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39 minutes ago, Samui Bodoh said:

I am genuinely NOT trying to have a go at you, but aren't you one of "them"?

 

If not, how are you different?

 

 

I walk across to the other side of the street to avoid them.  If we were alike we would both walk to the other side of the street and be on the same side again. 

 

But what really makes me different?  I don't like farmers.  One of my exwives in America was a farmers daughter and her large family all farmers.  Deadly boring, uneducated illiterate bumpkins.  I don't like the culture or housing or morals.  I asked any women I met in Thailand if her family had a farm or were farmers.  If so I ran away.  However I think most TV posters have wives and families involved in agriculture and we have nothing in common.

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3 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

they think all Thai women can be purchased,

Enough can be rented, not sure about purchased, I've never wanted one that long.

(In the recent past, a surprising number of Thai actresses and singers were for rent)

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1 minute ago, richard_smith237 said:

But, there are disproportionate number of whack-jobs in Thailand, sometimes friends of friends who are just bitter and poisonous, they think all Thai women can be purchased, that all men are dogs, that all Thai’s are cheats etc... they think they have the only opinions which matters, if others don’t agree with their bitter diatribe they much be liberal lovies or shrinking violets, snow-flackes or millennials...  in reality people who think like this are beyond hope, as soon as I recognise these characteristics in someone in meet I give them a wide birth - life just easier without these people in it. 

I can't recall meeting anyone as you describe in real life. Shed loads on TV though.

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1 minute ago, BritManToo said:

Enough can be rented, not sure about purchased, I've never wanted one that long.

You do need to trade them in when they wear out. I told my xgf that when she has her 24th birthday this month, she will have finally aged out for me after 5 years. Time for a new one.

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2 minutes ago, Happystance said:

Then there are the happy, helpful people, who compliment each other and offer genuine information. They tend not to brag or insult.

These are the people who I find interesting.

 

There are plenty of good happy people here, and certainly no shortage of malcontents.

Excellent.

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24 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

Posts #1 (OP) and #2 clearly outline the differences between us.. 

 

One poster is exposed to a certain ‘level’ and his experience is generally positive, his opinions of others reflect this, his posts tend not to be bitter and so negative, he has difficulty understanding why ‘some’ others are so bitter and twisted when generally everyone around him are pretty decent people. 

 

Another has been exposed to what may be considered a ‘sub-level’ of both Ex-Pat and Thai and his opinions reflect this, he may be considered a ‘gritty realist’ which in his circle is fair enough, he is highly cynical lacks the incentive and personality to rise to what many others consider normal, he has difficulty understanding and accepting why ‘some’ others never face the issues he has when he is surrounded by those who conform to his confirmation bias.

 

Neither poster is wrong, both posters are a product of the environment in which they have placed themselves.

As @richard_smith237 suggested, two opposing stories can both be correct.  One person can have great life here and another have a completely miserable one.  One person can meet nice people and another very bad people.  Thailand is very much like the hooker selling a girlfriend experience, she will give you whatever you are looking for.  In my experience, good or bad is pretty much up to you.

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59 minutes ago, Essex Reject said:

It's because 99% of TV 'members' are houllier than thou. No-one drinks, smokes, take drugs etc, they visit temples and night markets and roadside eateries for their 'social lifes'. They read, write and eat noodles everyday, usually with chopsticks. All their visa's are intact and their wife's are trainee lawyers. They are way ott with their politeness towards Thai's (we're just guest here remember) and they wai up to a hundred times a day.

 

The average 'member' on here is so straight and dull, I thank my lucky stars they never frequent bars in their white socks, speedo shorts, bum bags and 10 year old sandles.

 

You know who you are.

Well it's definitely not me for the most part. Another thing, do you really think we are guests here? I don't.????

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