thaibeachlovers Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 3 hours ago, bignok said: For adventure. Regular people rarely go anywhere. I agree that it's adventurous types that move to LOS, even if they stop once there. Of all the people I know in home country, most never left, or just go on an occasional package holiday abroad. I'm definitely not normal on that life style. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rose33 Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 3 hours ago, ross163103 said: I've lived here 30 years and over time I noticed the same thing, although saying that, I do have some friends that have been here a long time and are fairly "normal". I think with the ones that do have issues it could be that; some people have issues before coming to Thailand, and some come here "normal" and go off the rails. From what I've seen it's mainly from women, alcohol, or failed business ventures--or a combination of all three. Western cultural norms are so different to Thailand cultural norms that farang actually (imo) need to "go off the rails" of western culture before they can really be settled & happy in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibeachlovers Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 8 minutes ago, rose33 said: Western cultural norms are so different to Thailand cultural norms that farang actually (imo) need to "go off the rails" of western culture before they can really be settled & happy in Thailand. That was certainly true when driving in LOS. One didn't get anywhere fast if one didn't drive like them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northstar1 Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 I totally agree, I’m far from perfect, but I genuinely feel great about myself when I travel in Thailand. the numbers of rift raft etc etc etc is in a class of its own. thailand attracts them like moths to a light! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post roo860 Posted April 20, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 20, 2023 14 minutes ago, Northstar1 said: I totally agree, I’m far from perfect, but I genuinely feel great about myself when I travel in Thailand. the numbers of rift raft etc etc etc is in a class of its own. thailand attracts them like moths to a light! 'Rift raft'? That's a new one. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 4 hours ago, Hummin said: My impression is, and I am traveling quite a bit inside Thailand, most retired expats stay one place in Thailand and travel very little, and seems very little adventures compared to tourists. Maybe they travelled a bit in the beginning, but for some reasons stopped. Women, climate, food. Change. Why would a person want to live in 1 country their whole life anyway? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 A lot depends on work. Some jobs take people overseas. Some cannot. Some live 1, travel 50. Lots of oddballs not living in Thailand. I don't think normal exists. There is boring and less boring. Humans are all limited. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 30 minutes ago, roo860 said: 'Rift raft'? That's a new one. Riff raff he means. Low class people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bignok Posted April 20, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 20, 2023 3 hours ago, rose33 said: Western cultural norms are so different to Thailand cultural norms that farang actually (imo) need to "go off the rails" of western culture before they can really be settled & happy in Thailand. I prefer the way. Less road rules enforced. Easy access to meds. Food on street. Dating 20 years younger no big deal. The west tries too hard and is rigid. Follow the rules Mon to Friday, then get drunk on Friday/Sat Clean house on Sunday and watch some boring football match. Say it's the best country in world. Then repeat for 50 years. Great life not. I met a guy who lives in his car aged 70 or so. Never been overseas, hates foreigners especially asians says he lives in the best country in the world. Drinks beer and eats meat. That's his life. 2 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleBear57 Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 Last time i went to a bar in Thailand (not restaurant) was about 8 years ago in Bang Saray. I may have the odd beer in a restaurant, but don't go to bars unless they serve good food. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredwiggy Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, bignok said: I prefer the way. Less road rules enforced. Easy access to meds. Food on street. Dating 20 years younger no big deal. The west tries too hard and is rigid. Follow the rules Mon to Friday, then get drunk on Friday/Sat Clean house on Sunday and watch some boring football match. Say it's the best country in world. Then repeat for 50 years. Great life not. I met a guy who lives in his car aged 70 or so. Never been overseas, hates foreigners especially asians says he lives in the best country in the world. Drinks beer and eats meat. That's his life. Less road rules enforced is not a good thing. Check the stats. Corruption, taking money to look the other ways on many offenses, especially human trafficking. Bangkok huge hub for selling little girls and boys to slime. Dating younger comes with a price, higher than dating older. The food's great though, although I miss a lot of western food, which doesn't come close here. Okay, but not the same. Med access better yes, but not needed yet. Edited April 21, 2023 by fredwiggy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVENKEEL Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 Sitting on Soi Buakhao having a few is great for watching Pattaya's wide range of foreigners scurrying about on the street. Good fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 14 minutes ago, fredwiggy said: Less road rules enforced is not a good thing. Check the stats. Corruption, taking money to look the other ways on many offenses, especially human trafficking. Bangkok huge hub for selling little girls and boys to slime. Dating younger comes with a price, higher than dating older. The food's great though, although I miss a lot of western food, which doesn't come close here. Okay, but not the same. Med access better yes, but not needed yet. Up to you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianburi Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 3 hours ago, bignok said: Riff raff he means. Low class people. flew over your head eh?. When most were thinking it was something to do with water sports..