Just now, Trippy said:

Dude, you have made it very clear that you think Farangs in Pattaya are scum. I live in Pattaya, and even though I've been to most of Thailand, I fell in love with Pattaya more than 30 years ago and it's still my favorite city in the world, but you have already labeled me. So why would I ever want to talk to someone who is so closed minded. 

 

But go ahead and keep calling people who disagree with you names, it just shows your own immaturity. 

 

 

Ok.

7 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

Here, I will increase font size, underline  and make bold for you the part of my post you failed to read.

 

Non Thai Citizens

What about farang Thais like me?

8 minutes ago, bignok said:

Busy road there. 

Yeah, I bought my way out of a lease to be on the "right" side of Nimman Road. Less rentals over here over all. I paid under the table to see my place first. There was a guy still sleeping in the bed.

 

The housing stock is older and less deluxe on this side, but apartments go in an hour, whereas the other side always has vacancies. I sort of have the Manhattan dilemma that I never want to move now that I got into a big 1 BR on a high, odd numbered soi. 

 

Most condo's here are 80-90% Air BNB, so it's not a lot of white people to meet. We love our condo floor and we're all planning a bbq together. If a tourist wandered into it, that would be fine.

1 minute ago, bignok said:

Not by Thais.

The Thai's at my work call ALL foreigners falang's.

1 minute ago, Trippy said:

Dude, you have made it very clear that you think Farangs in Pattaya are scum. I live in Pattaya, and even though I've been to most of Thailand, I fell in love with Pattaya more than 30 years ago and it's still my favorite city in the world, but you have already labeled me. So why would I ever want to talk to someone who is so closed minded. 

 

But go ahead and keep calling people who disagree with you names, it just shows your own immaturity. 

 

 

To be fair, there are lots of undesirable sexpats, obviously. 

I have some very good friends there too, amazingly interesting people to talk to. 

1 minute ago, Neeranam said:

What about farang Thais like me?

you are Thai but non citizen ?

8 minutes ago, bignok said:

Hard to talk up to abusive people. Why post if no interest in topic? 

You're the one dishing out the abuse

1 minute ago, Neeranam said:

To be fair, there are lots of undesirable sexpats, obviously. 

I have some very good friends there too, amazingly interesting people to talk to. 

Gangsters, bikies, bad women.

 

 

Just now, norfolkandchance said:

You're the one dishing out the abuse

I've never met you. 

22 minutes ago, norfolkandchance said:

Definitely not.

Pot kettle

3 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

The Thai's at my work call ALL foreigners falang's.

They call all falang foreigners too.

3 minutes ago, bignok said:

Gangsters, bikies, bad women.

 

 

Nowt wrong with a bad woman !!

Crazy in the head - crazy in the bed.

2 minutes ago, bignok said:

I've never met you. 

I thank God for that.

Just now, norfolkandchance said:

I thank God for that.

So you are the abusive one. Point proven.

4 minutes ago, bignok said:

I've never met you. 

Yeah he's defo on the list of people I have zero desire to meet.

8 minutes ago, Trippy said:

I fell in love with Pattaya more than 30 years ago and it's still my favorite city in the world, but you have already labeled me.

 

 

I thought about retiring to The Dark Side due to the sociability factor. If Pattaya were in the States -with girls, or not- it would be a top 10 destination.

 

Many White people want to live in an entertainment district instead of watching corn grow in Issan.

 

Positing that White people in tourist/entertainment areas are somehow inferior to corn growers is nuts.

1 minute ago, bignok said:

I can see that. Just hollow posts. Only 5 or 6 that seem to have substance.

Your eyesight is selective.

1 minute ago, LaosLover said:

I thought about retiring to The Dark Side due to the sociability factor. If Pattaya were in the States -with girls, or not- it would be a top 10 destination.

 

Many White people want to live in an entertainment district instead of watching corn grow in Issan.

 

Positing that White people in tourist/entertainment areas are somehow inferior to corn growers is nuts.

