ThaiFelix

2 hours ago, Laughing Gravy said:

I thought Thailand didn't rely on tourism or need it. With the constant, often daily articles on how tourism is so important like this one, I guess it is rollocks.

 

So Thailand is quite happy to 'get in bed with the devil'. Good luck.

The devil?  The article is referring to China not the US??

1 hour ago, EVENKEEL said:

Now, who's lacking a sense of humor?

Ive laughed at every one of your comments havnt I?   LOL!

8 hours ago, happydreamer said:

What does arrogance have to do with how someone spells words?  Language evolves. Thats the nature of it.  Im not really sure what point you're trying to make other than being offensive by making repeated generalizations.  

 

BTW, you spelled "surely" wrong.  

You love to circle the arguement dont you haha!  

9 hours ago, ozimoron said:

As a native speaker of British English I would not suggest that either spelling is superior.

Agreed, but I didnt suggest it was.  

35 minutes ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

I may start to wear African clothes and change my name to an African name , grow dreadlocks  and start a charity ,its my heritage 

Something against beads? lol!

1 hour ago, rudi49jr said:

The white supremacy should already have come to and end, because everybody knows that we all hail from somewhere in Africa, a couple of thousand generations ago. So every white supremacist has black ancestors, but they just refuse to believe that and make up their own reality. They also don’t care that native Americans were/are the original inhabitants of the continent. 

I think for those kinds of people its all a bit hard to comprehend lol!

6 hours ago, happydreamer said:

What are you talking about.  Each of those has their own variations of words, phrases, and spelling dictated by how a word is pronounced.  Learnt, for example.  

 

No, American English is spelt totally different to the English spoken by those who are not too arrogant to acknowlege that English comes from their old master, Britain.  Surley you have noticed that?

7 hours ago, nigelforbes said:

It compares favorably to my Vigo .  :((

Id rather have my Vigo, even ISIS find them much more reliable ????

4 minutes ago, happydreamer said:

American culture is quite informal.  It doesn't dawn on most especially younger generations.  No hats in a building is/was taught to us in school when we were kids but you're going back some 35 -40 years. There's a lot of common courtesies that have fallen off.  That being said I still wear a hat to the gym because I'm playing sports and often both inside and outside during a workout.

In the gym I get, the rest I fail to comprehend.

4 minutes ago, happydreamer said:

The assumption wasn't that you don't live in England.  The assumption was that you don't live in the United States and therefore are ignorant to the culture, references, idioms, metaphors, slang and oh yeah...abbreviations used in spoken and written American English.  

 

The conversation we're having (were having) is about pointing out the idiosyncrasies of written American English.  There was never a dispute over your level of proficiency in English.  There's plenty of people with high levels of achievement that can be wrong.  Regardless you still chose to dispute an American English speaker over what we call the two letter abbreviations for states within our country and for that matter, the LEARNERS version (as in the version for someone who needs to learn) of the Oxford Advanced Dictionary.

"American English" lol, even alone its ludicrous.

Just imagine Australian English or Canadian English, New Zealand English, South African English etc lol.    They had no need because they learnt to spell rather than change the language because they couldnt haha!

27 minutes ago, Phoenix Rising said:

Don't think it's arrogance, just doing things differently in the US and not knowing it's a bit of a faux pas in most parts of the world.

Not knowing?  I know Americans are the least travelled but surely they watch enough TV or spend time on the web etc to see NO-One else wears a hat inside??

13 minutes ago, happydreamer said:

A reinforcement of arrogance?  Thats a pretty strong assumption to make based on someone wearing a hat in a building.  Who the hell says they speak American?  If this is your circle of American acquaintances you might want to consider leveling up

You have never heard anyone say they speak American?  Never witness the arrogance of Americans?  You need to get out more lol!

6 minutes ago, happydreamer said:

Texas has its own culture.  It's a mystery to anyone who isn't from Texas.

Always makes me laugh when they brag about everythings bigger in Texas.  Texas would get lost in Australia, even in our smaller states lol!

Actually, maybe the hats are bigger in Texas.  Nobody else would be that silly lol!.

