Do you really like living in Thailand?

[Naam]

1 hour ago, JAZZDOG said:

You just committed the same behavior you condemned your GF and friends of, boasting of wealth. Just a few comments and it's all coming around Luigi. Don't worry I think all will go well up until the time she fleeces you of your last Euro.

goodness gracious! because he mentioned having bought a Ford Everest means he is "boasting of wealth"? 

[torrzent]

22 minutes ago, ELVIS123456 said:

1A.  Dont talk to any Thai about this (or below)

I didnt read any further as it sounded top secret....can someone tell me what it was about in a declassified manner?

[torrzent]

1 hour ago, KamalaRider said:

You need to study the Thai culture A LOT more than you obviously have. 

A smile is their way of saying sorry or hi or greetings or anything to spark some feeling of being positive. 

Love these guys who have it all figured out....until they don't!

[torrzent]

10 minutes ago, Naam said:

1 hour ago, JAZZDOG said:

You just committed the same behavior you condemned your GF and friends of, boasting of wealth. Just a few comments and it's all coming around Luigi. Don't worry I think all will go well up until the time she fleeces you of your last Euro.

goodness gracious! because he mentioned having bought a Ford Everest means he is "boasting of wealth"?

That guy was the international surf bum real estate tycoon so maybe having 4 motorized wheels is a luxury....cut him some slack LOL!

[Ajarnbrian]

`Farang`is not a word with pejorative meaning for Thais ( though other accompanying words may do).

Thai smiles have many meanings, not easy to decipher at times. Look, don`t expect people to be just like back home, wherever that is. If you have jumped into a relationship with a Thai without much background in local culture, it is more challenging to make it work. Learn all you can about cultural differences and quickly!

[StreetCowboy]

16 minutes ago, Naam said:

goodness gracious! because he mentioned having bought a Ford Everest means he is "boasting of wealth"? 

I could boast of my wealth easier than I could buy a Ford Everest.

I've got a superb new bicycle, with panniers and everything, because I have always a shilling to spare...

[grollies]

2 hours ago, JLCrab said:

So I thought to help out maybe a flow chart would be in order --

Yep, me too.

[Matptg]

58 minutes ago, Naam said:

goodness gracious! because he mentioned having bought a Ford Everest means he is "boasting of wealth"? 

unfortunately, in many blogs you find people that are bored and writing something on the blogs which can be offensive helps them to feel better

[Matptg]

48 minutes ago, StreetCowboy said:

I could boast of my wealth easier than I could buy a Ford Everest.

I've got a superb new bicycle, with panniers and everything, because I have always a shilling to spare...

I have a bike too here

[torrzent]

53 minutes ago, Matptg said:

I have a bike too here

Aluminium or carbon fibre or gold plated?

Edited May 22, 2018 by torrzent

[torrzent]

6 minutes ago, torrzent said:

Aluminium or carbon fibre or gold plated?

There are some surf bum real estate guys obviously interested.

[JAZZDOG]

1 hour ago, Matptg said:

unfortunately, in many blogs you find people that are bored and writing something on the blogs which can be offensive helps them to feel better

And showing off, way too much. When a friend buys a new car, I buy a new one maybe more expensive. At S. Valentine day my gf showed me of her female friends posting on facebook the pics of the money they got from their husbands...I was like, seriously? how poor is to post a pics of notes on facebook to show everyone your wealthy?? When I saw my gf profile I was like...disappointed. She posted pictures of some super expensive hotels she went to with her friends and mentioned the price.

[torrzent]

5 minutes ago, JAZZDOG said:

And showing off, way too much. When a friend buys a new car, I buy a new one maybe more expensive. At S. Valentine day my gf showed me of her female friends posting on facebook the pics of the money they got from their husbands...I was like, seriously? how poor is to post a pics of notes on facebook to show everyone your wealthy?? When I saw my gf profile I was like...disappointed. She posted pictures of some super expensive hotels she went to with her friends and mentioned the price.

So when your friend buys a car, you buy one "more expensive"?  Not sure if that is interesting or weird?  Also who calls Valentine's day,

S. Valentine day or gives cash on that day? That was almost unintelligible.  What country are you from? 

Edited May 22, 2018 by torrzent

[JAZZDOG]

6 minutes ago, torrzent said:

So when your friend buys a car, you buy one "more expensive"?  Not sure if that is interesting or weird?  Also who calls Valentine's day,

S. Valentine day or gives cash on that day? That was almost unintelligible.  What country are you from? 

You can ask the OP or actually read the thread to which you're commenting and it just may become intelligible. 

[Airalee]

23 minutes ago, JAZZDOG said:

You can ask the OP or actually read the thread to which you're commenting and it just may become intelligible. 

The quote function in your post didn’t completely work.  He is assuming that you were the one who wrote what you were actually quoting from one of the OPs earlier post.

[Aussieroaming]

4 hours ago, JAZZDOG said:

You just committed the same behavior you condemned your GF and friends of, boasting of wealth. Just a few comments and it's all coming around Luigi. Don't worry I think all will go well up until the time she fleeces you of your last Euro.

