save the frogs

It makes no difference if your list is 1000 items long. Some people are miserable and nothing makes a difference.

but can other farangs tolerate you? you have friends?

a lot of westerners have a superiority complex the locals pick up on that

Serious question. Not trying to derail. I've heard of the Mekong river. But what's a Mek MONG?

Relationships are transactional everywhere, except in the West it's more subtle. It's not talked about openly. And you HAVE to buy a really expensive house. In Thailand, you can get away with smaller transactions.

Louis Kahn was a visionary architect in the US. He was pushing for cars to be banned from city centers. But maybe he was ahead of his time.

that's your story and you're stickin' to it?

ask her ... "how much?" what's a dent repair business? dents on cars? dental? is that aussie slang?

it's impossible. most over 40s lack depth of soul for a meaningful connection. 18-20 yos , fuhgettaboutit how many chins do you have, if you dont mind me asking?

Chiang Mai, but get out a few months a year if you can

I'm not naming names. But let's just say it would have been better for some people if Freud retired in Thailand and joined Asean Now.

If you're a grown man and still "shy" around girls, maybe you need a shrink?

you were the guy advocating John McDougall diet info a while back, weren't you? he just died at 77. 77 is pretty good, actually. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13568679/Dr-John-McDougall-invented-high-starch-vegan-diet-dies-aged-77.html

I'm not a huge fan of individual car ownership simply because there are too many people and too many cars everywhere. Cities are giant parking lots with all these cars everywhere. Climate change hoax or not notwithstanding. I'm looking forward to robo-taxis where we can hail a robo taxi cheaply. And once car ownership declines, hopefully the cities will be greener and parking lots are replaced with mini lush forested parks. And more walkable and cyclable streets without cars everywhere.

it's all by design.

can we gift you a self-flagellation machine?

he's thanking people for tolerating him

here come the tattoo haters!

Did anyone see the film Civil War? I haven't, just this clip. Texas and California secede?

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there's gotta be a pill for that, no?

You're right. I am being excessively negative and toxic. I'll take a break from posting. If you have a good partner and you can find creative solutions to problems, it's worth it. In fact, the ultimate ideal is to merge the two souls and become a 2-headed dragon. Good luck if you can pull it off. Being single is hard. Sometimes you need a shoulder to cry on. Take care, Hummin.

was thinking of my brother. he used to drive shiny sports cars and then became domesticated. he's been married 30 years, but does not appear that happy to me. many marriages seem boring and like chores to me. but i don't know. never been married. nearly got married, but she was a smoker and i was getting cancer living with her. imagine they crack the code of aging and we live 500 years. would you want to live with the same woman 500 years? maybe we can come up with a system somewhere in between "short time" and "life". like you stay with the same woman 5 years and then you switch her out for another one. and keep swapping every 5 years.

Yes, but there are pros and cons to both lifestyles. Marriages can turn into prisons of sorts as you need to go into all kinds of contortions to keep the other person happy. Example: guy who likes to drive a sports car and then has to switch to a boring SUV when he gets married.

that's one reason its better to be single.