What do you Love about Thailand?

[Lacessit]

4 hours ago, mr mr said:

 

so she is 24 years younger than you eh. 

I'm confused, how did we start talking about IQ?

[Moneyhonour]

19 hours ago, ChakaKhan said:

The sangsom hangovers? Yes....

Whatever happened to Sang Thip?

[Moneyhonour]

7 hours ago, teacherclaire said:

Cheese hardly available and more expensive 

 

   You've gottta be kidding. Even in the sticks, you find very good cheese, for example a 350 grams Emmentaler for 229 baht at Big C, Parmesan and all kinds of these slices I never eat. 

 

   Then check at Makro. From very delicious Camembert, Brie etc..to Gouda from a wheel, Cheddar in 2 and 5 kg packets/ 

 

Our Big C makes very delicious dark bread that is very tasty. You can buy one kg of very delicious Haus Salami from TGM at Macro for 750 baht.

 

  Then all sorts of noodles, even the ones to make Lasagna. No idea what you're talking about. 

 

  Then check bigger cities and see what they have.

 

Of course is cheese more expensive if they have to ship it 10,000 km. But not too expensive. 

 

It wasn't like that 15 years ago/ There's no day without delicious cheese for us. 

 

 

It is very funny to read about the cheese bit.

Yesterday I was eating Cheese Fondue with vegetables, fruit and bread.

I made some pictures of the fondue set and molten cheese.

The reaction she send was "What is that about the Farang and cheese?"

So I think the Thai know about our addiction to cheese 

[colinneil]

9 hours ago, maprao said:

 

Wine Spain price x 10 UK Price X4.

Cheese hardly available and more expensive 

 

I came for the girls girls girls 

Oops I meant the clean beach 

The equality in treatment 

Temples 

 

I still like it for 2 main reasons you can do what you want be who you want and No one cares!

 

 

Cheese hardly available and more expensive.... absolute rubbish, plenty places sell cheese.

In Banphai my wife buys shredded mozerella cheese for 209 baht per kilo, had some last night.

I cooked chicken in marinara  sauce mozerella on top delicious.

Edited December 29, 2020 by colinneil

[ICELANDMAN]

10 hours ago, teacherclaire said:

 

    

Please understand me. I love this country.

 

     But the honesty of Thai people doesn't exist when people tell you that they're okay, even when you can see that they're very sick. Would you consider that as honest?

 

If you can speak Thai, please ask some good looking girls in a chitty chat if they have a friend. "Mee fraend, mai khrap? Most of them answer: " Mai mee, kha." Is that honest?

 

 Two reasons. They don't like to say no, and the second reason might be that they could get something out of it. 

 

    And such "little lies" happen almost daily. So please forget honesty.  

 

Maybe you never thought that they answer for a question of dignity that is not to lose face, speaking in a general way here in Thailand apart from a few cases there is no crime like in Europe where if you leave something unattended for a few minutes you are sure will not find it anymore, I meant this mainly. I immediately appreciated this when I came to Thailand for the first time.

 

[AlfHuy]

15 hours ago, Natai Beach said:

 

Ah Alf, trying to be funny but obviously never been to Natai Beach, way out of your league down here mate. 
 

https://web.facebook.com/pg/BabaBeachClub/photos/?ref=page_internal

 

Have a scroll down here and you will see me at my local pub. White shirt.

 

 

Indeed out of my league.

I never enjoyed hanging around ladyboys or men. 

Steven, enjoy it as long as you can.

[Lacessit]

2 hours ago, ICELANDMAN said:

 

Maybe you never thought that they answer for a question of dignity that is not to lose face, speaking in a general way here in Thailand apart from a few cases there is no crime like in Europe where if you leave something unattended for a few minutes you are sure will not find it anymore, I meant this mainly. I immediately appreciated this when I came to Thailand for the first time.

 

It's a common thread in Asia for someone of lower status to tell the person asking what they think they want to hear. That goes all the way back to the times when messengers were beheaded for being the bearer of bad news.

It's not dishonesty, just the culture. Best thing to do is take the information with a grain of salt, and run a check if the answer is so important.

When I was in the bar scene, I was called "hansum man" quite frequently. I certainly did not take the compliment seriously.

[ChakaKhan]

6 hours ago, Moneyhonour said:

Whatever happened to Sang Thip?

Ive upgraded to sangsom...esp the Blue Premium one and the Elusive Similan editions.......Blue for the win.....

[PatOngo]

What do you Love about Thailand?

DPM Prawit's watch collection!

 

[bodga]

On 12/28/2020 at 4:11 PM, Kwasaki said:

Riding my supersport bike and going on ride out trips for 3 or 4 days or more.

I like my favorite hobby Archery which is set up on our farmland. 

Target shooting which is set up on our land. 

Going out in the aft or early evening with the Mrs on occasion. 

All in amongst all that drinking a beer. 

 

Does the Mrs  put an apple  on her head?

[bodga]

erm................................  ill  get back to you..............might be some time though.

Cheap condos when the pound was 72, keeps the Wife entertained, cheap to  build  your own house, total  lack of  any planning  permissions required by me, do what you want.

Ability to buy your way  out of anything virtually.

[Kwasaki]

1 hour ago, bodga said:

Does the Mrs  put an apple  on her head?

???? my Mrs is not interested she likes the fact I have hobbies and is happy.

 

As for an Apple I am not as good as Robin in films. ????

I could hit an apple out 6 arrows at 25 metres maybe more luck than judgement with a traditional bow type. 

[BritManToo]

2 hours ago, Lacessit said:

When I was in the bar scene, I was called "hansum man" quite frequently. I certainly did not take the compliment seriously.

not so much a compliment, but an invitation to negotiate.

