n00dle

Oh they will beleive you, they just wont admire you.

I didnt experience any real hardship, my baht spending power was unchanged. However, had I not deposited the money and converted it into thai currency it would have been worth considersbly more in baht terms. As it happened after a few great months at the beach, I got a job with a local company, got a bank account and deposited the funds that were under my mattress -- a few months later things went tits up.

I arrived in 96 with about 5 grand US. That soon became worth almost nothing whrn the baht crashed. Probably shouldnt have put it in the bank. I have been living, working and travelling in asia since with thailand as my base.

Arent we making some assumptions here! I have suppprted myself and earned my way since my late teens. I have been travelling since I was 25. No saftey net, just me. Your remarks date you as clearly as the other posters. People can and do earn money in ways it seems you cannot conceive. All this nonsense about trust funds and silver spoons just shows how frighteningly narrow your perception of life for the younger generations is. In do respect my elders, the ones who deserve respect. I have little patience for myopic internet bigots who refuse to accept that their way of looking at things isnt he only way. Who is clueless here, really?

Bully for you old chap.

Im sorry your life sucked and you are threatened by the notion that someone younger than you can arrange their life in a way that means they dont live to work.

At least you admit to being trapped in the past. Most on here think they have a clue. Things change. That time has passed, priorities are different.

This and every other post like it, are incredibly indicative of what a bunch or miserable smug old fox the majority of posters on here are. I personally would rather regret taking the chance than staying indoors to wither and die waiting for a normal that is never going to happen. Some folks are living, others stay home and argue about the virus. I know who I would rather be counted amongst.

excellent virus transmission weather

i suspected this was the case. funny as fok.

likely because you have such a narrow frame of reference you need to draw shoddy parallels in order to add your 2 cents to the discussion. if it wasn't Koh Tao, you would likely have brought up the red bull heir case, which also lacks any direct similarities.

Yes, but my lurgy aint covid.

Because nobody under the age of sixty could possibly earn their own living, right?

Your misery is palpable. Do you yearn for the days when men wore hats and suits and women wore dresses and matching shoes to the beach?

Just listen to yourself, doc. Nothing like the strident call of a righteous fellow.

Was going to say something snarky then I read point 4, which I think is selfish rather than stupid. That said, I find cocaine counter intuitive to beach life, it gets clumpy too fast in the humid air.

Some people seem to enjoy spouting righteous plattitudes.

Then what is your point?

You must feel so betrayed.

Wow, you managed to slot both religious superiority and anti vax "rationale" in there. Colour me surprised.

No, but it is pretty hypocritical that a fair few on this thread are likely rewriting the past and condemning sex workers despite the fact the it is the only female contact they recieve. Their salaried wives and girlfriends are different. At least now they are. The others are all just whores who deserve anything that may befall them.

Pattaya doesnt offer the the nightlife options it used to either. Covid aside its been in decline for years.

Given your disdain, why would you want to have sex with them? Desperation? Lack of self esteem? These are the only answers thst make any sense to me.

Amusing how many have no sympathy for the only women in the kingdom that will have anything to do with them. There is a strong sense of misogyny woven throughout this entire thread. Amazing how many come to thailand for the women, but how few actually respect them.

The geriatric beer singh/chang vest and cargo short crowd, often take exception to those who still have their youth and have managed to ride out the pandemic at the beach. Granted these alleged yoga folk are irritating and blithe, but ill take them over the misery and bitterness that permeates thaivisa anyday.