When was the last time that you spoke with a foreigner?

[ThreeCardMonte]

46 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

 

The nutters on AN must be getting to him. 

 

My assessment of 69% must be accurate.

[ThreeCardMonte]

43 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

No. Nothing wrong with being a hermit besides the possibility that the isolation comes from depression, which only gets worse and isolation is many times the precursor to suicide. This is AI but a good description of the two ..........

Potential for Insult:

• Negative connotations:

  Some might view calling someone a hermit as a criticism, implying they are socially withdrawn, awkward, or have a negative relationship with society.
• Derogatory usage:

  The term can be used in a pejorative way, suggesting they are odd, unusual, or undesirable. ........

  Not Necessarily Insulting:

  • Self-identified hermits:

    Individuals who choose to live a solitary life may embrace the term and not find it offensive.

   

 

You think too mutt.

[Lacessit]

3 hours ago, fredwiggy said:

It was a joke. Of course no champagne with a ribeye. That would be better suited with a Cabernet Sauvignon or Merlot. Tannins are necessary.

Merlot is too sweet to match with ribeye. Cabernet Sauvignon is pretty mild. A big Shiraz would be best.

[Bundooman]

Today!

[ThreeCardMonte]

53 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

One fact is that no one actually knows anyone here unless they meet in person, and won't know much about them unless they spend quite a bit of time with them. . I'm sure some lie and exaggerate here but why? 

 

I tell things as they are, as this is supposed to be a foreigner forum where foreigners can help others who are in much the same boat. 

 

Of course some here brag about things, and others have to defend their position because of unsociable trollers and people who are only here to argue for the sake of arguing, and not contributing anything more. 

 

Bragging about how much money, cars or gold you have means nothing to anyone besides the hero worshipers like those who follow the Kardashians. Who cares? They're not impressing anyone besides the teen minded. 

 

In a forum with this many members, there will be those that are rich, poor, weak, strong, ignorant, narcissistic, intelligent, sociopaths, hermits, outcasts, criminals, and some that hurt others because they can.  None of us knows anyone here unless they meet.

Feel better?

[ThreeCardMonte]

33 minutes ago, ThreeCardMonte said:

My assessment of 69% must be accurate.

 Typo.  I stand corrected.

 

50%
 

I might of started another sh-T storm.

[Acharn]

Last time I spoke to a foreigner was about four and a half years ago. It was the last time I spoke English, too. I live outside Nakhor Sawan, if it matters.

[ThreeCardMonte]

3 hours ago, fredwiggy said:

Guess again. I can still get a mortgage also.

Why would you need one at this stage in life?

 

Should of done that years ago and had it paid off.

 

[save the frogs]

12 hours ago, Hummin said:

If the real life is what we communicate with here at this forum, I would say, that is self describing my my situation. Im so far away from most of the members with very few exceptions when it comes  to Intellect (not necessarily super smart, but socially and logical) and also lifestyle, culturally, emphatically, consciously, as  well interests.

 

In real life, what is the quality of the interactions people are having?

What are people mostly talking about in bars? Or wherever you meet? 

If the interactions are positive, fine.

It has to be like-minded people who will not waste your time AND people who actually wish you well and are not envious when you talk too much about yourself.

 

And like-minded people that you can actually trust are few and far between.

 

Sometimes the best interactions are just talking to a stranger once. You might meet a guy at a breakfast place and he might start to tell you about some things he's experienced in his life, started a business here, lived there, etc. That might be interesting. Some people have interesting life stories. But it doesn't mean you want to meet up with them every week. I met one guy who approached me and he told me about how he got scammed by a Filipina girl when he was living there. He got her a green card and she screwed him over. Then he invited me to a pub with a bunch of his friends and I took a pass. I will not just meet up with a bunch of strangers in pubs and start yapping about myself. Too much likelihood of shady characters being present. 

 

 

 

[save the frogs]

11 hours ago, Lacessit said:

Merlot is too sweet to match with ribeye. Cabernet Sauvignon is pretty mild. A big Shiraz would be best.

 

That is so snobbish and a complete farce.

Any wine goes with anything.

