dcfc2007

Sure is a long process.

strange guy going about with slicked back blonde hair very tall and muscular and dresses like something out of pirates of the caribbean.

the cowboy act guy on walking street.

the absolutely huge ladyboy that wears the skimpiest of clothes that stands on walking street shouting at obscenities at those walking past.

I hope that this venue does well and survives however farang orientated businesses on Soi Yume do not tend to last very long.

Sorry - this end of Soi Yume has many farang oriented businesses - most are Scandinavian, and their bars/restaurants have been here a long time. That was why it is a change to have an "English" place.

Ahhh I know what part of Soi Yume you are referring to now, quite a few cheap hotels there which may benefit this business.

It may also be beneficial for this company to aim at attracting some of the volunteers that volunteer at Mahathai redemptorist college and the pattaya orphanage.

I hope that this venue does well and survives however farang orientated businesses on Soi Yume do not tend to last very long.

how about 'The Kremlin'.

I can't believe I laughed when I 'red' all those puns.

Partition solves nothing and merely deepens divisions taking Ireland and Isreal for example.

a class war lead by thaksin the billionaire hardly che guevara and the 26th of july movement.

thanks for all the replies, im not self conscious but hey who doesnt want the perfect 'beach body'.

as of monday im starting a strict diet regime and combining it with weight gainers and a workout plan setting a 3 month target weight of 85 kilos with a good build, we will see how it goes.

Im a wirey person 180cm and 75kg which is a good bmi 22 ( iirc ) but im thin in appearance.

i have been using the protein shakes back home in Ireland but they are working but they are quite costly and progress is slow, ill be off to pattaya in the next few weeks and im just wondering is there any weight gain products available in the pharmacies or at supermarkets?

thanks for the help in advance, dc.

depends where you come from i know here in Ireland 99.9% havent got a clue whats going on atm.

i think the average thai wage is in the region of 100-120,000 bht per year.

" i love you, you hansum man you know, you falang no 1 supasta " i here it so much but it still gets me everytime.

* dress appropriately

* show respect for thai values and customs

* engage with the thai community alot more

* hold cultural events to educate the thai people on western culture and vice versa

* have a lot more affordable fun entertainment which thais and falang can both enjoy

i have seen thai friends openly moving guns about their house as if it was a magazine they didnt want their parents to see, although being from belfast i wasnt really fazed.

tony owns pattaya basically and that includes everyones souls.

russians having a go at haggling, the persistence of songthaew drivers, the " me no i diffalant i no wok bar you no you tust me, i go wit you dont call for money you know trust me please, but tonigh shot time 500baht long time 1000baht. "

how busy is pattaya from late november till late december, i have heard this is when the football hooligan type crowds arrive eastern europe and the city gets pretty rough at this time of year?

it doesnt really annoy me anymore, the thai friends that i have stopped referring to me as falang a day or 2 after i met them its only strangers that i hear using the word falang and my friends often correct them saying hes not a falang hes my friend.

there was one thing that really annoyed me, i was coming out of carrefour and i heard a motorcycle taxi driver shouting " oi cowpong maa " which means hey white dog, i was so angry i ignored him and went over to another taximan and paid him 40baht up front for a 20baht journey and made sure the ignorant taxi driver could see what i was doing, its always good to make a point,

having flew to thailand with thai, eva and qatar i would say qatar were the best, most pleasent staff, best in-flight entertainment and most delicious food.

Hi I am new to these forums and found it whilst I was trying to get a grasp of the whole farang-thai relationship.

Ok let me break down the situation for you guys and hopefully someone can give me some advice as to what to do.

Firstly im a young guy in his early 20's and was recently in Phuket for my 2nd time. Now im a pretty clued on kind of guy but I am just really confused about this whole situation.

I met a girl in a bar during my stays there, she is 20 and very nice. We danced, we drank, we kissed.. her older sister (mid 20's) asked me when I was leaving if i was taking her back to my hotel. Now because I am new to the whole situation I was taken aback and declined, more so because I was rooming with a female relative so as you can imagine it would have been impossible. I freaked out a bit because from her demeanor and the way she acted she DID NOT seem like a stereotypical prosititute. I replied with, "I am not paying for anything", and her older sister laughed and said "no no you werent going to, its not like that". The girl (younger sister) seemed to like me very much, more than one would presume if you were after someone for money. Now I met with these girls again the next 3 nights at the same bar.

The second night in particular was strange because I turned up 2 hours after our predetermined time and she was still waiting for me albeit not happy at the start .

