What are the best ways to meet other expats?

[steven100]

Find your nearest local Pub or bar that is an expat place like Royal Oak or Robin Hood or O'reily's or similar ...  go for a beer and say hi to an expat.  If he wants to chat he will,  otherwise he will ignore you ....

 

only drink with those who have money,  otherwise they will ask for a drink.  

[Will B Good]

5 minutes ago, steven100 said:

Find your nearest local Pub or bar that is an expat place like Royal Oak or Robin Hood or O'reily's or similar ...  go for a beer and say hi to an expat.  If he wants to chat he will,  otherwise he will ignore you ....

 

only drink with those who have money,  otherwise they will ask for a drink.  

 

Not an easy task, but best to try and talk to the ones who don't want to talk to you......5555......the ones who do want to talk will drive you mad or scare you rigid.

[Baht Simpson]

1 hour ago, shdmn said:

A lot of us have attitudes because we are trying to avoid toxic expats.  There are so many that we develop an expat shield after awhile, where we just kind of assume they are all toxic until proven otherwise.  At least that is how it is for me.

There's something to this. 

[ravip]

56 minutes ago, stupidfarang said:

Many expats you meet in Thailand you would not associate with back in your home country. Choose carefully who you wish to chat with.

Many expats you meet in Thailand you would not associate with back in your home country.

 

One short sentence speaks volumes

[ravip]

Why search all over?

Why not organise a group among AN members for a regular get-together?

 

[proton]

3 hours ago, chiang mai said:

My experience is that outside of places such as Pattaya, most people seem to want to avoid other expats. I think you need to pick and chose very carefully since many here seem to be, er, problematic.

 

True I avoid them like the plague, mostly cargo shorts and a big mouth, and they smell usually. Best keep away, Thais are nicer.

[Lacessit]

IME golf courses are one way to connect with other expats.

[Baht Simpson]

When I first came here there seems to be some sporty expat clubs; biking and hiking etc.

 

What happened to the football team, the Farang-Utans? 🙂 

[Furioso]

18 hours ago, Conan The Barbarian said:

Are there any expat events or get-togethers? I'm really tired of only seeing Thai faces, especially since they can't speak English and I don't know Thai.

Best ways to meet other expats? I recommend using caution, extreme caution. Your best bet is sporting activities you can go around Thailand jogging or running 5K/10K, golf, tennis, table tennis, but prob not pool or darts.

 

So yes, you can make friends with expats but be careful also a lot of these Brits are skint so watch your back. 

[ColeBOzbourne]

1 hour ago, fredwiggy said:

Walk a mile in their shoes or you never know.

Walk a mile in their shoes. Then you will be a mile away from them. And you will have their shoes. 

[brianthainess]

Find a 'nice' girl and settle down, she may have friends that have falang BF/husbands.

[SAFETY FIRST]

18 hours ago, Conan The Barbarian said:

I'm really tired of only seeing Thai faces

Maybe you are in the wrong country, it is Thailand, you are going to see Thai faces. 

 

Maybe Thailand is not for you. 

Why don't you try Vietnam, lots of Vietnamese faces, I never saw a Thai face when I was there. 

 

Edited August 8 by SAFETY FIRST

[sungod]

1 hour ago, MalcolmB said:

I think it would be good for this Forum to have an end of year or Xmas party.

i would love to meet a few of you in real life.

 

 

I'm sure the feeling is mutual with many members Malcolm 🙂

[brianthainess]

All my friends that I used to have are no longer friends, since they all use Line which I do not want, they are too tight to make a phone call, they never drop by anymore, either. But if they need help with anything the first person they turn to is my wife to sort out any Thai problems they have, she now no longer want's to help them, she has her shop to run, not run about sorting sh * t out for them.

[brianthainess]

6 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Maybe you are in the wrong country, it is Thailand, you are going to see Thai faces. 

 

Maybe Thailand is not for you. 

Why don't you try Vietnam, lots of Vietnamese faces, I never saw a Thai face when I was there. 

 

They also like to see your Dong......the bigger the better.....

[sungod]

I was always quite surprised on the 'well to do professional expats' I bumped into in a club in Bangkok, Sukhumvit 7/1- 'Eden' I think it was called. Not sure why, but they were always rather shy when recognised.

[Lorry]

5 minutes ago, sungod said:

I was always quite surprised on the 'well to do professional expats' I bumped into in a club in Bangkok, Sukhumvit 7/1- 'Eden' I think it was called. Not sure why, but they were always rather shy when recognised.

That club was a place to socialize with Thais.

