fredwiggy

Been progressively getting worse through the years. Narcissism , especially among world leaders, has lead to the downfall of society and many relationships. Alpha males are ruining the world daily, and some morons actually support these types, thinking they are somehow above others in their ways, when actually they are all inferior little boys needing power to control others around them.

More than 31000 girls and women were raped in Thailand last year and about 60% of them were university students and school pupils, ... No matter what anyone thinks, this is what it is, and true. I have a Thai ex, who did me wrong, a Thai girlfriend, who treats me well, but still doesn't fully understand what western life is, as she has never left Thailand. I have a half Thai daughter. I have never been racist or prejudiced against any race or creed, growing up near NYC alongside all races and creeds, and fit in very well with them. This country, and others surrounding it, have done things a certain way for generations. Things which are not considered normal behavior, but have been forced on them by the rich and "powerful". They fear speaking out, unlike other countries where you can say whatever you want and won't be arrested or killed, as long as it's not threatening. People, meaning men, move here for a variety of reasons, the women being the major one, because you can have a younger, pretty girlfriend whereas back in their country it would be much harder or impossible unless you have a lot of money. Some come here because they can't stand their country anymore so leave. I can't wait to get back home with my daughter here, and would leave today if I had the means to re settle there now. This is not a good place for girls or women. They are victimized and used daily, a lot more than back home. Especially in universities. More than 31000 girls and women were raped in Thailand last year and about 60% of them were university students and school pupils, ...This is a main reason I will leave with my daughter before it has a chance to happen. The Thai men aren't held accountable for the children they make like men are back home. This is another reason I don't want my daughter growing up here. The roads are among the most dangerous on earth, and that won't change for decades to come. I have had at least 6 dogs that called my house a home, although they came here because I was nice to them and gave them food, poisoned by some sick jerk**f that doesn't want dogs running through his cassava, as I've been told. I don\t know who they are, so I can't do anything until I do. They , for the most part in what I've seen and heard, don't really care for their animals once they are past puppy or kitten stage, letting them run rampant all over and getting hit by cars here more than I've ever seen. How you treat your animals is how you treat humans. I have been around hundreds of village people in the years I've lived here, and most seem to accept me (not knowing what's behind those smiles), so I don't have a problem with the majority of them, even though they might not like me in reality. If you can speak Thai, of course you can "fit in" a little better, although making friends here isn't an easy thing to do for most of us, because of the language barrier, and a relationship only happens because of good communication. All I see and hear, from Thai's, especially women, is that their "friends" , aren't real friends and gossip about them when they aren't around. This is a huge issue here, much more than I saw for 62 years back in the US. I have many good friends back home, and like most others, have a few I can count on, and they aren't talking bad about me when I'm not around, as that always gets back to you eventually. My girlfriend here, who' s 42, tells me she has no friends, at least any she trusts, and this further solidifies what I said. Her own sister in law, who lives next door, tells others about her when she is gossiping to her friends, and this of course , in a little village, gets back to my girlfriend eventually. My girlfriend is a very nice, congenial woman who doesn't say much of anything about others besides what she actually sees herself, and gets along with everyone as far as I can see. This stresses her out all the time, as talking bad about you, even though you might have a thick skin, still gets to you when others do it. If I had my way, I would be gone from here today, taking my girlfriend with me back home. That might happen in time, but for now, my plan is to be gone from here as soon as I can get things together and find a home back home for us. This isn't again, about liking or not liking Thai people, but seeing things as they really are, and not wanting to be around it any longer, as the OP states.

We all know he likes it here better than the UK, for his reasons. You think he would make this accident up? Wanting pics of the accident reminds me of all the rubberneckers back home in the US, who love to see carnage, unless of course it's them.

Good that you're still in one piece. Get well soon. I know you love it here but I'm thinking this will sour your taste a little, at least where driving a motorcycle is concerned. I avoid it as much as I can.

