Well I finally heard it, I always considered it a TV Cliche that was never actually said, or worse, actually believed by the speaker.

But I finally heard it,

' I don't know why they make it so hard for us to stay here, We are the Life Blood of the Economy, if we leave the Economy will collapse'.

Anybody else actually heard this?

Moss

With boring repetition at most pubs/bars around Chiang Mai where the guys propping up the bar have decided over the years they are a major economic force in Thailand. They probably are for a number of bars, girls , guest houses and overpriced house rental agents.

CB

If you want to shut them up, point out that tourism represents about 5% of GDP, manufacturing of computer and electronic parts 9%, agriculture under 10% (and declining) and manufacturing of motor vehicles over 11%. If they all leave it might cause a small downturn but not a significant dent in the economy.

Now that has just gotta be TV Cliche

It has been 4 months since the last post, there must have been more generated in that time

A few other incorrect cliches that crop up in ThaiVisa

In all farrang / Thai couples the Thai is from Isaan.

Also, that all the girls from a 'certain area' are from Isaan.

And by inference suggesting all girls from this area inhabit this scene. Bah

Moss

All Thai's are martial arts experts.

All Thai's are violent drunks.

Thai's can not build anything.

Thai youth on the streets after 2AM have guns and will kill you

All Thai cops are, a. bent and b. bent.

All expats in singlets are football hooligans on the run from the Met.

And on and on and on.............

dunno if said before on this thread, but anyway:

All western women are ball breaking heffalumps feminazi's who get their just deserts by having no romantic/sex life in Thailand.

The anomaly cliche that all Thai woman are gentle, feminine, "good girls", shy, and quiet. But at the same time are all ex bar girls, who will spin you a line about sick buffalo and infirm parents, will sell the brick thick baht gold you buy her when your back is turned, has a Thai husband conspiring in the background looking after their zillion babies, wipe out your atm then slice and dice your d*** or push you off a balcony.

All western male expats cannot control their nether regions and will take every and any opportunity available to bonk anything Thai and female (or what appears to be female) even if they have a gf or wife. Oh yeh, and if they say the dont, they are lying. As for Thai men, well they are all lazy drunken womanising layabouts, with pinky sized members.

are all ex bar girls, who will spin you a line about sick buffalo and infirm parents, will sell the brick thick baht gold you buy her when your back is turned, has a Thai husband conspiring in the background looking after their zillion babies,

You missed the Isaan bit

Moss

dunno if said before on this thread, but anyway:

All western women are ball breaking heffalumps feminazi's who get their just deserts by having no romantic/sex life in Thailand.

The anomaly cliche that all Thai woman are gentle, feminine, "good girls", shy, and quiet. But at the same time are all ex bar girls, who will spin you a line about sick buffalo and infirm parents, will sell the brick thick baht gold you buy her when your back is turned, has a Thai husband conspiring in the background looking after their zillion babies, wipe out your atm then slice and dice your d*** or push you off a balcony.

All western male expats cannot control their nether regions and will take every and any opportunity available to bonk anything Thai and female (or what appears to be female) even if they have a gf or wife. Oh yeh, and if they say the dont, they are lying. As for Thai men, well they are all lazy drunken womanising layabouts, with pinky sized members.

well, looks like eek has wrapped up about a dozen cliches in one post there.

well, looks like eek has wrapped up about a dozen cliches in one post there.

And a dam fine job she made of it........ says he going to bed, alone, and almost sober.

says he going to bed,

Now that is bad

alone,

Oh that is very bad

and almost sober.

Now that is plain criminal

Moss

I can't believe we have got tot post 191 and nobody has mentioned Sinsot.

The biggest cliche of all, especially in General, where the same old posters rally to the call, every single time it gets wheeled out.

Moss

Oh, okay.

Sinsot.

Or the hoary old cliche about the Thais being the worst drivers in the world.

Ah, no, hang-on, that one's true.

Gimme a minute...

Well I finally heard it, I always considered it a TV Cliche that was never actually said, or worse, actually believed by the speaker.

But I finally heard it,

' I don't know why they make it so hard for us to stay here, We are the Life Blood of the Economy, if we leave the Economy will collapse'.

Anybody else actually heard this?

Moss

If you want to shut them up, point out that tourism represents about 5% of GDP, manufacturing of computer and electronic parts 9%, agriculture under 10% (and declining) and manufacturing of motor vehicles over 11%. If they all leave it might cause a small downturn but not a significant dent in the economy.

Well Here is a whole thread and miscellany of posters who believe they are the life blood of the economy, with only a few stalwarts trying to bring reason to the arguement

^ I decided to say a few words....

maybe i didnt understand the point of that thread?

Thai degrees aren't accepted abroad.

(a certain trollish clique likes that one- inaccurate as it is)

'Phuket has been ruined. The Thais never clean up the place, there is too much building going on, there are too many tourists, too many crooked Thais trying to rip-off the drunken yobbo farang, too much corruption, too many western shops/not enough western shops, blah, blah, blah. It wasn't like this twenty years ago, blah, blah, blah.'

(They undoubtedly say the same about other parts of Thailand.) Once again, the loudest whingers seem to be the British. They go to Th, hate the place, go back to the UK, hate the place and then return to Th and continue whingeing...

No, nothing like that Bags - I like the British, but the fact (as it appears to me) is that they seem to have a generous proportion of folk with a propensity to moan...

Gloves & Physios, Ashes to Ashes

Gloves & Physios, Ashes to Ashes

Not ashes to ashes - apples and oranges. Fairly legitimate complaint, I would have thought. But I agree, no-one is immune from whingeing... We weren't too happy with bodyline either...

I seem to remember an inglorious run-out for Ponting by a sub, he was rather pleased with that too However Larwood and Nawab of Patowdi(sp) were a little before my time

Having said that, the Brits in a lather and Ossies in a sweat, all at the same time, rather bliss, I say, What!!

I think that in the present case, Ponting nailed it when he said that it's made for an exciting series. (Great gate attendances (and telly advertising revenue) guaranteed...)

IMHO sorry 555

can I be so bold as to start what could become a cliche

16 = have a German white wine