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Whats the alternative to never flying again, especially if you're going overseas? I guess a bot works, but it takes awhile longer.

Some go overboard. My daughter has one arm almost covered, along with a couple more. She was involved in a not so good crowd and that's what they all did. telling them what you think goes in one and out the other.

Benefit of the doubt

Why does your life suck? We all have had problems, and some major. Getting past them is what makes us strong. I'm sure you've had some good times in your life and did things you enjoyed. You're still here, and can still do those things, and more. If you knew all the crapola I've gone through with women and trying to have my children have a stable home, you would sh*t. I never will give up because then the devil and BS wins. I'm only in Thailand until I can re establish my daughter and I back home, otherwise I'm here bored most of the time. Dreams and goals can still be met if you're still alive. I want to catch a big Marlin, shoot a record book buck, catch a huge Bass and Musky, hunt and fish around the states, see Europe, Vietnam, Malaysia and Canada again. There things to enjoy here.

God created us so he knows exactly what we feel. I myself ask why some can enjoy life here and some can't. There are many things here that people love to do. Will we have them when we go to heaven? I'm sure if he can create all of this from his mind, he can have a heaven which has most of it without the pain, wars, arguing and petty nonsense we all go through. All life has meaning to God, and we are the ones who have souls and are of higher intelligence than any others, so we are the priority and why things happen, some bad and some good. Bad can teach even though it hurts us now. There are things here that we can live without, but they are here for his reasons, and I'll find out why when we talk. We have no proof there is life anywhere else besides here, so anything that happens out in the universe might not affect any others. There are tings people like if they reach an older age. That's the things you prioritize on.

Being on social media too much takes you away from real life. There are many things to do outside that don't require lifting. Gardening, going to the beach and watching the waves, seagulls and people. The movies, the gym to do anything physical, which helps the mood. Fishing. I get bored here in the country because there's not much to do here. That's why I'm planning to go back to the US, where I can do all my hobbies and travel. Being outside allows you to find others like yourself you can relate with, instead of hearing us complain here.

Dylan is popular not because he's a good singer, which he isn't. His lyrics are what makes him good. Some of the songs aren't easy to decipher, as they are personal issues in his own wording. This is from Wikipedia.................... Dylan wrote the song as a deliberate attempt to create an anthem of change for the time, influenced by Irish and Scottish ballads.

Many people do live to 85 and more. You've said this before, telling older people they are almost gone. Pretty rude and not something anyone should ever say. Do you think they don't already know they are in their latter years? Do you also not understand no one knows when they are going to pass? Keep your thought patterns to yourself, because people do not want to hear anything negative, especially at that age.

Your past loss with the women shouldn't keep you in this frame of thought. Let it, and them go. There are many women who, especially the ones close to our age, would like to have a decent man to grow old with. Besides human company, which is a major reason we are here, there are hobbies you can take up at most any age, along with again, finding someone to share them with. I have so many places I'd like to visit, yet won't because most of my time has been raising kids. I still have a young one, but I'm still going to go to some of those places. Life is all about living. We were put here for a reason. Something some don't believe because they either hate God or think he doesn't exist because we have no proof besides looking at the wonders he's made and knowing it could only happen from design, from a creator. God doesn't like people to off themselves because life is precious, no matter how short or long. This is temporary, after is forever, and what we do here decides what happens next. If you off yourself, you'll still be meeting God, and then you'd have to explain why. Then he will tell you what you could have done to be happier. Of course there are those who never experience happiness and only pain, but again, this is temporary and nothing compared to forever. If you can walk,talk,see ,eat and feel, there are many things you can still do.

Of course I take life seriously, knowing I'm in my latter years and haven't done or seen near what I want to, aka a bucket list. You can't say most of us don't because you only know what those who reply say, and maybe a few people who you've asked this question.

It is, for most of us humans.

Just had my first one done at 67. No polyps or cancer but they found H Pylori, which was a concern because I had the same symptoms you have. Loose and normal stools , stomach pain, gas. No blood I could see in stool, but did that colonoscopy and endoscopy because I'm 17 years overdue. My daughter had one at 36 and had many polyps removed, so I was concerned. I'm on two antibiotics and an antacid, seems to be working fine. I also stopped coffee, which I love, because it makes you loose. I'll have it every now and then, but not daily like before. Always ate healthy, plenty of fiber, veggies and lean meat and fish, exercised all my life, so I know I helped myself all these years.

I feel the same way about some criminals. People who steal, do drugs to get high, cheat on partners, call people names, are all doing wrong, but hardly in the class of rapists, murderers of innocents, child molesters, corrupt officials that traffic humans, the traffickers themselves and those that rape the earth for profit. These most anyone would like to see sit in a cell for many years to think about what they did. It's called empathy when you can feel what others feel, putting yourself in a victims shoes. It's called being human.

Agree with most besides the part about tattoos. Everyone in my family has them besides me, and they're all good kids (adults now). My dad had one also. And there are quite a few people who work out that are psychos. Many are narcissists. But true if they're doing something healthy they're more likely to be healthier in thinking, as the better you take care of yourself, the more likely you'll take better care of others. Also not to generalize. Your second paragraph rings true for some that post here. I call them brown nosers, as they actually think if they defend locals that those locals care about them. Yes, you should treat everyone well, but there's a difference as you can tell.

