Greenie5000

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He'll still pay 1900+ baht to Immigration.

I think the real issue is how much you paid. I note from your first post that they were priced at nearly 10k! I hope that you got a good deal and didn't pay 10k for them in the end. That's three times too much.

I'm relaxed and still discussing the topic. Feel free to join in....whenever you are ready. ????

What Browser and which settings? It's easy to make a blanket statement. How about some details? You could run the same software once I closed my Browser and you would find nothing. Removing them after the fact is useless.

Why are you discussing me and not the topic? I don't mind that you and a number of people have noticed me. I'm not hiding. All of the relevant people are aware of my presence. If you really want to talk about me, we can go to PM. Otherwise, why don't you try posting on-topic? What you are neglecting to mention, is that the same people who would gang up in an altercation with a foreigner, would do exactly the same thing with a native. Because you witnessed a foreigner being attacked by many, you likely assume it is because he is a foreigner. The people in nightlife areas back each other up. Try having a fight in a business district and see if office workers run to attack you ???? Nightlife workers are not looking for a fair fight. Overwhelming odds ensures victory. So colleagues from other venues will give a hand, as it could be them confronted the next time. So, I don't subscribe to your theory. I likely have at least as much experience in Thailand as yourself, possibly more. Don't be upset about it and there is no need to get personal about it. Stay calm and bystanders will try to be impartial. Act like a crazy and it's easy for them to dismiss you as crazy. Especially with the language barrier. I treat people in the same way as I would like them to treat me. With care and respect. So that is how I treat people and that is how I feel that I am treated. Of course not every second and every time. But no one is perfect. So I make allowances for them just as I understand that I need to make allowances for myself. Life is good. As you say; people notice. Better they notice something good.

I have a different experience. Not just the one I described. I don't see it as Thai against foreigner. Thais have jumped in on my side in unjust situations.

In my few cases; one was a group of Norwegians, the other an Asian type; maybe an Asian who is a naturalised American and the other an idiot flower seller from the region....and another threatening Thai on the Khao san Road more than twenty years ago. Cannot say Thai, as of course he could have been an immigrant. No Brits ???? as I don't ever go drinking ???? You are judged by how you respond. If you go shouting/barking like a wild animal, onlookers will think you a wild animal; local or foreigner. So always stay calm and adjudge your surroundings. You can be persistent, but do it calmly. Some people seem to think that they need to preserve their former ways no matter what. Better to be able to adapt and to be flexible, otherwise you can snap and break under the perceived pressure..

But it isn't true. One persistent flower vendor got angry when eventually ignored after trying to push his flowers on my group. Broke a bottle and began to threaten me with it and tried to call locals over. Not a single one moved to his aid. I went off to get something much bigger than his broken bottle. He was lucky that the police turned up.

We live and learn. All that makes you a better person. Helps you to not get stressed out about little things and to enjoy your day to day existence even more. I have a great time being nice to people. If you are nice to ten people and eight give you pleasant feedback, that is ten pleasant experiences plus eight more. Even tiny things like a nod when on the bike to let someone through and they nod back, all positive experiences. They all add up. Hopefully the OP will learn to go a bit more with the flow and not allow themselves to get too stressed out. You can turn situations like that around easily. The same guys who you imagine aggressive might run to your aid in a different situation, dependent on how you present yourself. So OP forget about it. Do something pleasant instead. Make pleasant memories for yourself. Even if you think we aren't agreeing with you, we are actually supporting you to live a healthier and more relaxed life. Keep love in your heart, not hate and anger.

Please do not write nonsense. Just ask me in a normal manner if you want to know. No; in answer to your question. Though I do use Brave on my mobile phone for general ad free browsing; but not on my PC. I have more secure Browsers for my PC since that is where I do anything that might be considered sensitive. Each Browser having it's own level of security. For instance I have customised and locked down Firefox. Not much will get past it; but not every website will display in the way they intend. Plus a couple of other Browsers modified for my usage when I need things to work, but still make it difficult for any third parties to track.

When in Rome.... I don't see any aggressive Thais.....mainly because I don't put myself in that position. In fact the previous person who was aggressive towards me was a foreigner, who was totally in the wrong and witnesses told him so. I could have gone down the 'I am right' route and used that to bash him. But then I look like the idiot. Better to not get involved in idiotic situations. Even if you thought they were wrong; put your mask on and it's done. Instead, you went through a fearful situation and then spent ages at the police station having to wear a mask anyway. Don't you feel silly now when you think of what you put yourself through? Don't do it to yourself. The mask was the easy option. Be nice to yourself.

