My appreciation of this wonderful country

[ezzra]

The OP started this post with a whole 12 likes, now he's got 13...

[kingofthemountain]

8 minutes ago, Tounge Thaied said:

The fact that you felt the need to comment says it all... The truth sounds like hate, to those who hate the truth. 

Feel free to interpreted as it fit your view

you probably agree with yourself most of the time

[Mavideol]

54 minutes ago, AlanSheyla said:

I think the Catholic Church are the reason less people are religious. They where the cause of their own demise. Social benefits? My family never received benefits at all and they all treat each other like dogs.  I think it really comes from the values the parents instill in their children. 

 

 and now you blame your parents for your miseries... did you had a cup of coffee this morning? no, ok go out and get one

[Tounge Thaied]

1 minute ago, kingofthemountain said:

Feel free to interpreted as it fit your view

you probably agree with yourself most of the time

I totally agree... ????????????

Those drowning in your noon time beer, we're not here to save you. Don't drag the rest of us in. It is amusing, however to watch you negative Charlies gasp for air while I sip my tea. My best attempt at sarcasm fella's. Feel free to judge... did I mention the amusement. 

[kingofthemountain]

16 minutes ago, AlanSheyla said:

my thai wife is older than me.....

Can i remove the ''lucky you'' from my post?

[kingofthemountain]

58 minutes ago, AlanSheyla said:

My family never received benefits at all and they all treat each other like dogs.  I think it really comes from the values the parents instill in their children. 

Sad indeed

[ThaiBunny]

2 minutes ago, Roy Baht said:

but the USA certainly isn't one of them

I've never thought the USA was "mature" in any sense. After living there for several years the best I could come up with is "dysfunctional"

[saengd]

OP, any time you post something positive about Thailand you open yourself up for criticism or attack, there's just so many posters out there waiting to attack any and every aspect Thailand. Occasionally you'll get posters with a constructive and objective balanced view but they're in the minority, mostly it's just adult kids who get their kicks from slagging off something that others like and enjoy. It's difficult to fathom at times, some try to say they are just being realistic, others clearly are bored or envious and get their kicks from put downs, I'm guessing most are quite young and nearly all know sweet <deleted> about Thailand. 

 

Don't waste your time with it.

 

 

Edited January 21, 2020 by metisdead
Profane acronym removed.

[AlanSheyla]

17 minutes ago, ezzra said:

The OP started this post with a whole 12 likes, now he's got 13...

Some bring happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.

Oscar Wilde

[AlanSheyla]

1 hour ago, saengd said:

Mate, any time you post something positive about Thailand you open yourself up for criticism or attack, there's just so many posters out there waiting to attack any and every aspect Thailand. Occasionally you'll get posters with a constructive and objective balanced view but they're in the minority, mostly it's just adult kids who get their kicks from slagging off something that others like and enjoy. It's difficult to fathom at times, some try to say they are just being realistic, others clearly are bored or envious and get their kicks from put downs, I'm guessing most are quite young and nearly all know sweet <deleted> about Thailand. 

 

Don't waste your time with it.

 

 

It's all good mate, I love it. Im not a spring chicken

[AlanSheyla]

13 minutes ago, Mavideol said:

 and now you blame your parents for your miseries... did you had a cup of coffee this morning? no, ok go out and get one

Read my post hahah, the last line. Miseries? im happy as <deleted>$% (jealous ?)

[UncleMhee]

53 minutes ago, steven100 said:

Thailand has pros & cons.

And that's why I love it OP ........because the cons are in the monkey house, and the pros are everywhere.

[Enoon]

 

Alan, it's really great to see you contributing to group in such an honest, forthright manner.

 

I really believe you're "moving on"..........this time.

 

Well done Alan.

 

Thanks for sharing.

 

 

Edited January 21, 2020 by Enoon

[kingofthemountain]

12 minutes ago, Tounge Thaied said:

I totally agree... ????????????

Those drowning in your noon time beer, we're not here to save you. Don't drag the rest of us in. It is amusing, however to watch you negative Charlies gasp for air while I sip my tea. My best attempt at sarcasm fella's. Feel free to judge... did I mention the amusement. 

For your information i don't drink beer nor any alcool

surprised? You should be more surprised to see that a lot of us

here don't fit in your ''box''. Never judge without full knowledge.

[AlanSheyla]

I Have nothing to be angry or negative abut, whatever you are dealing with in your life is a result of your own decisions. If its bad then change it. If it was bad and its now good then you needed the bad to get to the good so love the bad times too. 

I wanted this post to be positive. If thats not possible then that is sad but I thank the few brave souls for sticking your heads in. Who gives a dam about what the losers think anyway, if its a bad thing to post something positive and be happy then the culture needs to shift. Im game and dont care what gets thrown at me. 

[AlanSheyla]

4 minutes ago, Roy Baht said:

What rules? The ones against non-negative posts by non-mongers? ????

You win gold prize hahahahah

[URMySunshine]

28 minutes ago, AlanSheyla said:

with none of these angry souls waiting to die..

We are all waiting to die except some of us are in a bit of a hurry it would seem. I imagine that on our deathbeds none of us will say - we should have spent more time on Thai Visa forums. ????

[URMySunshine]

7 minutes ago, UncleMhee said:

And that's why I love it OP ........because the cons are in the monkey house, and the pros are everywhere.

If you have just made that up then I doff my cap in admiration. 

[Mavideol]

1 hour ago, AlanSheyla said:

I think the Catholic Church are the reason less people are religious. They where the cause of their own demise. Social benefits? My family never received benefits at all and they all treat each other like dogs.  I think it really comes from the values the parents instill in their children. 

