5 things you love most about Thailand.

[FruitPudding]

45 minutes ago, Trippy said:

1. Thai people. The nicest on the planet IMHO

2. Legal Cannabis

3. Cheap rents

4. Cheap medical care

5. Easy retirement visa.

Thais act nice, but when it comes down to it, they mostly aren't.

 

Farang are a bit rough around the edges but genuinely good people.

 

Thais are smiley but neutral. They'll give nothing. 

 

The absence of bad does not necessarily mean that good exists. There's also the neutral position. Nothing.

 

The typical Thai has mastered this.

 

I have, however, encountered a group of Thais raised right who are not like this. But it's hard to find.

 

Farang are more giving in general and will go out their way to do selfless acts.

Edited July 23, 2023 by FruitPudding

[Hummin]

8 minutes ago, FruitPudding said:

Thais act nice, but when it comes down to it, they mostly aren't.

 

Farang are a bit rough around the edges but genuinely good people.

 

Thais are smiley but neutral. They'll give nothing. 

 

The absence of bad does not necessarily mean that good exists. There's also the neutral position. Nothing.

 

The typical Thai has mastered this.

 

I have, however, encountered a group of Thais raised right who are not like this. But it's hard to find.

 

Farang are more giving in general and will go out their way to do selfless acts.

What do you mean by they will give nothing? 

[Hummin]

12 hours ago, HandsomeTallFarang said:

1. The Ocean Air is the best next to Hawaii's. Like breathing in life itself. Certain parts of Pattaya and Krabi.

2. Beaches: surfing and jetski. Jetski exploring little pop up islands and coastlines in Krabi / Phuket. Surfing in Phuket back before covid but haven't been in a while.

3. Cheaper cost of living 

4. Exchange rate 

5. Japanese and Korean popsicles sold at 7/11 they don't have where I'm from. 

I hate jetskis around the beaches, and hail those beaches who forbid them. Kayaking in Krabi is fantastic especially during covid with almost zero traffic from any kind of boat or long tails. 

[FruitPudding]

4 minutes ago, Hummin said:

What do you mean by they will give nothing? 

Well, we can think of it on a scale from bad to good, like this:

 

-5  -4  -3  -2   -1   0   1   2   3   4   5

 

Most Thais are neutral 0.

 

Smiley and neutral, minding their own business. A little self-centred

 

They may not commit bad acts, but they are not keen on good acts either.

 

They are just neutral, which is fine, but many farang act like they are they are the nicest people in the world.

 

But it's just smiles. There's little substance.

[NextG]

5 hours ago, Lacessit said:

I created the thread as a reaction to the haters who flocked to bignok's thread.

Certainly Thailand has its faults. On balance, I would say the good outweighs the bad by a good margin.

You didn’t think they’d find their way here? ????

That’s what they do. Haters…hate. Don’t rise to it. Just laugh at them… they’ll hate it. Good ????

[Trippy]

1 hour ago, FruitPudding said:

Thais act nice, but when it comes down to it, they mostly aren't.

 

Farang are a bit rough around the edges but genuinely good people.

 

Thais are smiley but neutral. They'll give nothing. 

 

The absence of bad does not necessarily mean that good exists. There's also the neutral position. Nothing.

 

The typical Thai has mastered this.

 

I have, however, encountered a group of Thais raised right who are not like this. But it's hard to find.

 

Farang are more giving in general and will go out their way to do selfless acts.

Let's agree to disagree. 

[Celsius]

3 hours ago, Lacessit said:

FAIK the woman sitting next to you in the car is not your wife. She could be anyone.

Yea.... it's my mom.

 

Here we are sat in traffic just now....

 

 

 

 

Edited July 23, 2023 by Celsius

[CartagenaWarlock]

On 7/21/2023 at 10:41 PM, Lacessit said:

Western culture frowns on big age gaps, driven by Western women.

There are plenty in Western societies also and if the person is a public figure, they will try to hide it. All those sugar baby sites and expensive escorts in the Western societies are not only for Arab men but also for the local if they could afford them. 

Edited July 23, 2023 by CartagenaWarlock

[Stocky]

1. The people
2. The food
3. The weather
4. The scenery
5. The cost of living

[thaibeachlovers]

18 hours ago, Lacessit said:

"Sot" is a person defined as a perpetual drunkard.

When I created this thread, I did not realize it would attract puritanical stuffed shirts.

Sadly the western world is full of puritanical wokesters now. I wouldn't care, except they keep trying to make the world conform to their views, with which I disagree.

[thaibeachlovers]

16 hours ago, Hummin said:

I hate jetskis around the beaches, and hail those beaches who forbid them. Kayaking in Krabi is fantastic especially during covid with almost zero traffic from any kind of boat or long tails. 

Agree 100% on jetskis and wish they were banned.

[NextG]

52 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Agree 100% on jetskis and wish they were banned.

Head to the ‘hate’ thread. 

[thaibeachlovers]

On 7/23/2023 at 2:43 PM, Celsius said:

Completely irrelevant replies by 2 sexpats.

Define "sexpat".

 

Most if not all expats in Thailand like sex. Are they all wrong for wanting to do something that is completely normal, but often unavailable in home country?

 

Next.

[NextG]

6 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Define "sexpat".

 

Most if not all expats in Thailand like sex. Are they all wrong for wanting to do something that is completely normal, but often unavailable in home country?

 

Next.

It’s obviously not ‘completely normal’ if it’s ‘unavailable’ to you in your home country ☺️

Of course you can make up as many excuses as you like as to why you cannot have sex in your home country. But any ‘normal’ person can probably take an accurate guess as to the why. 

 

[OBOR]

Would you <deleted>witts stick to the original comment/question a quit the childish bull<deleted> replies. 

[Hummin]

3 hours ago, NextG said:

Head to the ‘hate’ thread. 

Same as hate tread, we are allowed to dissagree with others love and hate and express our opinion ☺️

Edited July 24, 2023 by Hummin

[NextG]

15 minutes ago, Hummin said:

Same as hate tread, we are allowed to dissagree with others love and hate and express our opinion ☺️

Who says so? You?

[Hummin]

38 minutes ago, NextG said:

Who says so? You?

I just did express my opinion didnt I ? 

[earlinclaifornia]

On 7/22/2023 at 7:23 PM, FruitPudding said:

Well, I wouldn't go that far.

 

But they are above average 

What nationalities / location do you rate ahead? 

[NextG]

1 hour ago, Hummin said:

I just did express my opinion didnt I ? 

So far…

[FruitPudding]

1 hour ago, earlinclaifornia said:

What nationalities / location do you rate ahead? 

It depends.

For manners and  mentality, probably Japanese.

 

For looks, SE Asian is fine, but perhaps Latino or black would be preferable.

 

For a proper relationship I'd probably say white - preferably anglo background - irrespective of whether she's from Australia, Europe, Canada, America, South Africa or whatever.

 

But it's highly subjective, of course

 

Edited July 24, 2023 by FruitPudding