Geez, i read this wrong, i thought he was being humble by saying that he stayed in a cheap 23k baht condo and could only afford cheap whisky.

[StreetCowboy]

1 hour ago, torrzent said:

Aluminium or carbon fibre or gold plated?

Mine was gold-plated, but I scraped the gold off to reduce weight, and painted it with Avanti-copy logos to stop it getting stolen.

[torrzent]

19 minutes ago, Airalee said:

The quote function in your post didn’t completely work.  He is assuming that you were the one who wrote what you were actually quoting from one of the OPs earlier post.

LOL, these advanced forum functions are beyond the intellect of some!

[Dumbastheycome]

Yes.    do like  living here. And  yes.   Obviously  you  need  to go  somewhere  else   or  home country.

[smtsetup]

Been there, seen that all. I have lived in the country a bit longer and could add to the list 

• middle-aged men who sit eating on the bench at a 7/11 and when finished, leave all the rubbish on the bench and the ground even if the garbage bin is three meters away 
• young to middle-aged men who spend all their money and time on decorating their pick-up trucks with neon colour LED strips and loudspeakers and then drive around in public places playing music as loud as possible to show off, the later at night the better
• beautiful young ladies in their early 20s who spend hours on their make-up, hair and clothes every day -  and then ruin everything by wearing a 200 THB big plastic orange or yellow sports watch
• every Thai watching TV: there is no difference whether he/she is a poor farmer from Isaan or a university graduate from Bangkok with a nice job and 400 000 THB/year salary - the first and foremost thing they want to watch on TV is poyoyoyoyoiiiiing shows

[tokyohillbilly]

This is nonsense.  How many expats who work in Japan or Korea, master the local language during their 2-3 year stint.  Close to zero I think.  Imagine an expat with 3-4 posting in different countries......you expect them to keep learning and forgetting new languages?

Actually today the number of expats in China, Korea And Japan is quite high. They come to Asia, study the language and then go home get jobs and then come back as managerial expats. The EU has an intensive program for study of language, culture and business. At least this is for Japan. Learning the language for working in a country is no longer uncommon.



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[Naam]

17 hours ago, Aussieroaming said:

21 hours ago, JAZZDOG said:

You just committed the same behavior you condemned your GF and friends of, boasting of wealth. Just a few comments and it's all coming around Luigi. Don't worry I think all will go well up until the time she fleeces you of your last Euro.

Geez, i read this wrong, i thought he was being humble by saying that he stayed in a cheap 23k baht condo and could only afford cheap whisky.

i wouldn't call a 12 Year old Lagavulin for US-Dollars 2,000 a bottle (750ml) cheap.

 

p.s. years ago i got a bottle of "Laga" as a present. the taste was !

[Matptg]

5 hours ago, Naam said:

i wouldn't call a 12 Year old Lagavulin for US-Dollars 2,000 a bottle (750ml) cheap.

 

p.s. years ago i got a bottle of "Laga" as a present. the taste was !

well let's not exaggerate. The Lagavulin I drink here is the classic 16 year old and the bottle, if you buy in a shop, stands at around 5300 baht. The glass is 500 in the bar

[Airalee]

11 minutes ago, Matptg said:

well let's not exaggerate. The Lagavulin I drink here is the classic 16 year old and the bottle, if you buy in a shop, stands at around 5300 baht. The glass is 500 in the bar

Still bragging about money. ?

[StreetCowboy]

9 minutes ago, Airalee said:

Still bragging about money. ?

I got Lagavulin much cheaper than that on Saturday.  The chap told me it was the special extra-strength blue version, smuggled straight from Easterhouses

Edited May 23, 2018 by StreetCowboy
Bit of name dropping to improve my credibility

[Matptg]

6 minutes ago, StreetCowboy said:

I got Lagavulin much cheaper than that on Saturday.  The chap told me it was the special extra-strength blue version, smuggled straight from Easterhouses

really?? You mean the bottle or the glass? What Lagavulin was that? Where did you get it from?

[Matptg]

16 minutes ago, Airalee said:

Still bragging about money. ?

because we are talking about some whiskey, please, go find an hobby to bright your life...

[StreetCowboy]

2 minutes ago, Matptg said:

because we are talking about some whiskey, please, go find an hobby to bright your life...

Everyone needs a hobby, even if it’s lighting your farts

 

edit: whisky

Edited May 23, 2018 by StreetCowboy

[Matptg]

1 minute ago, StreetCowboy said:

Everyone needs a hobby, even if it’s lighting your farts

 

edit: whisky

farts don't need that. So this lagavulin where did you find it?

[StreetCowboy]

3 minutes ago, Matptg said:

really?? You mean the bottle or the glass? What Lagavulin was that? Where did you get it from?

It was one of the upstairs bars with no sign outside, in the suburb next to mine, but I can’t say in which direction, for fear of the excisemen