save the frogs

No mention of GOD or religion in this thread please. We already have 2 threads on that topic on this forum. Thank you!

when someone goes on stage, they say "break a leg" ... that comes from an old supersition. so it's not just Thailand that has superstitions. The West used to have ...

I just looked up some superstitions. https://europeisnotdead.com/european-superstitions/#:~:text=In Europe%2C we all share,clover or the number 7. The UK (had) superstitions: It is also said that it brings luck if you cut your hair when the moon is waxing.

I've noticed a lot of derogatory comments about Thais on these forums regarding their beliefs in superstitions and fortune-telling. But it's not just Thailand. 1 - Regarding fortune-telling, it has exploded in the West in recent years, There must be 10,000 Tarot readers on Youtube 2 - Regarding superstitions, the old generations from Europe had some superstitions. I can't remember off the top of my head, but my grandmother used to rattle some off. I will look it up online. No one remembers a grandmother with superstitions? It's not just Thailand. It seems to be it existed in western cultures, but then it was lost and dismissed as rubbish. But is it because people became more educated? Possibly, but that conflicts with the rise in popularity in Tarot in the West ... is Tarot also a sign of a lesser education? If the West is so much more "educated" than Thailand, why are superstitions seen as silly but yet Tarot is getting more popular? No one had a grandmother with superstitions? Were they all silly?

get off the forum then

sorry to sound like the grim reaper, but there's 2 or 3 Ozempic threads on this forum. and Ozempic is making the news recently, but not for good reasons. it's under investigation by various health agencies for leading to depression and suicidal thoughts. https://gizmodo.com/ozempic-investigation-reports-of-suicidal-thoughts-1850683609

europe?

a lot of people blow their life savings in the bars/girl scene in pattaya? these incidents don't seem to happen in other parts of thailand.

who is "they"? sincerely, save the frogs

the dark side of pattaya

sorry, i didn't realize i was getting under your skin that much. regards, save the frogs

thats a good idea. we should all start putting our signatures in all our posts. regards, save the frogs

some people only care about getting famous, clicks, views. i like it when someone posts content that actually has a message behind it. like this. he may have a good point here.

youtube has some corruption. most of the large channels with millions of followers are the crappiest. many of them are funded by large companies. so they have financing, expensive equipment, a team filming for them, etc... this guy is traveling around the world. that costs a lot of money and he may be financed ... and maybe they have money to influence the youtube algorithms so their videos always come out on top.

who is mark wiens? exactly. smiling is an art form. don't overuse it or you will look tacky and like a fake wannabe.

some of the biggest channels on youtube are also the crappiest channels. buyer beware. big nok, be sure to smile in your videos.

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go pro . or buy a cheap chinese knockoff if the price is too steep. onlyfans? wut?

english is better. just add thai subtitles. much larger audience in english. if you travel a lot all over thailand, you should start a youtube channel.

Because JimTripper needs a mentor. And that would be YOU.

I saw a Youtube channel where a guy was visiting condos in Hua Hin. There's some stuff on Youtube ... might save you some time.

Russians don't care about your smile. They're very pragmatic people and they know your smile won't solve their problems.

someone mentioned that if you keep 800K in a thai bank, it's not gaining interest. but a lot of retired folks who stay in their home country will travel during winter months, so that costs several thousand per year anyway.

yes, you are right. that's the best way to live. what a messed up world if no one is ever smiling.

ok i'll work on it. thanks. good point about dalai lama. but he never had to worry about the same problems as most normal folks. he's basically born into royalty.