2009

Excellent. Good riddance.

When are guys gonna learn: women ain't worth it.

18 hours ago, BritManToo said:

I live in a Thailand where nobody tips anybody ......... except for 'extra' services.

No foreigners near me.

Exactly,

Thais don't tip.

15 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Its not for the customers.... 

There was a Pattaya GGB getting complaints of warm beers and the manager was a bit perplexed by it, as he checked before opening time stock was cold and plentiful. Discovered the guy fetching it turned the fridge off as it made his hands cold. 

Yeah, heaven forbid they do something for the customer.

When authoritarian, feudal society hierarchy slips into beers bars, lol, you end up with slappers thinking they are more important than the customer.

On 6/20/2022 at 8:13 AM, PeeJayEm said:

Why ?

Cos it's a man that has changed gender.

1 hour ago, PeeJayEm said:

A ladyboy, as headlined, is transgender woman.- not a transgender man as written in the article. The press here have no idea what JJ was.

Seems like an easy mistake to make.

And let's not presume exactly what he/she wanted to be called.

Transgender man certainly make more logical sense though

3 minutes ago, tinot said:

Get what?

Driver's licenses.

Unless I am on the wrong thread.

The Thais get them free off the back of their Milo breakfast cereal boxes, I think.

8 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

It’s attitudes like this that make this change in the law necessary.

Why should private landlords like myself have to become a charity?

You have a contract and that's it; you don't owe them the right to squat in your property indefinitely.

They should rent from the council if they want such benefits

1 hour ago, Mike Teavee said:

Sadly (for the average working class Brit), i fear your right but I feel that this policy will only speed  up the transfer from Private to Corporate landlord. 

 

I agree that something needs to be done about greedy  landlords evicting people  so they can charge the next tenant more rent but  this is a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

 

Anything to stop me putting the rent up so much she leaves?

Why shouldn't landlords do what they want with their property?

She can go stay in a council house if she wants to be treated like a baby 

Way to make property an ever crappier investment.

I'll just stick to buying shares.

Women drivers

2 hours ago, The Hammer2021 said:

I just find these complaints both exaggerated and childish.

I repeat - they bare no resemblance  to the Thailand I live in an travel in.

Some of the 'scams' you mention are price issues - it's up to you to negotiate  based ON WHAT YOU CAN AFFORD.

 

Some tuk tuk scams might  exist but as there are warning about tuk tuks and gems shops in every guide book only the gullible and greedy fall for it!

A massage where you don't get a massage!!!!

I'm sorry  but if a girl  refused to massage  you that's because  of your bad  behaviour or hygiene  issue.

You just seem an aggrieved  personality finding fault where there is none or very very unlucky OR a troll.

 

I am talking about when you go for an actual massage but she doesn't have that in mind and she just spends most of the time trying to solicit extras (which is all she is interested in), when actually you just wanted a massage. Lol

But of course you don't get a massage. You get a lot of talk and a negotiation.

It's like this in 99% of the downtown massage places, even the normal looking ones. You can't blame an unsuspecting tourist for not knowing.

1 hour ago, The Hammer2021 said:

All taxi drivers use metres at the Airport  and have done for years. As for scams at restaurants and guides etc  I can only assume uou are are a very gullible or inexperienced  traveller. The Thailand you describe  bears zero resemblance  to the Thailand I know. Morocco, Kashmir, parts of India can be challenging but Thailand is the easiest, safest  most honest  place to travel  for people setting out. Some people from very structured western  societies think that being offered services is being hustled or being disrespected. It's not.  They need to return  home or learn something.

I really like Thailand, warts n all.

But how some folks bury their heads in the sand (in denial) is really interesting ????

1 hour ago, The Hammer2021 said:

All taxi drivers use metres at the Airport  and have done for years.

Lol, please. Standard is to try to charge the tourist double.

1 hour ago, The Hammer2021 said:

The Thailand you describe  bears zero resemblance  to the Thailand I know. Morocco, Kashmir, parts of India

Well, I certainly experienced my fair share of scams in India and Nepal too, but most of SE Asia, including Thailand, is full of them as well.

I've been way off the beaten track, btw, and I've had (and seen) more troubles in Thailand.

1 hour ago, The Hammer2021 said:

I can only assume uou are are a very gullible or inexperienced  traveller.

I suppose it is gullible to believe when you are quite a price for a fare that it would be honored, rather than changing.

Just the other day, I saw a tourist at the Chao Praya River being ripped off. From what I could hear the guy had told him 300 and when he arrived he was being charged a lot more. The Thai guys were being really aggressive.

1 hour ago, The Hammer2021 said:

Some people from very structured western  societies think that being offered services is being hustled or being disrespected. It's not.

Yeah, like:

- "Buy me a drink"

-"Buy drink for my friend"

- "Give me a tip"

- "You have to pay more cos you big body"

- "I give you big plate of food cos you big man, pay special price"

And of course the double pricing on menus in restaurants, and massage parlours, and other attractions.

And when you go for a massage, but clearly she has no intention of actually massaging you. Lol

The tuk tuk tour scams.

1 hour ago, bkk6060 said:

Must mean your perspective.   Certainly not mine.

Really?

You've never experienced this kind of thing?

Foreigners usually experience this as soon as they get off the plane at Suvarnabhumi and try to get a taxi driver to use his meter.

- Taxis in beach places?

- Tuk tuk rides?

- Boat rides?

- Massage?

- Drinking in a bar?

- Sukhumvit taxis at night?

- Tour guides?

- Restaurants at the beach?

You never experienced scams and squeezes at these places?

I mean, it's hard to do anything in tourist areas without this kind of squeezing more money out of you.

And even in villages. I've known the local farang having to buy food for the entire extended family when he goes to the supermarket, lol.

8 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

Show this to a Thai person?

Are you serious?

21 minutes for that?

My lifetime is shortening 

They may find it insightful to get our perspective.

If you know a Thai person who can't comprehend what it's like being a foreign tourist here, or even an expat sometimes, just show them this for some first hand POV.

Bangkokians of the Pub Forum: how much do you spend on a night out (or afternoon out)?

It can include drinks, food, taxis, and whatever else you spend your money on when out on the town!

12 hours ago, Jingthing said:

Straight pride parades are anti gay by definition. Gay pride parades are not anti straight although I can see some people ate viewing them that way.

You really just said this? Lol

I actually happened to be at that parade; it was quite entertaining. They had a few cool vintage cars.

But there was a segment of the parade with some of them dressed inappropriately for public (you could distinctly see penis through the stockings cos they were that tight, thin, and see through) 

And they were carrying signs saying, "Sex Work Is Work" -- which I thought was a bit tasteless, considering there were families there with children (I mean it was broad daylight on a main road).

Most segments of the parade were some form of protest though (about marriage laws n adoption, stuff like that), so not exactly joyful.

There was one segment of the parade with angry ladyboys aggressively telling the spectators, "My body is my choice".

And another part was full of signs telling the spectators about their children, example "Don't assume your child is straight" 

Anyway, it's their parade.

I was hoping to see some joyful gay celebration, but much of it was just a protest about laws, and also quite a bit of X-rated-ness. And of course, bringing " your kids" into the equation.