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naam the super TROLL spotter..........then he jions in.....take one to know one .

wow over one thousand readers on this post....we all care about the baht so much.

if you hit a cop what do you think will happen ??? if you hit any one what will happen....live by the sword.....

OK now i know ...cheap charlie.......bloody cheap KIWI bloodger.You think it smart not to pay a thai lady ....if you can not afford to give her any money then stay in New Zealand.

You give us all a bad name.

Was reading a post about a guy who is going home not happy in thailand any more....the word PROF-FART was used.I asked what is that? but no one has answered.

So What is a PRO-FArt ?

Took me awhile to figure out what TV was and even longer for LOS.So many words used in code here.

Interesting post ....but what is a PROF-FART ?

What is a PRO-FART ?

We need to read these posts to remember not to walk around Pattaya at 2 am with gold necklace on!!!!

Full of...

extremely boring people

yes , especially the british geriatrics , they are the most boring , they are like vermin taking over pattaya.

Biggle you need to see someone about this anger you have towards the british....did you have a bad time in England in your past? Knock back from a pommy shiela.!!!

I have been to a few of these expat meetings....very interesting speakers and polite people.Not like many here on TV who tend to be twisted ,know alls,with no compassion for others,and just love to put others down.....i think its a way of making them selves feel better than every one else.but you are not.

Thanks (girlx) for the warning and advice.Sometimes we dont know the results of our idle chatter.

You can invest in shares......you can buy BBI shares,thats babcock and brown infrastructure.they increase about 10% a year and pay a 7% dividend so total return in 1 year is 17% you can buy these share thru the Australia ASX.via a broker or your internet bank.

I agree- nothing new here. They suckered you- because the savings of 13 baht and a few minutes waiting seemed an attractive offer.

Considering your previous escalator experience and need for clear signage, I'm surprised that you fell for their scam. I woulda thought that you would go inside and buy a ticket from the girl sitting under a great big sign!

I wish you guys would lay off with the "nothing new here" bs. Not all of us have lived in Thailand forever.

This is a very useful post and thanks to the OP for clearly indicating a scam that could very easily catch out many of us.

I agree with you tropo...a good warning for us newcomers.Thanks mate.

Just because you don't like something doesn't then mean that you are intolerant of those who do. I wonder why memebers assume this. If someone wants to give gifts/money whatever to their partner's family to flaunt in front of others, as some members have said they do, then that's up to them. If they feel that's the right way to do things because that's the way it's always been done then good for them. If they don't feel the need to question it or just accept it then good for them. But please don't assume I can't respect those who wish to do this even though I think it's vulgar and wouldn't do it myself. Giving is a good deed but giving for “FACE” is different and a worthless act because the motives are all wrong.

So I disagree and the “I love Thailand and all things Thai” brigade is out in force and anyone who says something to the contrary is intolerant and a Thai basher. Therefore certain replies to my post are of course predictable. When are people going to learn that disagreeing with someone or something doesn't mean one cannot accept it or their point of view?

You see their assumptions are way off the mark. Yes live and let live. Yes we all have viewpoints on different things. This is a forum about expressing them.

I don't agree with arranged marriages and the caste system .So, am I intolerant of Indian culture? Those who wish to go down that path can do so if they wish, it's up to them. People make choices which are right for them. I don't agree with sacrificing animals for some ritual/ custom. I don't agree with bullfighting. Is that not a Spanish custom? So you assume I hate Spanish people because they love it and I'm so intolerant of them? What about male and female circumcision? That's part of Muslim culture. If I disagree with that am I anti Muslim?

Sin Sod is a custom which I don't agree with. It happens to be a Thai custom. Some foreigners have been denied marriage because they wouldn't pay the asking price to their future wife's parents. Shouldn't the fact that they love one another be enough for the parents? How come money came into the equation? It seems yet another dated custom which is slowly dying out as many others have.

I have a friend who built a house for his partner in his village. It was done purely for the love of this guy and not to show off to the rest of the village. Whether it is seen by the Thais as face and something to show off is up to them but I know he did it for love.

Some people give to their partner's family so they could show off and they know this when they give the gifts. I questioned this act and called it vulgar but that doesn't make me intolerant of anyone or Thai people. They did what you felt was right and I simply disagreed.

Those who wish to give sin sod should go for it. You will do whatever you feel is right for you in your own unique situation.

You keep beating the drum about Sin Sod just being a way for Thai people to show off. How did you come to this conclusion? The examples that I have given about what my Sin Sod is used for are normal everyday needs. Do you buy gifts for your girlfriend's/boyfriend's immediate family on special occasions like birthdays? Do you help them out in times of need? This is being a responsible member of your partner's family. If you don't do this, I'm sure the members of your partner's family consider you to be a cold and cheap farang. You can live in a country without agreeing with all aspects of the native culture. That is your right. But get your reasoning right...Sin Sod is not just given for "face" value or for merit. You think it is foolish for us farangs to give Sin Sod to our partner's family? Who cares? I didn't ask for your permission in the first place.

thats right Farang princess you stamp your little feet and tell em.....

