10 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

So Vietnamese people, who might not have spoken English, came up to you and told you they didn't like Americans? Just how many did this?

2-300

1 minute ago, Lacessit said:

Here's a news flash - Australia has all of that too, and we don't have to train our kids how to avoid getting shot in school.

I never had to train my kids about that, and they never experienced any of it, nor did millions of other children. Australia seems to be pretty nice in some ways, and I would love to visit Cairns to catch a Marlin but more people die there from snake, shark, crocodile and spider bites than most other countries. They also don't have the quality of fresh water fishing and hunting the US has.

1 minute ago, MalcolmB said:

2-300

What were their names? Was it 200 or 300? What exactly did they say?

Australian, living in Thailand for 14 years now. Life is good.

 

I speak reasonably good Thai, which makes life a lot easier.

3 hours ago, TheAppletons said:

 

  Like you, I reside in Thailand.

 

  Until I moved here - and joined this forum - I had no idea how much Brits and (especially) Australians hate Americans.  

 

  

I don't know that its they hate Americans but they seem to feel they are better and always correct in their thinking even when its about what goes on in America which they have no real clue other than whats on the "limited" news here

3 minutes ago, Hummin said:

Puts Usa high up there on the list among war criminals. Except they are in the position to dictate the world order for a brief moment in time. 

 

And can do so without any consequences for now. But the short history of time Usa have existed, it is one hell of a bloody history so far,

Freedom does have a price, and since the US is all countries in one place, it's something America does. Helping other countries.

10 hours ago, still kicking said:

Well I know this is an Expat forum but most poster don't actually live in Thailand, I do not anymore, I moved back to OZ a few years back as everybody knows. so where you come from?  most posters seem American  posters posting like or dislike Trump but there is more countries in the world so the question is why posting about American problems in every second post?

Because Yanks are on the whole so boring with a superior complex when they have absolutely nothing to feel superior about.

5 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

Here's a news flash - Australia has all of that too, and we don't have to train our kids how to avoid getting shot in school.

Well, I think it is preferable that they are killing each other rather than traveling the world killing others. 
 

They don’t get it. Fred seems genuinely surprised that the Vietnamese might be pissed off that the Americans burnt down their villages and killed their grandparents.

10 hours ago, cranki said:

Because the yanks have overtaken the poms as the biggest whingers on this planet....thanks in part to their politicians...

There is some truth to that, Trump is one of the biggest complainers, and whiners of all of them, and his tendencies seem to have rubbed off on a lot of his devotees.

 

In general I do think Americans are getting weaker by the day, but to a certain extent I would apply that to the entire planet. The entire PC and woke thing has certainly weakened the population dramatically but fortunately a lot of people are now saying no absolutely not! Do what you want with your life but that nonsense is not for me. 

It does seem like there are a lot of overseas guys that like to post in regard to Thailand, but I think the vast majority of us actually live here and enjoy life here on a daily basis and are incredibly thankful that we're not back in our native countries. 

Just now, Kinok Farang said:

Because Yanks are on the whole so boring with a superior complex when they have absolutely nothing to feel superior about.

How many Yanks do you actually know personally that act this way? If I went by what some others say here, I would think all Brits are overweight drunks who talk funny, all Middle easterners are terrorists, all Blacks have huge willies, all Aussies are serial killers looking for tourists, all Hispanics are dumb and are trying to jump over Trump's wall, all French are snobs, all Asians look at women as inferior, and all Hawaiians are huge and sing pop songs.

1 minute ago, MalcolmB said:

Well, I think it is preferable that they are killing each other rather than traveling the world killing others. 
 

They don’t get it. Fred seems genuinely surprised that the Vietnamese might be pissed off that the Americans burnt down their villages and killed their grandparents.

Other than the very old are the viets having that view? I've never seen it or heard it and most don't even refer to it. I've been going there since 1982

4 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

What were their names? Was it 200 or 300? What exactly did they say?

Phuc Dat Bich, he owns the popular restaurant Pho King Good with his nephew Phat Phuc

3 minutes ago, MalcolmB said:

Well, I think it is preferable that they are killing each other rather than traveling the world killing others. 
 

They don’t get it. Fred seems genuinely surprised that the Vietnamese might be pissed off that the Americans burnt down their villages and killed their grandparents.

Do you actually think I don't know what went on there? I'm pretty sure it's a hell of a lot more than you'll ever imagine. And with that thinking, you could say all Japanese hate us for Hiroshima and all Germans for bombing Berlin. Close minded leaves the door closed to knowledge.

2 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

I never had to train my kids about that, and they never experienced any of it, nor did millions of other children. Australia seems to be pretty nice in some ways, and I would love to visit Cairns to catch a Marlin but more people die there from snake, shark, crocodile and spider bites than most other countries. They also don't have the quality of fresh water fishing and hunting the US has.

What we lack in fresh water fishing we more than compensate for in salt water.

 

Plenty of hunting for water buffalo, feral pigs, deer, foxes, cats, and wild dogs. Rabbits in the colder areas, where calcivirus did not take hold. Even wild camels.

 

Of the 12 most venomous species on the planet, Australia has 11 of them.