Her older sister stated that she had many "customer but she wait only for you", in broken english which again freaked me out. We danced kissed etc and myself and my female relative walked her and her older sister back to their hotel. The older sister seemed to open up a bit, saying that yes she sometimes goes to bed with foreign men for money but she doesnt like it. Told me how much she got paid, spoke to me about her distaste for thai men and that she wanted to meet a nice foreigner to take care of her and her child. She has a daughter showed us photos etc. It was a pretty in depth conversation for us not knowing them very well. The younger sister said she had never been with a man for money unlike her sister and that she had no job and got money off her sister. They were in phuket to get some money and live in a town in the North east of the country. I had arranged to see her during the day and she asked if her sister could come with her, im not sure if that has any significance but im including it incase it does!

I have kept in contact with her over the last couple of weeks and I have already penciled in that I will be back to Phuket in January. She calls my mobile almost daily, sends me messages and emails on a daily basis. My friends and family think I am gonna get taken for a ride and are making sure I dont fall for this girl! She never asked for money off me even when I offered to give her some (testing the water). My question to you guys is how would I be able to know if I am going to get played. I dont want to get my feelings hurt, nor do I want to hurt hers. I also dont want to miss out on the opportunity of knowing if this girl is actually legit. She said that night she saw me in the club was the first time she had been there.

What should I say to her? Is 5 months too long to hold onto something that was built in 4 nights? Please help me out... this farang is confused

hello buddy, alot of people on here have got burnt by thai women before and posted their stories up here but thats not to say that a thai and farang cant have a good relationship.

i met my girlfriend 2 years ago when she worked in carrefour, she was beautiful she was young and i was young i was so nervous i asked her out and since then we have never looked back. i have been out to thailand 4 times since then for a period of 6 weeks each time. when i go out we have a lot of fun togther, go to the cinema, bowling, eating go to see her friends or go to see my friends. i would often stay at her parents house as well and babysit for her sister, we have a good relationship and money has never been mentioned.

we are young though ( both of us are 19 ) so im keeping my feet firmly on the ground and although sometimes i may feel like shes the one and want to ask her to marry me i havent. we have had several relationship talks and we have both said that we are in love but we are young and should just let life shape itself out.

i am going out to thailand in january for a who long ( only time will tell maybe a year or 2 ), and well see how it goes from there,

before you go back id just arrive with out telling her, give her a suprise, if shes genuinely excited and wants to be with you then you should get the feeling the relationship is genuine.

getting a tefl and teaching english is about the only job youll get at a young age out in thailand.

it wont be great money, maybe start saving some money till you hit around 2-3,000 gbp and then head out.

my thailand is hopefully one day going to be my home, i love it so much.

through the work that i do in thailand i have been lucky enough to experience one of the beautiful sides of thailand and that is the sense of love and happiness thai people have. i have been able to make friends from all over thailand, burma and cambodia and although many of these men, women and children have since went home and i have been lucky enough to visit some of them in chang mai, sisaket, chonburi and burma.

through the work that i do i have also been able to meet some amazing foregin visitors to thailand men and women that do amazing work in their home country and come out to thailand to share their genuine love.

real thailand for me is that women who fed me for free on koh larn when i had forgotten my money, it was the people in chonburi that looked after me when i got dengue fever, it was the burmese immigrants that spared me a lift in mae sot and it is the loving feeling i get from my friends and family when i go back out each year.

not the greedy taxi drivers and scammers.

How lucky and pragmatic you are to admire Thailand in such a way. I wish I had your ability, your vision of Thailand truely sums up how most foreigners, I imagine, would like to remember our stay here.

regards Bojo

i have also seen a very ugly side to thailand, i have had people who i thought were my friends betray me for the sake of money and i have been ripped off a few times but i try to shake it off and see the beautiful side of thailand.

as a wise elderly thai lady taught me, if it sounds too good to be true then it is.

my thailand is hopefully one day going to be my home, i love it so much.

through the work that i do in thailand i have been lucky enough to experience one of the beautiful sides of thailand and that is the sense of love and happiness thai people have. i have been able to make friends from all over thailand, burma and cambodia and although many of these men, women and children have since went home and i have been lucky enough to visit some of them in chang mai, sisaket, chonburi and burma.

through the work that i do i have also been able to meet some amazing foregin visitors to thailand men and women that do amazing work in their home country and come out to thailand to share their genuine love.

real thailand for me is that women who fed me for free on koh larn when i had forgotten my money, it was the people in chonburi that looked after me when i got dengue fever, it was the burmese immigrants that spared me a lift in mae sot and it is the loving feeling i get from my friends and family when i go back out each year.

not the greedy taxi drivers and scammers.

btw, i also heard somone refer to winding the 'paddies' up as fun, the very use of the term 'paddy' is very offensive in ireland due to the role the british army played in ireland and still does continue to play in ireland.