It will take a heck of a lot of patience to deal with Russians in Thailand. But we have to bear in mind that they have a very difficult history in terms of tolerance and oppression. Their government treats them like <deleted> and they can do the same to other people. Physically, Russians resemble Europeans, but psychologically there are tremendous differences. Be patient and try to explain things. Probably, you will find them isolationists at first sight. But show an appreciation for their history and, especially their famous writers. Tolerance is a keyword, but don't accept chauvinistic bull<deleted>. Solzhenitsyn is probably the best, and most readable, Russian writer. Remember he suffered tremendous persecution and was sentenced to the Gulags. But he got out of it. We can get out of it too!

Should be the other way around being them so called folks coming to Thailand TIT🇹🇭

No.

Aye easy to say polite things being far away in Bangkok where you don't have to witness Russian idiots spoiling your Holiday.

I remember reading A Day In The Life of Ivan Denisovich. Bleak but reccomended.

1 minute ago, champers said:

I remember reading A Day In The Life of Ivan Denisovich. Bleak but reccomended.

 

Read "One Day in the Life ... etc" at school. A grim read indeed.

3 hours ago, eumenades said:

It will take a heck of a lot of patience to deal with Russians in Thailand. But we have to bear in mind that they have a very difficult history in terms of tolerance and oppression. Their government treats them like <deleted> and they can do the same to other people. Physically, Russians resemble Europeans, but psychologically there are tremendous differences. Be patient and try to explain things. Probably, you will find them isolationists at first sight. But show an appreciation for their history and, especially their famous writers. Tolerance is a keyword, but don't accept chauvinistic bull<deleted>. Solzhenitsyn is probably the best, and most readable, Russian writer. Remember he suffered tremendous persecution and was sentenced to the Gulags. But he got out of it. We can get out of it too!

 

Why not stay away altogether ?

Yeah.

Sounds like a good plan.

a 2nd thread about russia by eumanedes?

wow.

 

Russia has no fault divorce laws.

So Putin 1 / The West 0

 

 

I'd rather be around 100 Russians than 100 Brits/Aussies/the usual annoying pissheads in the 25-45 age (ad let's face it, male) demographic.

 

Sure, they're "cold" (many reasons for this as another poster has correctly pointed out) but as a whole (and considering how many there here), they keep to themselves and keep a low profile. 

 

I'd bet that relatively, the ratio of Russians vs the usual pissheads being involved with altercations/bad behavior/police is significantly less.

 

 

Edited March 30, 20242 yr by Sandboxer

3 minutes ago, Sandboxer said:

I'd rather be around 100 Russians than 100 Brits/Aussies/the usual annoying pissheads in the 25-45 age (ad let's face it, male) demographic.

 

Sure, they're "cold" (many reasons for this as another poster has correctly pointed out) but as a whole (and considering how many there here), they keep to themselves and keep a low profile. 

 

I'd bet that relatively, the ratio of Russians vs the usual pissheads being involved with altercations/bad behavior/police is significantly less.

 

 

Yeh but, you're Russian....................................🤭

4 hours ago, eumenades said:

It will take a heck of a lot of patience to deal with Russians in Thailand. But we have to bear in mind that they have a very difficult history in terms of tolerance and oppression. Their government treats them like <deleted> and they can do the same to other people. Physically, Russians resemble Europeans, but psychologically there are tremendous differences. Be patient and try to explain things. Probably, you will find them isolationists at first sight. But show an appreciation for their history and, especially their famous writers. Tolerance is a keyword, but don't accept chauvinistic bull<deleted>. Solzhenitsyn is probably the best, and most readable, Russian writer. Remember he suffered tremendous persecution and was sentenced to the Gulags. But he got out of it. We can get out of it too!

 

Horsesh!t

 

Meanwhile some knucklehead over at some Russian language forum is typing...

