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2 minutes ago, GeorgeCross said:

yeah i never seem to have any problems with any thais here.

 

the last 'village' i lived on i got on really well with all my neighbors, the village meets were at my house and they all come to my new house to give presents to my boys on their birthdays every year, plus we get invited to loads of events, temple stuff and whatever

 

maybe the OP got unlucky where he lives, there are <deleted> in every country after all but for me thais seem nice enough. more friendly than the grumpy c*nts back in my home town anyway :cheesy:

 

head down, be pleasant, always smile, know when to back down but be strong enough not to come across as a doormat.

 

think they call that manners.

 

 

 

 

 

I agree with you. I have been here long enough to know how to behave. As I said the staff from the school were very polite and now they talk to me and my dog every day.

 

Even the road sweepers love to talk to the dog and ask me to teach them a word of English each time I meet them.

 

Maybe these 2 people have inferiority complexes. The "sheriff" is a little dark skinned man who never wears a shirt except when wearing his police helmet and directing the traffic. Everyone in the soi knows him and call him "the black man".

I met a lady the other day driving her Mercedes (yes they all have big cars here) and she couldn't get into her subsoi as a parked car was blocking the entrance. She talked to me for a good 15 minutes while the traffic had difficulties getting around the rear end of her car. She knew my hometown in England and asked why on earth I came to such a hot country and so on. I offered to help her but she said she could calmly wait "for the black man" to come.

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6 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

Living in a rural village this sounds like stories from another planet :biggrin:

I guess people in big cities are generally more aggressive and stressed.

This is between Ekamai and Thong Lor.

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Ho. Maybe you are a little aggressive.
Maybe I didn't make it clear as I was in a hurry.
I didn't mean Thai hostility. I still believe Thais are some of the friendliest people.
I meant people all over the world seem to be getting more hostile to foreigners in their country.
Take a look at Trump or the UK .

If you've never experienced it in 20 yrs why would say 'Thai hostility is maybe a world wide trend now'? And how long has this been 'trending'? Get rid of the mongrel and maybe you won't piss off so many people.


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1 hour ago, from the home of CC said:

 Get rid of the mongrel and maybe you won't piss off so many people.

 

Sounds like you're blaming the   innocent pooch for all the issues.

 

The OP sounds like he's doing the right thing by carrying plastic bags with him to clean up after his dog.    Maybe his neighbors don't understand  his  use of the plastic bags.

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1 minute ago, watcharacters said:

 

Sounds like you're blaming the   innocent pooch for all the issues.

 

The OP sounds like he's doing the right thing by carrying plastic bags with him to clean up after his dog.    Maybe his neighbors don't understand  his  use of the plastic bags.

no such thing as an innocent pooch, they are all innately evil???????? 

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LOL, "Soi Sheriff", that's a good one!  :thumbsup: 

 

Probably just a case of simpleton's assumptions.  Fed up with dog shit on the street.  Need someone to blame.  They see you with a dog.  Tag, you're it!

 

And when you don't respond in-kind, and moreover, other Thais side with you and tell the Nutters why they are wrong, they lose face, and for some Thais, there's no coming back from that.  They'll carry on or possibly escalate as simply saying, "Oh, Jeez, I was wrong, sorry", isn't an option. 

 

Edit: Right, it's not unique or confined to Thailand.  Can get loopy neighbors anywhere. 

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It's a good point.  Some locations more so in Thailand are as you describe than others.  Thais seem burned out from all the ethnic abuse from a large majority of foreigners poor cultural behaviors, we all expats/foreigners/farangs whatever we are called or perceived to be, are drag netted into a large xenophobic cleansing of judgment...they want us out and it is made VERY obvious by your observations and changes in immigration rules, or the strict enforcement of rules that have been long standing.  Regardless, Thailand is NOT Woodstock or Elysium.  That was all then, this is NOW.  2 options exist: stay and try to adjust, or leave to a new country.

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Yes, the neighbours know what I am doing with the plastic bag. They are quite impressed and praise me. They also talk about the 2 or 3 Thai people that walk with their dogs and just leave a mess.

As for the dog, most of the neighbours know it by name and talk to it. They also want to give it treats, but I have told them not to. They respect that.

 
Sounds like you're blaming the   innocent pooch for all the issues.
 
The OP sounds like he's doing the right thing by carrying plastic bags with him to clean up after his dog.    Maybe his neighbors don't understand  his  use of the plastic bags.


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3 minutes ago, colinneil said:

Terrible people shouting like the OP says.

There is a cranky old bugger in our village that shouts, he is the only 1 that i know of.

My wife reckons he needs a good slap for shouting... What woman your gonna slap me... i am shocked.:cheesy:

That's an excellent idea (no, not the slapping).  Every village has one cranky old bugger in it, so by filling that position yourself you allow the other residents to carry on being their good natured selves.

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I just ignore everyone unless its a good looking woman.

 

Your not likely to make them friendlier by interacting, saying nothing is the way to go, the buddhist way.

 

Once in awhile you get a rabid dog though and you have to kick its head in.

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