fredwiggy

What you see on Youtube is what others post, and is but a fraction of a percent of what goes on daily worldwide. When I was in my 50's, I could still run like a fast teenager, was as strong as most on earth, and jump fences as well. Now at 67, of course it's not near the same, but not the point I was making. All police forces have requirements to get onto the force, but they back off after hiring, just like most actors and actresses auditioning for movies, and go back to their normal ways of living. What you see on TV is not what you see later. People get injured at all ages. It just takes longer to heal in later years.

I'm sure you're old enough to understand there are many men over the age of 50 that can handle themselves, and others, that age has little to do with it. With age comes experience, and years of training, for some. And handling someone that's obviously very out of shape is very easy, using his weight (not muscle), against him.

The problem isn't in this weirdo posting such things. Freedom of speech. The problem is that he has so many clueless,and or, narcissistic (like himself) followers that listen to such garbage. If women were a bit smarter, and less greedy, about men, there wouldn't be so many used women, and the babies that are made that no one, especially the sperm donors, will take responsibility for. Its very easy for a young woman to listen to others that preach the various ways of "men" who use women for sex, especially here, but of course everywhere, and take their advice on taking their time with men, and not giving themselves away so easily, because up to 90% of these <men" will never stick around for that birth, and in fact, for even a few months after the sex is given. This country is very lax on child support, and the boys know this. They will not be held responsible for babies made, for if they were to garnish wages and impose jail time for those who did not pay, the birthrate would plummet, and children would have a much better chance of having more than grandma's to take care of them. as is the case here more than any other country. In a country world known for many scammers, this also should be a red flag to women who are looking for a serious partner. Years before I even moved here, I knew this country as a place where lying is considered okay, where men are looked at as walking ATM's, that many women will sleep with anything that will pay, and it never changes, no matter how many generations go by. This Tee encouraging people to cheat on and manipulate their partners for money , is in effect the musings of a scumbag, and knowing this, no woman worth her self respect would go near this loser. The quicker more women would learn the ways of these kinds of narcissistic filth, the closer they would come to having a decent partner that actually looks at her as a partner and not a conquest for his immature immorality. The only ones that would disagree are of the same cloth, and are a bane on society and family.

I have been here for only 6 years and I've seen many locals speaking very good English, including my girlfriend, friend's wives and especially the man I work part time for, an English school owner. Throughout those years, I have been to places where others have spoken to me, hearing me talk beforehand in English, and I've had conversations with them, and they spoke very well. Many have the desire to learn it, and it can help then in jobs involving tourism, banks and other businesses that deal with foreigners. Many others don't care at all about learning a new language, which happens back in America also. English is a universal language, and it serves well in many facets of life. It's just that some aren't interested in furthering their education, at least as far as another language is concerned. They don't see it as potential.

Western "crap' is the best music around, with most of the best musicians alive today. Western includes the UK, Germany, and other European artists. Thai artists, although there are a few that are of quality, still cannot come close to musicians from the West.

I beg to differ, I grew up from the 50's to now, and heard the best music the world will ever know, no matter how long this planet survives. There have been innovators, and millions who copy their music. Music from the 60's to the 80's is, and always will be, among the best ever heard. There have been a few artists that have made quality music since then, and I've heard them all, including the progressive rock, folk, and fusion genres. If I need therapy because I listen, daily, to the best music ever made, so be it.

I have over 40,000 cd's, a lot burned, and over 1000 dvd's. I listen and watch daily. Old school to the bone.

Try this........................https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1168203/full

Before you thought this was a hit and run, which isn't a good thing no matter what. Now you know it was intentional for a minor infraction by you. This has got to sour your taste just a bit now about life here, as it further shows what goes on here, especially involving farangs.

I don't know where you lived in the US, but running into a lot of violent people seems to be a gross exaggeration to me. I lived, worked, and drove in NYC for 30 years. Parents were from Brooklyn. Lived right next to San Antonio for 32 years. I never saw much violence at all, besides people yelling at each other or cutting each other off on the roads, which happens daily here and elsewhere. I was out daily all those years in many rough ares in countless cities in NY, New Jersey, and Texas, including Dallas, Fort Worth and Houston. No one ever tried anything with me. Not once. I'm fully aware daily of what goes on there, along with the violence here and in almost every country on earth. If you go looking for trouble, you will find it. In this case, this has been happening for awhile, and against foreigners, by prejudiced boys taught that prejudice by either their friends or their parents. Asians get attacked all the time in America, and this is one reason why. People in America know what goes on against foreigners in visited countries, especially the sex capital of the world, and retribution comes because of it. The more foreigners are targeted here in Thailand, and other Asian countries, the more Asians will be targeted in America. It's not hard to understand.