Phones can help with speech and learning but need to be used moderately at most. Children are addicted to them and don't interact enough with peers unless at school. Laziness and overeating follows, which is already a huge problem with the youth. Up to parents to enforce, but problem is many are also addicted.

Actually it does happen, as a few friends who were (are) takers have had this happen, along with other problems. Testosterone isn't the culprit as much but others are. https://edition.cnn.com/2021/03/09/health/bodybuilding-steroids-testicular-damage-study-wellness/index.html

Have been weightlifting 50 years, no drugs, and I'm not a stupid person as you assume. No tattoos either, although all my children have them, besides my 6 year old here. If I could get HGH, I would take it, as everyone breaks down eventually and I'm not concerned anymore with lifting extreme weights but staying fit.

Why are you trying to convince him to move back here when everyone knows the kids will always do better elsewhere? Only he knows how he and his wife get along, and telling us some of it shows she really doesn't care about anything besides returning home, and the kids can stay with him there. That's their home, and a better one. She can choose to divorce and stay there but doesn't want that.

When you have children, then they should come first. Not at the expense of your sanity so they'll suffer also, but making your life stable so they will also have a stable life. A man by himself has only himself to worry about, and that's fine, but when you take on the responsibility of two other humans, and those that can't live by themselves until they are late teens, then you have to sacrifice almost everything to give them that stability. If his wife does want to move back, and says it's okay for him to have the children, that's what's best for everyone involved. My ex girlfriend knew I was more stable than she was, so she gave me custody of our little girl. Parenting , especially by yourself, is the hardest job you can do, with little rewards besides seeing your kids do okay in their lives. I would be living back home in the US if I didn't have my 6 year old daughter here. We will be moving back there to live as soon as I can get things in order. He's lucky because he's home, and the kids are stable already. If mom wants to leave, go to court and get it all in writing so there's no surprises, and do it asap IF the marriage can't be saved.

Another post with good advice

That's true anywhere but a big reason Thai women pick farangs, besides a better lifestyle, is they know what kind of lifestyle they get from a local man. Of course not on all occasions but in a majority of them.

Not much of a risk as data shows. And her saying he can have the kids and she would leave doesn't make him selfish, and actually is the right thing for her to do, seeing that's how she feels about them. The only reason I'm still in Thailand is waiting for the right time for myself and daughter to leave, to re establish back home............................Based on data from the CDC, the risk of dying as a direct result of pregnancy and childbirth is less than 10 in 100,000 live births.

She agreed to move, and can't fit in. The children will always do much better in another country. She can stay there if it's him she doesn't want to be with. She agreed to leave the children with him, knowing full well either of two things, or both. She doesn't want the kids, obviously, and the children will have a much better future there than here, where schools are not good, besides the expensive international ones, the roads are as dangerous as any on earth. He will get at least joint custody in his home country, as well as here, but they would be living with her here, and again, she doesn't care to do anything but the most basic of mom duties. Back there they would live with him, and I'm betting she wouldn't care much for the visitation schedule, which has been proven here thousands of times, with the kids going to grandma anyway. Right now the children are the number one priority, and children go with where they are best suited, and that's not with the woman in this case, and in any case, it's still where they are best suited. Gender has nothing to do with it. Of course we are going by what he's said is happening, and if it's indeed the truth, the children belong with him, and in his country. Again, and most importantly, she said she would leave and go back home, and the kids could stay with him. That's a no brainer and easy decision to make.

Chest hairs do not make a man manly. How he treats others does. Chest hairs in fact hide a body that isn't trained, muscular, and women fall for it because of ignorance. Caine is a good actor, and just that, an actor. His body was never anything to speak of, as is many in Hollywood. They get there for the face, which again, isn\t much different than many others in the world. People look up to and admire people just because they are on TV, not that they look any better than many worldwide.

