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Farangs in Rural Areas - where do you meet?


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8 hours ago, doggie1955 said:

 

We have a Farang group here in Phichit, we meet every Friday at 7:30 pm at the "Nest hotel" and inside there is bar & restaurant called the "Gosse".  Our group is here to help each other and just sit and chat in English...Like we are planning a trip to Cambodia in Aug as a group to go to the casino, and some of us will take our wives and just have a good time for 3 days. You can find our group on  fb: Farang of Phichit

 

 

 

Sorry...it called the "Goose"

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I'm out almost every night with a bunch of farangs drinking and NEVER socialise with Thai's at all, indeed I've never had a single Thai friend in my 20 years here, simply because we have ZERO in common with them, although of course many here will try to convince themselves that that isn't true.

 

Does this offend anyone?

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1 hour ago, Maradona 10 said:

I'm out almost every night with a bunch of farangs drinking and NEVER socialise with Thai's at all, indeed I've never had a single Thai friend in my 20 years here, simply because we have ZERO in common with them, although of course many here will try to convince themselves that that isn't true.

 

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How bizzare. ?

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3 hours ago, Maradona 10 said:

I'm out almost every night with a bunch of farangs drinking and NEVER socialise with Thai's at all, indeed I've never had a single Thai friend in my 20 years here, simply because we have ZERO in common with them, although of course many here will try to convince themselves that that isn't true.

 

Does this offend anyone?

 

You are so right in many ways...

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I see the odd farang locally and drink with them sometimes but they are FIFOs. There are a couple of guys about 20 odd km away and we meet here or at their place once a month for a couple of drinks and a chat. About once a month some more of us meet at the Oasis restaurant for lunch and a couple of beers or whatever you want to drink. The problem with that one is it is about 65km each way so I don't go in the evening.

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I'm shocked to see the number of anti social outcasts on this thread. Quite a few in denial as well
No good blaming other farangs for your isolation. You don't fit in and you need to look inwards for the answer.
Sad to see people escaping near a jungle to get away from fellow man.

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5 hours ago, Maradona 10 said:

I'm out almost every night with a bunch of farangs drinking and NEVER socialise with Thai's at all, indeed I've never had a single Thai friend in my 20 years here, simply because we have ZERO in common with them, although of course many here will try to convince themselves that that isn't true.

 

Does this offend anyone?

Nope! Each to their own and enjoy it.

11 minutes ago, InMyShadow said:

I'm shocked to see the number of anti social outcasts on this thread. Quite a few in denial as well
No good blaming other farangs for your isolation. You don't fit in and you need to look inwards for the answer.
Sad to see people escaping near a jungle to get away from fellow man.

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Same answer as above. Each to their own.  The only sad thing is your calling others "anti social outcasts" because they don't fit into your box.

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4 minutes ago, newatthis said:

Nope! Each to their own and enjoy it.

Same answer as above. Each to their own.  The only sad thing is your calling others "anti social outcasts" because they don't fit into your box.

Your in denial. It's not called a box it's called society. 

 

Outcasts and loners is the correct terminology 

 

Actually now I think of it it's terms used to describe domestic terrorists and serial killers ?

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A wise and old friend's advise when I first arrived in Asia was ''you are on your own here in Asia' and after 25 yrs, I found his advise to be pretty much right on.  

I've gone out of my way financially and socially to help possible friends here, but most often gotten burned or lost potential friends and after getting married [with family' came to the conclusion that he was right...............

Am I lonely?? sometimes, but I always have the family and a small select group of friends that are there when I need them.

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Here in Wichianburi we have 3 watering holes,one i don't go too cos it's in an aircraft hanger type building,and the lady that runs it turn off the fridge overnight so the beer is never cold,the second i don't go to after the falang who's wife runs it insulted my wife and i punched him out,the third is great i go just about every other day and they do good food,but as there are heaps of expats around here i guess it does not really compare to some of the really remote posters.

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If you want one good reason why I tend to stay away from my "fellow man" while here in Thailand, go read the topic running in the World News Section "White House press secretary says asked to leave restaurant ..." Who in person would want to subject themselves to ANY of that?

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3 hours ago, newatthis said:

Nope! Each to their own and enjoy it.

Same answer as above. Each to their own.  The only sad thing is your calling others "anti social outcasts" because they don't fit into your box.

What else are you going to label a sad sack individual that responds to a thread SPECIFICALLY about socializing with an opinion that said socializing is over rated and forswearing any and all intercourse with other foreigners?

 

If one is truly happy in one's solitude, why post about the negativity that one feels when mixing with their own race?

 

Why post at all?

 

While we are at it, why sign up to an expat forum?

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2 minutes ago, NanLaew said:

What else are you going to label a sad sack individual that responds to a thread SPECIFICALLY about socializing with an opinion that said socializing is over rated and forswearing any and all intercourse with other foreigners?

 

If one is truly happy in one's solitude, why post about the negativity that one feels when mixing with their own race?

 

Why post at all?

 

While we are at it, why sign up to an expat forum?

Yep, spot on. They are trying to convince themselves that the paths they have taken was and is a good choice, but deep down they know that they are pretty tragic and that life is passing them by.

 

Didn't someone once say that villages in Isaan, or the like, are God's waiting rooms?

 

They sign up to an expat forum as that is their only contact with the outside world.

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17 minutes ago, Maradona 10 said:

<snip> They sign up to an expat forum as that is their only contact with the outside world.

I see so hanging out in a Bah Farang, smoking fags, drinking beer, and talking footie is to be considered contact with the outside world?

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I see so hanging out in a Bah Farang, smoking fags, drinking beer, and talking footie is to be considered contact with the outside world?
What a strange post. Sure beats the other option of living your life in a jungle and communicating only via the virtual world with a keyboard.
That's called depression and waiting to die. [emoji24]

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42 minutes ago, Maradona 10 said:

Yep, spot on. They are trying to convince themselves that the paths they have taken was and is a good choice, but deep down they know that they are pretty tragic and that life is passing them by.

 

Didn't someone once say that villages in Isaan, or the like, are God's waiting rooms?

 

They sign up to an expat forum as that is their only contact with the outside world.

Actually get it right in the village, and god will be waiting quite a while longer for the Isaan expat. Meanwhile accepting other less fortunates feigning enjoyment spending their pensions on durex, beer, and fags, moaning about how Thailand doesn't treat them right, and beware the 'evils of Thai women' ? Hell it gets boring listening to the oft repeated comments on here never mind spending real time in their company listening to their tales of woe!!

 

 

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I didn't say that I live in isolation -- I only said that I don't spend much time with older  English speaking male farang

 

Young non-English speaking Thai females is another matter.

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