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If it is you or your girlfriends best friend I would let him know that the brother is a <deleted>, but that does not necessarily mean that his girlfriend is the same way. However if you don't really know the guy that well, leave it be.

You do realise that it will cost you more in the long run paying monthly, or "pay as you go" as you put it.

The rest of that post is ridiculous, she is not a mobile phone.

It happens mate, just visit the doc, and if you suspect stress or anxiety, chill out for a bit and don't worry or you will make yourself worse.

Farangs don't need to wai anyone because they are better than everyone else, am I right?

Anyone who want's a mia noi/gik/bit on the side needs their head looking at.

By the amount of posts crying about Thai women on here, it is a wonder why anyone would want one, never mind two.

Everytime I read a thread about families asking for money or sinsot, it makes me sick, not because it gets asked all the time, but because if I was in that situation thats how I would feel.

It's obvious that you don't want to pay the money, or you would not have asked, so I would suggest not paying it.

If I was in your situation I would not be paying it either.

I understand some may say that it is customary since you are in Thailand with different cultures, etc. etc. but it does not change the fact that you are you. You are not Thai, you are a foreigner, and that is how it will always be.

Don't get me wrong, i'm all for respecting other peoples cultures and beliefs, but it does not mean you have to completely disregard yours to support them.

If I were to have a Thai girlfriend/wife I would treat her the same way as I would any other girlfriend, I would not be paying any form of money to the parents as my loyalties are not with them, but with my girlfriend/wife. If the girl does not like it, well then it was not meant to be, and if she is ok with it, then excellent. If she wants to give money to her parents out of her own pocket then that is fine with me, but I do not like having things like this expected from me. It's just not cricket.

Oh, and as for supporting brothers, sisters, cats, dogs, buffalo and the village, you have got absolutely bob hope of that happening.

It depends on what you look like as a couple to be honest. If you are fat, bald, have a comb-over, and are wearing 3/4 length pants and a brown t-shirt, and your girlfriend is wearing illuminous pink hello kitty clothes and a skirt which could be mistaken for a belt, then yes I can imagine you would look like a sad old man with a hooker.

However, if you are both dressed smartly and you are healthy, then you will probably look like a good couple and people will be thinking you both have got it sorted.

Also note: you can usually spot a happy couple a mile off because they are few and far between, next time you are out, look for yourself, look at the Thai ladies with the older men, they look uninterested, bored as fuc_k and have a face like a slapped arse.

Come on mate, use your noggin, if you remove the air box and replace it with a cone filter the heat from the engine will be getting inducted along with the outside air so the inlet air temp will increase. An air box protects the air filter from the engine heat as well as guiding the outside air in.

If you really must upgrade your air filter get a panel filter, K&N make these too, and you can get a direct replacement for the filter in your air box.

edit: I said it would be a waste of time on a "small displacement factory standard engine", suggesting that nothing else had been done.

Any chance for a copy of the book, or a sample to have a read of?

A K&N air filter on a small displacement factory standard engine is a complete waste of time.

Does your bike have an Air Box? If it does don't bother with a new filter without an air box because you will just be getting hotter air into the engine.

Once you put that air filter on, you better add some wheelie bars at the same time to stop you flipping your bike when you unleash the extra power.

Just take it to the post office, make sure you put the address on in English and Thai, and the post office will do the rest. My package took 3 working days to arrive, much faster than I expected.

I would like them to build a Disneyland in Thailand with a Kids club so I can drop the kids off for a week, then hit the gogo bars and buck till my hearts content. Entertainment for all the family.

I love older women, especially the ones with a pension and a lead hat.

Don't send her a letter, flowers, or anything nice, it shows you are a little girly man.

Send her some dog shit, that proves how manly and hard you really are.

It's hard meeting a nice lass anywhere in the world.

As Michael Jackson once said "You are not alone" followed by "EEEEE HEEEEEEEE Chamone"

Going with a ladyboy unintentionally still makes you straight, and if you happen to find out when you take them to the hotel that they are a man, you are still straight, but it would be rude not to finish.

If you go with a ladyboy and know about it, you aren't quite straight, and you aren't bent, you are "curved" as you are attracted to a lady, it looks like a lady, acts like a lady and sounds like a lady (most of the time) just happens to have some balls (or at one time had some balls).

It's all good, If it makes you happy go for it.

Well it's what he gets.

What is degrading about a man sitting on a toilet? Most of us do, and I speak for myself and many others when I say that I love taking a shit, it's one of the few times you can relax in peace, and read some literature. Infact I sit down to take a piss now too, because if it's my lucky day, a shit will follow.

Seriously though, if you are so thin skinned that this bothers you, I don't know how you can survive outside, your head would explode.

Its great to see the Thai police are arresting drug users and refusing to take bribes.... or is it that we only hate corruption when we do not benefit from it?

AWWWW Dat's rite son! You threw it in their face! Take that hahaha YEAH BOI!

The reason you don't opt for cardio is because you can do that in your own time, pay the instructors to teach you the striking and defence so you learn more of it in your paid time.

It's economics baby!

To be honest, the economic crisis has not affected me in a significantly noticable way, and regardles of the current Baht to Pound rates, it makes very little difference for people going on holiday. I'm headed to Thailand for 2 months next week, and the last of my worries is my finances.

My flights were cheaper than the ones I had one and a half years ago. Saved £200 there, and that money will go towards the money lost on Baht to Pound rates.

Maybe the crisis has affected the expats more than the tourists?

Question 1: 5 Bedroom house should be more than enough, the only problems I think could occur is from your parents loss of space, but if they are fine with it then no problems.

Can't answer the rest sorry.

I also opt for the aisle seat, The bumped elbows and knees are a worthy sacrifice for the extra room and ability go get up without asking someone elses permission. Plus, you can look down the aisle when you are bored.

edit: the only thing I don't like about the aisle seat is if I get on the plane before the people sitting next to me, because I have to keep watch for them coming and plan my exit and entry back into my seat as to not get trampled by the hordes of people in the aisle. But I always let people board the plane before me so this rarely happens.

Eek's idea is a good one, I have used a few forums with that feature and it was gooooooooooood

The evidence we need is all there for us to know what really happened. He was a Brit therefore it must have been his fault.

R.I.P. a sad day for both parties.