I once met a man in Hanoi who warned me about spending too much time in Thailand.

[WineOh]

3 minutes ago, Pilotman said:

So to summarise, the older Cornwall guy was just  bitter old drop out and the younger one a younger version of him. 

Wrong. 

[WineOh]

1 minute ago, polpott said:

Their children would get a better education/job prospects in the West too.

Not sure about that anymore mate.

 

You seen the recent unemployment figures in the UK?

 

Kids these days will all be on zero hour contracts when they hit the age of work.

[Pilotman]

1 minute ago, WineOh said:

Wrong. 

well as the lovely hooker, Mandy Rice Davies said so succinctly in Court, 'well he would say that wouldn't he'.

[polpott]

2 minutes ago, WineOh said:

Not sure about that anymore mate.

 

You seen the recent unemployment figures in the UK?

 

Kids these days will all be on zero hour contracts when they hit the age of work.

Neither of mine are. Daughter is a senior nursing sister in a UK hospital and currently studying for her masters.

 

I haven't needed to contribute one penny towards her education.

 

 

Edited February 24, 2021 by polpott

[WineOh]

3 minutes ago, Pilotman said:

well as the lovely hooker, Mandy Rice Davies said so succinctly in Court, 'well he would say that wouldn't he'.

So predictable mate. 

 

shall we flop our houses then & let's see who the 'drop out' is.

 

you show me yours & i'll show yer mine!

[polpott]

Just now, WineOh said:

So predictable mate. 

 

shall we flop our houses then & let's see who the 'drop out' is.

 

you show me yours & i'll show yer mine!

Ditto. No way I could I afford the house I now live in, were it in the UK. Probably be valued close to £1 million in many areas of the UK.

[WineOh]

2 minutes ago, polpott said:

Ditto. No way I could I afford the house I now live in, were it in the UK. Probably be valued close to £1 million in many areas of the UK.

you got a pool mate?

 

I can't live without mine ???? 

[polpott]

1 minute ago, WineOh said:

you got a pool mate?

 

I can't live without mine ???? 

2 year old 20m communal pool, well maintained.

[bkk6060]

Sorry, the most miserable negative people I have met here are from the UK.

Maybe they miss the weather or something can never figure it out.

Someone told me I do not understand their sense of humor.  OK, thanks must be that then.

 

[Berkshire]

1 hour ago, WineOh said:

Doesn't ones environment also have an impact on ones mental state?

 

A psychologist would say it does.

Depends.  If you're in prison and have your freedom to think and behave severely restricted, then yes.  But as a free man in a country like Thailand?  Not really.

 

By the way, you seem to accept this "man in Hanoi" as a fountain of wisdom, when in fact, he could just be some old fool who got fleeced by a Pattaya hooker and is now a mental wreck.  If you can allow such a person to influence your thinking that much, you've got more problems than you realize.       

[polpott]

1 minute ago, bkk6060 said:

Sorry, the most miserable negative people I have met here are from the UK.

Maybe they miss the weather or something can never figure it out.

Someone told me I do not understand their sense of humor.  OK, thanks must be that then.

 

I am from the UK, you obviously haven't met me. Do agree though that the US sense of humour (note the spelling) sucks.

[NCC1701A]

my father who flew 67 missions as a B26 pilot during World War II, was a collage football linebacker and boxer, highway patrolman and was thirty years in the US Air Force and lived to be 92. 

 

never complained about anything until he was in his 80's. then no one could cook his scrambled eggs correctly. 

 

they were the same eggs.  

 

 

[BritManToo]

1 hour ago, WineOh said:

Doesn't ones environment also have an impact on ones mental state?

A psychologist would say it does.

I'd say only at the  extremes.

The very rich and the very poor are probably mostly unhappy.

Weather also plays it's part, long dark wet days = unhappy 

[polpott]

1 minute ago, Berkshire said:

If you're in prison and have your freedom to think and behave severely restricted, then yes.

Must be me then, I had lots of laughs in Prison. Mind you it was in Liverpool. Scousers have just the best sense of humour.

[WineOh]

2 minutes ago, Berkshire said:

If you can allow such a person to influence your thinking that much, you've got more problems than you realize.

He was actually a very interesting fella.

Very smartly dressed, extremely intelligent and still had a full head of hair.

 

We talked for hours before he left back to his room.

 

I never saw him again.