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 3 minutes ago, brianburi said: flew over your head eh?. When most were thinking it was something to do with water sports..... I don't know. Is this kinking stuff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerandDog Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 On 4/18/2023 at 12:18 PM, Skallywag said: Same same, all foreigners are farangs are they not? No not same same.. Farangs are foreigners with WHITE skin. Asians, africans or non-whites are just referred to as foreigners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunLA Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, LittleBear57 said: Last time i went to a bar in Thailand (not restaurant) was about 8 years ago in Bang Saray. I may have the odd beer in a restaurant, but don't go to bars unless they serve good food. Same here, can't remember last time I was in a bar. At least 10yrs. More for food than alcohol. One of those box bars, where alcohol is the main course, even longer. Even our monthly local forum meet ups in Udon Thani ended up in restaurants, after the first year or so, That's easily 15+ yrs ago. Can't even remember last time I opened a 3rd beer (490ml) at the house. And usually struggled finishing the second. That's embarrassing ???? Back to normal ... ... normal = like minded, good luck with that. 1. Happily married 2. Un-happily (cheating) married 3. Un-married Judging by the forum, not a whole lot in group #1 Edited April 21, 2023 by KhunLA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangkokReady Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 On 4/18/2023 at 4:31 PM, Mac Mickmanus said: On 4/18/2023 at 4:21 PM, The Fugitive said: Feel sorry for them. Hard work. All 7/11's I've been in seem always very busy. They have the microwaves and an oven to operate too. Enduring the chime and 'Hello and welcome' every few seconds must be absolute torture. You are getting 7/11's with Tesco Lotuses . They say "Hello Welcome" at Tesco lotuses and not 7/11's They say "Sawaddee ka chern kaaa!" when anyone enters a 7/11, which means "Hello, welcome!". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gomangosteen Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 2 hours ago, LittleBear57 said: Last time i went to a bar in Thailand (not restaurant) was about 8 years ago in Bang Saray. I may have the odd beer in a restaurant, but don't go to bars unless they serve good food. Our town, pop. 9,000 has no hotel/pub/bar, no licensed cafes. Best barstool bs-ing farang deterrent ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nauseus Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, brianburi said: flew over your head eh?. When most were thinking it was something to do with water sports..... Of course it's to do with water sports: Also a concept in petroleum geology: https://www.google.co.th/books/edition/Petroleum_Geology_of_Northwest_Europe/YTqHqJfXwYEC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=rift+raft&pg=PA201&printsec=frontcover Edited April 21, 2023 by nauseus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patman30 Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 On 4/18/2023 at 11:30 AM, bogs smith said: i suppose i meant what society would deem as normal. i e none of the problems i listed in my OP Then they would still be in their home country working a 9-5 and in debt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunLA Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 12 minutes ago, nauseus said: Of course it's to do with water sports: Also a concept in petroleum geology: https://www.google.co.th/books/edition/Petroleum_Geology_of_Northwest_Europe/YTqHqJfXwYEC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=rift+raft&pg=PA201&printsec=frontcover noun: riff-raff disreputable or undesirable people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozimoron Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 On 4/19/2023 at 7:26 AM, The Fugitive said: Racism isn't to do with appearance. It's to do with how people behave (or don't). If you believe that race is linked to the way people behave then you're racist. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Mickmanus Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 3 minutes ago, ozimoron said: If you believe that race is linked to the way people behave then you're racist. People of different race behave differently ? That itself is a racist statement and we are taught that we are all the same . I do agree with you though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nauseus Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 10 minutes ago, KhunLA said: noun: riff-raff disreputable or undesirable people. The term used was rift raft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunLA Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 Just now, nauseus said: The term used was rift raft. Reading comprehension .... ... or new specs ???? https://aseannow.com/topic/1292366-top-10-reasons-to-retire-in-thailand-in-2023/page/5/#comment-18029728 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard_smith237 Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 18 minutes ago, nauseus said: 29 minutes ago, KhunLA said: noun: riff-raff disreputable or undesirable people. The term used was rift raft. And its obvious to all but the most obtuse that there was a typo and he really meant ‘riff-raff’..... It’s often highly entertaining the extent of arguments surrounding some pathetic nit-picking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 40 minutes ago, ozimoron said: If you believe that race is linked to the way people behave then you're racist. Asians act the same as Farangs? Or is it just culture? Most culture is adopted by the age of 15. You see this comparing someone who moves oveseas at age 4 vs 24. Maybe studies have been done on this. Nature vs nuture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 16 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said: And its obvious to all but the most obtuse that there was a typo and he really meant ‘riff-raff’..... It’s often highly entertaining the extent of arguments surrounding some pathetic nit-picking. Or drift raft if thats a term. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hummin Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 5 minutes ago, bignok said: Asians act the same as Farangs? Or is it just culture? Most culture is adopted by the age of 15. You see this comparing someone who moves oveseas at age 4 vs 24. Maybe studies have been done on this. Nature vs nuture. Genetics have influence on your personality, as a group, we might be more influenced by culture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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