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13 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

In Thailand there seems to be almost no barrier from a few words to grabbing the next available knife.

After my nephew was in a near miss fight - - my wife told me, 'the blood gets hot' 

On 10/23/2023 at 12:38 PM, Fat is a type of crazy said:

It's almost like you don't like this Dan guy

That is so fat

nice natural location... 

20 hours ago, bunnydrops said:

Thank you. I know I am overthinking it, but over the years I have been hammered with not getting Visa and Extensions mixed up.

the easy way to deal with these issues is to get a legit competent agent.. for a nominal fee they will fill out all paperwork correctly...

yes, you can do it yourself but if it creates peace of mind - why not?

On 1/28/2024 at 8:16 PM, lost in isaan said:

4. Her family - their expectations of support from the 'rich falang' will rise in proportion to the house size.  And if you don't deliver, their bitter resentment will rise on a  logarithmic scale.

It is not just the family - - 

A Thai lady cannot be happy drinking out of fine crystal if her mother is drinking from a coconut shell. 

11 hours ago, treetops said:

 

And from which sea in the landlocked Himalayas do they get this stuff?

The Sea of Hopes and Dreams... 

Himalayan salt is rock salt (halite) mined from the Punjab region of Pakistan. The salt, which often has a pinkish tint due to trace minerals, is primarily used as a food additive to replace refined table salt, but is also used for cooking and food presentation, decorative lamps, and spa treatments. The product is often promoted with unsupported claims that it has health benefits. Wikipedia

I think he must have come in through the a/c - - ?? Truly as big as my hand and clinging to the wall, up high. I got up in the middle of the night and was looking for him when he fell onto my office chair and then leapt onto my 27" computer screen in front of my face... he could not grip the screen and was slowly sliding down.. I placed a shoebox below the screen and gently swept him into the box w/a piece of wood... I took the box outside into the garden and let him go near the pond. I think he has been around a long time. 

Yes, love the lyrics... 

"Love, is it really love at all, or something that I heard love called." Eric Andersson 

20 minutes ago, Hawaiian said:

Too much salt is an issue for me.  As the cook in our house, I am very stingy with salt.  Like you say, I let each diner decide for themselves.

From a health standpoint, excess sodium is not good for your heart.

Yes. Me too. The rare time I go to a fast food restaurant, I ask them for French fries unsalted - - and they oblige. At home, I use Himalayan sea salt and that in small quantities. 

good restaurants are adept at proper seasonings - personally, I don't like a lot of salt - there are better flavor enhancers... and there is usually salt on the table so that should never be an issue..

22 hours ago, it is what it is said:

 

and vice versa, fat guys generally have less women interested in them, and so it would follow they'd be grateful for what they can get

so many people are a little overweight or more so that most people don't mind too much...

of course, if you lay your hat, it probably doesn't mtter much to you... 

22 hours ago, FruitPudding said:

 

Trick of the trade for you. Just carry around a bag of chalk powder. Throw it at them and look for the wet bit. Bingo.

 

Nah, lol, I actually don't like birds who are really fat.

 

Chubby is okay.

 

Certainly better than skinny, scrawny, and bony.

and if you turn them over, though they may have some belly, their back is never fat... 

On 1/27/2024 at 3:22 PM, scubascuba3 said:

Personally the last few years sometimes i appreciate more cushion for the pushin, I'm much more versatile these days

Yo! - you called me diabetes legs once - I may have a few extra lbs around the middle but my legs are still quite shapely... though it is amusing that you still like name-calling and fixating on a man's legs...

not that there is anything wrong with it... 

8 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

the next time I went back ( 6 months later ) her price per day had doubled, so that was the last I saw of her.

doubled for you - not necessarily for others - she has her choices. 

if she had a good time, maybe it would have been cut in half??? 

17 hours ago, save the frogs said:

I have changed musical tastes.

 

While most people are trapped in their youth and only listen to music they grew up listening to, I have outgrown most of that music. 

 

Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck guitar solos, most of Led Zeppelin music, is noise to me. 

 

I don't listen to much head-banging stuff anymore. It's noise that causes anxiety to me. 

 

 

Agreed - but I never liked that type of music - more Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Mississippi John Hurt etc... at moderate volume... 

And last night a frog the size of my hand visited my bedroom... I caught him in a box and released him in the garden near the pond... so, one more big guy still alive. 

3 hours ago, mancub said:

Enough English to "manage" their foreign husband's finances anyways. 

Would that be because the husbands are not worth more effort?

4 hours ago, BritManToo said:

My rabbits can also learn enough English to get by .......... that doesn't make them intelligent!

How is their pronunciation?

2 minutes ago, worgeordie said:

help you doing jobs around the house ,not afraid to get

their hands dirty.....

sounds like my pretty petite wife

18 minutes ago, FritsSikkink said:

What about a fat man?

Good mood, rich and can afford plenty of food.... big winner for a lady... 

On 1/24/2024 at 11:15 AM, dherealmark said:

But since this land doesn't have a deed

That should be the end of the conversation. Wherever you are from would you buy land that has no deed?

I knew a guy who got a great deal on land that had no chanote. Very inexpensive - Until the real owner of the land came and threw him off. 

1 hour ago, JimTripper said:

The world is more threatening now, not inviting like it once was.

 

I found there was a big change when covid hit... much of my socializing went by the wayside... that precipitated a series of events that combined to make me much more of a homebody than ever before... 

23 hours ago, JimTripper said:

If you have a large house with a swimming pool and land you don't need much to do. Life and happiness revolves around your family and property, other then going into town for food and supplies. Breaks are traveling to other locations that are of interest.

I made a choice a few years ago - between spending my time in resorts on a monthly basis - going here and there... but buying a resort style property was the wiser idea. All the comforts of home - we have a village home as well but the family enjoys coming here for a few days at a time and we have good help - this was a great choice for us and we go into the city w/ease whenever we want... 

17 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

You seem to be talking theoretically, in practice it's a big No to that idea

That is pretty much how I live - as Tripper says - I have a pool and land and gardeners and fresh organic fruits and veggies... and not too far out of town - great views - it is like living in a resort.. 

23 hours ago, JimTripper said:

If you have a large house with a swimming pool and land you don't need much to do. Life and happiness revolves around your family and property, other then going into town for food and supplies. Breaks are traveling to other locations that are of interest.

15 hours ago, worgeordie said:

yes improved a lot now

This is what I have seen also - it used to be much more common but it is rare that I see something like this...

The other day, a fellow tried to get served past me - and he was greeted and acknowledged, but the server continued with me before taking care of him... 

Many years ago in the countryside, a little old Chinese lady entered the bank with a sheepish meek grin and an apple for the teller, who took care of her first - the teller, somewhat embarrassed and knowing it was wrong, explained to me that she is pretty non-fuctional and has been doing it this way all her life... the tellers now seem quite aware of this type of thing.