5 hours ago, brianthainess said:

And he was looking for attractive LBs. His words not mine. now he'll ask me if I'm happy 

I heard he even went out and bought an extra gold chain to increase his chances.  

I have been taking careful note of all this, not falling in to old traps.   I stayed home alone for the last two days, wore a mask the whole time and must have washed my hands a hundred times they look like prunes.  I guess Im good for at least a couple of weeksafter that effort!  

What we have here is a lack of common sense.  Two factors come to mind.

1.  The govt is partly  to blame for constantly denying people in Thailand have sex.  There is a huge sex industry here and there is always a seedy side to red light areas so caution must be taken.

2.  Its hard to believe that these Chinese women have no idea what the main attraction is in Nana.  

I dont think I have ever been anywhere in the world without checking it out in a book or on the internet etc first.

I think these women knew exactly what goes on there and were curious or some maybe even looking for a bit of attention themselves.  I not saying they wanted to get involved in any way apart from maybe getting looked at or a whistle.  And yes they should be able to do that safely, sure!  But like the girl raped on Koh Chang recently,  she should be able to wander alone or with a guy to a secluded beach without hassles but unfortunately that is not the world we live in.

26 minutes ago, brianthainess said:

I got an ATM card locked by an OZ bank, and that was at a hospital ATM, I rang them and explained NO I am not in Pattaya!/Chonburi as they thought I was, I'm in a TRAT hospital and need to pay them, they unlocked it. Tossers. OZ banks SUCK.

I agree mate, I was with the National bank, the Commonwealth bank,  and Bankwest among others until someone suggested Bendigo.  I have been with them now for over 25 years and have not one complaint in all that time.  Give them a go.

5 minutes ago, Enoon said:

 

If he was a marine he would have said so.

 

Ratio of support troops to fighting men in the US Army is approximately 10-1.

 

How "tough" do army catering staff/intelligence assessors/dentists/software engineers have to be?

 

 

I dont know for sure but imagined all US soldiers went through the same basic training, that they all had to qualify to a certain standard of 'toughness'?

13 minutes ago, alex8912 said:

Why don't you stop taking them and stop posting complete bs as well?

No need to be insulting, thats the price in my moo ban.  Why dont you ask around before opening your mouth.

2 hours ago, Old Croc said:

Small query - is a US soldier a marine, I understand marines hate being described as a soldier. They are part of the navy.

 

55 minutes ago, alex8912 said:

What the hell is wrong with you? 

You have never met any Americans or watch movies/tv?  Wow thats amazing!

1 hour ago, bignok said:

Ladyboys

Hookers

Drunks

Tough guys

Steroids

Wannabes

 

What could go wrong

Sounds like the Usa only it should read ugly ladyboys and lots of guns.

2 hours ago, LennyW said:

With yabba pills at about 30 baht a pop you can expect this kind of incidents to be on the rise!!

try 5 baht current price and Im not joking.

2 hours ago, steven100 said:

more to this story than being told.   Was he chatting up the Thai guy's gf ...  

Nah I think he was trying to chat up the Thai guy who hit him lol!

6 minutes ago, ThaiFelix said:

Why carry cash when you can have a debit card?  I wouldnt carry wads of cash because you dont need to.  My comment was about people saying you cant survive without a credit card.  I am saying you conveniently can.  

In addition I would never have all my money in one account.  I have several bank accounts at different banks for this reason plus for  others such as visa money, day to day spending, plus bulk of savings.  Not rich just have it distributed.  An atm machine or card fails I am not stuck.  Learnt from years of travelling to always have a contingency plan.    

45 minutes ago, bignok said:

Debit cards.

Exactly!!  thank you.

1 hour ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Ok, I also didn't have a credit card when I was last a tourist in Thailand about 30 years ago. At that time, we had cash and traveler checks and all that.

 

And obviously it is still possible to exist and even travel without a credit card. But why do when it is so much more convenient to have those little plastic cards compared to wads of cash?

If you lose the card, no problem, get a new one. Or let the hotel talk to the credit card company and let you use your credit without having the card.

If you lose cash, that's it, it's gone.

 

 

 

Why carry cash when you can have a debit card?  I wouldnt carry wads of cash because you dont need to.  My comment was about people saying you cant survive without a credit card.  I am saying you conveniently can.  

6 hours ago, Mark17AA said:

Time should be called on the taxi mafia nationwide, as they are not fit for public service.

I dont know about that, there are still lots of street drains to clean before the rains but aside from that...........

44 minutes ago, mikebell said:

To be fair, which of us would speak the truth if it meant our fathers would go to (Thai) jail?

You do have a point, damn you!

17 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Does she have a credit card?

If no, then she shouldn't travel.

What?  Im 72 years old and have been travelling since my mid 20's but have NEVER EVER had a credit card and have never ever had any problems from not having one.  I am amazed at the comments people make about not being able to book a hotel, a flight or hire a car etc if you dont have a credit card ?  Where does this nonsense come from?

3 cheers to the massage girls crying out "No one left behind"!  bwahahaha!

1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

Ahhhh memory lane... doesn't help this guy one bit.

yeah but.................................................