mitsubishi

I am starting to realize how naive, and lucky I am; or maybe the old "gut feeling" kicked in.

I married my partner on the spot, put everything in both names, and let her know she is better of if I am dead (accidentally).

That was 9 years ago, and I am still here.

All good........

Sometimes the gods favor the foolish and blunderful.

You should do your duty to Mother Thailand you shirking little dook!

i got pulled in bkk near to soi 7 on my last visit to bkk, 2 BIB came down the PAVEMENT on their bike,and i refused to move out off their way and stood my ground,they then got off and asked me for identification,i then asked them what crime had i commited and what reason could they give me for asking me to produce I.D. they said obstructing police in their duty, i just said it is illegal to ride a bike on the pavement you both have no crash helmets on ,and i by thai law do not have to show you my passport unless i have commirted a crime or broken a by law,he then pointed to a cigarette butt next to my feet and said you drop you pay 2000 bht In my best English i told them both to <deleted> off and i would be willing to go to the nearest police station to be searched for a lighter or even a packet of cigarettes,but if it was shown that i was not carrying these I would be taking legal action against them both for false accusation and malpractice as i have both your numbers. They then decided to apologise for their mistake and allowed me to proceed, then driving off on the pavement without helmets etc. I also have asked the BIB many times to show me in the Thai highway code book where it says you have to wear a helmet and there is nothing in the book that states this,maybe it is somewhere else and until i find it i will piss then off every time by not wearing one. Little victories are worth enjoying.

Judging by your picture and this post I take it you speak fluent Thai? Because if most of us tried that with pidgin thai we'd probably be arrested on made up charges and messed around for the next few hours. Getting smart with the cops is rarely worth it and they can bear grudges too.

I am married to a Thai and have been for 3 years now.

I made sure I lived here for 2 years before marrying her, just to make sure I knew all about her, and even though I have the money in my UK bank, I have never brought more than a few hundred thousand baht here at any one time. I have my own Thai bank account and the money is in there. She has an ATM card, but if she were to dump me and systematically attempt to empty the account, i would have the card cancelled and the most she could get is 20K.

I have also bought the house on a 30 year mortgage even though I can buy it outright, I feel safer on a mortgage, as well as the car I have got it over 7 year loan...

So if she dumped me, she is welcome to the house and car and all the future payments that go along with it.

Those who buy houses and cars outright are playing a dangerous game.

I totally trust my wife, but nobody knows what is in the future.

I sincerely hope that you have included her, as a beneficiary, in your written and VALID in both countries, last will. If I was her, I would not want to be left on top of unpaid bills. At least she already spent five years of her declining beauty in the arms of such a distrusting husband. At some point of her life it will be impossible to catch another good guy.

Errrrm, that's her lookout, not his. Nobodies forcing her to be with him. You make it sound like she's a slave-bound commodity &lt;deleted&gt;.

-Mitsubishi- writes

"I hear you but the issue I have with cinema's in that neck of the woods is they usually don't have english-speaking films in english. It's dubbed Thai and some don't even have english subs at all!!!"

Right, but children and GF is happy, than I am to,

Regularly, they have to wake me up, (so good cool) my snoring could be disturbing, lol.

Well that's good for you if you wish to be on subservient mode but not for others. lol

wait 3 months & buy it for 100 baht from your local street corner vendor and see it in private, when ur (bar)girl is spending your money

Maybe that's your thing Maidee ( a connection between your username and your posting quality perhaps?) but some of us have higher standards playing pretend girlfriends with BGs

I go to the Cinema with the missus and kids (12 and 13) quite regularly in Bangkok or Pattaya. My kids like the scary movies and about a year ago I agonized about taking them to see Insidious 2 (They had seen Insidious 1 on the TV). I was concerned of what people would think of me taking them into an 18 movie , would they tell us to get out. Anyway as I bought the rickets and joined the queue there were young ladies with 5 year old kids and in one case a babe in arms. Since that time I've not worried about the cert , unless I think it will have sexual content in it. I always find if you don't want giggling , yakking and general distraction , go in the daytime during the week.

Whenever my missus asks me what happened , I just say I don't know , saves a 20 minute explanation that goes nowhere trying to explain Worm holes (Interstellar)

The age limit is, at least in the Cinemas I go, not enforced as long as adults, obvious the parents or one of them is with the kids. I like that, I decide, what goes and what not.