Your body cannot make amino acids, especially the 8 necessary ones to ensure maintenance. Amino Acids in olive oil Tryptophan 0.0g %0 Threonine 0.0g %0 Isoleucine 0.0g %0 Leucine 0.0g %0 Lysine 0.0g %0 Methionine 0.0g %0 Cystine 0.0g %0 Phenylalanine 0.0g %0 Tyrosine 0.0g %0 Valine 0.0g %0 Histidine 0.0g %0

I was thinking that someone with your superior intellect would understand the human body needs a variety of essential nutrients to survive, unless you haven't invested any of that high IQ on nutritional information. In that case, no, drinking only Spanish Extra Virgin Olive Oil, although it's a very good quality oil, would leave you spending a lot of time on the toilet, and not enough to post here, unless of course you can multi-task.

Singers will sometimes go above their range to make a point.

I Want To Know What Love IS- Foreigner, When I'm With You- Sheriff, More Than Words Can Say- Alias, If I Could Be Where You Are- Enya, Right Here Waiting- Richard Marx, Lost and Found- Justin Hayward, Beautiful- Gordon Lightfoot, I know you said three, but hard to stop

4MyEgo's advice was pretty solid, and I would add, do NOT move back to Thailand no matter what. Your kids will have a much better life where you're at now. Talking to your wife, dating her again, finding time for just each other, might help somewhat. Doing anything you can to see the marriage last is always the best advice, as long as there isn't any infidelity, abuse or total neglect. I've always done more than my 3 wives did, as far as cooking, cleaning and raising the kids. I saw my dad do a lot more than most men do, so I picked up on that. He provided, my mom was motherly and was mostly at home. If you can just know that you will always do more as far as household duties, and are okay with it, it will make things easier. Women gain weight not only because of age and diet, but because they are giving up. When a woman knows she is loved, she will do her best to take care of herself, notwithstanding possible depression . Are there any other Thais living in your area? If she had a few friends that aren't man haters, she would feel more at home, and living there would be easier. Many Thai women have kids because they can, and leave the raising to the schools and grandparents. It's an epidemic here, and I've seen it personally. As far as giving your kids a tablet, they are too young, and it makes them lazy. They need to play as long as they can, and interact with others, because the phones will come eventually anyway. Talking to your wife about this in a kind way might help, to at least postpone it. Her, along with millions of others, are addicted to their phones because they are bored with interacting with others, and it gives them entertainment. Not a good thing, but that's a problem most have now. Can she get a job (work permit)? Keeping busy, seeing she was working before you met, might help. People isolate because of depression and boredom, and it only gets worse for everyone involved. If you do whatever you can and that does mean everything, divorce and joint custody isn't a bad thing, as long as the kids see the both of you. She doesn't seem like the motherly type, so that would give her a break from the kids. She might do that for awhile, then get to the point of not wanting to see them, as many do here. If she does take them on her days, it will give you a break, and it'll be better when you do have the kids, meaning they will see more involvement from you. There are babysitters everywhere, so that's something to fall back on when you need time. The kids will be in school sooner than you think, if one isn't already, so then you'll have them after school, after your work.

Wondering how many of the 3-4 million expats that live here you've actually associated with. A lot of people say they know a lot of farangs, but I'm sure most don't know more than 100, and many a lot less than that. so you can't generalize, just like the other assuming poster that says all expats here are losers. If you stay in your general area, which most do, you don't come into contact with but a tiny percentage of the foreigners that live here.

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In my mind this was coming, along with some others who saw this as the beginning of something else...................https://www.yahoo.com/gma/us-navy-destroyer-red-sea-185700181.html

Another one assuming Americans aren't clever. Another one who doesn't understand ALL Americans have ancestry in all other countries, including his own.

Most like their eggs cooked.

Coming from Texas, where many try and drive around barriers for low water crossings and either die or end up losing their vehicles. I've never seen so many driving into canals and other waterways. Seems like every week it happens here. In Texas, some think they can drive through moving water, although everyone knows even a big truck can be pushed off the road by moving water a foot deep. Here, its driving off the road into the water.