When Farangs Go Native

[473geo]

 

6 hours ago, MrPatrickThai said:

living in the middle of nowhere

Yep That is me - love creating a great retirement hobby for when the time arrives

 

6 hours ago, MrPatrickThai said:

it's obvious he's been taken for a total ride,

Roller coaster of life I have enjoyed every thrill, and spill, and I ain't getting off yet

 

6 hours ago, MrPatrickThai said:

as long as he's abroad sending back the checks,

 

Gives me great pleasure to provide for my wife and family, extremely pleased to be in a position to do so

 

Thank you for the reminder MrPatrick, I occasionally overlook what a great life I have, and a wonderful future to look forward to with my loved ones, life is good

 

[robblok]

For me the yardstick for going native is once a foreigner starts to eat and like som tam pala they are beyond redemption. Especially if they drive their motorcycle against traffic too with no working lights.

[JLCrab]

12 minutes ago, JAG said:

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Anyway, back to the topic, I have decided that my yardstick is that extraordinary habit of putting ice in your beer!

I've been doing it for some time now - so I have gone native.

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Other indicators for me is, when I visit USA homeland, I at first hold the spoon in my right hand and thank the cashier girl in Thai.

[473geo]

1 minute ago, robblok said:

For me the yardstick for going native is once a foreigner starts to eat and like som tam pala they are beyond redemption. Especially if they drive their motorcycle against traffic too with no working lights.

While eating it

[thaibeachlovers]

22 hours ago, 473geo said:

 

Yep That is me - love creating a great retirement hobby for when the time arrives

 

Roller coaster of life I have enjoyed every thrill, and spill, and I ain't getting off yet

 

 

Gives me great pleasure to provide for my wife and family, extremely pleased to be in a position to do so

 

Thank you for the reminder MrPatrick, I occasionally overlook what a great life I have, and a wonderful future to look forward to with my loved ones, life is good

 

I occasionally overlook what a great life I have,

True for most of us. Hard for me to be happy when I was in the death throes of my marriage, but now that I'm past that, and living a quiet life, I do have to keep reminding myself that most days are pretty good. If my bad days are the 4 a year I have to front up at Immigration, it has to be a good life, if not an exciting one.