The locals are better in the country. Salt of the earth people.

 

 

Very few, very very few. My main complaint about living in Thailand is the total absence of any decent conversation. The guys in my town spend time together getting slammed drunk and talking about sport, then "idiotic" Thai drivers and then how stupid the Thais are in general (notwithstanding that their hosts are Thais...and can any of these idiots speak Thai or have any made an effort to learn? No). After that they then about talk about each other behind their backs (the ones not sitting around the table of course).

It reminds me of childish talk in a school playgrounds. It's a bit depressing to tell the truth. 

Frankly, there are too many people ill educated blokes here who are totally incurious about the world and too many vulgar Aussies IMHO. Why do I hang out with them? Well I don't. When I first came to Thailand I went to the bar to speak in English, but quit going when I heard the standard of conversation. 

 

Funnily enough, in contrast to what most people think about Thai wives, all of these guys, like myself, are in long term relationships and seem to be very happy, outwardly at least. Most of the wives are ex-bar girls but no one complains about having been ripped off by  them. However almost all the farangs sneak off under some pretence to Pattaya or Bangkok to bang bar girls.

4 minutes ago, bignok said:

The locals are better in the country. Salt of the earth people.

 

 

You spend much time in rural Thailand ?

52 minutes ago, Trippy said:

I wonder if the OP would be worth talking to?

based on post history, i reckon it would be work. 

4 minutes ago, retarius said:

Very few, very very few. My main complaint about living in Thailand is the total absence of any decent conversation. The guys in my town spend time together getting slammed drunk and talking about sport, then "idiotic" Thai drivers and then how stupid the Thais are in general (notwithstanding that their hosts are Thais...and can any of these idiots speak Thai or have any made an effort to learn? No). After that they then about talk about each other behind their backs (the ones not sitting around the table of course).

It reminds me of childish talk in a school playgrounds. It's a bit depressing to tell the truth. 

Frankly, there are too many people ill educated blokes here who are totally incurious about the world and too many vulgar Aussies IMHO. Why do I hang out with them? Well I don't. When I first came to Thailand I went to the bar to speak in English, but quit going when I heard the standard of conversation. 

 

Funnily enough, in contrast to what most people think about Thai wives, all of these guys, like myself, are in long term relationships and seem to be very happy, outwardly at least. Most of the wives are ex-bar girls but no one complains about having been ripped off by  them. However almost all the farangs sneak off under some pretence to Pattaya or Bangkok to bang bar girls.

Good post. 

4 minutes ago, retarius said:

 The guys in my town spend time together getting slammed drunk and talking about sport, then "idiotic" Thai drivers and then how stupid the Thais are in general

Bignok comes across as exactly that type of person.

I share you sentiment that people like that are not worthy to meet or associate with.

5 minutes ago, retarius said:

Very few, very very few. My main complaint about living in Thailand is the total absence of any decent conversation. The guys in my town spend time together getting slammed drunk and talking about sport, then "idiotic" Thai drivers and then how stupid the Thais are in general (notwithstanding that their hosts are Thais...and can any of these idiots speak Thai or have any made an effort to learn? No).

how does that dffer from aseannow?

1 minute ago, n00dle said:

based on post history, i reckon it would be work. 

Based on your sentences I might have to talk slowly so you can keep up.

Just now, Ralf001 said:

Bignok comes across as exactly that type of person.

I share you sentiment that people like that are not worthy to meet or associate with.

I rarely drink. I don't complain about Thais.

1 minute ago, bignok said:

Based on your sentences I might have to talk slowly so you can keep up.

good to see you have avoided using that confusing punctiation as well. 

1 minute ago, bignok said:

I rarely drink. I don't complain about Thais.

You should change up your posting style then... both the Bignok ID and your other one.

1 minute ago, n00dle said:

good to see you have avoided using that confusing punctiation as well. 

Well the topic proved the point.

Just now, Ralf001 said:

You should change up your posting style then... both the Bignok ID and your other one.

You are confused with somebody else.