Casual observations /questions from a newly arrived Farang from America

[oxo1947]

On 10/19/2023 at 12:01 PM, charleskerins said:

Damn  

Welcome to the site charleskerins.....................

[RocketDog]

This OP is a re-run, and pretty dull the first time through. Not again please.

[jesimps]

Their food is full of sugar. So much so that a lot of savoury dishes taste like dessert. My Thai wife agrees.

 

Some "men's best friend" probably keep the people you're referring to up half the night with their barking like they do me and like me can live without having a pack of them on my property. 

Edited October 20, 2023 by jesimps

[Artisi]

4 hours ago, 1FinickyOne said:

Short rope 🙄

[1FinickyOne]

2 minutes ago, Artisi said:

Short rope 🙄

quicker that way

[brianthainess]

3 hours ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

Doesn't matter. They all like their tummies scratched.

Make 'em beg is what I say 

[charleskerins]

I have become  aware that(some) posters on here also do double duty as snide arrogant censors ,duly noted  and dutifully ignored.    Thai food           

[charleskerins]

5 hours ago, Jaggg88 said:

If a high-sugar and high-salt diet is the best in the world then who am I to argue with your doctor 🤣

PS Look for another doctor

PS  -you look for another doctor ,I'm fine with mine.

[Dan O]

On 10/18/2023 at 11:18 PM, charleskerins said:

 

Think maybe my doctor was right " Thai food is packed with vitamins, minerals, and other essential nutrients. Many of the dishes are loaded with fresh vegetables and packed with protein for a nutritional meal. Several of the dishes that use spices and herbs will also provide added health benefits."

If you're cooking food yourself at home its exactly the same as in any country and nothing to do with Thailand. You pick the ingredients yourself so you control the health quality of what you eat. 

[charleskerins]

1 minute ago, Dan O said:

If you're cooking food yourself at home its exactly the same as in any country and nothing to do with Thailand. You pick the ingredients yourself so you control the health quality of what you eat. 

Thanks do you work for the Food channel?  Really appreciate the input.

[Lemsta69]

On 10/19/2023 at 9:31 AM, charleskerins said:

their diet is the best in the world

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[Lemsta69]

On 10/19/2023 at 10:05 AM, charleskerins said:

6.8 kg     all my food is home cooked  all fresh vegetables    shrimp     yes rice and noodles.  

high GI jasmine rice and noodles is not 'healthy food'. 

[Lemsta69]

On 10/19/2023 at 9:31 AM, charleskerins said:

Thai people are pretty friendly.

until you tell them that their service was no good or that they ripped you off and want a refund. then the smiles turn to snarls and you're suddenly 'farang kee nok'.

[Dan O]

10 minutes ago, charleskerins said:

Thanks do you work for the Food channel?  Really appreciate the input.

Your welcome. Just thought I'd help you since you seem to need it as newbe here. 

[charleskerins]

1 minute ago, Dan O said:

Your welcome. Just thought I'd help you since you seem to need it as newbe here. 

 

1 minute ago, Dan O said:

Your welcome. Just thought I'd help you since you seem to need it as newbe here. 

Yes thank you ,can't wait to pass on from the newbe phase so I can make unnecessary jaded corrections on casual posts.

[Dan O]

1 minute ago, charleskerins said:

 

Yes thank you ,can't wait to pass on from the newbe phase so I can make unnecessary jaded corrections on casual posts.

Well your the one that posted, so don't post if you don't want comments. As for the quality of comments, seems your fitting in perfectly with getting butt hurt when people tell you the truth. Welcome to the forum 

 

 

 

[Irish star]

They wear sunglasses when welding well ,Some do 

[still kicking]

On 10/19/2023 at 11:16 AM, gearbox said:

What cancer do people get from the recycled oil?

Bowl cancer

[Lemsta69]

6 hours ago, still kicking said:

Bowl cancer

In which part of the body is the "bowl" located, near the "spoon"? 😉

[thaibeachlovers]

Thai people are pretty friendly.

Yes, most but not all.

 

Food is good and not fattening. My doctor said their diet is the best in the world?

Many eat American fast food like MacC(r*p) and KFC(r*p), so not necessarily good at all.

 

Roadwork crews are not safety conscious.

True, but there are few regulations to make them safety conscious and many are untrained/ unskilled imports from Burma or Cambodia.

 

Do they know what a bulldozer is?

Yes.

 

Why don't they wear sunglasses?

???? I don't wear sunglasses- is it a big deal?

 

Last one -please don't comment on this one it will upset me too much   WTH is the story with how some of them treat man's best friend?

If you don't want a comment don't ask the question.

Many Thais get treated badly and treat animals the same way. I too was sickened by some of the things I saw.

[quake]

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Food is good and not fattening. My doctor said their diet is the best in the world?

