7 minutes ago, madone said:

 

You are so very full of yourself.

Tell me again, this tangent has anything to do with a simple set of questions asked by people meeting foreigners the world over.

Write me another poorly formatted novel, telling me what a man of the people you are, and that your limited,  biased view of Thailand is universal    

Assuming like a choice few here, all sounding much the same with their comments. Then the teenage insults come, along with never admitting you've been proven wrong, going by their personal, limited experience or prejudices. 

 

I don't make opinions. I actually listen to others who have experience, then listen to more, gathering evidence before I think it's somewhat factual, and then factual. That's what makes things unbiased. 

 

Like another mentioned, if you have nothing to add besides a personal vendetta against someone who has more knowledge than you, that has proven you wrong before, and instead of being butt hurt,go to a topic that you are familiar with. By the way, I did answer the OP, saying I get the same questions myself.

Awe shucks Sgt Carter why cant i be a 2 week millionaire and be asked these questions......because Gomer you have no cash to flash for the locals........

3 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

don't make opinions. I actually listen to others who have experience, then listen to more, gathering evidence before I think it's somewhat factual, and then factual. That's what makes things unbiased. 

 

Gathering evidence indeed. 

 

blah blah. 

Stop drinking your own kool aid and tooting your own horn, you dull pedant.

 

I tell stories for a living.
I think it's worth mentioning that, to get back on topic, but I don't normally tell people that when they ask the three introductory questions.

 

When you meet a stranger, how do you start the conversation?

"What are you looking at?" rarely gets things off on good first step

18 hours ago, Tuco Ramirez said:

...is there such a thing?

 

Tuco.

AH ! GO AWAY BOB.

10 minutes ago, madone said:

 

Gathering evidence indeed. 

 

blah blah. 

Stop drinking your own kool aid, you dull pedant.

 

Stop trolling me and reply to things that interest you. If you don't understand something, have no knowledge of it, then sit back and learn. Quoting a line from someone's reply takes away from the full meaning of it's entirety, and causes some to take sides. If you disagree with anyone's statement here, but don't have experience in the matter, it's best to stay out out of it. Pedantic nah, just that I'm more concerned with accuracy than personal opinions. But keep assuming, and you're slowly but surely entering those few here in that category. Proving you wrong, as always, isn't tooting my own horn. It's a way to keep away the ignorant that are only here to argue, and not add to a topic.

Where you stay

19 hours ago, Tuco Ramirez said:

...is there such a thing?

 

Tuco.

probably more normal than you - and what wouldn't be difficult. 

20 hours ago, Tuco Ramirez said:

It's the same old spiel, time and time again when one is forced to interact with a local.

 

Is this how they are taught to interact with foreigners when they are at school?

 

 

These questions seem OK to me. They are introductory - a way of starting a friendly conversation.

 

Have you thought of answering them? Does it hurt that much?

20 hours ago, Tuco Ramirez said:

...is there such a thing?

 

Tuco.

Yes. Maybe this is a major piece of information for you.

5 minutes ago, ChrisKC said:

These questions seem OK to me. They are introductory - a way of starting a friendly conversation.

 

Have you thought of answering them? Does it hurt that much?

Yes and no.

Depends on the context.

In many cases in Thailand such questions are meant to help the person decide whether you're a likely walking ATM for them or not.

21 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Don't know, as I never use taxis, and if I did, I wouldn't talk with them.

 

21 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Don't know, as I never use taxis, and if I did, I wouldn't talk with them.

Describing your destination in sign language can result in misunderstandings........😋

 Never been a problem for me-

 

Where you come from..................England

 

what your job............ police employee

 

 

End of harassment and conversation!

 

On 5/28/2025 at 4:52 PM, Tuco Ramirez said:

Too many cocky thais hustling on the curbs...

It's 'kerbs' Bob.

Use the King's English correctly please.
 

On 5/28/2025 at 4:33 PM, Tuco Ramirez said:

It's the same old spiel, time and time again when one is forced to interact with a local.

 

Is this how they are taught to interact with foreigners when they are at school?

 

 

forced? Er; perhaps they are trying their best to express interest in a fellow human being? How do you speak to them in Thai?

I have no problem in telling them I'm an "academic" or amateur academic as I like to describe myself 

 

I have compiled statistics on many things whilst holidaying in Thailand including how many dental clinics have the word "smile " in them

 

Industry, governments etc even email me to ask for my statistics on different subjects and J provide for free 

On 5/28/2025 at 5:19 PM, Tuco Ramirez said:

Why would I care about a taxi driver?

 

What does he have to offer me in terms of intellectual expansion? and for that matter, what does a bar girl have to offer?

 

Everything. You need all the help you can get.

Being chatted to by a serving lady in a bar on the dark side in Pattaya, she asked where I lived then followed it with "are you renting or buying"?. Well it made a change.