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The only way an AN meeting place could work would require a boxing ring and gloves ....

choose your AN member and then go for it ....   

5 hours ago, Cricky said:

 

There was this recent Phuket thread.

Not too many interested.

 

I made a comment below.....

 Heavy security would be required, From what I read on these forums most of the guys are quite rude and hostile on the keyboard, lots of warriors.     I'm sure there'd be some casualties at a meeting. ⛑️       

 

 

 

 

That seems to be a somewhat truncated conversation.

On 2/19/2024 at 1:27 PM, kingstonkid said:

Has anyone ever tried to set up a meet up for expats living in BKK.

 

Next question how many would be interested in meeting for a coffee. Or....

Man you gotta a lot of hate on this one.I would meet some of the guys on here for coffee or beer but I'm in rural Thailand.

I used to attend some of the Nana Plaza meetups with K. Sanuk and Stickman, good fun, but that was like 20+ years ago. Mostly just sexpats eating burgers and drinking beer while chatting about their time in Thailand.

There used to be a ThaiVisa bar just off lower Sukhumvit, and there were regular meet-ups.  

 

I went a couple of times, but without the common interest of say, a business meeting or a sports club or hobby gathering, the conversations are awkward.

 

Just because you happen to be strangers in a strange land, doesn't mean you're friends.

4 hours ago, Jake72 said:

I used to attend some of the Nana Plaza meetups with K. Sanuk and Stickman, good fun, but that was like 20+ years ago. Mostly just sexpats eating burgers and drinking beer while chatting about their time in Thailand.

 

Americans you mean?  🙂

10 hours ago, fredwiggy said:

People who aren't anti social and like having male friends perhaps

 

So that would exclude Lou then

On 2/19/2024 at 2:33 PM, OneMoreFarang said:

I wouldn't mind meeting some members. But I certainly don't want to meet some others which are on my ignore list.

I don't have any good experience with "big" groups of people. Like here in the forum, some would want to shine and control what is happening.

The nice thing about this and other forums is that we can easily select what we want to see, and which comments we want to read.

In real life it is not so easy to press that ignore button. 😉 

 

You always could print out your ignore list, and attach it to your chest

5 hours ago, BenStark said:

You always could print out your ignore list, and attach it to your chest

Yes, I could do that. But I am pretty sure some of those people on that list would want to argue with me about why they are on that list.

 

I'm hosting a meetup on Sunday...2pm kickoff on lower Sukhumvit.

 

Only proper pissheads send a PM please no halfazzed 3 pint girly types thanks.

I made it Sunday to weed out the sponging TEFLer type who need to be at their desks sober and ready to go Monday!

There are a number of people on here that I’d meet for a beer…

 

Those with whom I’ve verbally sparred from time to time, but who hold no grudges and deal with each thread on a new basis…. 

 

Liverpool Lou… I’d meet him & discuss insurance small print over a beer… 

 

Trans - I’d meet him and discuss N2 in tyres, over a beer of course…

 

Neeranam - I’d meet him to argue the benefits of a pink ID, over a lot of Whisky…

 

& plenty of others….  But there are also those who I’d definitely avoid and perhaps them I…. 
 

it’s easy to get into argumentative debates on these forums, but I imagine most would get along quite well in person. 
 

Then there are others such as Sheryl - who I’d bring flowers and say thanks for everything she does for this online community….

And plenty of others…

 

 

 

 

 

& the GOM from the famed Grumpy old man thread…

 

I went to Emporium for morning coffee at the Oriental Cafe for weeks, sitting in every chair in the hopes of a thrilling encounter !!! 🫣

1 hour ago, richard_smith237 said:

Then there are others such as Sheryl - who I’d bring flowers and say thanks for everything she does for this online community….

And plenty of others…

100% agree about Sheryl.  

Locally, the guys get together every week for 4 or 5 bottles of beer each. Talk for hours about nothing and run a running joke. Meet them somewhere for a coffee, they have nothing at all to say.

Sure for a laugh.  but cant, I'm not in Bangkok.

and the venue would need to serve alcohol as well as coffee.

 

How about an afternoon on the slash down Soi 6 pattaya.

just after Songkran, I will be in town

any takers. ?

 

 

3 hours ago, smokie36 said:

I'm hosting a meetup on Sunday...2pm kickoff on lower Sukhumvit.

 

Only proper pissheads send a PM please no halfazzed 3 pint girly types thanks.

 

and no pot heads .... they can stay at home and bong there brains out ...

On 2/19/2024 at 2:20 PM, Ohyesuare said:

I'd rather drink coffee with the Soi Dogs

You seem to have a very interesting social life............

On 2/21/2024 at 7:05 AM, BenStark said:

 

Americans you mean?  🙂

 

I gather neither Sanuk nor Stickman are American.

18 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

& the GOM from the famed Grumpy old man thread…

 

I went to Emporium for morning coffee at the Oriental Cafe for weeks, sitting in every chair in the hopes of a thrilling encounter !!! 🫣

I sighted the GOM a few times sitting in his favourite seat hogging the newspaper (the one that cannot be named).

However, following the Emporium renovation and relocation of the Oriental Cafe I never saw him again. No doubt profound disappointment with the layout of the new Oriental Cafe. (Mr. Toad used to keep track of him almost like an obsession although he hasn't been seen on the forum for many years.)

16 hours ago, transam said:

You seem to have a very interesting social life............

 

Not interesting at all, non existent actually, besides my significant other, and very happy that way.

9 hours ago, mstevens said:

 

I gather neither Sanuk nor Stickman are American.

 

I was also not talking about the admins, but those that attended the meetings

56 minutes ago, Ohyesuare said:

 

Not interesting at all, non existent actually, besides my significant other, and very happy that way.

Having a chat over coffee with soi dogs did seem a bit, eeeer, strange.........😋

Met a couple of people, and have a couple more in the hopper for '24.

 

The ones I really wanted to meet told me to eff off. Like the famous Groucho quote in reverse.

3 hours ago, mark5335 said:

I sighted the GOM a few times sitting in his favourite seat hogging the newspaper (the one that cannot be named).

However, following the Emporium renovation and relocation of the Oriental Cafe I never saw him again. No doubt profound disappointment with the layout of the new Oriental Cafe. (Mr. Toad used to keep track of him almost like an obsession although he hasn't been seen on the forum for many years.)

 

I drank MrToad under the table at Xmas....interestingly so did his mum.

 

Lovely lady btw.

 

Still no takers for Sunday I note...looks like a quiet day for me!

On 2/20/2024 at 11:35 PM, Kinnock said:

There used to be a ThaiVisa bar just off lower Sukhumvit, and there were regular meet-ups.  

 

I went a couple of times, but without the common interest of say, a business meeting or a sports club or hobby gathering, the conversations are awkward.

 

Just because you happen to be strangers in a strange land, doesn't mean you're friends.

but it does mean you have a common language and maybe tribe

On 2/19/2024 at 11:56 PM, scoutman360 said:

I think Meetup.com is what you want. Take a look. 

I've used that to get into sports...excellent idea.

Well... we have a great community here at AN.

The camaraderie is overwhelming! 

 

Just now, ravip said:

Well... we have a great community here at AN.

The camaraderie is overwhelming! 

 

Just thinking the same.....although in their defense their reaction might stem from experiences of  "meeting expats in bars"..........with one exception the ones I have met, I've left a beer on the bar and quietly slipped away.