fredwiggy

I wonder where some get these stats from. Is there a website that lists why people move here and the true reasons? I know about 60 here and they all are pretty okay as far as resources. The one's I know I ask questions about say the same things. Granted, a lot do drink, but that's the national pastime here and many other places also.

Penfolds Grange is one of the best reds around. Many do buy it but it's very expensive and not worth the price, nor is any other bottle of wine, unless it's a rare antique from a log time ago. I had a 1953 Chateau Latour back in 1980 or so that was, and still is, the best red I've ever had. Was it worth the $250 (I didn't pay that much) it retailed for? No, no wine is worth that much, although the price does go on availability, a good vintage year and name. It costs between $1,400 to $3,500 mainly because it's rare now.A Penfolds Grange for 24 K? Those that can afford to drink a wine like that, besides the few millionaires that have invented something useful, have made money either illegally or by raping the earth's resources or using people.

Is that Shine's Bar? That's what I saw looking at google maps. I'm 1/2 Irish, so want to visit to see sights. My niece, husband and my brother's wife just got back from seeing some of it. I waited a long time before I went anywhere, as i was raising kids back home in Texas. My Mom always wanted to go to Ireland, and her sister tried to talk her into it, but she never went, then died without getting to go. I promised myself that I would see at least 7 countries in Europe before I die, even if I have to walk much of it.

Not sure what you mean, but he's a good guy, has kids back home and in Sweden, visits them yearly, wife is very nice.

One thing that's for certain. You never know who you're talking to here unless you meet them. They can say they are an American male, mid 40's, strong , bodybuilder physique, former world class skier, business degree, living here with a WP, dated only Isaan farm girls, married one, have three UNI kids, all business degrees, large 200 Rai farm, 2 million baht house, when in reality they are female, Thai, dropped out of school at 12, mom and dad both in jail for yaba offenses, 230 pounds, divorced with two Thai kids, both in jail, husband left, lives with his mother, alcoholic, lives in 100 year old wood house with 25 cats and is pregnant again from a farang she met in Pattaya.

I have a friend here, from the states, who lived many years in Sweden before moving here and staying. He likes to go to bars to talk with other farangs, has a degree in business, two homes, one here and the other there, and isn't near a loser.

It was if he's from the UK

Yep. Now she wants to come back and I'm not interested. I would rather live in America with my daughter by myself than stay here with her in my life. Trust isn't there.

Not a shotgun wedding, my choice, and yes, everyone should wait awhile to get to know the other person better.Attraction does that to some of us.

You haven't read my earlier posts, so I'll let you know. I met my now ex wife back in 2015 while visiting Thailand for Songkran in Bueng Kan. Was always on my bucket list so I came here. Stayed at the hotel she was working at, met her, fell in love, stayed a month here (yes, of course too fast), came back in September, got married, went back to the states, came back for honeymoon in February, left, came back a few times in the next 2 years, thinking I could get her to move to the states. She wanted to stay near her family, a group of people that basically don't like each other, 10 more kids, various ages and locations, particularly the mom (dad died earlier). Sold my house, built one here, she became herself soon afterwards, kidnapped our daughter 4 times, had to file for divorce to get daughter back home (in America, and most other places, she would be jailed), now live in house I built, joint custody, she now works in Pattaya so I have daughter now, until she returns (maybe). Planning to re establish back home with daughter as soon as I can work things out. I like some things here, but my hobbies I can't do, besides some fishing that isn't good in Isaan in any places not private or pay and fish. I try and learn a little Thai, but it isn't easy unless I'm doing it a lot, which I'm not, having no one else here that speaks both besides my girlfriend, who I talk with in English. My ex speaks a little English, but the lack of communication we had wasn't from that but from her past history and failing to climb out of it. Narcissism runs in her family. Covert, not malignant. I don't care to integrate for those reasons, because this isn't home to me. And my daughter will do a thousand times better back home.

More likely the absence of his father, who could have taught him independence and not becoming a mama's boy that needs to go home and disrupt the life there.

I'm not into electronica or hip hop. Classical, is great,I grew up listening to my dad's Mantovani, Chopin, Back, Schubert, Brahms, etc etc records and will always have them in my heart. Try Neal Casal for one. Folk and rock, not hard. Took his own life from depression a few years back, but was not only a solo artist with a dozen good cd's, in another 6 bands, but contributed to many others albums. Progressive rock, Mostly Autumn, who have some of the best female singers in rock, Of course Enya, my personal favorite female singer. Downes Braide Association, The Flower Kings, Pendragon, Proto Kaw, RPWL, Spock's Beard, The Old North, Mark Knopfler (still making good music), just to name a few. If you look these artists up, others will appear that are relatively new and comparable. If you like Southern Rock, Rival Sons, Robert Jon and the Wreck, Blackberry Smoke, Whiskey Myers, The Steel Woods, are some that aren't too heavy but along the line of the Allman Brothers, Skynyrd and The Outlaws.