 

last line of your post clearly indicates that you blame your parents for the poor relationship you and your siblings have. You claimed that "all members of your family treat each other like dogs".... why should anybody be jealous of your miseries, nothing wrong with facing reality, it would help

[Mavideol]

11 minutes ago, AlanSheyla said:

Read my post hahah, the last line. Miseries? im happy as <deleted>$% (jealous ?)

I think it really comes from the values the parents instill in their children. 

 

last line of your post clearly indicates that you blame your parents for the poor relationship you and your siblings have. You claimed that "all members of your family treat each other like dogs".... why should anybody be jealous of your miseries, nothing wrong with facing reality, it would help

[kingofthemountain]

8 minutes ago, Roy Baht said:

What rules? The ones against non-negative posts by non-mongers? ????

Nope

the one against write an entire post in capital letters

do you even know it means shouting loud on internet?

It's a forum or a bar fight?

[AlanSheyla]

4 minutes ago, Mavideol said:

last line of your post clearly indicates that you blame your parents for the poor relationship you and your siblings have. You claimed that "all members of your family treat each other like dogs".... why should anybody be jealous of your miseries, nothing wrong with facing reality, it would help

Because I\m not miserable. it's simply an observation of how my  extended family treat each other. I have my own family here my friend and I love them (i should have specified my extended family). They dont treat each other like s%$% like this forum haha Im not sour I just respect the eastern family ways over the west. Not complicated.

Edited January 21, 2020 by AlanSheyla

[Kwasaki]

1 hour ago, AlanSheyla said:

SO. Thank you Thailand for ultimately giving me happiness ????

I take it you have your return ticket available with Thai airlines.?

[URMySunshine]

Anyway Alan welcome to the forum and a baptism of fire. Looking forward to your second post starter in due course. 

[CNXexpat]

Not all is good, not all is bad in this country - I would say 50:50. But to LOVE a country (not only like) it must be minimum 80:20. 

[kingofthemountain]

3 minutes ago, URMySunshine said:

Anyway Alan welcome to the forum and a baptism of fire. Looking forward to your second post starter in due course. 

Of course

everybody is welcome here !

A pinch of salt and relaxed attitude is advised

[BritManToo]

23 minutes ago, AlanSheyla said:

Because I\m not miserable. it's simply an observation of how my  extended family treat each other. I have my own family here my friend and I love them (i should have specified my extended family). They dont treat each other like s%$% like this forum haha Im not sour I just respect the eastern family ways over the west. Not complicated.

For a guy that wants to be positive, most of your posts are strangely negative.

You've managed to put down your family, your parents and the Catholic church in the first page.

Then you put down, your former wife, 'farang', old men, the majority of posters on this forum and Bar girls on page two.

 

Vs my contribution

I like bar girls.

 

Which of us is negative here?

Edited January 21, 2020 by BritManToo

[Jane Dough]

I am inclined to agree with you.

 

But yesterday at Villa they had stopped the McVitie's chocolate digestive promotion. All downhill after that.....

 

Rooster

[NanLaew]

57 minutes ago, kingofthemountain said:

Don't take it so bad

it's not a cliche at all, just a reality

lucky you if you are not concerned

but in most of the cases the old westerner wants a beautiful young wife/gf

and the young wife\gf wants a provider to secure her an her family, doesn't

matter the age and the physical aspect of the westerner.

There is of course few exceptions, were the 2 are in the same age\physic group

and the 2 work and put money on the table. but honestly they are rare.

In all logic if a westerner wants a wife\gf in his ''league'' he should have one at home

the same thing for the Thai girl/woman, if she wants just someone to love, she prefers

a Thai man in 99% of the cases (But they have faults plus often they are not interested

in ''second hand models'')

The above 'reality' mostly applies ONLY in the old, outdated and cliche relationship metric of the sexpat and the bar girl or more recently, the chronically socially challenged older white guy and the younger internet bride. There's also the serial 'bad husband' who blames his unfortunate happenstance on white 'feminazis' or things of that ilk. The inability for some white males to acknowledge their mid-life crisis and respond appropriately also contributes to this social and cultural, slow-motion train wreck.

 

The OP, myself and a few others realize that a whole generational and cultural shift has taken place not only in Thailand but within many other countries and nationalities. The construct of the mongering, comparatively rich, white foreigner and his much younger, less educated, poor Isaan trophy wife are increasingly outdated and thus irrelevant. Similarly, the internet wife where older foreign guys are hooking up with middle-aged Thai school teachers and other professionals has probably passed its zenith. Only the minority of mid-life crisis deniers with their comb-overs and pony tails, Harley-Davidsons and an enduring penchant for gogo dancers have any sort of persistence.

 

My observations from over 40 years of working and living internationally (and not only in Thailand) lend credence to my firm belief that, "That was then... This is now."

[BritManToo]

15 minutes ago, NanLaew said:

The above 'reality' mostly applies ONLY in the old, outdated and cliche relationship metric of the sexpat and the bar girl or more recently, the chronically socially challenged older white guy and the younger internet bride. There's also the serial 'bad husband' who blames his unfortunate happenstance on white 'feminazis' or things of that ilk. The inability for some white males to acknowledge their mid-life crisis and respond appropriately also contributes to this social and cultural, slow-motion train wreck.

 

The construct of the mongering, comparatively rich, white foreigner and his much younger, less educated, poor Isaan trophy wife are increasingly outdated and thus irrelevant. 

So essentially, white men are bad, women are good.

 

And yet, most posters seem to have much younger wives from rural backgrounds.

(But ours are all different)

Edited January 21, 2020 by BritManToo