-OP-

I had never that experience you have, regarding noise disturbing conversations,

I go in Isaan in cinemas, which are rarely crowded, I usually, can sit away from others, most times with my family in US movies, (Thriller, adventure, action, comic) in Thai version, Thai speaking, so less confusion, more likely for me

and I rarely look science fiction.

I hear you but the issue I have with cinema's in that neck of the woods is they usually don't have english-speaking films in english. It's dubbed Thai and some don't even have english subs at all!!!

I rarely do the goof-movies, I tried a so-called horror film that was Thai this one time and it was about as scary as Casper the Friendly Ghost!

I have seen one cyclist carry their bike on the Skytrain.

farangs like dark skinned women because mainly dark skinned women work in the beer bars.

they dont know where to shop.

Usually that's the old-farang who are burned out on white women so want to try the darker flesh instead. Some of the youngster farang seem to have caught onto that as well and copy the trend a bit. Not this farang though

It seems they stop foreigners on sukhumvit just east of asoke. They stop us if we are walking, on a motorbike taxi or a regular taxi. Best to travel by skytrain or bus? As far as I know the number 2 bus is still free and goes the length of sukhumvit (thonglor area). Have yet to hear of foreigners being dragged off the bus for searching.

Skytrain or bike-taxi (preferably with a hat or helmet on).

It doesn't have to be a color pc of your passport either.

apparently this goes a little bit viral on FB also today...

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=823495661006630&set=o.372600356127607&type=2&theater

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they not search blacks, who sells drugs on street in area... u get me

They do but it's normally a sting operation with a small army of them to get them to IDC and booted out of Thailand if possible. With the size of Niger. compared to a Thai it's normally a mob-handed mission if you catch my drift.

How dark is 'dark skin'?

If it's any darker than honey, count me out.

I do see the occasional farang strutting it up with their partner who could pass for an aboriginal native but that's their thing. Most farang seem to prefer the Isaan blend, while others like it tan or even bright and white!

Took my wife to interstellar at pattaya central. Thought wow big cinema but many turds there. To start with the guy next to me decided to bring his kfc dinner box which he opened 10 mins into movie. Koreans behind me with only one he understood english so she had to translate what was going on. Then some russian in front of me who decided to film the climax on his i phone. People moving, turning and standing up. Will only go to small late night sessions now.

I stopped going a long time ago for a reason that cant be mentioned at the start of every movie as I refuse to be a sheep.

Thais are selfish in many ways for me.

You know you actually don't have to be in the movie room when that is being played. I have waited outside before and just enter once the doors are opened again right after the anthem's finished. I do it to avoid all the trailers.

I don't do so now that much because I don't want to spoil people's view pushing past seats etc.

Cinema as opposed to theater is by definition a more accessible form of art - so in any country behaviors at a cinema will differ from those at real theaters.

If someone believes ugly public behaviors to be Thai specific and insists on staying in this country - maybe they should consider going back or choosing another place to live.

Maybe they should show some respect to other people trying to listen to a movie without distraction, not just the farang in the picture house but other Thais, Chinese, Japs etc.

To put it another way if I started making a noise and distracting others in France, Germany, England etc and one of them was a foreigner who complained do you think I'd sound reasonable telling them to fck off back to their home-country?

I don't think it would be reasonable, so let's put this 'if you don't like it go home' phrase concerning movie complaints to bed, before I have to educate another idiot apologist on TV.

PS. Cinema and theater are interchangeable, only the decor changes but the function remains identical. Indeed the actual origins of cinema / theater go far back into history, so should it continue to be honored as best it can be.

Thai lady can't read the Thai subs on Interstellar?

So OK, they do move the subs along a little quick, but her reading ability should be a bit better than mine.

PS

A lot of the Thai subs on English language movies, don't match up.

I agree, that's a fair point and the best answer I can give is for the subtitles to be scrapped entirely until they can fix it and to rely on dubbing instead for other screenings.

It's too bad if farang with their partners can't understand it, but consider it an incentive to practice your Thai language skills.