But thinking of it... OP is tired of "Thai faces",  maybe that club or something similar would be a solution. 

Edited August 8 by Lorry

[SAFETY FIRST]

14 minutes ago, brianthainess said:

They also like to see your Dong......the bigger the better.....

My Dong is so big, it's called a Donga. 😎

 

[proton]

11 minutes ago, sungod said:

I was always quite surprised on the 'well to do professional expats' I bumped into in a club in Bangkok, Sukhumvit 7/1- 'Eden' I think it was called. Not sure why, but they were always rather shy when recognised.

Brothel not a club. The criminal owner Marc who people used to grovel to and praise for his services as a pimp was shot and killed 2 years ago this April. Finding himself terminally ill he thought he would go out and murder his ex and business partner. Stupidly he shot and killed her first, then although shot the other French guy got the gun off him and shot Marc. Pity I was hoping to see him spend the rest of his life in prison. He was also a convicted drug dealer having spent time in a Japanese prison, and a blackmailer. This is the sort that many other foreigners actually looked up to. 

[proton]

14 minutes ago, Lorry said:

That club was a place to socialize with Thais.

But thinking of it... OP is tired of "Thai faces",  maybe that club or something similar would be a solution. 

 

It was nothing of the sort, there was no socialising with Thais or anyone else. The only socialising was with the over priced and over the hill prostitutes who were picked as soon as you went in, and who got you out as soon as possible.

[steven100]

1 hour ago, ravip said:

Why search all over?

Why not organise a group among AN members for a regular get-together?

 

 

because there's some on here I don't want to drink with        and maybe they feel the same ...  

[steven100]

33 minutes ago, brianthainess said:

All my friends that I used to have are no longer friends, since they all use Line which I do not want, they are too tight to make a phone call, they never drop by anymore, either. But if they need help with anything the first person they turn to is my wife to sort out any Thai problems they have, she now no longer want's to help them, she has her shop to run, not run about sorting sh * t out for them.

 

mine are all dead 

[harryviking]

19 hours ago, Sticky Rice Balls said:

easy...7-11...by the toasty machine.....next

😂😂

[harryviking]

The best place to find "Farangs", is in a bar! That is the place many ends up after a few years in Thailand. But look up a page called "Thai Visa". Many forums around Thailand to find there.

Edited August 8 by harryviking

[KannikaP]

19 hours ago, Conan The Barbarian said:

Are there any expat events or get-togethers? I'm really tired of only seeing Thai faces, especially since they can't speak English and I don't know Thai.

I am sure if you Google it, there are Finnish, Hungarian and many other ex-pat sites, who do not speak English.

[Lorry]

16 minutes ago, proton said:

Brothel not a club. The criminal owner Marc who people used to grovel to and praise for his services as a pimp was shot and killed 2 years ago this April. Finding himself terminally ill he thought he would go out and murder his ex and business partner. Stupidly he shot and killed her first, then although shot the other French guy got the gun off him and shot Marc. Pity I was hoping to see him spend the rest of his life in prison. He was also a convicted drug dealer having spent time in a Japanese prison, and a blackmailer. This is the sort that many other foreigners actually looked up to. 

Isn't this defamation of poor old Marc?

Maybe his estate will sue you.

[Will B Good]

2 minutes ago, Lorry said:

Isn't this defamation of poor old Marc?

Maybe his estate will sue you.

 

Pretty sure you can't defame a dead person.....I think they have to show a financial loss....his estate will have been divided by now.

[sungod]

26 minutes ago, proton said:

Brothel not a club. The criminal owner Marc who people used to grovel to and praise for his services as a pimp was shot and killed 2 years ago this April. Finding himself terminally ill he thought he would go out and murder his ex and business partner. Stupidly he shot and killed her first, then although shot the other French guy got the gun off him and shot Marc. Pity I was hoping to see him spend the rest of his life in prison. He was also a convicted drug dealer having spent time in a Japanese prison, and a blackmailer. This is the sort that many other foreigners actually looked up to. 

 

I guess humor is not one of your strong points.

 

Anyway, thanks for the history lesson.

[sungod]

26 minutes ago, proton said:

 

It was nothing of the sort, there was no socialising with Thais or anyone else. The only socialising was with the over priced and over the hill prostitutes who were picked as soon as you went in, and who got you out as soon as possible.

 

Did we bump into each other there at some point? You seem remarkably knowledgeable about the place.

 

Were you a left of right of the yellow line type of guy?

[Hellfire]

10 am at many Pattaya bars, drinking heavily. Not sure you really want to meet these.