2 hours ago, Adiudon said:

I think it is more of a sinus irritation problem or natural body reaction than a virus or bacteria. 

If you come from a normally humid atmospheric area like Europe and stay in an AC hotel room with the cold dry air constantly blowing, your sinuses/ throat will become irritated for a few days.

I think Thai nasal sinuses react to the colder damp conditions during the rains, fooling them into thinking they have caught something.

A sudden change in humidity (like when it rains a lot in a tropical climate) can cause sinus issues which resemble a mild cold in some people.

 

They don't get sick.  Like so many other 'old wives tails', its all in their heads.  20 years in the UK cured my wife of this and many other  delusions, that she had been told about by her largely uneducated family and friends. 

13 hours ago, Meat Pie 47 said:

Not many Thais have hot showers

Maybe 30 years ago.

 

Most have electricity nowadays as wekk btw.....crazy right?

15 hours ago, solafr said:

hello,

Many times I was under the rain with girls, and then the next day they were sick, at least with a sore throat.

Is there any reason to be sick after being wet by the rain ? Even when raining it's never cold here, so why being sick ?

Is it a virus or bacteria / germ ? And why without knowing the cause they always take antibiotics ?

 

Thank you, I really want to know.

I have never met people like some thais who are sick just they have a sore throat, and need medicine. Off they go, and come back with 3 bags of different coloured pills. One bag is for sure antibiotics, and the rest is sugar pills at the best. 

8 hours ago, KannikaP said:

Rubbish. A cold comes from a virus not from the air-con. It's an old wive's tale.

Rubbish. I much easier get a cold if I am cold and wet. Science doesn't know everything that is happening in the body. 

It's better than the PMT Western ladies get. 

21 minutes ago, JeffersLos said:

It's better than the PMT Western ladies get. 

Totally agree.

I think Thailand has the biggest consumption of antiseptic mouth wash in the world.

job well done.  

 

 

18 hours ago, KannikaP said:

Rubbish. A cold comes from a virus not from the air-con. It's an old wive's tale.

 

virus or bacteria I think ?

 

15 hours ago, Wongkitlo said:

Thais think there is bacteria in the rain but it is just that they can transfer quicker in a wet environment. 

 

Seems to be true.

 

15 hours ago, Adiudon said:

I think it is more of a sinus irritation problem or natural body reaction than a virus or bacteria. 

If you come from a normally humid atmospheric area like Europe and stay in an AC hotel room with the cold dry air constantly blowing, your sinuses/ throat will become irritated for a few days.

I think Thai nasal sinuses react to the colder damp conditions during the rains, fooling them into thinking they have caught something.

 

 

Possible yes.

 

32 minutes ago, solafr said:

 

virus or bacteria I think ?

 

VIRUS. That's why anti-biotics do not work on a cold, or Covid.

22 hours ago, ezzra said:

Thai people and women in particular exhibit uncommon and illogical behavior and have quirky traits about them, been here for 35 years and still i get puzzled to their way of life, thinking and doing things, having said that, i'm still here and loving it...

Some question the meaning of life, but I have to agree on your post about women. esp thai- asian women..

 

"why are you doing that"?  you no understand thai people. ok explain it to me. mai dai..solly..cannot.. u falang!

 

Also like that if i speak thai i learned it from a thai "gf"...I counter if they speak english they must have a grandpa

1 hour ago, solafr said:

 

Seems to be true.

 

does that mean that taking a shower is like swimming in a toilet??

On 11/1/2020 at 12:36 AM, solafr said:

hello,

Many times I was under the rain with girls, and then the next day they were sick, at least with a sore throat.

Is there any reason to be sick after being wet by the rain ? Even when raining it's never cold here, so why being sick ?

Is it a virus or bacteria / germ ? And why without knowing the cause they always take antibiotics ?

 

Thank you, I really want to know.

My guess is that it isnt the rain that does it.  Returning back inside again where the air-conditioning is at 19Celcius with wet clothes is more likely causing the problem.

On 10/31/2020 at 5:36 PM, solafr said:

hello,

Many times I was under the rain with girls, and then the next day they were sick, at least with a sore throat.

Is there any reason to be sick after being wet by the rain ? Even when raining it's never cold here, so why being sick ?

Is it a virus or bacteria / germ ? And why without knowing the cause they always take antibiotics ?

 

Thank you, I really want to know.