No one has diverted the issue from my reading. It just appears that it is you who is missing the point. One thing that you are missing is the impact of your reactions here. From that, people are forming the opinion that you are passive aggressive. Look at your every reply. So they transpose your behaviour now to your likely behaviour then. Now if you replied, "I was ten metres away, on the other side of the road", people might have reacted quite differently. Softer tone and perhaps suggesting that you keep your mask at hand. But instead, you attacked almost every poster who didn't agree with you and tried to blame the Thais at every juncture. Totally ignoring your part in the story. You were just the innocent walking down the road minding your own business. Plus your story appears full of holes; namely, what you haven't written. How close you were to them. Where exactly was your mask? Whilst you might see a 'native' not wearing a mask, it isn't the norm. Why are you choosing to follow abnormal natives? ???? It's like saying some people steal; so I chose to do the same. Okay, but this time you got caught. That's why there is not much sympathy here for you. Don't put yourself in positions wherein you cannot handle the possible result. If you want to play the big man who doesn't have to care, then don't be surprised when people want to cut you down to size. Wear your mask around people or risk a tanning. Now you know, you have no excuse. If you want to risk a fight, then I suggest that you start training for it. But a better way, is to just avoid it. Like when on your bike or motorbike; if there is someone coming the wrong way, make space for them. Don't crash into them them and argue afterwards who was in the right, totally bashed up. That would be stupid. Better to stay calm and avert disaster. Live to fight another day. That is the point. Get it? Don't get mad. Put your mask on and move on; it doesn't kill you. It's just an issue with your ego. I went to the market this morning. There were two foreigners with their masks off(not Westerners) trying to chat up the market vendor, standing directly over her. I could see that no one was impressed by their behaviour; only themselves. Everyone else had masks on. It's a small confined space and I also needed to do my shopping; so I asked both of them to don their masks. One complied and the other disrespectfully put his at half mast and asked "Where is COVID? (in Thai)" and started laughing. I told him that it isn't funny and that he should put it on properly. He did. Natives definitely happier. I heard them discussing it. How disrespectful to be talking over the vendor with no masks on. It's a sensitive subject. Don't argue the point, just have your mask ready to put on to diffuse the situation. Right or wrong doesn't matter; just avoid conflict and keep yourself safe. It doesn't mean that you are a scaredy cat. It means that you are more likely to survive. Put survival over ego.

Your Browser should be blocking all other than is necessary. Removing them afterwards is akin to remembering to shut the door of the stable after the horse has already escaped to freedom.

If you are utilising the right Browsers in the right way, then it doesn't matter if you choose Accept or Reject, as the Browser can thwart Third Party efforts to track you.

So you bought a 3-Cell... the kind you that do not trust? ????

The moral of the story is to not waste time with a woman who cannot look after herself financially. That's a liability, not an asset. If she is that useless, then be clear in your head that you are paying to keep her. Once the money stops, the 'relationship' often stops. Why live with the uncertainty? Get rid! Find a woman who actually likes you for your unique qualities, rather than your money. If you want to take a short cut and pay for someone to like you, then don't be surprised by the result. If you want to give to charity, then give to charity. Stop paying for women unless you are running a harem. Then at least they are working for their money. They aren't your daughters to whom you give pocket money. They are living human beings just like you. So why are you paying for everything? If a woman doesn't offer to pay within the first three dates, she is gone. It's not about Thai or Cambodian; it's about understanding people's motivations. Girls are here because that is where the money and the foreigners are. Your one is not different. I had one Thai girl, who actually forced herself into a relationship with me. Went to the places she knew I visited. Told everyone how she felt about me; so then they started on me. So gave her a chance; but didn't give her any money. She had to get a job if she wanted to be with me. If you have low self esteem, the vultures will circle. Meanwhile she is paying for the hot guy who is out of her league. I can honestly state that there isn't a single Thai girl whom I have ever met, who hasn't tried it on with me, after they got married. Then there are the girls who pretend they don't know you at all when their boyfriend arrives. ???? Come on guys. You should be more scared of the girls than COVID-19. The girls really are out to get you ????