!