 

It will take a heck of a lot of patience to deal with Americans in Thailand. But we have to bear in mind that they have a very difficult history in terms of tolerance and oppression (slavery, Jim Crow laws, Native American land theft). Their government treats them like <deleted> and they can do the same to other people. Physically, Americans resemble Europeans, but psychologically there are tremendous differences. Be patient and try to explain things. Probably, you will find them isolationists at first sight. But show an appreciation for their history and, especially their famous writers. Tolerance is a keyword, but don't accept chauvinistic bull<deleted>.  Hemingway is probably the best, and most readable, American writer. Remember he suffered tremendous alcoholism, depression, paranoia and was admitted to a mental institution more than once.  But he got out of it. We can get out of it too!

 

This shouldn't surprise me, but still, I'm a bit unnerved by the idea that there are expats among us who believe this nonsense and want others to believe it too.

 

 

4 hours ago, eumenades said:

It will take a heck of a lot of patience to deal with Russians in Thailand. But we have to bear in mind that they have a very difficult history in terms of tolerance and oppression. Their government treats them like <deleted> and they can do the same to other people. Physically, Russians resemble Europeans, but psychologically there are tremendous differences. Be patient and try to explain things. Probably, you will find them isolationists at first sight. But show an appreciation for their history and, especially their famous writers. Tolerance is a keyword, but don't accept chauvinistic bull<deleted>. Solzhenitsyn is probably the best, and most readable, Russian writer. Remember he suffered tremendous persecution and was sentenced to the Gulags. But he got out of it. We can get out of it too!

Jog on .

1 hour ago, transam said:

Yeh but, you're Russian.......

Nah, just a yank who doesn't drink MSM cool aid.

 

Z!

6 hours ago, save the frogs said:

a 2nd thread about russia by eumanedes?

wow.

 

Russia has no fault divorce laws.

So Putin 1 / The West 0

 

 

Russia has vast supplies of oil and gas it has the intelligence to get out the ground, as opposed to follow what the demented Swedish says.

 

Russia 10 - 0 UK/Europe

 

Russia still has slim women  11 - 0 UK/Europe

 

Russia is not intent on destroying its society and culture with mass immigration of feral Africans and unskilled Muslims, that rely on predominantly white males to subsidise their existence via social security system.

 

Seems UK/Europe has lost to a cesspit like Russia!

6 hours ago, Sandboxer said:

I'd rather be around 100 Russians than 100 Brits/Aussies/the usual annoying pissheads in the 25-45 age (ad let's face it, male) demographic.

 

Sure, they're "cold" (many reasons for this as another poster has correctly pointed out) but as a whole (and considering how many there here), they keep to themselves and keep a low profile. 

 

I'd bet that relatively, the ratio of Russians vs the usual pissheads being involved with altercations/bad behavior/police is significantly less.

 

 

Statistically speaking, Russians drink far more than Brits/Aussies/Septics.

 

Id rather not be around ageing North American/ European wh ore mongers, who think they're a cut above!

 

 

Have to deal with many Russians and have absolutly no problems with them. The majority is most friendly and polite.

5 minutes ago, peter zwart said:

Have to deal with many Russians and have absolutly no problems with them. The majority is most friendly and polite.

I agree I went many times to Pattaya stayed in Russian owned hotels or used their restaurants the loudest people in there where the Europeans manly from Germany or Netherlands.

The vast majority of Russians I have met, seem to have very, very few redeeming qualities. It is no wonder. I can only speak from my experience. Have run into alot of Russians both in the US, and on Phuket and Samui, 98% of them seem to be grumpy, unfriendly and gruff. Some of them are downright hostile. Likely a reflection of a very, very rough culture and environment. So, perhaps it is not a coincidence that the world is not standing up to support them and show them kindness? Just an observation.

 

I think it is a reflection of the current culture. It was destroyed over a century of callous and murderous leadership. Stalin, Lenin, Khruschev, now Putin. They have become somewhat savage and crude. No grace, no finesse, no courtesy. Rather uncivilized. My family was from Russia a few generations back. I used to ask my great-grandmother when she was still around, why they didn't teach us anything about the old country. She would give me this look, and tell me "the reason we never teach you about the place we came from, is because the place we came from was the most horrific country on earth, it was the most destitute, horrible, oppressive place and we were thrilled to finally get out of there and leave it behind. That's why we don't teach you about the old country, the old country doesn't exist for us. 