I guess you don't realize all nations were founded upon violence, with people fighting over land, borders, etc. If America didn't have the Revolutionary War, England would be in charge of it. If Rome wasn't stopped, it would have ruled over all of Europe, and so on. Killings happen daily in almost every country. I wasn't saying violence against foreigners, I was talking about violence in general here. It's not panic mongering but pointing out what it is. And you can't comment on what most aren't buying into anyway, only yourself. The violence against foreigners here has been going on for a long time, and is getting worse. This happens everywhere. If you would look at world news, like I see daily, and also news here, you would see what's actually going on.

If you read what I said, you would see what it means. This is a simple explanation............ What is the difference between sympathy and empathy? Sympathy is more of a feeling of pity for another. Empathy is our ability to understand how someone feels while sympathy is our relief in not having the same problems.

If you get emotional when you watch a movie where someone is hurt, and can put yourself in their shoes and understand how they are feeling, and it bothers you, you have empathy. If you can cry when you see someone hurt, knowing they aren't doing well, you have empathy. If you see an animal killed on the street, or hurt by another, beaten , starved or neglected, and it bothers you, you have feelings for that animal, and that's also empathy. Giving others money is more sympathy, but it's also empathic if you understand how they are feeling having little.

You won't be able to put yourself into the feelings of a person who killed your daughter, as that's not normal thinking. All you can do is have forgiveness for him, as you will never forget.

As compared to here? I lived in the US 62 years, and knew hundreds of intelligent women there, of all races. If you listen to a woman, they might talk more with you.

Might want to tune into the local news daily. You'll see but a fraction of what goes on here daily. People don't adore violence in the US. The movies we see are a release of sorts, and not what the general public practices. There is a lot of violence everywhere, including here, and a lot more than you realize. It's not a good idea to stick up for violence towards foreigners, nor anyone else for that matter. It's far from rare here. What is lacking here is enforcement of laws already on the books. People that aren't punished for violent acts will continue them.

There's only one way to spell a word, and that's correctly. It's farang. Anything else is wrong, and it's because many here cannot spell it right. Not that it matters, because everyone knows what others mean. It not pedantic to like to see things spelled right, and most people understand that there are many in life that cannot spell well. Spelling anything right only means you can spell, not that you're a "pedant".

Have you seen the women here?

Which is always why it's not a good idea to assume, just like the Israel post. So many get into bickering amongst themselves when no one really knows the true story. Wait awhile and discuss amicably, instead of a bunch of old guys calling each other idiots, not capable or prejudiced.

Driving by on a scooter and hitting someone with a stick (which is the preferred weapon of cowards) isn't but the opposite of bravery.

Not proud but laws enforced. And China has the most people in prison.

As far as Canadians , locals, being smarter than Americans. I'm wondering where you got this information, as the average IQ of Canadians and Americans is about even. As far as the country itself, I have been there a few times fishing and hunting, as many of my friends have, and it's absolutely beautiful country. I don't bother with big cities as they are all much the same. It's very cold there. When I hunted in Alberta it was below zero every day with the lowest at -39. The fishing was the best I've ever had in fresh water. The air was as clean as I've ever witnessed. I would go there every year if I could afford to.

That's why you don't say you have empathy for others yet ridicule those that are fat. And I don't think people who are overweight blame anyone for it. They know exactly why they gained extra weight Many eat a lot because they are suffering from abuse or depression, and it helps take their minds off of what's bothering or hurting them.. ..........https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/insight-is-2020/201105/the-psychology-why-people-dislike-or-hate-fat-people

A lot of truth there. It's either being absent, too permissive or abusive when anyone steps out of line. I've seen on quite a few occasions moms walking around with sticks, with two times at the local clinic, waiting for their very small children to get out of line, where they received a whack with the stick. That's abuse, and it shouldn't be tolerated, but no one seemed to care, as if it's normal behavior. Using a weapon is a cowards way, and shows how they were raised also.

You either have it or you don't. It's not really a measurable entity. It's taught in early childhood or it isn't. You can learn it anytime in life,as long as you aren't tainted by being a narcissist, as they have no empathy.