Popular Post Big Nose Posted February 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 11, 2021 Been woken up by firecrackers at 6.30am and Thai's worshipping their vehicles whilst leaving the engine running, when will they realise they are Thai not Chinese?? 2 1 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patong2021 Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 36 minutes ago, Big Nose said: Been woken up by firecrackers at 6.30am and Thai's worshipping their vehicles whilst leaving the engine running, when will they realise they are Thai not Chinese?? Firecrackers are not exclusive to "Chinese". Obviously you have not seen the obnoxious farangs who set them off all over Phuket. Their excuse is that they are just having "fun". Very annoying at 3 Am when you have to get up at 8 AM for work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CharlieH Posted February 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 11, 2021 "Thailand has the largest overseas Chinese community in the world outside Greater China. 11 to 14 percent of Thailand's population are considered ethnic Chinese. The Thai linguist Theraphan Luangthongkum claim the share of those having at least partial Chinese ancestry at about 40 percent of the Thai population. source 9 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncleP Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 (edited) you always know the Chinese immigrant families because of their long surnames. They were so disliked by ethnic Thai Civil servants that when emigrated here they were given unusually long names. On a separate note my delusional wife follows Buddhism , Hinduism, and Chinese religions . . They are solely responsible for her success! her ability has absolutely nothing to do with it. Her response to my baiting her is that every thing in my life is an accident. She then gets a big sloppy accidental ???? kiss in front of her customers to the statement that I gave up my invisible friends when I was a child but I love you anyway. This without fail makes her blush and give me death stares l ???????????????????????? I'm so lucky she does not possess super woman's powers ???? ???? ???? ???? Edited February 11, 2021 by uncleP kryptonite 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stocky Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Hat Yai has a large ethnic Chinese community, there are Chinese temples and shrines all over the place. Hokkien, Hakka, and Teochew dialects are spoken in Hat Yai and there are numerous Chinese charitable organisations and cultural associations. Many shops display their names in both Thai and Chinese. So unsurprisingly you'll hear plenty of firecrackers in Hat Yai at Chinese new year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nout Posted February 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 11, 2021 6 minutes ago, uncleP said: you always know the Chinese immigrant families because of their long surnames. They were so disliked by ethnic Thai Civil servants that when emigrated here they were given unusually long names. On a separate note my delusional wife follows Buddhism , Hinduism, and Chinese religions . . They are solely responsible for her success! her ability has absolutely nothing to do with it. Her response to my baiting her is that every thing in my life is an accident. She then gets a big sloppy accidental ???? kiss in front of her customers to the statement that I gave up my invisible friends when I was a child but I love you anyway. This without fail makes her blush and give me death stares l ???????????????????????? I'm so lucky she does not possess super woman's powers ???????????????? Sounds like you bully and humiliate you wife about her beliefs which is a pretty repellent way to behave. 2 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sujo Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Yes its also crazy time in malaysia. Im not chinese but i love the celebrations. A few nites of firecrackers going off at all hours is not high on my complaints list. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post uncleP Posted February 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 11, 2021 3 minutes ago, Nout said: Sounds like you bully and humiliate you wife about her beliefs which is a pretty repellent way to behave. says someone who has no input and will never have any input whatsoever into the way I conduct my married life . are you one of the delusional if so get delusional with somebody who cares. out. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritManToo Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 16 minutes ago, uncleP said: you always know the Chinese immigrant families because of their long surnames. They were so disliked by ethnic Thai Civil servants that when emigrated here they were given unusually long names. On a separate note my delusional wife follows Buddhism , Hinduism, and Chinese religions . . They are solely responsible for her success! her ability has absolutely nothing to do with it. Her response to my baiting her is that every thing in my life is an accident. She then gets a big sloppy accidental ???? kiss in front of her customers to the statement that I gave up my invisible friends when I was a child but I love you anyway. This without fail makes her blush and give me death stares l ???????????????????????? I'm so lucky she does not possess super woman's powers ???????????????? Berating women for their foolish beliefs is pointless. Best not to listen, and have a happier life. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sanuk711 Posted February 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 11, 2021 20 minutes ago, uncleP said: l ???????????????????????? I'm so lucky she does not possess super woman's powers ???????????????? This is the sort of emoji splurge you would expect in a letter from a 7 year old....... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncleP Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 3 minutes ago, BritManToo said: Berating women for their foolish beliefs is pointless. Best not to listen, and have a happier life. berating is far too strong a word. the whole thing is playful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncleP Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 1 minute ago, sanuk711 said: This is the sort of emoji splurge you would expect in a letter from a 7 year old....... such is life! get over it! 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BritManToo Posted February 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 11, 2021 (edited) Just now, uncleP said: berating is far too strong a word. the whole thing is playful. Mine is upstairs praying to Kali (incarnation of Buddha) and casting spells. I don't mind but the chicken blood gets everywhere. Edited February 11, 2021 by BritManToo 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 1 hour ago, CharlieH said: "Thailand has the largest overseas Chinese community in the world outside Greater China. 