OP regarding your comments I assume you live in Pattaya as I have never as far as I can remember experienced that in bkk. However I have noticed groups of Thais or groups of farang talking loudly in the theater...I have even smacked another farang over the head to shut the f up during the movie after telling him "politely" 2 times...he also refused to stand up for the king song before movie start at first...and thais got pissed (he eventually stood up disgruntled in the middle of the song). I have seen another farang who didn't stand up for the king song and was told to leave...actually got kicked out, they even paused the screen until he left...also in BKK

No, not that area. This was indeed BKK, I've been to the movies many many times here but only in recent years (the past 2 or so) have I seen this chatter-factor taint the movies somewhat.

Well done for your stand Evo, yet even I would hesitate at hitting another farang, perhaps a few kicks to his seat? Was there a fight when you did that?!

You sir, seem to be a very important whitey/farang. The rest of us whiteys will from now on, try to obey and please you as much as possible.

Calm yourself brother muser of 10, I merely speak for the greater-farang in important matters of integrity, the Western Way and fair-dealings with others such as this.

Pay extra for the private theaters at Multiplex, comfortable lounge chairs , interactive movie with cold air for storms blown on you as well as mist for rain and chairs move

LOL.

Do tell me more my man I am listening! Does BKK have any of these wonder complexes? I don't think many Thais would be going in!

so no - thais allowed to sci-fi movies in Thailand? u scumbag degenerate piece of trash - thats out of order! just because you were all like super happy and impressed with the interstellar docking scene ?? that implies some scumbag and his trashy gf shouldn't be shocked ?? Where were you watching this filth in, Pat Pong2? Also what if its female foreign national with a Thai citizen, will your oppressive fascist views still be applied? Your baseless accusations are hard to fathom, never mind stomach. Trying taking your whiny pity party to less confusing movies - maybe Frozen, or that Thai movie where all the cougar actresses get their tits out (:: จันดาราภาค2)

LOL.

And this, dear folks, is why the PC uber-liberals are tapped in the head. They lack critical-thinking skills and just vent off a bunch of hot air to make up for their lacking intelligence. I never once stated they should not be allowed to watch sci-fi movies and please show me where I did if you think I did this.

BaaMango, you are indeed Baa-Baa Bo-Bo and this farang tells it like it is so STHU and keep the chatter down in the cheap seats.

Listen, you reactionary Japanese nationalist - WWII is over, and I don't use PC, and I am strictly Apple these days.

Typical degenerate.

LOL.

You really are dumb but also amusing as well. Also the way your original post is I'd say you are the degenerate talking like a sewer rat.

Btw, PC can mean Politically Correct as well as Personal Computer.

You have to remember.It is their country not yours.I would say you have to bite the bullet and deal with it or stop going to the

Movies.I don't see anything changing.You'll see people talking in theaters in other parts of the world also.

Actually if that was followed to the letter there'd be a lot less thai-girls etc going to the movies, thus negating the noise-factor by some degree. So as it stands this farang won't be sitting silent if the noise-machines start their natter.

I tend to agree with the OP's observations but my wife knows the solution and she's done this several times with total success.

She stands up and says in Thai "shut up, you really do have bad manners". Something like "Nong kaa, hoop bpak naa, jing jing Nong mai mee man-ra-yat leeuy!"

She makes sure she addresses the offender as being younger than her regardless, and says it loudly and clearly enough in her very best version of a Bangkok Hi-So accent (read telephone voice). The offender will shut up immediately.

The farang she's with typically hasn't got a clue what was said, and the teerak is too scared to open her mouth to even translate for him.

My missus is not your typical too scared to cause offence Thai person - much to my constant dilemma.

I was once at the movies alone and a couple of Chang wifebeater wearing two-week millionaires and their barfines were making a nuisance of themselves. An Aussie two rows back shouts out "hey youse dickheads, shut the F - Up". That seemed to work just as well.

considering there are other more polite ways to say it your wife is being outright rude as well. hoop bpack is hardly bangkok hi-so

Thank you for your opinion.

This is her response to your critique. She says that considering she respectfully uses the polite participles kaa and naa where appropriate, and the fact that the offender was younger than her, the use of a lo-so word such as hoop-bpak with a hi-so/polite accent/demeanour sounds considerably more effective than less confrontational variations of an interjection such as be quiet.

The point being, she wasn't trying to be polite, but gave the offender due consideration with the polite participles.