[BritManToo]

20 minutes ago, WineOh said:

Not sure about that anymore mate.

You seen the recent unemployment figures in the UK?

Kids these days will all be on zero hour contracts when they hit the age of work.

My kids in the Uk are miserable, my kids in Thailand are happy.

[polpott]

Just now, WineOh said:

Very smartly dressed, extremely intelligent and still had a full head of hair.

Sorry, I don't remember meeting you in Hanoi.

[WineOh]

Just now, BritManToo said:

My kids in the Uk are miserable, my kids in Thailand are happy.

I wouldn't dispute that.

[BritManToo]

1 hour ago, CrunchWrapSupreme said:

Why are you wasting your time with that? It doesn’t pay well, it’s a scam.

Stay away from women, they’re all out to get you.

Never get married, you’re bound to lose in the end.

Never drink, you’ll become a raging alcoholic.

Don’t see a doctor for that, what do they know? 

Oh, you’ve been to that place (in the States)? Nothing but crazies there.

You should find Jesus, he saved me. Or don’t find Jesus, it’s a cult. Yadda yadda.

Mostly true, most of them are, true, too late,  true, probably true, not sure.

All in all, I agree with the old guys.

Edited February 24, 2021 by BritManToo

[simon43]

2 hours ago, CharlieH said:

Looks like another veiled Thai bash to me, benefit of the doubt for now.

 

 

From the writing style/layout, it seems to be some kind of poetry.....

[Pilotman]

11 minutes ago, WineOh said:

extremely intelligent and still had a full head of hair.

So you assessed his intelligence as 'extreme' in a short meeting; interesting.  Did you spend those hours discussing quantum physics, the writings of Proust, the meaning of life? You also stated that he was from Cornwall?????  What has a full head of hair got to do with anything?  Did his hair keep his extremely intelligent brain warm and cosy?  ????

Edited February 24, 2021 by Pilotman

[WineOh]

1 minute ago, simon43 said:

From the writing style/layout, it seems to be some kind of poetry.....

One mans Thai bash is another mans poetry ???? 

[KannikaP]

7 minutes ago, polpott said:

Must be me then, I had lots of laughs in Prison. Mind you it was in Liverpool. Scousers have just the best sense of humour.

Correct, they have Everton & Liverpool!   LOL

[BritManToo]

Just now, simon43 said:

From the writing style/layout, it seems to be some kind of poetry.....

There was an old man in Hanoi,

Who once told a much younger boy ..........

 

That's as far as I could get, I watched too many episodes of 'Up Pompeii' when I was a kid.

[WineOh]

Just now, Pilotman said:

So you could assessed his intelligence as 'extreme' in a short meeting;

Yes.

 

In the same way I 'assess' people's intelligence who don't write things properly.

 

have a nice day! ???? 

[Pilotman]

1 minute ago, WineOh said:

Yes.

 

In the same way I 'assess' people's intelligence who don't write things properly.

 

have a nice day! ???? 

my goodness, you are talented. 

[BritManToo]

Just now, WineOh said:

Yes.

In the same way I 'assess' people's intelligence who don't write things properly.

have a nice day! ???? 

Did you mean 'In the same way I assess people's intelligence whom don't write grammatically'?

Edited February 24, 2021 by BritManToo

[KannikaP]

2 minutes ago, WineOh said:

n the same way I 'assess' people's intelligence who don't write things properly.

That's not the most well constructed sentence, is it?

 

Edited February 24, 2021 by KannikaP

[Pilotman]

1 minute ago, KannikaP said:

That's not the most well constructed sentence, is it?

It's all that discussing Proust in old English that has addled his brain. 

[Neeranam]

2 hours ago, WineOh said:

I have myself noticed a marked change in my personality since moving here and my attitude has certainly changed towards locals and expats alike.

I used to be warm and fun to be around.

Now I'm aloof and a bit miserable.

People annoy me very easily and I hardly ever smile.

Not sure if that is a direct result of Living in Thailand or just getting older.

but it sure is interesting as I seem to be heading down the exact same path as the elderly man from cornwall.

The secret is to learn the language. So many expat I know can't communicate so of course they are going to be affected living here. It must be very lonely when you have to drag your wife everywhere even if you need to change a tyre or get a haircut, which reminds me of a guy who at the same barber as me a year or so ago, acting like a complete <deleted> with hand gestures and silly noises. He told me he had lived here for 12 year