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19 hours ago, saakura said:

Only if he has the money. 

I always find it hard to believe that so many men seem to think the only way they can get a woman is with money. 

19 hours ago, Just1Voice said:

Sorry, but no single woman in Thailand is worth that.  Way too many more of them around to take her place.

 

No amount of women anywhere are worth that, but then my mind is not that frail.

2 hours ago, elektrified said:

Hard to imagine how that is possible. We went to Toey Dim Sum last weekend, where we often go on weekends. The bill was 460 Baht for 2 adults and one child. When I looked around, we had less bamboo steamer baskets on our table than almost anyone else so our bill was probably on the low side compared to others. A group of about 4 Koreans were at the table next to us. They had to have double the steamer baskets we had. Toey is certainly nothing fancy.

Just had dim sum this morning, B190; there were three of us and we had ten baskets and Chinese tea. Go figure

On 5/7/2017 at 1:04 PM, jeab1980 said:

Dont have that problem we pay the guy who delivers our leccy bill. If we are not in he returns when next passing. If we know we are going to be away at the start of the month when he comes we tell him the month before and give him a couplevof thousand to cover the next bill always but always wevget back whats owed. Exellent system

I let my wife handle it; even a better system.

1 minute ago, Baerboxer said:

 

His initial assault was to shove the table so her bowl of food fell in her lap.

 

Then when he'd had a couple of punches and realized the girls weren't going down he threw the condiments.

 

Not likely to be the next boxing sensation is he? 

 

His mug has been plastered all over social media. He'll probably be meeting a few who can fight a bit better soon.

Well, I guess so, but I am confused. What does this have to do with my comment, "Yeah, basic black in a joke shop and without a string of pearls; while the other is suitably attired for a beach resort  island."

I responded to williamgeorgeallen who said, " guess which girl in the pic has the foreign boyfriend. hint, check her clothing."

It seems a personal judgement problem.  I am not bothered by outside noise at my home. However, I actively sought an upperclass neighborhood cul de sac and I have my a/c on and often music playing. I sleep peacefully to sweet music. I frequent places where I can talk, but am not specifically bothered by noise--maybe its your age. I have a few friends who complain all the time about how loud Thais like their music and how dogs barking, cats fighting or chickens crowing interrupt their sleep.  

1 hour ago, Spaniel said:

Well I was here in 1967 too and I am familiar with your "smoke" comment.      

Yeah, that is when I first encountered the term. I don't doubt those of us who were here years ago have heard "me smoke".

3 hours ago, williamgeorgeallen said:

guess which girl in the pic has the foreign boyfriend. hint, check her clothing.

Yeah, basic black in a joke shop and without a string of pearls; while the other is suitably attired for a beach resort  island.

Just now, HooHaa said:

it simply wasn't worth comment.

Thank you. I appreciate your opinion. I think it has more to do with many do not know the connotation of "smoke." However, since I posted that, several others have commented. 

6 hours ago, sqwakvfr said:

100 Baht per complete meal is realistic.  One plate at 30-40 Baht anywhere in Thailand probably will not be enough.  I often eat at the Tops Market food stands and they have meals(fried rice or some kind of curry and they range from 55 to 70 Baht) but the portions are bigger.  A bottle of water is 10 Baht and if you have smoothie after it is about 30 to 35 Baht.  Even if I spend 100 Baht it beats anything I can get in the US.

The OP asked for the most cost effective eats; but it appears the respondents are giving him the cheapest eats, maybe that is what he meant. Cost effective to me is not necessarily the cheapest; to be cost effective it must be what I consider good value--certainly worth what you pay for it.

I know a Chinese-Thai restaurant in Hatyai where their special rice comes with shrimp, chicken, onions and mushrooms with Chinese tea for B65--and the place is air conditioned---that is good value, a full meal, albeit small, in a/c for these hot days. They even give you a glass of ice for free, so you can make iced tea. I go to that restaurant maybe once a week and usually order their special rice, but I also order the yum pla foo--fried fish cracklings, green mango, onions, cashews and chilies. The pla foo costs B150, but it is enough to be shared by two or three--but I have been known to handle it alone.

The wife walks early in the morning and brings home pork and sticky rice, satay and/or pork bao--none of which costs more than B20. Enough to feed us may be B60-80. However, that is only one meal. Two can go to one of the dim sum restaurants and eat for B100-120, good chicken or pork noodle soups for B35-60 are all over. 

However, I still like my Jack Daniels, steak, crab, wines, breads and cheeses; so I get them cost effectively too. I'd hate to have to be anywhere on the cheap.

12 hours ago, rogeroc said:

For sure they will kiss better for money than desire though!  

 

And how do you know she is kissing you for desire ?

I think you are still talking about ladies of negotiable virtue while I was not. It seems reasonable to offer no money for a kiss and wait for her to initiate the kissing several times before you call it, out of desire.

13 hours ago, ericthai said:

I didn't start coming to Thailand until the 90's and using "smoke" was common then. 

You must have been hanging around with the old dragons. I was told "me smoke" by an old dragon on the dark side in Songkhla about six months ago. I had to chuckle, it was the first time I had heard that term in many years.

15 hours ago, doctormann said:

 

Agreed that the road journey to Hua Hin is a PITA but you could get five people - maybe more - in a car.  What the car journey would realistically cost I haven't worked out - more than just fuel costs - but the ferry trip would cost 5 x 1250 Baht for the same number of people.  That's 6250 Baht - and that is far more than the car journey would cost.