But what is the point of your post?

..exactly.

Does there need to be a point? Can't the guy just share a story,after all,it is a forum.

You are quite right. If you feel you need to share something of yourself with the online community that's up to the individual. There doesn't really need to be a point. But when in you read the same story over & over in all its different forms, it can be like trying to read a newspaper when you allready know all the news & outcomes to the sports matches.

Cheers,

Soundman.

OK now i understand why so many of the older members get so touchy so quickly,I have only been a member for a stort time so its still a fund place for me to read and write posts here on thaivisa.I too will probably get jaded after many years on this site.Until then keep smiling you will be a long time dead.

I smell a Troll

Its called entertainment....just an interesting story about how some people get to be living in thailand.

You guys all go on so much about TROLL what is the thing about this word that fasinates you all so much.

Thanks for the entertainment. Now go away.

Now is that a nice thing to say farang princess...did anyone force you too read this post?

I smell a Troll

Troll, douche... hard to tell.

Just what we need....another farang female bashing thread.

If it's a true story I think the blonde lady made the right call. I'm sure she's making some man back home happy.

Yes she went back to Adelaide got back with an old boyfriend....problem was he was still married with children....she broke that marriage up then moved on to a guy on broadbeach ,gold coast.Took him for a heap of money in a failed resturant business.now she has a very old man who is looking after her as she got very sick after all those years of wine and song.

Its just a story dont get so sad.

I smell a Troll

Its called entertainment....just an interesting story about how some people get to be living in thailand.

You guys all go on so much about TROLL what is the thing about this word that fasinates you all so much.

My beautiful Norwegian wife and I was on a stop over in bangkok while on our way to europe,we did some touring around and finished up near pat pong road one night for dinner.As usual my red wine swilling wife picked another argument with me about nothing important.After an hour or so she told me if i dont like this or that i know what i can do(piss off).So i did,I walked for awhile past a few bars then the bar girls started to call "hey sexy man"etc.I went into a bar to drown my thoughts.after many drinks and a stop at a place for a bubble bath etc.I arrived at the hotel to find my wife had locked me out of our room so i had to get another room....it was 4am.

Soon after this we separated for good and got a divorce.I had caught yellow fever and never want to be cured thank you.I live in thailand now with a lady issan we are very happy no more arguments.

It did take me 3 years to get over the ex but a few trips back to thailand helped me a lot.my lady issan does not drink...lucky me.

I thought you might get married if you want to have children together.

Arent they cute enough to tempt you to get married and have kids?

It's a marketing ploy to sucker you into a lifetime of slavery.

They are so cute and so much fun.....shame they have to grow up and they cost so much $$$$$

So why do so many farangs get married?why not just live together? what are the benefits to marriage.I thought you might get married if you want to have children together.

state six, the only thing wrong wioth your idea is there are no groups of sexy young girls in the sticks.

half a dozen-weeklong-bar fines, promisses of upcountry trip, generous bonus tip at the end and lots of Beer Chang/SangSom/Rice Whiskey free for all should sort out this minor problem.. ahh forgot Som Tum available 24/7 and 2 TV's, one playing channel 3 soaps, the other playing channel 7...

udon thani is not too far away. They have sexy young girls there or not ??? How about nong khai ?

Sakon nakhon is only 20 klm away and many sexy girls there in golden ponds night club or next door in the new go go bar (opened 3 months ago).The main road out of Sakon nakhon has short time motel rooms every 10 klms there are many horny old men around here helping school girls with there fees.

Most of us guys, if caught cheating on our Thai wives, wouldn't mind if she burned our property down or trashed our cars or other possessions. So why would we judge a man who did the same to his wife. What's good for the goose is good for the gander!

This is a very good piont.....makes you stop and think about those who live in glass house

This is a real story i walked around the remains of this big 3 story house it was very sad to see.many of the village people came out to look at me i think they thought the crazy farang was back.so i jumped into my car and got away quick.

I went to a farang bar called lilleys on the main road going to mukdahan the owner is called tony .he was very interested in this story so i took him to see this house we both had another look around.a lady told us that he was tipped off about his wife playing up on him thats why he came home early and caught them in the act......no one likes to take about this in the village.So if any one wants to see this house call in to see tony at 'Lilleys bar' 20 klm out of sakon nakhon on the road to mukdahan it has a big UK flag out side.

that was a sad story about the lady who died of cancer and the family turning against him.

I was visiting friends in a village near munglia 20klm from sakon Nakhon,when i came upon a 3 story house that had been burned and partly destroyed.I asked a few locals what had happened but no one wanted to speak of it.But in the next village i was told of the german guy who came home from a trip overseas to find his thai wife in bed with another man.He was so angry he set fire to their house then returned the next day with some guys and started to destroy what was left.I thought this very sad to destroy such a nice house.After telling a few farangs this story they all said they would do the same if their wifes/girlfriends played up on them .

it seems you can not throw her out so the next best thing is to destroy the house.So there it is a burnt out shell in the middle of the village.I thought such a waste.

So what would you do if this happened to you.......my self i would just walk away and start a new life.