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Yep. There are fewer scooters/bikes so drivers don't expect to have them near. To stay alive a rider must allow the same "living room" as a car. Often when a biker gets creamed by crowding a car some bikers must recite the mantra "he wouldn't have seen it if it was the Empire State Building because he didn't look". That may be true - put it on the tombstone.

Didn't you mean superior quality ingredients? Ever looked at a Thai cow, chicken, vegetables? And authentic isn't necessarily better. I had great Mexican in Bali and the best pizza ever was in Chiang Mai, and horrible Chinese food in China.

So?

What a long and pointless analogy. You remind me of a poker game I played in where the buy in included lunch and a beer. One player who was an AA member said "I don't drink so can I get a beer and pour it out"? Same mentality. And unreachable. If you could drop your childish fear of being taken advantage of, you might observe that Asia has many rituals that are not to be taken literally. At some funerals or remembrances they burn "money". But, but, but, it's not real money! Sin sot may be proudly presented at a wedding and quietly returned later, etc. Lighten up and enjoy the girls. BTW, I didn't get your answer to this: Is the drink what you are paying for? If she is presented with a generous shot of top shelf tequila and immediately goes away to be with someone else or her phone did you get good value? Are you happy?

I'll try to make you understand. Doubtful but maybe some others will benefit. Is the drink what you are paying for? If she is presented with a generous shot of top shelf tequila and immediately goes away to be with someone else or her phone did you get good value? Are you happy? The drink, tequila or water, is irrelevant because: 1. It's not for you to drink and she likely doesn't want it. 2. You are really paying for a girl to sit and pretend she likes you 3. There isn't enough tequila in the bar to make you a desirable hansum man. 4. Complaining about her drink marks you as a cheap charlie or a tedious old grouch. Didn't even make you think, did it?

What medicines?

Things change. We learn. You seem to prefer those who make a decision and stick with it despite new evidence to the contrary, changes in the situation, hell or high water. Your memory is ok, your expectations not so much. Live and learn.

Placebos are often effective.

But But whatabout!

I have nothing to add, Leaver. You have made my case so well.

OK, I assumed you are in Thailand hanging out with losers. But it's quite possible you are in Liverpool or Kansas City using your mom's computer. I've been quite exposed to a couple of GFs who were wonderful. Also by my friendship with western guys and their long time GFs, wives, and mothers of their children. They've been happy for many years. Sure there are some sharks in the pool but they feed on the men who really can't relate to women. Alas, the losers who feed you stories will never know the love of a Thai woman, but maybe you can still wise up. Good luck.

"No Thai girl is 'different'", the sick buffalo story.... What other wisdom do you acquire on your barstools adjacent to drunk misogynists?

You have apparently had some painful experience(s). Are you sure it was the girls' fault?

Please inform the newbies at Chiang Mai immigration so they can take down the Retirement Visa signs and quit stamping Retirement in my passport when I renew.

AXA insurable age 1-74. What's available for 75 and over?

Again, why should you care? Re-read the post. The "mug" is paying for company. I don't care what she drinks. Now, if they were watering MY drink of course I would care.

And why should you care? You aren't going to drink it. She might not even want it - it plays hell with their looks and bodies. There's probably not enough tequila in the bar to make you hansum. You are really paying for a girl to spend time pretending she likes you. I tell them to have tequila, juice, water, whatever she likes.

Results from covid are available to you much sooner.

It's called science and it's not pathological.

If you can't tell it's too loud you're too stupid.

If she catches you at the 19th hole she might become a slicer.

Very helpful for all the forum members who are under 30 and can invest $1000 a month.

Whenever someone says "trust me", don't. All the members of a certain crime family in the US say that all the time.

AIS tried to send me a SIM card in Vietnam. But they sent it DHL so I never got it. I just got ordered to fill out a form, then another, then to request approval from another committee that never replied. AIS was very cooperative. DHL earns it's awful reputation.