 

There are a multitude of reasons why very few around the world have sympathy for the Russians. Those reasons are not limited to their serial killing, despot, thieving multi billionaire dictator for life. It is more about their nature, their history as ruthless, homicidal Cossack warriors, and their total lack of manners, and class. Not to mention the dignity, class, decency, civility, and social skills decades of Leninism, Stalinism, and now Putinism has stripped them of. 

12 hours ago, NotReallyHere said:

 

Horsesh!t

 

Meanwhile some knucklehead over at some Russian language forum is typing...

 

It will take a heck of a lot of patience to deal with Americans in Thailand. But we have to bear in mind that they have a very difficult history in terms of tolerance and oppression (slavery, Jim Crow laws, Native American land theft). Their government treats them like <deleted> and they can do the same to other people. Physically, Americans resemble Europeans, but psychologically there are tremendous differences. Be patient and try to explain things. Probably, you will find them isolationists at first sight. But show an appreciation for their history and, especially their famous writers. Tolerance is a keyword, but don't accept chauvinistic bull<deleted>.  Hemingway is probably the best, and most readable, American writer. Remember he suffered tremendous alcoholism, depression, paranoia and was admitted to a mental institution more than once.  But he got out of it. We can get out of it too!

 

This shouldn't surprise me, but still, I'm a bit unnerved by the idea that there are expats among us who believe this nonsense and want others to believe it too.

 

 

This Western hatred for Russians dates back eons.

Mure recently, remember that Patton wanted to fight his way from Normandy to Moscow, crush the Soviet army and occupy the USSR.

 

Me, count my humble retired Belgian person to be resolutely supporting Putin in that dreadful US-Ukraine proxy war against Russia.

On 3/30/2024 at 7:08 PM, Sandboxer said:

I'd rather be around 100 Russians than 100 Brits/Aussies/the usual annoying pissheads in the 25-45 age (ad let's face it, male) demographic.

 

Sure, they're "cold" (many reasons for this as another poster has correctly pointed out) but as a whole (and considering how many there here), they keep to themselves and keep a low profile. 

 

I'd bet that relatively, the ratio of Russians vs the usual pissheads being involved with altercations/bad behavior/police is significantly less.

 

 

And you are from.......Iran? China? N.Korea? 

We prefer to stay away from the likes of you, too!

Nobody really likes pompous, self-important, holier than thou mouthpieces.

Or really cares what you think - or even what I think.

 

On 3/30/2024 at 3:24 PM, eumenades said:

It will take a heck of a lot of patience to deal with Russians in Thailand. But we have to bear in mind that they have a very difficult history in terms of tolerance and oppression. Their government treats them like <deleted> and they can do the same to other people. Physically, Russians resemble Europeans, but psychologically there are tremendous differences. Be patient and try to explain things. Probably, you will find them isolationists at first sight. But show an appreciation for their history and, especially their famous writers. Tolerance is a keyword, but don't accept chauvinistic bull<deleted>. Solzhenitsyn is probably the best, and most readable, Russian writer. Remember he suffered tremendous persecution and was sentenced to the Gulags. But he got out of it. We can get out of it too!

So you made a popular post so it seems. If there was a word that uses popular the same as infamous opposing popular then it needs to be done here. 

To think of what you say is ludicrous. What does their history have to do with how they act as an international traveller here in Thailand. 

They are the ones supposed to have patience and not treat others like sh--. They are the ones who need to have tolerance. they are guests in another peoples homeland. So they need to be the ones to act appropriately. 

1 hour ago, Bundooman said:

And you are from.......Iran? China? N.Korea? 

We prefer to stay away from the likes of you, too!

Nobody really likes pompous, self-important, holier than thou mouthpieces.

Or really cares what you think - or even what I think.