They are not officially sick until they have stumped up 2 weeks wages for a test !

It's all to do with the bacteria and dirt that is blown into the air before a rain shower. This then falls on the person's head, which is the most sensitive area of the body regarding viruses and bacteria. Not an old wives tale like where I come from - "if your feet get wet, you'll get a cold".

On 11/1/2020 at 12:36 AM, solafr said:

hello,

Many times I was under the rain with girls, and then the next day they were sick, at least with a sore throat.

Is there any reason to be sick after being wet by the rain ? Even when raining it's never cold here, so why being sick ?

Is it a virus or bacteria / germ ? And why without knowing the cause they always take antibiotics ?

 

Thank you, I really want to know.

Mrs Possum has been telling me for years that if I go out in the rain I will get sick, it hasn't happened yet.

On 11/1/2020 at 1:07 AM, TC17 said:

Great question!   My wife is very tough, not frail, and yet the same thing happens.  A stuffy nose for a day or two.   I wonder if it is real or psychological.  But she seems to have real symptoms of a sinus infection.  

weak immune systems would be my guess

47 minutes ago, possum1931 said:

Mrs Possum has been telling me for years that if I go out in the rain I will get sick, it hasn't happened yet.

 

Yes, but just one time in your life you will be sick after rain, coincidentally, and Mrs Possum will be vindicated for all time!

Just now, Stevemercer said:

 

Yes, but just one time in your life you will be sick after rain, coincidentally, and Mrs Possum will be vindicated for all time!

Possibly, but it has not happened in the 15 years I have been here, I have had the very odd sore throat or runny nose though.

Considering the air pollution, the rain must be outright toxic, so it doesn't really surprise me.

On 11/1/2020 at 12:36 AM, solafr said:

hello,

Many times I was under the rain with girls, and then the next day they were sick, at least with a sore throat.

Is there any reason to be sick after being wet by the rain ? Even when raining it's never cold here, so why being sick ?

Is it a virus or bacteria / germ ? And why without knowing the cause they always take antibiotics ?

 

Thank you, I really want to know.

It is cold here for me this time of year.

We've recently had over night temperatures of 20/21C and that means cold to me as I don't have to use the Aircon.

My recent early morning walk is usually with a light jacket.

When I go back to the old country and it's mid teens or lower I literally freeze and even wear a fleece indoors.

I have acclimate to the hotter temps of the 30s up.

On 11/1/2020 at 12:36 AM, solafr said:

hello,

Many times I was under the rain with girls, and then the next day they were sick, at least with a sore throat.

Is there any reason to be sick after being wet by the rain ? Even when raining it's never cold here, so why being sick ?

Is it a virus or bacteria / germ ? And why without knowing the cause they always take antibiotics ?

 

Thank you, I really want to know.

Probably the same reason most of them get sick in cars or buses,  good on me; saved another topic. 555555555

On 11/1/2020 at 3:08 AM, samsensam said:

 

i guess it depends on the class of thai you hang out with. i've never dated anyone who didnt have one and as far as i know all my thai friends all have hot showers

It probably depends on the farang they live with.....

On 11/1/2020 at 4:28 AM, ChakaKhan said:

Lucky for me I have no "class"  ????

School's out for summer.....

On 11/1/2020 at 9:11 AM, polpott said:

Their traits are not better or worse, just different.

 

Vive la difference! I love them all.

I would,as a joke, add to that: Vive la difrance. 5555555

On 11/1/2020 at 12:36 AM, solafr said:

hello,

Many times I was under the rain with girls, and then the next day they were sick, at least with a sore throat.

Is there any reason to be sick after being wet by the rain ? Even when raining it's never cold here, so why being sick ?

Is it a virus or bacteria / germ ? And why without knowing the cause they always take antibiotics ?

 

Thank you, I really want to know.

Mine gets a bad headache and has to get in the shower asp. Really panics when she gets caught in rain without a brolly. Don't know what she'd be like in the UK.

18 hours ago, quake said:

Totally agree.

I think Thailand has the biggest consumption of antiseptic mouth wash in the world.

job well done.  

 

 

555555555555 

1 hour ago, possum1931 said:

Mrs Possum has been telling me for years that if I go out in the rain I will get sick, it hasn't happened yet.

Maybe check google now. 5555555555

Seems the OP has a lot of oral sex under the rain and ought to get tested for Gonnorreah