People drink Coca-Cola and beer with just about any meal, so why should wine be any different? 

The wine snobbery is one thing that gets on my nerves.

The "matching nonsense" and the ridiculously over-priced bottles out there. 

Sorry. 

 

[ThreeCardMonte]

1 hour ago, fredwiggy said:

How do you know 50% of foreigners in Thailand are nutters and 50% are hermits? Did you ask every foreigner in Thailand? Did anyone tell you directly they were a hermit or a nutter? You have contacts with how many foreigners in Thailand? Is it all of them, so you could make such an assessment? Hardly, so again, you're assessment is wrong, and again, your assumption. 

 

This is so you can read and perhaps understand what constitutes a paragraph...................https://wts.indiana.edu/writing-guides/paragraphs-and-topic-sentences.html

You should follow your own advice on paragraphs.

 

Based on my experience and observations of nutters in Thailand.  More so than the hermits.  Willing to drop them down to 40%.
 

BTW, why do you consider a hermit an insult?  Once again you interjected that term, I didn’t.

 

[Hummin]

1 hour ago, save the frogs said:

 I met one guy who approached me and he told me about how he got scammed by a Filipina girl when he was living there. He got her a green card and she screwed him over. Then he invited me to a pub with a bunch of his friends and I took a pass. I will not just meet up with a bunch of strangers in pubs and start yapping about myself. Too much likelihood of shady characters being present. 

 

 

 

This I have experienced numerous of times, and also with my then gf now wife sitting next to mo, describing how Thai women’s nature truly are. 
 

The last one I told to just take a hike, I was not interested to hear his biased generalization about Thai women. 
 

If you single and need excuses for still being single, I can understand it is interesting, but for me, who never had a bad experience with women in general, it is rude and unnecessary information. Why would I need to listen to someone who degenerate women in general, especially Asian women when my wife sits next to me and understand ever single word he is saying? 
 

This is not one single incident but happens everywhere, in restaurants, at  sports bars, but never ever happened at more established higher ranked hotels, night clubs and restaurants. It comes with the price you are willing to pay to have a good evening out. 

[ThreeCardMonte]

3 hours ago, fredwiggy said:

One fact is that no one actually knows anyone here unless they meet in person, and won't know much about them unless they spend quite a bit of time with them. . I'm sure some lie and exaggerate here but why? 

 

I tell things as they are, as this is supposed to be a foreigner forum where foreigners can help others who are in much the same boat. 

 

Of course some here brag about things, and others have to defend their position because of unsociable trollers and people who are only here to argue for the sake of arguing, and not contributing anything more. 

 

Bragging about how much money, cars or gold you have means nothing to anyone besides the hero worshipers like those who follow the Kardashians. Who cares? They're not impressing anyone besides the teen minded. 

 

In a forum with this many members, there will be those that are rich, poor, weak, strong, ignorant, narcissistic, intelligent, sociopaths, hermits, outcasts, criminals, and some that hurt others because they can.  None of us knows anyone here unless they meet.

Why do you cop an attitude towards people with money Freddy?

 

In my observations the people without money always have issues with people that do.

 

Rarely the other way around.  Why is that?

 

BTW, you mentioned you’re going back home in one of your posts.  Will you miss all of the fantastic non-nutter farangs you have encountered when/if you actually depart the Kingdom?

[spidermike007]

I don't speak to Russians, for a half dozen good reasons. Speak to other foreigners often. Why wouldn't I? 

[sidjameson]

10 hours ago, fredwiggy said:

That is a paragraph. How do I "seem" isolated? Have you lived near me and saw how I live? No, so that's yet another of the many assumptions made on AN. You can have your opinion on how many nutters there are here, but it wouldn't be valid because you have absolutely no idea how many unstable foreigners live here. What does get out more mean? Are you assuming that I stay in my house 24/7? Do you actually think that a 68 year old man who has had 3 wives, 6 kids, and about 100 girlfriends, is a hunter, fisherman and had worked for 45 plus years has never left the house?

The winner of the 2025 Hemingway award.

[Nick Carter icp]

I spoke to a Thai neighbor a few days ago