save the frogs

it's not a "Thais hate farang" issue. everywhere in the world, small shops have crappy refund policies. they don't like to give refunds. need to shop in big stores for refunds without hassles.

Thanks. I wasn't even aware that there was such a massive smear campaign against freud by the mainstream scientific community. And since the mainstream scientific community says Freud is doo-doo, it MUST be true. Since the mainstream scientifici community is modern-day God, isn't it? I have dabbled in psychology and have come across the theory of "subconscious motivations" several times. So I have done rudimentary scientific studies myself that validate some of the things Freud says. I'm not saying all his theories are accurate. But I AM saying that A LOT of stuff in journals like Scientific American is doo-doo.

some people in this thread got their degrees from a Cracker Jack box.

If you're doing it at your home, you should take inventory of the cutlery. Especially if Gamma is going.

yeah, but maybe he was too deep for you. doesn't mean he was a nutcase.

my post was a joke. was freud a nutcase? maybe he was a genius. he was the person who first discovered "the subconscious mind." is it provable scientifically? is it bs? I'm not sure, but just because it isn't provable scientifically doesn't mean it's bs.

I think we need to reference Freud to understand this: In the young boy, the Oedipus complex or more correctly, conflict, arises because the boy develops unconscious sexual (pleasurable) desires for his mother.

yes, true. i'm a bit lazy for slow cookers. also, slow cooked meats have health benefits. i think they may be high in collagen. enjoy if you have the time and patience to cook "old school", a lost art in modern society.

you life didn't work out in thailand. now you're on here posting anything negative you can think of to poison everyone else's mind about thailand. goldmember was thai, right?

you're not allowed to quote yourself and have a conversation with yourself. this isn't a mickey mouse forum.

the cat sat on the mat

haha, they stole a pair of old sneakers.

I think they might be from British Columbia in Canada.

seriously? what difference would it make when a theft takes place?

there's a distinction between nighttime theft and mid-morning theft?

you're pushing your luck. it's not just sugar that's the problem. pastries have crappy seed oils. ice cream has high fructose corn syrup. co-founder of ben & jerry's had a quintuple by-pass.

for dramatic effect

My apologies. I made a flippant remark about a complex issue. That's one of my foibles sometimes I guess. I'm staying out of this debate. I haven't been following the (alleged) adverse effects of the vaccine.

exactly! so they can jack up your health insurance premiums.

I would like to suggest that this is overkill. Perhaps it can even be considerd Obessive Compulsive Disorder. Some meats like lamb and tough cuts of beef may need to be slow cooked for hours to make the meat tender. But the sauces do not need to be simmered for hours. Sorry you didn't get that memo sooner. All those hours wasted in the kitchen.

covid is old news

I don't remember the brand name of the jars I tried. It doesn't take hours to make from scratch. Maybe little old grandmas in India let it simmer for hours for the spices to reach their full potential ..... not sure. But a good butter chicken doesn't take hours. Maybe I will make it at some point and post pictures. But you can find tons of recipes online these days.

we're not living in 1950. you can help your wife clean up in the kitchen. i've made butter chicken from scratch with spices. it's not that hard. those prepared jars taste like crap to me.

not too healthy to be sitting that many hours a day

that warrants a separate thread!