Sad thing is many people look up to politicians, billionaire developers, actors, actresses, sports figures and the Kardashians. Anyone ho has ash and they might get some from is a hero, even if he's a human trafficker underground.

Daily I see these kinds of laughable posts. People thinking they can generalize about foreigners about how they act. How many do you actually really know here? It would truthfully be a fraction of who lives here, meaning less than 1%. I know personally maybe 30 or so, and only a couple well enough to comment on their behavior, which is good from what I see. No one lives with anyone else 24/7 so you don't know but little about them. You don't know if anyone cheats or abuses their partners, of if they treat them very well, as people lie and don't want to lose face or be embarrassed with the truth coming out. The ones I know seem to treat their wives okay, from what I hear, but I don't know, and neither do you.

I'm not one to doubt much without knowing the truth, but some things there I have never heard about by anyone here or online. Jewish deli sandwiches are a NYC thing, and you need all the ingredients to make one, and some I can't find here. New York /New Jersey pizza only comes from those locations, as it's not only the ingredients but the water which makes it so. I've had pizza here in a few places and nothing comes close, but I've heard there are places that do. Blackened Snapper is a US thing, as the Snapper they use in from the Gulf of Mexico and Florida areas, but mostly around Texas and Louisiana. It's a Cajun thing and I haven't heard about that here. I know you can import a lot of things, but you also need the right chef who's lived in those places. Sourdough Pretzels I haven't seen anywhere, nor online from here. When I go back to visit Texas, I bring them, along with Spaghetti Sauce, Rice a Roni, Orzo, cereals you can't get here, Spray "I don't believe it's butter", Pastina, Tuna and good Sardines, and deer jerky and sausage from a deer I shoot. I haven't seen Manhattan or New England Clam Chowder anywhere but online and high dollar, like the cereals and sauces I like. I'm guessing you can get Oysters on the half shell on the coast somewhere?

Correct. I posted answering a poster earlier before I read all of the replies. Beat me to it.

Some food does have worms. Raw pork and fish are two. That can surely happen by under cooking. Many intestinal worms come by touching surfaces with eggs on them, and not washing your hands is the reason many et them, especially children, who are quick to put their hands in their mouths without washing. Children playing in the dirt where animals can leave feces is a prime area. Also contaminated water. Developing countries with poor sanitation are major areas, and many of these happen to be in tropical areas.

You never know what kind of day, week or month they've had, which is just like people driving fast on the road trying to pass you. They could have a wife, girlfriend or ex that made their life miserable, at least for the time being.They could have brought this on themselves, treating their partners like crap and expecting them to be sex slaves. They could have treated their partners great, but picked crazy, narcissistic, liars ,cheaters or overly greedy ones, and their life here hasn't been a bed of roses. If they don't want to talk, I let them go on their way. If they do, we see if we can relate about shared interests. Walk a mile in their shoes or you never know.

A quality tourist is one that comes to Thailand, spends money, enjoys the food and scenery, doesn't get sloppy drunk and make a nuisance of himself, and respects the culture no matter what he sees, then goes home. I thought you lived here but maybe not? If you do, this doesn't make you a tourist. There isn't any red carpets put down for anyone unless they have a lot of money to throw around to other rich people. Coming from the US, the conditions of some shops and restaurants are appalling but this is still a developing country suppressed by others. If you don't like eating at those places, try others, because people are pigs worldwide, even in the US, as I've seen. Some have good food but terrible sanitary conditions. Meat is left out on tables in supermarkets, which leaves bacteria a place to grow. Much of the time the meat smells because of this, so I take a whiff before I buy, then make sure it's fully cooked, as stomach problems here are rampant. Meat in the US is shrink wrapped and placed in a cooler tray, much cooler than what they have here. Restaurants have a rating there, and if you don't pass, you get a time period to clean up or are closed down. Won't happen here. People don't have to speak English here although it helps when dealing with foreigners. Menus are made for locals. If you want to know what's available, use translator on your phone. If you're here awhile, or have researched or tried Thai food back in your home country, you already know what you like. Crappy workers happen worldwide, and the restaurants suffer from this. If they are owners, they will learn a hard lesson soon by losing customers, something which is not good if you want to make a living.

Ask other expats here where they live. If close, ask to meet up. Some you might want to avoid, and you can tell much of this by their comments. If you're a Brit, and you see them trashing Brits, obviously you avoid them. Like interests? Something to do with them while living here. I'm a hunter and fisherman but haven't met any that are close. A majority here are in and around the big cities of Thailand, so that makes it easy for many here to meet up. If you're in the boondocks it's not so easy. Only way is going to the local bars, which all cities have, or in a Lotus, but some barely smile when you smile at them. I tried talking to one at our local Lotus, and his wife came over and grabbed him and scurried away. The look on his face. I'm guessing she didn't want him to talk to others, thinking they might give him ideas.

Thailand is in the Interpol database. Stolen passports are put in if they are stolen in Thailand. A few do get by every year with stolen passports, but stolen passports aren't used much for flying but for ID purposes. What happened just a few years ago won't happen now. If you handed your passport to someone and he immediately went to get a flight, and if they looked alike, it might get past some not paying attention. Once a passport is reported stolen, it can't be used for flying.

Not one to assume, but it does sound like you know what he's doing.

But then he'd have to still fly to England. Cheapest way is straight there, maybe 2 stops, unless Finland was the next stop from Thailand, but according to the story, his girlfriend expected him back straight away. not side trip to Finland and not going on.