n00dle

if nothing else, tattoos are an excellent way to identify miserable and judgmental old fux. 

On 3/18/2024 at 3:39 PM, Lacessit said:

Would you think it reasonable if you went to the same shop, with the GBP listed, and he told you he didn't have any?

It's a money EXCHANGE shop, how would anyone make a living if they had nothing to exchange?

 

Most money changers in Thailand exist solely to convert other currencies into Thai baht and are only capable of the reverse if they happen to have the funds on hand.

It is not rocket science, It is just plain silly to think any (especially independent) money changer will have anything other than EU or USD around, if even that. I can imagine seeking out any real amount of CAD, NZD, for any other currency without calling ahead. 

but then I wouldn't dream of changing most currencies except their native country. I'm more likely to travel with USD for contingencies and change that locally if unable to withdraw local cash directly.
 

Just now, sipi said:

As long as I can close my eyes and he's done in 3 seconds.

probably best you leave your wife out of it. 

17 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

I'm not against the reporting of this at all..  But I do question the timing and motives for reporting this two months after the event...

 

As I mentioned, I suspect this is published not because its news (its already history) but because this will attract views while 'piggy backing on the “bad farang” rhetoric'...      

its astonishing how few folks can see the ground beneath their feet is shifting.  

11 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

What is relevant here is that a drunk idiot mowed down a family, caused all kinds of mayhem and then fled from the scene of a crime. Who would do something like that, what is wrong with that person, what kind of a lowlife flees from the scene of a crime after causing grave injury? 

I think what is more relevant is that they are dragging this back into the spotlight months after the fact to support the government's new farang are bad narrative against tourists and expats. 

I have lived decades in Thailand and never experienced similar negativity. 

4 hours ago, bob smith said:

Looks like Hate Week is turning into Hate Month, maybe Hate Year who knows.

 

I can definitely feel the Hate outside at the moment. It is palpable. 

 

bob.

I actually agree with you here, though I would replace hate with tension. 

there are far too many folks out there with cameras at the ready for any suggestion of temper or transgression.  

At least there is one white buffalo immune to the recent onslaught of negative press  

15 minutes ago, webfact said:

remarkable advocacy for the promotion of Thai buffaloes as a beacon of soft power on the global stage

 oh fer <deleted> sake

3 hours ago, Dolf said:

Daily reports of farang dirtbags.

Its almost as if there were a concerted media campaign to stir up anti-foreign sentiment based on the activity of a few outliers. 

On 3/12/2024 at 11:29 AM, NoshowJones said:

Surely the government understands that foreign expats have and still are keeping some Thai families out of poverty, also I read a few years ago that two out of three Thai male adults use prostitution in some form. What would these Thai men think if they saw expats being deported for using prostitutes?

what the hell are you talking about?

On 3/16/2024 at 11:00 PM, StreetCowboy said:

The concern is not that people are arrested for doing illegal acts, rather that it is considered news-worthy because of their race.

This really is the crux of the issue that people seem too blithe to understand.

the fact that the government is feeding the frenzy with crackdowns specifically aimed at foreigners and social media is positively validating anyone who catches a frarang "acting out" with likes is not making the situation any better.

I had two incidents with people telling me where I can and can not ride my bicycle on Rama 3 yesterday -- never happened before.

I even had a helmetless asshat on a motorcycle following me trying to get a video of me crossing a flyover -- something I have been doing unhindered multiple times a week for years.  

wise

3 hours ago, rexpotter said:

Well, here's the thing, I don't want to spend money on a bunch of expensive spices that i will use once and never again. I am single and actually I am a pretty dam good cook. You should see the cheese and crackers I can assemble. And When I was married back in my old life I once made Lebanese Kibbe. It took a long time to mix all of it by hand because I had itchy balls.  And all of my dinner guests liked it, but not the joke (especiallyy wife) or they said they did anyways.

i reckon ill ignoreeverything but the first sentence,

 
dried parsley
sage
black pepper
thyme
pepper flakes
coriander
Oregano

expensive spices?  i don't see how spices could get much more basic than this

18 hours ago, rexpotter said:

You are obviously a much better cook than I. My kitchen does not have products anything like yours.

It would seem you are not a cook at all.