[John Drake]

One healthy thing I do think Thai lifestyle lends itself to for Americans is relative lack of car culture. In the US, I wouldn't be surprised that a large amount of the population doesn't even walk 100-200 yards per day. A few feet to the bathroom or kitchen, then a few to the recliner. Walk maybe 30 or 40 ft. to the car on the way to the big trip for the day, the 50-60 ft. trip to the office and back. My life here lends itself naturally to walking at least 8 or 9 km per day. More active around the house too. 

[Puccini]

On 10/19/2023 at 5:18 AM, charleskerins said:

 

Think maybe my doctor was right " Thai food is packed with vitamins, minerals, and other essential nutrients. Many of the dishes are loaded with fresh vegetables and packed with protein for a nutritional meal. Several of the dishes that use spices and herbs will also provide added health benefits."

Since you are new to this forum, here's a friendly nudge: post the link to a text you quote. I'll do it for you this time:

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwid1vui74eCAxXH6qQKHTpNCCUQFnoECAkQAw&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ezthairestaurant.net%2Fblog%2Fare-there-health-benefits-of-thai-cuisine%23%3A~%3Atext%3DThai%20food%20is%20packed%20with%2Calso%20provide%20added%20health%20benefits.&usg=AOvVaw1bpGYMRl0SXlSfS9srDx22&opi=89978449

 

Are you saying that it was not your doctor, but the website of a restaurant in Thailand where you got your information about Thai food being healthy?

[Puccini]

On 10/19/2023 at 5:43 AM, sqwakvfr said:

...The Thai people I have met like sugar in food and drinks.  I have to make it really specific when I order coffee or drinks:  "MAE WON".  No sweet/ No sugar.  Sometimes they still add sugar syrup...

They may have difficulties understanding your Thai pronunciation. "MAE WON"; can you upload a sound file of how you pronounce that? (The way you write it, it looks like Swahili to me)

[Puccini]

On 10/19/2023 at 9:19 AM, Don Chance said:

Thai vegetables and produce is very good i believe because it is also exported and meets a high quality standard...

This news article is four years old and hopefully, things have improved since then:

 

41 percent of vegetables in Thai markets exceed contamination standards

Pesticide watchdog Thai-PAN has today (Wednesday) published its most recent survey, which reveals that 41% of all vegetables in Thailand’s fresh markets are contaminated with chemical pesticides to a level that exceeds internationally acceptable standards. 12 types of banned chemicals were also discovered.

 

Full article: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/41-percent-of-vegetables-in-thai-markets-exceed-contamination-standards/

[sqwakvfr]

8 hours ago, Puccini said:

They may have difficulties understanding your Thai pronunciation. "MAE WON"; can you upload a sound file of how you pronounce that? (The way you write it, it looks like Swahili to me)

I could spend a decade studying the Thai Language and I will never be able to master the proper pronunciation of this language.  The tonal nature of this language is essentially mission impossible for me.  I have even had difficulty of being understood when I pronounce 50 or "Ha Sip".  Apparently there is a tonal aspect of this phrase that I have never mastered.  Just look at this word and tell me if the spelling and pronunciation make any sense:  "Suvarnabhumi"? 

[fredwiggy]

Try researching. The Mediterranean diet a well known top diet for decades

Edited October 22, 2023 by fredwiggy

[Puccini]

11 hours ago, sqwakvfr said:

I could spend a decade studying the Thai Language and I will never be able to master the proper pronunciation of this language.  The tonal nature of this language is essentially mission impossible for me.  I have even had difficulty of being understood when I pronounce 50 or "Ha Sip".  Apparently there is a tonal aspect of this phrase that I have never mastered.  Just look at this word and tell me if the spelling and pronunciation make any sense:  "Suvarnabhumi"? 

translate.google.com gives this Thai pronunciation:

https://translate.google.com/?sl=en&tl=th&text=Suvarnabhumi&op=translate

 

For me as a speaker of Italian, I would use the phonetic transcription Suvannaphum. An English speaker would probably use Suvannapoom:

https://www.airport-technology.com/projects/suvarnabhumi-airport/

[Lemsta69]

38 minutes ago, Puccini said:

translate.google.com gives this Thai pronunciation:

https://translate.google.com/?sl=en&tl=th&text=Suvarnabhumi&op=translate

 

For me as a speaker of Italian, I would use the phonetic transcription Suvannaphum. An English speaker would probably use Suvannapoom:

https://www.airport-technology.com/projects/suvarnabhumi-airport/

Yet the Thais say "Suwannapooom", as you can hear when you click on the audio button in GTranslate.

[Puccini]

1 hour ago, Lemsta69 said:

Yet the Thais say "Suwannapooom", as you can hear when you click on the audio button in GTranslate.

Thais read and pronounce the word as it is written in Thai. They do not read and pronounce any of the various romanisations or phonetic transcriptions of the word.

 

Unless one has some knowledge of other languages, it is perhaps difficult to understand that speakers of different languages use different phonetic transcriptions for the same Thai word. For example, a French speaker hearing the airport's name in Thai would most likely transcribe it as Souvannapoum or Souvanapoum.