 

All depends on how you rate convenience over cost, I suppose.  Also, don'r forget that if you go by ferry you won't have the use of a car at the other end so maybe not that convenient.  What we really need is a reasonably priced car ferry - dream on!

 

Maybe a van or extended SUV. You think you are going to fit five adult farangs in one car with driver? Where you gonna find four other cheap farangs for that crowded ride? Four would be uncomfortable, three may be the optimum number.

However, B6250 may be the price. Bangkok to Pattaya car hires--car and driver--B1500-2000--that was June 2015. That's about 150km. Pattaya to Hua Hin is about 325km, a little more than double the distance. So B3000-4000 for Pattaya to Hua Hin--3 x B1250 equals B3750.  

Somebody has to have taken a taxi from Hua Hin to Pattaya recently--or am I the only one who enjoys the freedom to stop for a cold beer anytime you like. What was the cost? 

Must be high-risk, but I am what I am. I have been riding for 62 years now; I ride my Harley everyday. I  prefer it to my car. I prefer to ride without a helmet, but do wear one. Helmets are so restrictive, their only possible good is to save you physical harm. I have had to lay my bike down several times with minor repairs to bike and me. The two worst accidents I have had were almost opposites. In one, only I was hurt; in the other, only the bike was hurt. I realize the dangers, but I still feel it won't happen to me. Not exactly smart thinking, but I enjoy riding enough to keep doing it.

3 hours ago, Destiny1990 said:

Smoke is slang for bj seems u misunderstand them.

Did you have to duck, or did it go just right over your head?

10 hours ago, ericthai said:

Back when I first started coming to Thailand all the girls called it smoke or smoking. 

Exactly, the sweet refrain of, "me smoke." The introduction questions often changed from, "Hi, how are you, what is your name?" to "Hi, how are you, do you smoke?" First things first.

5 hours ago, williamgeorgeallen said:

my mistake. sometimes hard to tell when some one is joking about something.  seems many people really believe that vietnam created prostitution in thailand.

Yeah, that was why I had to say it; if we had t get blamed for something, why not the Thai sex industry?

10 hours ago, bazza73 said:

Perhaps the younger generation has not seen the "Emannuelle" film shot in Bangkok. If my memory is correct, that was the first time smoking with apertures other than the mouth appeared in the cinema.

I am afraid the Emmanuelle movie fans are a bit too young. That was in the mid-seventies and the Thai expression "smoke" was in full force in the mid-sixties

On 5/5/2017 at 6:02 PM, williamgeorgeallen said:

you have a western wife right? i am not trying to be nasty but your comment sounds like something from a western woman. hope she has not been using your TV account.  prostitution was going on far before the yanks arrived. 

I thought I had already responded to this. It appears you never tire of being wrong. I neither have a Western wife nor is the source of my comment a Western woman. If you had bothered to read #30, the post before yours, the statement about GIs creating the Thai sex industry was done in jest. I was first here in 1967, and I can assure you the sex industry was in full bloom. However, the fact that no one has responded to my “smoke” comment has me curious.

3 hours ago, jenifer d said:

sure, why not? every man SHOULD know that if he isn't so stingy

w/the lakshmi (sanskrit for cash),   girls won't be stingy with the sugar...

all kidding aside, in my anecdotal experience, most westerners married to Thai women tend to be rather parsimonious with the money, never really trusting the mate, possibly due to all the horror stories re bar girls, etc...

in my own experience, most guys are very generous in the first few dates, but once it's a relationship, they get stingy really quickly...

That may be true in a pay-as-you-go relationship. I am sure you could hire someone to suck your face; if that were your wish. However, I do not care to kiss the pay-as-you-go girls. I prefer to kiss someone who is kissing me because of desire and not money.

1 hour ago, Tatertot said:

Am thinking prostitution was a thing in Siam way before USA.

japan has quite a history here in that regard.

Thank you Tatertot; the world's oldest profession was even here. That was meant to be facetious; there are some who blame the Americans for Pattaya.

17 hours ago, jerojero said:

Given the traditional Thai kiss is a sniff-kiss not lips on lips, Thai girls doing French kisses may be more rare among those not directly exposed to the West or foreigners.

 

 

In days of old, before the American GI turned so many Thai girls into prostitutes--sorry, had to say that--a kiss was not on the price list, most Thai ladies of negotiable virtue were reluctant to do anything except the missionary. Some could be persuaded to do other things for an additional fee--I still chuckle at the term "smoke." 

2 minutes ago, anotheruser said:

 

Who cares? let's get back to discussing if options are dwindling.

I care.

11 minutes ago, Naam said:

sounds strange as i have never heard that a Farang couple has to endure this procedure. but whatever i now assume you are telling the truth and hereby humbly apologise. accepted?

Just because you have never heard of it, does not make it fact.

I suppose the photo was because my wife piggy-backs my retirement extension.

Yes, thank you, I do accept your apology.

1 minute ago, Naam said:

indicates clearly that you are either on a marriage visa or telling us a fairy story. my wife is not Thai and we were never asked for our pictures and maps to our home.

as i said... nothing has changed.

Then you are calling me a liar. I resent that sir, and demand an apology.

I am here on a retirement extension, my wife piggy-backs on that with me. We were required to be photographed together at immigration and I had to draw a map of where we live.