Grover

a useful "blaming word" used to describe an annoying person or activity...

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Thanks, LookSaMoon, for your comment.

สำหรับผู้ถือศีลกินผัก <---- Isn't ถือศีลกินเจ? Or ถือศีลกินผัก is formal?

We in the South are very informal about our langauge. As far as I know there are three Thai expressions: 1. "มังสวิรัติ [( มัง-สะ-หวิ-รัต- ) mang-sà-wì-rát] [N] vegetarian"; 2. "กินเจ [gin jày] [V] practice vegetarianism; eat vegetarian food; abstain from eating meat or fish" and 3. กินผัก [gin pàk], the simpliest, "eating vegetables." [Definitions 1 and 2 from Lexitron.]

In Phuket Thai, we just say, กินผัก [gin pàk]; we are just "ตาสีตาสา". Any thoughts on the differences between the three phrases?

Im vego, I usually say :

ไม่กินเนื้อสัตว์

กินแต่ผัก

กินเจ

seems to have more or less the same effect.

Herpes - Do you still have a herpes outbreak? ???

Mens.- Do you still have a mens cycle? -mii mens dai mai krap?

Thank you

These two havent been done, but ill just do the second one cause I dont know the first one.

mens mar leaow ruu yang ?

I got some wax stuck in my right ear, its been there for about one month and starting to get annoying. Anyone know how to get it out ????

port still have a chance

it doesn't have to be like that, just want to know what we are up against, information is power....

C'mon Groover, it ain't that bad in Thailand.

I wasnt trying to imply its bad, just that preconceptions (good and bad) can be obstacles.

you seem to like misspelling my name, dont you ?

Another self-conscious, touchy-feely, "what do they really think of us" introspection thread then? Great.

it doesn't have to be like that, just want to know what we are up against, information is power....

Along these lines, in Buddhism the mind is given far greater emphasis than the spirit.

Thus, the question can be turned around... "Are you mindful?"

The Pali word we translate as mind is Citta, or jit or jitjai in Thai. I understand this is more accurately translated as heart-mind.

Def. from the buddhist dictionary:

http://www.budsas.org/ebud/bud-dict/dic3_c.htm

citta: 'mind', 'consciousness', 'state of consciousness'

The old saying "Out of sight out of mind" seems to be firmly entrenched in the Thai mentality, how many times have you noticed oncoming pedestrians look at you then look away and continue straight at you,as if thinking "I dont see you so you better move aside".

The same applies to their behavior on the road .

So move out of the way then, problem solved.

sometimes there is no room to move without bumping into someone else.

I've not yet come across anything in the pitakas or commentaries extoling the spirit. Rather than separating the spiritual from the non-spiritual, the Buddhadhamma teaches kusala vs akusala, skilful vs unskilful.

Along these lines, in Buddhism the mind is given far greater emphasis than the spirit.

Thus, the question can be turned around... "Are you mindful?"

I was recently warned by a Thai fitness instructor at my gym to be careful about street food. He agrees that it's tasty, cheap, and even fairly nutritious, but he warns that if it's being cooked right out on the street a lot of pollutants are falling on the food. He connected this with rising rates of cancer in a lot of very healthy Thais who don't even drink or smoke (he's in a community of fitness freaks, remember) and recommends eating in markets or food courts rather than on the street.

"Steven"

it sounds like the guy is more interested in impressing others in a one upmanship of "im more healthy than you" than in actual health.

one would think that they are attracted to the same good qualities they have in themselves

So most Farangs are looking for women who get pizzed up regular, smoke like chimneys and dress in clothes that a charity shop would refuse, and do nothing but whinge ?

I doubt that Groover.

I agree, but thats nothing to do with what I said.

hint, the key word in my post was "good"

what do they think of us ?

If they relied on this Forum to form an impression of Farangs, they would assume all Farangs are complete tossers.

wow, that was insightful

He should look for a girl that has a Bachelors Degree, maybe a teacher or some sort of normal employment. Find a girl that does not go for nightlife, does not smoke or drink and dresses modestly.

As for speaking English - I think it is a plus.

good advice, definitely help to screen out the scrubbers

I wonder how many Thai women find a Farang with the same qualities ?

one would think that they are attracted to the same good qualities they have in themselves

He should look for a girl that has a Bachelors Degree, maybe a teacher or some sort of normal employment. Find a girl that does not go for nightlife, does not smoke or drink and dresses modestly.

As for speaking English - I think it is a plus.

good advice, definitely help to screen out the scrubbers

For instance, when you walk around in a small town you might see some Thais whispering amounst themselfs "oooohh, look, there goes a farang!"

So what are they really thinking and feeling ??

I think they got heaps of preconceived notions about us, like we got of them.

If we break the Thais down into low, middle and high class, and the Farangs into rich, normal and "farang kee nok" class, and from all these different angles/permuntations, what do the Thais really think of us ?

Or if that is too complex, what do they think of us ? What are the stereotypes and whats behind the smiles ?

not bad

haha, never saw that coming

6.5/10.

made me smile a bit

I liked it too

i just made a booking today, chose the seat and all was ok.

After sleeping on the floor, I wake up and feel tough.

I looking around form my son to find any good honest women around 28-33 years old with no children up till now he was always fooled by those he encountered, so what to do?

gdk

Firstly, teach your kid to smarten up.

this is the age bracket Thai women start panicking to get married, so at least that is in his favour.