11 to 14 percent of Thailand's population are considered ethnic Chinese. The Thai linguist Theraphan Luangthongkum claim the share of those having at least partial Chinese ancestry at about 40 percent of the Thai population. source They are taking over the country and they have basically banned the word 'Jek' as it is deemed derogatory, yet other racial words are allowed to exist, farang, kaek etc. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 6 minutes ago, BritManToo said: Mine is upstairs praying to Kali (incarnation of Buddha) and casting spells. I don't mind but the chicken blood gets everywhere. Kali is not an incarnation of Buddha, Kali is much older, did you mean Buddha is an incarnation of Kali? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritManToo Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Just now, Neeranam said: Kali is not an incarnation of Buddha, Kali is much older, did you mean Buddha is an incarnation of Kali? I'm just repeating the nonsense spewed by my misses. would also point out there's plenty of Buddhist temples in Thailand depicting the Hindu gods as incarnations of Buddha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 2 minutes ago, BritManToo said: I'm just repeating the nonsense spewed by my misses. would also point out there's plenty of Buddhist temples in Thailand depicting the Hindu gods as incarnations of Buddha. They are not incarnations of Buddha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickG16 Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 25 minutes ago, Sujo said: Yes its also crazy time in malaysia. Im not chinese but i love the celebrations. A few nites of firecrackers going off at all hours is not high on my complaints list. I'm pretty sure fireworks etc are banned in Malaysia this CNY? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NanLaew Posted February 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 11, 2021 21 minutes ago, Neeranam said: They are taking over the country and they have basically banned the word 'Jek' as it is deemed derogatory, yet other racial words are allowed to exist, farang, kaek etc. But farang isn't racist. ...three... two... one... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanLaew Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 21 minutes ago, Neeranam said: 28 minutes ago, BritManToo said: Mine is upstairs praying to Kali (incarnation of Buddha) and casting spells. I don't mind but the chicken blood gets everywhere. Kali is not an incarnation of Buddha, Kali is much older, did you mean Buddha is an incarnation of Kali? Her circus, her monkeys no? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 2 hours ago, Big Nose said: Been woken up by firecrackers at 6.30am yes same here in my normally quiet hood. been going on all day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 6 minutes ago, NanLaew said: But farang isn't racist. ...three... two... one... What does farang mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Just now, NCC1701A said: yes same here in my normally quiet hood. been going on all day. I use ear plugs every day, they're great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NanLaew Posted February 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 11, 2021 2 minutes ago, Neeranam said: What does farang mean? Oversensitive white person with colossal inferiority complex. 1 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThailandRyan Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Chinese owners of the penthouse directly on the other side of my building from my unit, started burning major amounts of incense this morning. Started smelling the smoke and thought my building was on fire as the smoke was staring to fill up the hallway outside. Had to bang on their door and advise them to open up their balcony doors to let the smoke out before the fire alarms and the sprinklers went off. The old man just stared blankly at me until I pulled him outside of his front door pointed to the smoke coming out of his unit and then where the sprinklers were. Immediately he understood, ran back inside yelling and the doors were opened up and the smoke evacuated. How some people can live without observing what's going on around them amazes me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 (edited) 27 minutes ago, NanLaew said: Oversensitive white person with colossal inferiority complex. All words to describe someone's race become racist. Look at the words used to describe Native Americans, I don't even know the right word nowadays to say this. Look at the words I called people from Asia in the 1970's UK, which at the time were not racist. However, over time a foreign looking people start integrating, we must stop using them. Edited February 11, 2021 by Neeranam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thaibeachlovers Posted February 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 11, 2021 3 hours ago, Big Nose said: Been woken up by firecrackers at 6.30am and Thai's worshipping their vehicles whilst leaving the engine running, when will they realise they are Thai not Chinese?? Seems we have a Monty Python fan here. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirocco Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 big nose You're in luck, you don't have a mosque near you. And there, it's not just once a year, it's several times a day. You are lucky, you do not live in an Arab quarter, enjoying with joy, ululating, Arabic songs, gunshots, traffic in the wrong direction, at many weddings. Yes, we get married a lot among Arabs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Very quiet around where I live, just one lot of fireworks around 2.30 this morning, next door we have some Thai/Chinese, every year they come around with a box of oranges ,nowt this year so far, everyone must be cutting back due to state of the economy.???? regards Worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stocky Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 (edited) 11 minutes ago, sirocco said: You're in luck, you don't have a mosque near you. And there, it's not just once a year, it's several times a day. Hat Yai has it all, firecrackers and the call to prayer. Nearest mosque to me is 250m away, prayer is six times daily, but you don't hear it after a while, just the ones you listen for. After twelve years in this house I only usually hear the one at sunset which tells me it might be time for a beer. . Edited February 11, 2021 by Stocky 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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