Men disappear every day,no matter what a woman looks like, because they are idiots and or, users. Nothing wrong with a 40 year old Thai woman, as I've seen many here that are gorgeous. Especially seeing many men think they are better looking than they actually are, and think they somehow deserve more. they don't. You deserve what you give out, nothing more. There are women here that pass on good men because they never learned from their mostly absent or absent fathers, what a relationship with a man is. So they go for the money, thinking they at least will have a home to live in and a better chance of a future than with a local, who wants nothing to do with her kids, and is only there for sex.

How did I confirm your theory about music when I stated a lot of good music has been coming out all along? Many, and I mean millions, of people have no idea what is out there. Most good music doesn't hit the radio stations. Most is pop music, which sounds a lot the same, promoted towards teenagers who go to their concerts, buy their music, and have no idea there is tons of music much better that they will never hear. There are progressive rock bands, who have some of the best musicians worldwide, that never get heard by again, millions of people, because promoters themselves either don't understand what good music is, or go for the money, the teens and early 20 crowd that buy a certain kind. Some people live their whole lives not knowing hat good music is. My girlfriend here had only heard some of what's popular of American and European music, not getting close to touching what I've turned her onto the last almost 3 years. She understands English pretty well, and I've been turning her onto music 95% of Thais will never hear, and also movies that will never be seen on any Thai channels besides the same action movies with the same stars. All about money. If you told me what genre of music you like, hopefully not pop, I can give you examples of new or relatively new music that's good. When I say good, I mean musically, melodic, good lyrics, rockin', drawn out guitar solos, etc. Of course most music innovation came out from the 50's to the 80's, and a lot are copying others styles, but that doesn't mean there isn't any good sounding music that's new now.

I said BASICALLY, meaning how the body breaks them down. Fact,not a guess. Sugar, meaning refined, table, whatever, is not good for a body. Small amounts here and there , aren't going to hurt. Large amounts, meaning what people add, PLUS what they get from all food that contains sugar, and those that have hidden amounts, WILL hurt a body eventually. Please try not to assume what I do or don't know.I can look up links as easy as anyone else. Difference being, I've been into nutrition and working out, what to eat and what not to, for over 50 years. You think I don't understand what goes on nutrition wise? Anything you can read, I did all along those 50 years. Some is bu**<deleted>,meaning opinions, and a lot is studies. I never said they chemically are the same. they are close, and break down about the same. You can believe sugar is okay for you. I prefer to do what I've always done, and maintain low bodyfat, low resting pulse and blood pressure, and low cholesterol, for all my life. How? By reading all I can about what food does and doesn't do. You can quote all you want and post links, many of which are opinions, and it doesn't matter. The post is about difficulty in avoiding sugar here. It is hard, because, not only here but everywhere else, companies add sugar and salt to most everything, because people aren't all reading what happens with sugar in your body, don't care, or like it too much to change. Picking apart what others write and not fully understanding what is written doesn't work. Here's another for your sake...............https://kansasfarmfoodconnection.org/spotlights/which-is-better-sugar-or-high-fructose-corn-syrup

I know how sugars break down in the body. I stated basically the same for a reason. Sugar has many various forms. Grains have sugar, but refined, meaning white, brown, corn syrup etc all should be voided as much as possible, and entirely by those who have diabetes. This is what this post is about. I've been into this for over 50 years, and have read most of what is out about it. Some of course post things just to sell, the main reason sugar is put in food because companies know it's addictive. All sugar if not burned off quickly, will be stored as fat, and if you keep eating too much sugar, your body will use that as a source of fuel and not stored fat. I didn't mean you were going by what others have told you. It was a general statement, because a lot do.

I know some fisherman lie, but I don't. What's the point there? People all lie sometimes, but some lie to upset others intentionally, to get what they want, or to scam others. How does a golfer lie if you're playing with them? Did they say they shot under par on a difficult course? Who cares ,if they can't back it up? I have a best friend who sometimes exaggerates the fish he catches, although he is a decent fisherman, to me, someone who knows him since 1965. What's the point?

Yes, they are. Look up links, like the one I provided, on reputable sites, instead of going by what one person might have told you, who wasn't in the game. They aren't exactly the same of course, but the main thing here is that the body breaks them down the same way.

As comparing that to here, where lying is considered normal behavior?

It always amazes me when I see someone making such a statement. That would mean you've seen almost 3 million expats and their actions while living here. Or just making that using 9 out of 10, which isn't accurate when you're involving millions. How does one look insecure? Or weird? How do visiting families seem normal? Just wondering. I've seen people acting a little strange but didn't know what was on their minds. Maybe they just lost a wife or child, divorced, lost a job etc.

No, I'm average height.

And taller doesn't mean better, as it looks like from your comment. Just so you know..............https://www.dryukselyurttas.com/post/average-height-men-and-women

Under 6 feet isn't short. Average height for westerners is 5'-5' 10". Only 20% of the world's population is over 6'. In the US it's less.

Would love to hunt in Buffalo County there. Lived in NJ, so I understand not missing the winters.

Actually, most farangs I see here are either average height or tall. As far as a small penis, that's a common trait among locals, and how would you know if you haven't seen any farangs? Tall people are not in any way superior than anyone else, besides the fact they can usually dunk.