SAFETY FIRST Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 (edited) 10 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said: Got to be really bored to do that meet up, topics get desperate it seems Some guys enjoy it, gets them away from the keyboard. Like you I keep myself busy through the day, exercising etc. Many years ago, the venue was on Soi 1 Beach Road (Greentree) and a hotel 2nd road (Grand Sole) opposite soi 6. I went a few times as I was new in town and bored at the time. Edited February 15 by SAFETY FIRST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimTripper Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 17 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said: Lots of elderly European guys hang out there everyday. They seem OK, keep to themselves. Why are they going to the food court instead of a nice cafe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAFETY FIRST Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 1 minute ago, JimTripper said: Why are they going to the food court instead of a nice cafe? I don't think they are spending any money, free air-conditioned comfort. At a Cafe they would be forced to buy something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayClay Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 1 hour ago, thaibeachlovers said: Seems most of them don't want to get involved with other farangs anyway, as they usually deliberately looked the other way when passing me, so as to avoid eye contact This doesn't happen to most people... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scubascuba3 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 1 hour ago, JimTripper said: Why are they going to the food court instead of a nice cafe? You can't keep buying coffees all day in a cafe but you can time waste in the food court no problem 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furioso Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Expats are going to be almost all guys..and western guys at that..and probably not the winners of society. You have to be careful/selective. The really smart/successful expats you'll never encounter, they know what they're doing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimTripper Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 (edited) 1 hour ago, scubascuba3 said: You can't keep buying coffees all day in a cafe but you can time waste in the food court no problem 2 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said: I don't think they are spending any money, free air-conditioned comfort. At a Cafe they would be forced to buy something. I guess they could drink from the free water machine at the food court. You can't really sit anywhere these days in this environment without having some sort of beverage due to the heat. The A/c in the food court would make it a bit easier, I suppose, if one had to absolutely cut back on waters. Edited February 15 by JimTripper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianburi Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Being an ex military sort I only ever spoke to folk if they were lined up in three's in front of myself...... I dont' mind expats at all, I just make sure my BS detector is highly tuned before engaging in conversation. Having lived in the same town 18 years now, the ones that used to disturb me when I first arrived , were those who would rather jump in the fridge freezers rather than make eye contact when shopping trolleys would cross in Tesco/Big C/ etc.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimTripper Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 (edited) 1 hour ago, brianburi said: Having lived in the same town 18 years now, the ones that used to disturb me when I first arrived , were those who would rather jump in the fridge freezers rather than make eye contact when shopping trolleys would cross in Tesco/Big C/ etc.... Why would they want to make eye contact with another man while shopping? If it happens it deserves a nod, but otherwise it comes across as a bit odd or queer. Shopping or walking on the sidewalk is not an expat club where people are there to meet people. Many in a random environment won't be interested. Edited February 15 by JimTripper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgegeorgia Posted February 15 Author Share Posted February 15 (edited) 24 minutes ago, JimTripper said: Why would they want to make eye contact with another man while shopping? If it happens it deserves a nod, but otherwise it comes across as a bit odd or queer. Another man? How do you even know that "man" identifies as a man?😂 Edited February 15 by georgegeorgia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttradit Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 3 hours ago, Furioso said: Expats are going to be almost all guys..and western guys at that..and probably not the winners of society. You have to be careful/selective. The really smart/successful expats you'll never encounter, they know what they're doing. That's about right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttradit Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 1 hour ago, JimTripper said: Why would they want to make eye contact with another man while shopping? If it happens it deserves a nod, but otherwise it comes across as a bit odd or queer. Shopping or walking on the sidewalk is not an expat club where people are there to meet people. Many in a random environment won't be interested. If you smile at a guy does that mean you want to sleep with him? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimTripper Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 1 minute ago, uttradit said: If you smile at a guy does that mean you want to sleep with him? I don't usually smile at other guys, but if one of us was queer it could mean that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttradit Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Just now, JimTripper said: I don't usually smile at other guys, but if one of us was queer it could mean that. So you walk around looking grumpy? Sounds like a miserable way to be. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimTripper Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 2 minutes ago, uttradit said: So you walk around looking grumpy? Sounds like a miserable way to be. It's not all or nothing, it's a neutral. I'm not walking down the street or grocery shopping to meet other guys. It's not the right venue. If I don't give eye contact it means I'm busy doing other things, not that I dislike you or hate other expats. Like I said before, if it does happen a nod is appropriate, but not the direct eye contact or greeting of everybody I come across. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTB1977 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Stopped stepping in helping so called friends getting cheated out of their savings. Many times some emergency after another from their wife/ girlfriend . I tried to explain your job isn't fixing other peoples (thais)stupidity with your money. My wife/girlfriend has heard "not my problem " a thousand times from me. She doesn't even tell me when someone in her family does something stupid. And I like it that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianburi Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 20 hours ago, georgegeorgia said: Another man? How do you even know that "man" identifies as a man?😂 Yes and wtf is a sidewalk? Strange dude... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttradit Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 55 minutes ago, brianburi said: Yes and wtf is a sidewalk? Strange dude... Footpath where you walk near a road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgegeorgia Posted February 16 Author Share Posted February 16 4 hours ago, uttradit said: Footpath where you walk near a road. Well then it should be called a footpath ! Things like this make my blood boil ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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