After living in Thailand for 18 months, I have noticed that my knees have become hairy again - almost certainly because I haven't worn long trousers for that time. Anyone else noticed anything unexpected happening to their bodies....?

After living in Thailand for 18 months, I have noticed that my knees have become hairy again - almost certainly because I haven't worn long trousers for that time. Anyone else noticed anything unexpected happening to their bodies....?

Yeah, after twenty years here my hair grew back on my knees, but it fell off everywhere else and my body became awfully wrinkled, do you think it's something in the water?

consider yourselves fortunate that there hasn't been any fish scale development...a local hazard with the prevalence of copious amounts of nam plaa in the local 'cuisine'...

I noticed the hair in my nose and ears grows longer and faster, not sure if this is the climate or getting old

I won't even touch the subject of rashes and chaffing

Yes, being married to a Thai for 6 years seems to have made my body expand somewhat! I blamed the wife saying it was her good cooking, she fires back that it is far more to do with my eating of it.

Wolf, she's got a point there

I noticed the hair in my nose and ears grows longer and faster, not sure if this is the climate or getting old

I won't even touch the subject of rashes and chaffing

I agree with this.

Alough "she" had told me it's "just because i'm getting old".....

bah.

Yes, being married to a Thai for 6 years seems to have made my body expand somewhat! I blamed the wife saying it was her good cooking, she fires back that it is far more to do with my eating of it. 

Just use the line i do, as i can relate to your expanding experiances...

"the more of me there is, the more you can love darling"

(alough i have since started taking up some sports/activities to lessen my .... for choice of words...impact on planetary overcrowding)

Ah yes, the "starting up of new sports/activities" - I do that a lot too. Its the "keep doing them" bit that I fall down on!

Ah yes, my wife and myself sort of decided this one.

I started to play golf (a pet hate of mine less than 4 months ago, but i played a round for a bet (not in TH btw) been hooked and playing since)

her: it's expensive and it wont keep you fit!

me: clubs were $500 darling, nearty the same price as your new handbag - and your bag has nothing in!, mine has all these metal things in that hit little balls!

(me 1 - 0 her)

her: golf is slow, how can you get fit playing that silly game?

me: my love, i wake early, walk over 6 miles a game, stretch every muscle like a strongman, and sweat like i am in a sauna, drinking over 4 litres of water - most sportsmen do less! (refering to a proffesional snooker or darts player here)

( me 2 - her 0)

her: i like the shoes and nice little hats!

me: \o/

(me 3 - 0 her) full time!

there is a downside tho...

her: can i join you? it sounds fun!