7 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

You could, I suppose... but the very fact that the"ding-dong" of a 7-Eleven door ranks among your emotional triggers speaks volumes about the depth of your psychological afflictions and the profoundly skewed lens through which you view the world.

 

You’ve managed, with astonishing consistency, to twist even life’s simplest pleasures into points of grievance, Bob.

 

You've turned 'turning a positive into a negative' an art form.

 

 

It patently clear that your mental wellbeing is not so much impacted by your environment, but by yourself alone....  If only you could flip a switch and open up the balance of your perspective you could find greater enjoyment in life, Bob.

 

 

after hearing that 'herro, welcome' for over two decades - i'm sorry richard, but it does kind of grind you down...

 

bob.

1 minute ago, Robert_Smith said:

after hearing that 'herro, welcome' for over two decades - i'm sorry richard, but it does kind of grind you down...

 

bob.

 

Only if you are the type of person who allows such factors to grind them down in the first place... 

 

I've been into a 7-Eleven numerous times this week and I can honestly state I didn't even notice the 'ding-dong'... thingy... it just doesn't register.....       the differences is not only do you 'register the noise' but you allow it to get under your skin.... 

 

 

 

 

1 minute ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Only if you are the type of person who allows such factors to grind them down in the first place... 

 

I've been into a 7-Eleven numerous times this week and I can honestly state I didn't even notice the 'ding-dong'... thingy... it just doesn't register.....       the differences is not only do you 'register the noise' but you allow it to get under your skin.... 

 

 

 

 

ok..

 

Now what?

 

bob.

1 minute ago, Robert_Smith said:

ok..

 

Now what?

 

bob.

 

Obvious...  don't let the the simple stuff you can't control from getting under your skin.

 

4 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Obvious...  don't let the the simple stuff you can't control from getting under your skin.

 

How?

 

are you qualified to counsel me on this kind of thing?

even my real doctor says the same things that annoy me annoy him...

 

go figure.

 

bob.

2 hours ago, Robert_Smith said:

How?

 

are you qualified to counsel me on this kind of thing?

even my real doctor says the same things that annoy me annoy him...

 

go figure.

 

bob.

 

 

As they say, Bob....  it's up to you.....  And in nearly every case you whine about, it really is. No one else is responsible for your inability to handle life’s minor inconveniences without spiralling into another tedious pity parade.

 

If you’re letting trivial things things outside your control get under your skin, that’s not some deep, philosophical struggle. That’s just poor emotional hygiene. It doesn’t take a 'qualification' to grasp something so embarrassingly basic...    just a shred of common sense, which, by the looks of it, you seem to deliberately side step... 

 

Plenty of people have said it already, but since you clearly missed the memo: look inward. Your so-called “demons” aren’t some cosmic injustice, they’re the echo chamber of your own excuses. You're not oppressed, you're just outpaced.

 

Everyone else is carrying the same weight, you’re the only one tripping over it and blaming the ground.

 

 

 

 

 

46 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

you’re the only one tripping over it and blaming the ground.

...in fact I was blaming the 'herro, welcome'.... 😄

 

bob.

44 minutes ago, Robert_Smith said:

1 hour ago, richard_smith237 said:

you’re the only one tripping over it and blaming the ground.

...in fact I was blaming the 'herro, welcome'.... 😄

 

bob.

 

Its a metaphor bob...     you place blame everywhere else...  

 

..... here are more for you.. 

 

"You're the only one sinking in the puddle and cursing the rain."
 

"You're the one spilling your drink and blaming the glass."
 

"Everyone’s playing the same game, you’re the one fumbling the ball and blaming the field."
 

"You're the guy steering into a wall and blaming the road."

The only thing that really bothers me is when you go to a store shop bar whatever and the staff have no problem talking with me then go with a Thai and all of a sudden they don't speak English 

On 3/21/2025 at 5:04 PM, SoCal1990 said:

1. Pesky Nigerian drug dealers on Sukhumvit Road

2. Nonstop 24/7 construction noise

3. Cars ignoring pedestrian crossings

4. Arabs cutting store checkout lines

5. Farang-targeting street touts

6. Aggressive soi dogs at night

7. Needless road repairs for construction grift

8. Loud, mannerless expat bar clowns

9. Fake dragon-costumed temple performer-beggars

10. Streets and sois always flooded after rains

 

Did I forget anything important?  

Yes, you forgot to ask yourself: Why haven't I fled to my home country long ago?

On 3/22/2025 at 2:27 PM, Harrisfan said:

Bad for you

 yes perhaps, but the dietary fibre offsets the high sugar content, even with grapes

On 3/22/2025 at 7:31 AM, Gecko123 said:

That's because this forum is a refuge for the maladjusted.

you mean <deleted>?

Just got back from a weekend break I always love it it's just a barmy not of this world place I always spend almost my entire time when there laughing staying in Nana, you see bizarre stuff you just couldn't see anywhere else in the world 🤣

On 3/21/2025 at 5:04 PM, SoCal1990 said:

1. Pesky Nigerian drug dealers on Sukhumvit Road

2. Nonstop 24/7 construction noise

3. Cars ignoring pedestrian crossings

4. Arabs cutting store checkout lines

5. Farang-targeting street touts

6. Aggressive soi dogs at night

7. Needless road repairs for construction grift

8. Loud, mannerless expat bar clowns

9. Fake dragon-costumed temple performer-beggars

10. Streets and sois always flooded after rains

 

Did I forget anything important?  

 

Sometimes it takes longer for some people to adapt to their chosen adopted country than others.
 

On 3/21/2025 at 5:04 PM, SoCal1990 said:

1. Pesky Nigerian drug dealers on Sukhumvit Road

2. Nonstop 24/7 construction noise

3. Cars ignoring pedestrian crossings

4. Arabs cutting store checkout lines

5. Farang-targeting street touts

6. Aggressive soi dogs at night

7. Needless road repairs for construction grift

8. Loud, mannerless expat bar clowns

9. Fake dragon-costumed temple performer-beggars

10. Streets and sois always flooded after rains

 

Did I forget anything important?  

That's why I live in Pattaya. Some of the same problems here but less polluted and easier to navigate. None of the Thais listen to or CARE about our complaints. That's why I don't bother.

You know what 10 things really get my back up about Bangkok?

 

Nag nag nag, just like an old women,

If it's that bad just sop winging and Move. 

On 3/21/2025 at 5:04 PM, SoCal1990 said:

1. Pesky Nigerian drug dealers on Sukhumvit Road

2. Nonstop 24/7 construction noise

3. Cars ignoring pedestrian crossings

4. Arabs cutting store checkout lines

5. Farang-targeting street touts

6. Aggressive soi dogs at night

7. Needless road repairs for construction grift

8. Loud, mannerless expat bar clowns

9. Fake dragon-costumed temple performer-beggars

10. Streets and sois always flooded after rains

 

Did I forget anything important?  

Ear-splittingly noisy motorcycles.

Nothing really gets my back up I'm very comfortable being here, but I do get a bit irritated on the BTS with gits who stand up to 6 feet back from the line and then another git comes and stands the same behind them. In busy places like Siam if everyone did that the line would be under the train opposite. Otherwise it's fine.

On 3/22/2025 at 1:05 AM, it is what it is said:

 

guy's quit moaning or go home.

Can we apply that to the UK? Or is only a one-way street for westerners in Asia?

Many times I think that if anyone is unhappy with the UK, and it's laws and culture, they should just use the nearest airport and leave as they know where they are... or do you think there is some special reason why it shouldn't apply to everywhere? What's you stance, please?