[Isaan sailor]

2 hours ago, Lacessit said:

 

When I was in the bar scene, I was called "hansum man" quite frequently. I certainly did not take the compliment seriously.

Say it ain’t so!  You mean she didn’t really like me, after all?

[henry2109]

/This is a civil matter, not a criminal case. The police cannot do anything.

 

You can bring the matter to the civil court, however. You certainly have your case documented with a loan agreement in thai language, containing all the relevant facts, right? Then, the next step would be taking a lawyer. Calculate with an upfront payment of a least 3000 Baht. Your court date could be anywhere in the second half of 2021. Good luck.

[Lacessit]

45 minutes ago, Isaan sailor said:

Say it ain’t so!  You mean she didn’t really like me, after all?

In your case, she probably did. Is it not true all the girls love a sailor?

[Leaver]

7 hours ago, Kwasaki said:

As for an Apple I am not as good as Robin in films.

That hasn't stopped her taking from the rich to give to the poor.  ????

[Kwasaki]

1 hour ago, Leaver said:

That hasn't stopped her taking from the rich to give to the poor.  ????

You've lost me, hasn't stopped who taking what.?

[Lacessit]

I love my Thai massage lady hitting on me, even when she knows it's futile. I've explained "taking care" of two women is beyond me, too old, not enough money, not horny enough, and worried about a certain part of my anatomy being fed to the ducks.

[spidermike007]

The beauty of so many of the local women. And the fact that they are not intimidated by their femininity, but rather seem to embrace it. Back in the US, I was always searching for a woman who was less masculine than I am.

 

And the cost of labor! Thailand is still reasonable. It used to be cheap. Has not been cheap for a long time. But, it is still reasonable. I know people who pay 10,000 baht a month for newer 3 bedroom houses in nice towns. In major cities in the US? $2000-3800 a month. That is 120,000 baht!

I had my motorbike seat recently redone on my scooter. 400 baht. A friend of mine had similar work done in the US. $275.

I recently had a guy come over and insulate my ceiling. I bought the insulation and paid him 2000 baht for labor. In the US? $500 and up.

I recently had an electrician do some work on the house. Nearly a full day of work. Paid him 1000 baht. In the US? $500 and up.

An oil change for my scooter costs me 200 baht, with Castrol oil. In the US? $75.

When I travel here I stay in nice four star hotels in Bangkok. Usually 1800-2000 baht. Now, during Covid. Great hotels for 1,000 baht. In the US? $130 for a crappy motel. $200 and up for a nice room.

I eat well here. In a smaller town you can get a three course meal for 150-250 baht. In the US? 2000 baht and up, plus tax and a nearly mandatory 15% tip.

I visit the emergency room here to visit a specialist, and with x-rays I am out the door for 2000 baht, at a private hospital. In the US? $300-2000. An anecdote on this subject. A good friend of mine got in a bad motorcycle accident some time ago. He almost lost his leg. He got his first of 11 operations at Bangkok Hospital Samui. It costs him over a million baht. They wanted to do a second procedure. They quoted him 1,400,000 baht. He decided to transfer to Bangkok. He was quoted 460,000 baht for the same procedure, at a top private hospital there. The surgeon told him that he worked at a public hospital too, and could do the same operation there, for alot less money. He told him he would get him a quote. In the interim, my friend called a good friend of his, in San Diego, who is an orthopedic surgeon. Since my friend is a retired chiropractor, he knew all the terminology, and explained what he needed, and asked for the best price. His friend called him back the next day, and quoted him $960,000, with cash discounts! The local surgeon here got back to him, and told him he could do it for 46,000 baht. He transferred, and they did all the rest of his procedures. So, 1,400,000 at Bangkok Hospital, 460,000 at Vejthani Hospital, and 46,000 at the public hospital, with an excellent surgeon. VS. 31,000,000 baht in the US. Again, no complaints from this peanut gallery.

Friends of mine, who are single, enjoy the company of a young, beautiful woman for a couple of hours, for 1500 to 2500 baht. In the US? $800 an hour now for a beauty, with alot of attitude.

I could go on and on, all day long. I live at a level here, that I would never be able to live at, in the US, in most of Europe, in Oz, or Canada. Yes, the higher baht is an annoyance. And yes things are more expensive than they used to be. But, it is very relative.

Sure, Thailand has changed. My first trip here was in 1976! It was so much different than now. The politics here are absolutely regressive. The army is horrendous. Will that ever improve? I think so. I think the youth will eventually oust them, as they are virtually useless to Thai society, with the exception of protecting the elite. those in power and the super wealthy. But alot of things here have improved since then. The infrastructure here is quite good. Sure they could use a high speed rail. That would be amazing. Hopefully it will happen. The whole world is different now. The whole planet is being affected by a greatly expanding population, inflation, environmental issues, politics, and congestion. So, we are going to experience some of that no matter where we are. All I know, is that every day I wake up, I am very glad to be here, very glad to be with the woman I am with, and thankful for my life. Would I feel the same way in the US? I seriously doubt it. Most of my friends back in the US, say they would trade positions with me, in a heartbeat, if they could. I believe them. And I feel for them. The quality of life where I came from is a pale shadow of what it used to be. No thanks.

There is one more consideration. No matter where we go, we still have to contend with ourselves, our attitude, our issues and our minds. So, some will always be seeking greener pastures. Nothing wrong with that. But, it does not insure fulfillment.
 

[Hanuman2547]

The food, beaches, winter weather, friends, and cheaper cost of living.  Great place to spend half the year.