2 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

How many Yanks do you actually know personally that act this way? If I went by what some others say here, I would think all Brits are overweight drunks who talk funny, all Middle easterners are terrorists, all Blacks have huge willies, all Aussies are serial killers looking for tourists, all Hispanics are dumb and are trying to jump over Trump's wall, all French are snobs, all Asians look at women as inferior, and all Hawaiians are huge and sing pop songs.

Just come out of Big C where the American customer infront of me was complaining to the girl on the till that the writing on his purchase was too small.

8 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

Freedom does have a price, and since the US is all countries in one place, it's something America does. Helping other countries.

Helping other countries is one side only. 

 

Nothing is done purely for just helping other countries, it is in the interests of Usa, that's why! 

 

Many children have died unnecessary because of the price that have to be paid. True or not, we are more wiling to look at it with our own pink glasses when it suit us. 

 

As the children of Laos and Cambodia, and not to forget Vietnam. Sevaral countries being used in wars for what? 

1 minute ago, Lacessit said:

What we lack in fresh water fishing we more than compensate for in salt water.

 

Plenty of hunting for water buffalo, feral pigs, deer, foxes, cats, and wild dogs. Rabbits in the colder areas, where calcivirus did not take hold. Even wild camels.

 

Of the 12 most venomous species on the planet, Australia has 11 of them.

One reason I would love to visit but not live. The same goes for here. One reason I will take my daughter from here is the amount of venomous snakes that live here. I only hunt deer species, so that leaves out the rest there besides pigs which are a bane everywhere. Shoot a camel?  lol

9 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

Freedom does have a price, and since the US is all countries in one place, it's something America does. Helping other countries.

Ah yes, the Americans don’t do it for their own greed, they do it to help other countries. 
Thanks America 

Just now, MalcolmB said:

Ah yes, the Americans don’t do it for their own greed, they do it to help other countries. 
Thanks America 

Your welcome. And Americans are the main reason you're not living under Nazi or Japanese rule.

3 minutes ago, Kinok Farang said:

Just come out of Big C where the American customer infront of me was complaining to the girl on the till that the writing on his purchase was too small.

Possible he wasn't American? That's one example only.

3 minutes ago, Hummin said:

Helping other countries is one side only. 

 

Nothing is done purely for just helping other countries, it is in the interests of Usa, that's why! 

 

Many children have died unnecessary because of the price that have to be paid. True or not, we are more wiling to look at it with our own pink glasses when it suit us. 

 

As the children of Laos and Cambodia, and not to forget Vietnam. Sevaral countries being used in wars for what? 

Freedom has a price, and it's innocents.

1 minute ago, fredwiggy said:

One reason I would love to visit but not live. The same goes for here. One reason I will take my daughter from here is the amount of venomous snakes that live here. I only hunt deer species, so that leaves out the rest there besides pigs which are a bane everywhere. Shoot a camel?  lol

I've only seen 2 snakes in Thailand in 14 years here, and both ended up in a village cooking pot.

Just now, Lacessit said:

I've only seen 2 snakes in Thailand in 14 years here, and both ended up in a village cooking pot.

I see them every week here, and I'm not swift at recognizing the venomous ones here, as there are so many. Some of the deadliest aren't big and easy to spot like Cobras and Kraits.

23 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

Isaan. And how do you fit in with those well heeled people?

 

By talking. They love me. 

Something you can not do with the people of Issan. 
Why haven’t you left yet?

1 minute ago, fredwiggy said:

I see them every week here, and I'm not swift at recognizing the venomous ones here, as there are so many. Some of the deadliest aren't big and easy to spot like Cobras and Kraits.

Are you scared?

11 hours ago, still kicking said:

most posters seem American  posters posting like or dislike Trump but there is more countries in the world so the question is why posting about American problems in every second post?

 

I guess you might gain some insight from airport lounges, bars, cafes and restaurants as to why Americans seem to have such a strong voice on here.

1 minute ago, MalcolmB said:

By talking. They love me. 

Something you can not do with the people of Issan. 
Why haven’t you left yet?

How do you know they love you? Do you talk to them like you do to others here? You can talk to people in Isaan if you can talk to them in the beach areas. Most come from Isaan anyway.

2 hours ago, Yagoda said:

Best medical care in the world

 

Rubbish!

 

2 hours ago, Yagoda said:

Rents and lving costs depend on where you live, the USA is not Palm Beach.

 

You certainly haven't refuted what I asserted. The cheaper places aren't desirable places to live.

 

2 hours ago, Yagoda said:

Food? Best and freshest in the world

 

You surely jest...or else you've most certainly taken leave of your senses. Yes, I've been to the USA on multiple occasions. The food, in general, was crap. Supermarket food, was crap. marketing over substance. Quantity over quality. To get close to European standards you had to go to Wholefoods. Where did GMO originate? The good ole USA...with Monsanto pushing their crap worldwide.

 

2 hours ago, Yagoda said:

bet if you were offered a green card

 

How much would you like to bet? Would you like to start at US$50k? 

 

2 hours ago, Yagoda said:

Murderous police forces.?

 

Yes. Was it not clear the first time?

 

2 hours ago, Yagoda said:

Im here because I like it. Im old enough that I earned the right to go where I please, when I please.

 

Yeah...so join the queue with everyone else here. You aren't special because you were born in the USA. Quit the hyperbole, as it just makes you look ridiculous.

1 minute ago, MalcolmB said:

Are you scared?

Just for my daughter.