If you have further issues take it up with a native Thai for further clarification.

I agree with what your wife did, actually showing the 'polite way' will sometimes show weakness and a soft-touch to the other person, aggravating the situation further. Think of it as the middle-way, as opposed to the weak and too hard way.

so no - thais allowed to sci-fi movies in Thailand? u scumbag degenerate piece of trash - thats out of order! just because you were all like super happy and impressed with the interstellar docking scene ?? that implies some scumbag and his trashy gf shouldn't be shocked ?? Where were you watching this filth in, Pat Pong2? Also what if its female foreign national with a Thai citizen, will your oppressive fascist views still be applied? Your baseless accusations are hard to fathom, never mind stomach. Trying taking your whiny pity party to less confusing movies - maybe Frozen, or that Thai movie where all the cougar actresses get their tits out (:: จันดาราภาค2)

LOL.

And this, dear folks, is why the PC uber-liberals are tapped in the head. They lack critical-thinking skills and just vent off a bunch of hot air to make up for their lacking intelligence. I never once stated they should not be allowed to watch sci-fi movies and please show me where I did if you think I did this.

BaaMango, you are indeed Baa-Baa Bo-Bo and this farang tells it like it is so STHU and keep the chatter down in the cheap seats.

I watched InterStellar last weekend in Sydney, a group of young lads chatted throughout which really pissed me off. At the end I waited for them to leave then 'accidentally' trood heavily on one of lads feet. Felt better at the time but not proud of myself on reflection.

You did what you had to do man.

I think at least one person walked out of the film when I was watching it, probably due to it being much for them to understand?

it's nice that they are talking to each other. all too often i see farang/thai couples sitting in restaurants and coffee shops staring into space, ignoring each other. or the girl is playing with her phone as as it is far more entertaining than talking to her bf who is sitting there like a muppet seemingly happy to be ignored.

back on topic... you could ask them to be quiet.

I did a few times.

Yet when the next critical, high-concept, technically be-dazzling scenes occured the chatter-monkey would start up again. Heck even the Chinese folks were struggling to get their heads around it but knew when to stop talking.

What ho Carruthers!

'What 'Ho indeed old chap! Get hauling that cart and put your back into it little fuzzy-wuzzy'

Yet the best times back then in some ways, for all that I'm glad Thailand wasn't colonized.

Some areas don't thrive on being de-colonized though, just look at a few certain African nations after they got their country back!

Another load of gumf to add to the barrel load of gumf already on this thread.

So - these [African] nations, and their peoples, having cast off the yoke of colonialism are so much better off under the collars of their own? Yeah - right!

As someone else hinted at - the only reason Thailand was never colonised was a) there was nothing here any one particularly wanted and the Thais, in usual cowardly fashion, gave away swathes of their land in exchange for not being fully colonised and is probably the single most reason that the country remains 2 centuries behind the rest of SE Asia. A list?

An archaic language with an archaic alphabet

A largely uneducated, downtrodden and brainwashed populace

A legal and judiciary system that is more akin to a dictatorship than a democracy

A society where corruption is not only endemic but considered a virtue

A society where the social rules of the underclasses are based purely on superstition

And, just to get back on topic, Thailand should have a vibrant and interesting film industry…..but it does not….blame the “pre-approval” process for all scripts, the censorship by PAD/Yellow/Royalist Culture Ministry bureaucrats….,the list of forbidden topics (no police corruption, no criticism of Buddhism state religion, no criticism of the military, no criticism of the judges/courts, no negative mention of royals, Thailand’s excessive liability laws which the connected and wealthy use to attack anyone who criticize them, etc)…….add to all that, the fact that most Thai film directors are from the upper or upper middle class, think along the royalist/PAD/Yellow line of bs, have almost no personal contact with ordinary working people in Thailand, are racist against people with darker skin, are against democratic values and structure, are pro-military coup, probably seldom read books, may only speak a little English and have limited international exposure……the final touch being that it is almost impossible for talented ordinary Thais to break thru the royalist stranglehold on the arts in Thailand….they are left to design and make neon signs for the nightlife, decorate tuk-tuks and paint large tour buses.

Cry me a river, dry your eyes and get over yourself already. Thailand ain't perfect but it's at least held it's own and not lost its teeth.