n00dle

3 minutes ago, Goat said:

Good one.

It brought out all those halfwits that live in constant paranoid fear in Thailand.

Classic

it is very good, but it works because it is so very possible.

12 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

How about the topic that we're discussing, is that close enough to the mark? 

No, not really

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Is it just me or does it seem like the quality of the tourists coming to Thailand continues to drop rather precipitously? I noticed this trend starting even long before covid, but it seems to be very stark these days.

Ill ask again what does ladyboys stabbing each other have to do with tourist quality? 

FFS -- these posts should come with a clear warning  so we know to move on. 

21 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

Is it just me or does it seem like the quality of the tourists coming to Thailand continues to drop rather precipitously? I noticed this trend starting even long before covid, but it seems to be very stark these days. 

apropos of what?

9 hours ago, Paris333 said:

Are you kidding us you are proud because you pay for optic fiber TBHT 4000 equivalent to €102 per month for internet access? (yearly €1.224 or TBHT48.102)

read it again tiger

On 3/30/2024 at 8:23 AM, jacko45k said:

In my condo i had to pay 4000 baht, to run a 3BB fibre into my 5th floor condo. Well worth it get the 500-1000 speeds.

3 minutes ago, madmitch said:

Whilst appreciating the attempt at alliteration, the word rabid is hardly appropriate.

 Perhaps its time you review your understanding of the term.

 

3 hours ago, webfact said:

In a series of raids, luxury houses and shophouses were unmasked as dens of villainy, teeming with unsuspecting pawns in the grand scheme of exploitation. Fuelled by grievances dating back to November, the call-centre charlatans had swindled millions through cryptocurrency schemes and illicit online ventures.

 

The multilingual operatives conversed fluently in Chinese, Russian, and Thai, camouflaging their deceit. Further, a trail of passports bearing frequent journeys to neighbouring Cambodia hinted at a web of international intrigue,

Puntid Tantivangphaisal (aka Chat GPT) needs to take a deep breath. Nobody needs a news story written in the style of the inimitable Dan Brown.

On 3/29/2024 at 12:25 PM, Ralf001 said:

He's more an alcoholic mong.

how do you differ?

1 hour ago, Ralf001 said:

Got the daily serviced, Popped over to Amorn Audio to grab some stereo gear for the new weekend toy.

Home and Turned on the AC and now enjoying a bundy rum and coke whilst waiting for the <deleted> toy to come visit.

So it all boils down to day drinking and paid sex. 

5 hours ago, ChasingTheSun said:

He may somehow have a USA passport, but he is not an American.

To the contrary, it doesn't get much more American. 

 

22 minutes ago, Guderian said:

Hard to compete against that, I can tell you.

stupid to try really

57 minutes ago, FARANG KIWI said:

I was in the same situation 15 years ago.

You do not say where you are but if in Bangkok try Bangkok Bank on Sukumvitt Road ( near Soi 8 )

 

They were Tourist friendly to me in opening!

bumrungrad hospital branch is also excellent

6 minutes ago, Tropicalevo said:

Yes, the Haadrin Queen will take bikes - for a price.

The others will not.

I brought two bikes over on the HQ 10 years ago watching them carry my VFR 400r across a tiny gangplank was terrifying. They told me up front they took no responsibility if they dropped it.

Anything identifiable as a rental bike would likely rate a call to the owner from  the haadrin queen  

4 hours ago, soalbundy said:

That's just what we expats needed, another foreigner behaving like a pratt.

but, as the truly blithe keep telling us:

"It doesn't affect me, I'm a good boy."

More to the point tourist have been morons since day one. What has changed is the fact that now every misstep is publicized

19 hours ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   How do you know that he was rational before coming to Thailand ?

Thailand also attracts dishonest thieves who move to Thailand and make a living doing dodgy things

Maybe he was a thief back home as well ?

what does it matter?

13 hours ago, HugoFastor said:

the Malaysia Hotel (not the Asia Hotel) on Soi Ngam Duplhi. Although, not in the Sukhumvit area, I think it had a lot of girls hanging out in and around the lobby and the coffee shop of the hotel, kind of like the Nana Hotel had back in the day. So it was a bit of a scene at that time and yet the hotel is still there today. 

you sure it was girls? The Malaysia hotel was gay ground zero in its heyday. 

https://www.khaosodenglish.com/life/arts/2017/11/24/salute-50-years-late-nights-bangkoks-malaysia-hotel/

On 3/22/2024 at 1:47 PM, bfc1980 said:

I have the exact same symptoms. Started out with a sore throat and aching joints. Then a day later coughing started and throat got worse. 

Gradually my throat got better but coughing has become really bad.

Hospital tested for flu, covid etc etc and xray for pneumonia. Diagnosed with bronchitis and given a ton of medication. 

 

Phenylephrine 1 tab 2 x per day

Japrolox 1 tab 3 x per day

Prednisolone 2 tabs 2 x per day

Darflox antibiotic 2 tabs 2 x per day

Reducof Lozenge tab 3 x per day

Ropect 1 tab 3 x per day

Nac Long effervescent 1 tab 2 x per day

Tussis Mixture 5ml 3 x per day

that is ridiculous. it is like visiting a doctor in Thailand 20 years ago.

30 minutes ago, HugoFastor said:

The club scene in Suk Soi 11 had emerged.

i have rented the same house on 11 for nearly 20 years. The changes make the mind reel. The 2000's were a hell of an era. 

25 minutes ago, HugoFastor said:

Interesting point and makes more sense why Trink's column was eventually shuttered in 2003. Towards the late nineties, that whole segment of the Bangkok nightlife scene, which had existed since the seventies, had perished. A different style of Bangkok nightlife emerged, away from all the go-go bars, the small expat/British style pubs, and the vibrant Patpong late night disco and bar scene was gone too. So the things that Trink covered, and Stickman did for that matter, were basically more of just a memory by the time the year 2000 rolled in. End of an era really. 

When I arrived in 1996 Trink was a curiosity among younger expats. By 2000 the internet was readily available hence the rise of Stickman, the "bar" scene had given way to clubbing and a druggy freelance after hours scene.

what fun it was