19 hours ago, rexpotter said:

Comments please, fresh back in and TGM is excellent but not cheap...Thanks

sloanes

6 hours ago, Conno said:

Why wait? I never keep a single Satang or a single Sat on an exchange. Get it all off now.

 

Are you new to crypto? Unless you are trading crypto on a regular basis there is zero reason to leave it on a centralised exchange. Not your keys not your coins right? The whole point why crypto came about was to remove the dangers of counterparty risk, self custody in other words. This is the reason I ask if you are new to crypto, as someone who has a deeper understanding of the asset class would never really ask these questions. Not knocking you but you are asking questions related to counterparty risk. Get your crypto off and into a cold storage wallet, after which you don't even need to ask the questions you have asked. Same goes for your currency better in the bank than on the exchange.

 

If you are nervous about self custody don't be, it's super easy. If you have already taken the leap into crypto then learning how to use a Trezor or Ledger will be a doddle.  Don't wait for Bitkub to give you a headache. 

why wait? because bitcoin dropped and the halving is upon us.

of course as you point out the coins can be moved to a cold wallet or even another exchange.

On 3/15/2024 at 5:53 AM, NemoH said:

Most foreign men come to Thailand thinking that all Thai women are for ‘sale’.

I think that ship has sailed.

Its dated thinking.

There is a small demographic of older men that may still believe that and maybe a smattering of younger less educated types but generally, anyone under the age of 30 (perhaps 40) has moved past that belief. 

that said there is always someone who needs it to be true out of sheer desperation.

9 hours ago, Paris333 said:

Sexual assaults are given low sentences by the courts of the European Union.
It is another thing to talk to a woman on the street even though it is rude, and another thing to "touch" a woman unvoluntary which is consider to be a violent assault. 
Not to mention in this case we have the criminal offense of demoting two women for being "professional".
In any case the new Thai Prime Minister Mr. Srettha will have to take measures to suppress the insulting of Thai citizens by westerners.
The European Union is a mafia of racists against women since they occupy few seats in Europe Parliament and unfortunately we witnessed many abuses against women after the recent legalization of transgenders -transman -transwoman -queer furthermore Europe is a drug capital. 
Source:
And the cocaine consumption capital of Europe is ... Antwerp
https://www.politico.eu/article/antwerp-drugs-europe-cocaine-consumption/
Source:
Wastewater analysis and drugs - a European multi-city study
https://www.emcdda.europa.eu/publications/html/pods/waste-water-analysis_en#data-explorer

Source:

Crack cocaine floods Brussels as alarm sounds over safety in EU capital

https://www.politico.eu/article/drugs-crime-swamps-brussels-crack-cocaine-gare-du-midi-eu-capital-belgium/

 

European mafia and criminality can anybody stop it at least in foreign countries. Thai Prime Minister message "received"?

Source:

80 men arrested in France’s biggest operation against pedophile crimes

https://efe.com/en/latest-news/2023-12-09/80-men-arrested-in-frances-biggest-operation-against-pedophile-crimes/#:~:text=Paris%2C Dec 9 (EFE),sharing photos and videos online

 

 

and this, kids, is why we don't post our research while on meth.

12 hours ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

It's funny how that all the anti-foreigner rhetoric is being ramped up, just as Thaksin returns.

 

Deja vu.

Alas, I don't think its funny.

10 minutes ago, biggles45 said:

I have used it for 15 years and no one ever realizes my 'naturally' dark hair, at 78, is not natural. 

 Funniest thing I have read all day. 

On 3/13/2024 at 2:58 PM, georgegeorgia said:

 

 

I followed him ,he said hello mate in his British accent

 

I immediately followed with a "where is your ex wife?

Did you leave your kids?

 

 

 

Bull<deleted>

3 hours ago, Aussie999 said:

Well, that's a good description of most Thai males.

At last an expert.

How long have you have e you been taking all comers that you are so confident in your opinions?     

3 hours ago, DjSilver said:

Land of insecure small dicks 🤣

Indeed.

All of Thailand is dwarfed in the shadow of your inflamed man-club, I am sure

6 hours ago, webfact said:

A rescue team in the Klong Toey district of Bangkok successfully removed 11 steel rings from a Thai man’s penis after he made a prick of himself trying to enlarge his penis.

 
 

FFS Thaiger, if you are going to go hard with the vernacular at least get it right.

This not edgy, clever, or amusing. It is simply awkward.