Ubonian Canadian

I turn 70 next month. I married "my nurse" who is 18 years younger 10 years ago. We own 4 Rai in rural Ubon. We built a 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom & 2 kitchen large rancher. We have a paid off 2014 Toyota pickup we bought new, 3 motor bikes, 3 dogs & 7 cats. My wife's 3 young adult children, daughters fiancée, 1 grandson, sister & nephew all living here with my wife and I. We have a small hobby farm with chickens & ducks and are just starting crayfish. We just get by on my $60,000 Baht per month but we all eat healthy and have a few beer from time to time.

I flew to Canada last summer via China & return via Japan. They had smoking rooms at both airports. They are enclosed with exhaust fans. No problems for non-smokers. Don't know why they have their panties in a knot over this. I have never heard a complaint anywhere, anytime. Leave the smokers alone, after a 12 hr. flight with babies crying a guy needs a smoke.

Definately need more pooper places all over this country. Also need way more garbage cans.

"Robert F. Kennedy Jr. feeding blended baby chickens and mice to his hawks." Yet abortion is OK. Some broads are just dumb.

Don't eat the yellow snow Frank.

There's a big difference between inside and outside peeing. Get real goofy.

Yes, there was a lot of frog jumping going on. The other thing that has always bothered me is the people passing on the left on a single lane. One time on Koh Lanta it happened to us just as we were pulling over. The bike didn't see our turn signal as she was past the bumper. The driver stopped just in time but the girl hit the front bumper and fell over. We dusted her off and took her over to a restaurant for a soda. Her boyfriend came and they demanded $4000 baht for the scrapes on her bike. My Swedish friend had a house amongst the Muslim community so he agreed to pay. He then came to me for $2000 baht because I was the reason he was on the road as he was taking me to the recycle depot. I had a pub & restaurant at the time and gave my friends a break on prices. Once my "friend" started paying regular prices I didn't see him too much. Definitely not enough times for me to recoup my $2000. If I wouldn't of yelled at him to stop, as I saw the gal sneaking by, we would of probably run her and the bike over. Only Buddha knows what would have happened then.

They won't let me, I'm still a Brit. Just lived there for 65 years.

Great comedy piece.

In Canada it's a 50,000 Baht fine for littering.

I'll be 70 in the Spring. My wife just turned 51. We have been married 10 years. We live in east Issan on 4 rai and we built a nice 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom and 2 kitchen house 5 years ago. All of it purchased by me. My wife had 4 kids before I met her. I paid 50,000 baht to her wonderful parents on the wedding day. This money just basically paid for the wedding. As you may have guessed, the family is dirt poor. My wife's parents both passed in the last 3 years, both at 70. We miss them very much. My wife's invalid, wheelchair bound, 50 year old sister and her 16 year old son, my wife's 24 year old son, 21 year old daughter, fiancée & grandson and 17 year old son all live with us. It takes all of us to run the farm that we started from scratch. One day it will be theirs. My advice to you young man, is to take your time. There is no need to marry so quickly, you have barely started living. It sounds like this could be your first love, which is easy to do over here. If she loves you, she will wait. As noted above, you do not just marry her, you marry the whole family. Trust me, you need lots of money. At 22 and recently graduated, I'm sure that's not the case with you unless your folks are prepared to pony up to your every whim. Get a grip, do your research on relationships in Thailand, THERE IS NO RUSH.

I've seen this behavior on several occasions. People just don't know the rules of the road or as some have said...don't give damn. It was very frustrating to watch in real time. Definately should have his license suspended and perhaps made to foot the hospital & transport fees. Plus an idiot fine.

Why do the Dutch wear wooden shoes? To keep the woodpeckers off their heads.