1 hour ago, KhunLA said:

Yep ... then look at the Presidents & administrations after JFK, who wanted out of Nam, along with the Fed/Central banking.  Oops, should have kept that to himself, lone shooter my A$$, stand in line.  No what followed;

Johnson ... pentagon papers ... the mistrust begins

 

Nixon ... 'I'm not a Crook'

 

Ford ... Pardon me ... OK, he wasn't there that long

 

Carter ... there goes the economy & testosterone

 

Reagan ... CIA, cocaine/guns/Contra

 

Bush 1 ... head of CIA under Reagon ... 'I had no idea'. ... oh yea, 'Read my lips'.  

 

Clinton ... "I did not ... is that a stain ... oh krap" ... start a war somewhere, take their minds off me.

 

Cheney ... head of Halliburton ... "how can I make even more money" ...  that's an easy win ... WMD ... send the army, but we'll privatize everything else, to Halliburton & subsidies, TSA, HomeLand Sercuity, Patriot Act ... "I see & hear you"

 

Obama ... what... you millionaires & billionaires made bad investments, appoint me, I'll take care of it.... "if you like your doc ... screw you", now it cost more, and you get less.

 

Trump ... actually have nothing to say negative, except 'shut the F up & stop tweetin' "

 

Biden ... we'd cut the puppet strings, but then we'd have giggles to contend with.  2 more years, 2 more years, 2 more years.

 

USA ... What's not to love ?  Freakin Comedy Central

 

Great line-up of US presidents there.  I think they have all been criminals havnt they?  Even the much loved and respected Kennedys were fathered by a bootlegger.

On 1/14/2023 at 11:50 AM, Phoenix Rising said:

A dead give-away for me are guys wearing baseball caps, inside and outside, day and night. In the gym I attend there are Thais and foreigners from all over and the only ones wearing any headgear at all are the Americans.

Yep, seems to me that wearing a hat inside is really bad manners anywhere else in the world bar the US.  I think its just a reinforcement of their arrogance, just like saying they speak American while the rest of the worl knows very well its English albiet spelt attrociously..

On 1/14/2023 at 10:24 AM, bkk6060 said:

From my experience here:

Ask an American about British, they really have no opinion and don't care. 

 

Ask a British about American and they will have mostly strong negative opinions and rants.

 

So, who is obsessed with who?

No its nothing to do with obsession it's ignorance.  Most Americans have no idea whats outside the US, so difficult to have an opinion when you have no knowledge of the subject.  

Its the same reason why many Americans will name the state rather than the country when asked where they come from.  To many, everywhere else is insignificant compared to the US therefore everyone should know where California is or that WA stands for Washington State.

On 1/14/2023 at 9:34 AM, Dan747 said:

It's kind of hard to admit your American with Biden as President. I was at Central BKK and a German ask me where I was from, told him America, he told me Biden is an "EMBARRASSMENT!" Says it all.

Youre confusing Biden with Trump I'm sure.  And I guess thats another American trait lol!

21 hours ago, webfact said:

A Russian man suddenly went on a rampage and destroyed a 7-11 store

He "destroyed" the store?    WOW!    Will they be rebuilding soon?

Must be a bad angle but it looks to me like the only thing destroyed was the glass in the front door?  Slight exageration maybe?  lol!

Fortunately I'm not that small that I need a Hummer lol!

58 minutes ago, Crossy said:

Who the flip wears this much bling when going out and about, let alone to the gym where it's going to be in a locker?

 

 

Hmm, I can't imagine who could have arranged that

A apt saying comes to mind "Im not very bright but I can lift heavy things".

1 hour ago, Emdog said:

RTP crack down hard on international crime. They want all the crime to be domestic sort.

Yes but I wonder if it crossed any minds as to why Thailand would be attractive to international crime....maybe something that runs rife in the government and police force?

Oh no, it must be those ruthless outsiders of course.

15 hours ago, samuttodd said:

Why not?

 

 

The ozone here degrades many plastics, not sure if your ties are plastic or nylon...  The white ones are often nylon,  which holds up better than the plastic ones.

 

 

Back home in Oz the black ones were UV treated whereas the white arent.  Here I enclosed an area (in full sun) with plastic mesh and a good brand black cable ties.  After 5 years the cable ties were failing all over.  I dont know if its the sun or the UV treatment here but not much in plastic lasts if in full sun here.  Correct me if Im wrong but I believe the UV is higher in Australia than here.  I would use the stainless steel if affordable.

(edit oops we must have been writing same time, sorry)

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