18 hours ago, bob smith said:

Is it just me or is the average expat that lives in Thailand a loser?

most of them seem to have severe mental problems,

alcoholism/drug abuse is rampant.

 

Now I am no angel. I like a drink and have been known to dabble in substances in the past

but these guys are on another level.

 

I feel quite uneasy when I chat to a fellow expat, especially in a bar setting.

They always have a story.

most of them come off as con men/wrong uns,

 

maybe its the places that I frequent, i dont know.

but Thailand is full of farang losers.

People who western women wouldnt look twice at but here they think they are james bond.

 

What a sorry state of affairs. 

That's what you get when you knock about with Yanks.

18 hours ago, bob smith said:

I usually dont keep any company, but people like talking to me for some reason.

 

Maybe its the rolex and they think they can tap me up for a pint or 2...

I'd stay clear as well of they can't pick a fake rolex. 

Yes, it's the places you frequent.

9 hours ago, NanLaew said:

Was that the one that (almost?) won POTY? Or was there another dodgy sort?

The one that did win POTY........

22 hours ago, bignok said:

Ubon is a dive.

'Spent a week there and then extended. It has a little bit of a low-traffic downtown to wander in and that lovely park with the temple in the middle of the pond.

 

One of the only places where the night market food is as good as going to a restaurant. They still have the guesthouse above the bar-concept going, a solo travel plus.

 

Above average mix of Thai-ophile white people. Anyone doing muay thai there instead of in Pattaya is def a Thai-ophile. Some meditators due to the Achan Chah connection.

 

I was surprised at the number of whities there who were NOT there just to placate Noi. 

 

Your reading versus mine of Ubon is like the old Buddhist joke:

 

Wherever you go, there you are.

It depends what you are looking for. You find what you search for. We found a night market, food was average. We found a nice looking restaurant on river. Got food poisoning. We found 3 nice temples.

 

Overall its ordinary.

 

Khon Kaen is much better. KK has plenty of restaurants and less farangs. Ubon had quite a few.

 

Ubon is a slower version of Udon. Rather go back to Udon. KK to Udon to NK is easy as linked by train.

 

I think Khong Jiam and the airport out of Ubon are the best things 55

13 hours ago, Acharn said:

 I've met an uncountable number of guys who were Special Forces, Marine LRRPs, Rangers, Delta Force, or other exotic combat types, although I know that at least 70% of American soldiers are support people, not grunts.

Oddly enough, there are actually more American Special Forces operatives retired and living in Thailand than ever were ever on the rolls of the SpecWar units in the U.S. 

Funny how that happens...

It's important to note that we do NOT see things as they are.

We see them as we are...

36 minutes ago, transam said:

The one that did win POTY........

Only dodgy sorts ever won POTY!

Just now, BritManToo said:

Only dodgy sorts ever won POTY!

How would you know....?

Tell all........................????

20 hours ago, swm59nj said:

I find that many expats live in Thailand because they couldn’t make it in their own countries.  And they blame their home countries and everything else for their misfortunes. 
 

Hmmm.....people who can't make it in Thailand do the same thing.  They blame Thailand and everything else for their misfortunes. 

21 minutes ago, transam said:

How would you know....?

Tell all........................????

Their behaviour…

Reminds me of this purported saying: “ “I don’t want to belong to any club that would accept me as one of its members”

Their desperation for attention. Their obnoxious behaviour. 

36 minutes ago, NextG said:

Their behaviour…

Reminds me of this purported saying: “ “I don’t want to belong to any club that would accept me as one of its members”

Their desperation for attention. Their obnoxious behaviour. 

Guesswork then............

1 hour ago, BritManToo said:

Only dodgy sorts ever won POTY!

4yo of the year.

3 minutes ago, bignok said:

4yo of the year.

Hmmm, don't understand that, try again, get that degree out of your bag and have a recap..........

1 hour ago, BritManToo said:

Only dodgy sorts ever won POTY!

Some people strive to be POTY, sad but true. What kind of a person would do that 

1 hour ago, FolkGuitar said:

It's important to note that we do NOT see things as they are.

We see them as we are...

Lame cliche. A black swan is a black swan not a white sheep.

Just now, scubascuba3 said:

Some people strive to be POTY, sad but true. What kind of a person would do that 

Life highlight for him. I couldnt give a rats if 100% hated me. Just words on a screen.

1 minute ago, bignok said:

Life highlight for him. I couldnt give a rats if 100% hated me. Just words on a screen.

but your thread you started suggests otherwise, "top four posters"

1 minute ago, scubascuba3 said:

Some people strive to be POTY, sad but true. What kind of a person would do that 

No, members nominate a poster, then members vote for their favourite poster from the list. Was good Christmas fun.

 

Were you ever nominated...?  ????

4 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Some people strive to be POTY, sad but true. What kind of a person would do that 

1 minute ago, transam said:

No, members nominate a poster, then members vote for their favourite poster from the list. Was good Christmas fun.

 

Were you ever nominated...?  ????

Who'd want to be nominated? what a sad thing, i appreciate it's a highlight for you

2 minutes ago, bignok said:

Life highlight for him. I couldnt give a rats if 100% hated me. Just words on a screen.

Your TOP FOUR members thread, did you forget already...........????

I bet you're a secret POTY lurker.....................????

 

But, unfortunately it seems a shed is the only thing you will need on here.........????

2 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

Thanks for the ad, yes members voted for me in 2017, I think....

I see you never forgot, thanks for the vote too....????

4 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Who'd want to be nominated? what a sad thing, i appreciate it's a highlight for you

Oooh, sorry no one put your name forward, better luck next time, if the fun is reinstated...

Yes, we are ALL losers according to the many female experts in Western countries. Next question.

On 9/13/2023 at 7:40 AM, bob smith said:

Is it just me or is the average expat that lives in Thailand a loser?

most of them seem to have severe mental problems,

alcoholism/drug abuse is rampant.

 

Now I am no angel. I like a drink and have been known to dabble in substances in the past

but these guys are on another level.

 

I feel quite uneasy when I chat to a fellow expat, especially in a bar setting.

They always have a story.

most of them come off as con men/wrong uns,

 

maybe its the places that I frequent, i dont know.

but Thailand is full of farang losers.

People who western women wouldnt look twice at but here they think they are james bond.

 

What a sorry state of affairs. 

Ridiculous generalizations. There are plenty of foreigners here who lead normal lives. They just don't hang out at bars or make a fool of themselves in public.  They jog in the park, they're married, they raise their kids, they volunteer, they write blogs, they do the kind of things people do everywhere.

 

On the other hand, if you live in Pattaya you're probably going to see the worst aspects of humanity. It's just the nature of the place.

30 minutes ago, transam said:

Guesswork then............

Guessing that someone is obnoxious? ????

Erm… yes, it’s a matter of perception. 

10 minutes ago, transam said:

Oooh, sorry no one put your name forward, better luck next time, if the fun is reinstated...

With fake and obnoxious posters? Not ever going to happen. 

7 minutes ago, jaywalker2 said:

On the other hand, if you live in Pattaya you're probably going to see the worst aspects of humanity. It's just the nature of the place.

I thought pattaya was 'family friendly' in 2023?