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A Foolproof Way To Never Collide With A Thai

Just walk like you're going to ask them something in English.

Very good! Lol

By the way. I feel sorry for Ian Broad! Lol

To be honest mate, I think you are flapping over nothing.

But to be safe, get a check up when you get home. Just have to tell your wife you have a headache until you are sure.

Good luck

Is your real name Ian Broad?

Your wife may see this?

Also did you do this girl up the bum? More chance to catch HIV that way.

ABS does not work over here as the roads are too greasy anyway.

That's exactly when you need it. Do you know how it works?

No! Please explain.

ABS does not work over here as the roads are too greasy anyway.

I need a foolproof method of passing them from behind.

Usually a Thai will be veering to the left as I approach from behind so I move to the right to pass but as I do so they move right to block my move.

Like you say they seem to have a psychic ability to know where you are going to go.

A method that I've had some success with is to 'sell them a dummy' to use a footballing term, where you feign to move right and as soon as they veer right you jump left and pass.

I was thinking of trying to refine it to be more like a Ronaldo 'step over' move but haven't had the patience lately and am more likely to just shove them out the way.

So maybe we could combine our techniques in that patent application?

What irks me is when they walk slowly and drift from side to side when they are aware you are behind, attempting to pass.

If they ignore me, I step on their heels(by accident).

It's fun and makes me feel a whole lot better.

Try it. You'll be glad you did.

This is what I do also. It happened in Silom last week coming off the skytrain to into Central some guy on his phone walked right in front of me and slowed down blocking me. So I trod on his heal and his shoe came off. Lol

Doubt he learnt from it though.

Try it when they have flip flops on. They normally fall over!

after living here for 8 years I will be going to the UK to live in about 2 weeks time. should be fun

I will not bother with telling anybody about my life here as I doubt very much that they will believe me anyway.

a classic case of "its not my job"

happens alot around these parts.

If you can put up with the knocking you may get another year out of it.

But for a 10 year old fridge probably better to go and get a new one.

Give her a tip in the bar, or take her out and give her the whole length.

What do you expect when starting salaries are about 7,000 Baht a month and they have to equip themselves with their own guns and motorcycles? We really have no idea do we? Thing is, if they were paid more, they may just then get on with focusing their attention on reality of crime and enforcement rather than ways to survive. It is as much the administrations problem as the police. I have no time for the police but I do understand their situation and can empathise (not sympathise).

I dont agree! I had a case where I paid staff much more than the going rate because i wanted to build the best team up possible. it backfired. half of them left coz they got bad debt through gambling and the other half thought I was soft and took everything else they could. give them an inch sort of thing.

the Thai police would be worse if they got paid more. they become the way they are because they have power!

who on this forum has ever had to promote a staff member to a manager or superviser? 9 x out of 10 they will stop working, there old work buddys will stop talking to them because they have gone on a power trip, always better to bring in a new manager.

Socks have a multitude of practical uses.

1. keep your feet warm when its cool

2. cover the need for a pedicure

3. good gag material (stuff a sock in it)

4. worn over the head during commission of crimes, etc

5. place a bar of soap inside and instant weapon

6. keeps feet clean when someone neglects house keeping.

7. Can double as mittens

8. great for a polish rag

9. favorite storage/carry all for youngsters and us to sometimes.

10. and the list can go on

Very handy when you can't find a tissue! :-0

Police are there to serve and protect! Not these ones in Thailand though. They serve and protect themselves only. They only act if they can earn some money.

Scumbags.

I've lived here for 8 years and will move home in two weeks. Want to educate my son in the UK. I never thought I would be going home! Such is life. I will be back one day though.

The clubhouse showed the last one. On soi 23.

The only place I got poisoned in 8 years of living here was at a 5 star hotel buffet!

Street food has never given me problems.

Try the fresh squeezed oranges selling from street carts, that always gets me everytime.

No chance, never know how many days that stuff has been sitting in the heat.

The only place I got poisoned in 8 years of living here was at a 5 star hotel buffet!

Street food has never given me problems.

A special police technique! Uh hu!

I stopped reading at that point.

I just had this done along with another one and it cost 1,500 baht including monks blessing. At a temple in Ayutyha.

My post was to Micky by the way.

The pole went straight through the bus! Jaysus. The bus must of been moving some. Wonder how it happened!

Difference between Thailand and the States is, the driver didn't run, and the cops will find out what happened and it will not be put down to sleepy, drunk, drugged driver or faulty breaks.

Dig him up and prove it!

Eating insects isn't exactly taboo here in Thailand, but these are not for eating. This is more of a good luck talisman of sorts. They keep a jar of popped rice with these ant-like bugs. I think its something like the more bugs they have, the more money the'll have/make.

Correct. My wife have a small fish tank filled with those critters.

Fishtank? Are you rich ?

I seem to remember one poster on here, when out and about and caught ogling a Thai girl by his better half, used to apparently deflect things by saying he was just wondering if the girl was a katoey or not.

That was me! Lol. It still works after 8 years.

... I was talking to a fellow today who works with a large oil concern and he was telling me about how he was responsible for paying all the bribes to the Thai government officials....

That is total BS. It is highly doubtful that any western "oil concern" is openly paying bribes nad even if they were the person "responsible for paying all the bribes" would never admit doing so to anyone.

Also worth noting is that there is no reason for an "oil concern" in Thailand to be paying bribes to "Thai government officials" in first place. Did he mention what the "bribes" were for?

Your example rather then showing how corrupt Thailand is only shows how ignorant you are of how business in Thailand works, especially the oil business.

TH

Bribes are a part of daily life in Thailand. I've had to do it in business here many many times. It's normal for me now as that is how it's done here.

So I would say it is you who are ignorant on how Thailand works.