 

"Like the snake sheds its skin living for a while in another one, man strips himself from opinions gathered up until a certain age, developing others." - Mariana Fulger 
 www.wisesayings.com/snake-quotes/?sm=50370#50370

On 3/30/2024 at 3:24 PM, eumenades said:

It will take a heck of a lot of patience to deal with Russians in Thailand. But we have to bear in mind that they have a very difficult history in terms of tolerance and oppression. Their government treats them like <deleted> and they can do the same to other people. Physically, Russians resemble Europeans, but psychologically there are tremendous differences. Be patient and try to explain things. Probably, you will find them isolationists at first sight. But show an appreciation for their history and, especially their famous writers. Tolerance is a keyword, but don't accept chauvinistic bull<deleted>. Solzhenitsyn is probably the best, and most readable, Russian writer. Remember he suffered tremendous persecution and was sentenced to the Gulags. But he got out of it. We can get out of it too!

Call me stupid, but I've tried a couple of famous Soviet writers and found them to be incredibly boring. Never seeming to get to the point. Give me a good modern novel any day.

Edited April 1, 20242 yr by jesimps

On 3/30/2024 at 6:53 PM, MrPancake said:

 

Why not stay away altogether ?

Yeah.

Sounds like a good plan.

Yeah, and take the British and Americans with you. Meaning giving culture and respect back to Thailand

Any other folks left?😂

On 3/31/2024 at 2:09 AM, spidermike007 said:

The vast majority of Russians I have met, seem to have very, very few redeeming qualities. It is no wonder. I can only speak from my experience. Have run into alot of Russians both in the US, and on Phuket and Samui, 98% of them seem to be grumpy, unfriendly and gruff. Some of them are downright hostile. Likely a reflection of a very, very rough culture and environment. So, perhaps it is not a coincidence that the world is not standing up to support them and show them kindness? Just an observation.

 

I think it is a reflection of the current culture. It was destroyed over a century of callous and murderous leadership. Stalin, Lenin, Khruschev, now Putin. They have become somewhat savage and crude. No grace, no finesse, no courtesy. Rather uncivilized. My family was from Russia a few generations back. I used to ask my great-grandmother when she was still around, why they didn't teach us anything about the old country. She would give me this look, and tell me "the reason we never teach you about the place we came from, is because the place we came from was the most horrific country on earth, it was the most destitute, horrible, oppressive place and we were thrilled to finally get out of there and leave it behind. That's why we don't teach you about the old country, the old country doesn't exist for us. 

 

There are a multitude of reasons why very few around the world have sympathy for the Russians. Those reasons are not limited to their serial killing, despot, thieving multi billionaire dictator for life. It is more about their nature, their history as ruthless, homicidal Cossack warriors, and their total lack of manners, and class. Not to mention the dignity, class, decency, civility, and social skills decades of Leninism, Stalinism, and now Putinism has stripped them of. 

 

Great stuff. And probably the best commentary here on Russians, so far. But, as I keep saying, Russian writers from the past make great company and are among the finest humanitarian thinkers going, in print. In the UK, we have murderous Glaswegian football hooligans but they are a minority. So, ultimately, "Hoogivesafugh?"

It will take a heck of a lot of patience to deal with western people, except Thai, so please be patient.

On 3/31/2024 at 1:34 AM, peter zwart said:

Have to deal with many Russians and have absolutly no problems with them. The majority is most friendly and polite.

Well 'als stank voor dank' you'll get a good answer from "still kicking"

You can say anything against the Russians but so far they have not yet been in the newspapers for attacking a policeman or other Thais, so until proven otherwise they respect Thai laws better than other Western expats.

On 3/30/2024 at 4:31 AM, BarraMarra said:

Aye easy to say polite things being far away in Bangkok where you don't have to witness Russian idiots spoiling your Holiday.

Ah yes, no USians or Aussies or Brits, etc. would ever ruin a holiday.
Got it.

 

3 hours ago, Bundooman said:

And you are from.......Iran? China? N.Korea? 

We prefer to stay away from the likes of you, too!

Nobody really likes pompous, self-important, holier than thou mouthpieces.

Or really cares what you think - or even what I think.

 

Perhaps take your own advice?