On 5/30/2025 at 8:58 PM, JaxxBKK said:

At this point only one person has mentioned food and although is the first thing he had written it was just the one word - food. No acalaydes.

 

This confirms to me once again that 99% of the foreigners don't like and don't eat Thai food.

 

if you delete the gynormous amts of sugar, msg and bad seed oils  ,,,,,   now you're cookin'

 

Things you like about Thailand

 

as I see it ....the  24/7 entertainment !       

#1 ... remove the stick from your a**  ..     then 

sit back, relax, observe and enjoy the show ...  

 

On 5/31/2025 at 8:59 PM, Isaan sailor said:

One more thing:

• Very low property taxes

we just paid our bill for the year      34 baht 

 love it ! 

On 5/31/2025 at 9:07 AM, KhunLA said:

I can and did.  Always a gap in age of my relationships.  One was 19 and I was 38, and largest gap in USA.  Another was 18 when I was 28, only 10 year gap, but at those ages, seemed like a lot.  She couldn't drink alcohol at restaurant, when first together.  She was one of my life long 'friends' with bennies', over 25+ years.

 

Same with my first wife, 17 and me 23, (her father had issue with the age gap) married at 19 & 25, and drinking age was 21 

 

Always about a 10 year gap in my relationships..   First Thai wife was half my age, 22 / 45, present wife is 22 yrs younger, 48 / 70.  I could easily see myself with  Yank partner 20 yrs younger than myself.

 

In USA, never started dating anyone older than 30, and I left there at 45 yrs old.  Getting the sense, that most AN members don't know how to 'listen' and talk with women 😎

 

I have 21 years on the Mrs. ..   and this month we have our 17th wedding anniversay !

2 hours ago, Luuk Chaai said:

 

if you delete the gynormous amts of sugar, msg and bad seed oils  ,,,,,   now you're cookin'

 

 

You can almost always customize your meal. Everything fried is going to probably be in palm oil. Other than that you can ask that those ingredients not used.

 

Thai food haters use health as the ruse. Another excuse to stick with western food which cooked in a Thai kitchen will use similar salt, sugar. The fattie fries as your fish are cooked in palm oil.

 

There are not huge amounts of msg or sugar used. Maybe the heavy side of adequate, but not huge. It gets excessive when Thais (and myself) overuse pik nam pla on top of it all.

 

If you go to the food subforum you'll see no one talking about Thai food. Same with expats, tourists posting on TT, Instagram FB.

 

Westerners, especially the new arrivals (post 2010) avoid, do not eat Thai food. Simples.

 

It's one of many instances where foreigners remain alien to the culture. Living in AC, requiring cars to get about, shop only in fancy grocery stores, eat at home, eat in western restaurants, use toilet paper, build a wall of English around themselves. Complain about the women, complain everyone trying to rip them off and scams bc they often don't understand/ can't sort the situation OR require environments that are legion with that sort of thing.

 

So, go make yourself a low salt veggie burger and congratulate yourself. 5555

 

Congrats on the anniversary 👍

 

👽👽👽👽👽

13 hours ago, Luuk Chaai said:

if you delete the gynormous amts of sugar, msg and bad seed oils  ,,,,,   now you're cookin'

Buy the ingredients and cook it yourself - or get cooking lessons - or hook up with a Thai girl that cooks it for you.

Best food I have ever eaten in my life - fitter and healthier than ever was when eating that fatty carbo loaded western sheite food. Last time back homer ordered a salmon meal - 2 of the friends also had it and they loved it - the Thai wife and I were very polite - but later we both said it was sheite.

 

On 6/3/2025 at 5:42 AM, JaxxBKK said:

 

You can almost always customize your meal. Everything fried is going to probably be in palm oil. Other than that you can ask that those ingredients not used.

 

 

So, go make yourself a low salt veggie burger and congratulate yourself. 5555

 

Congrats on the anniversary 👍

 

👽👽👽👽👽

Thank you on the congrats 

 I'm basically a carnivore .  and use lots of salt

I do love Thai food.......... just prefer it to be cooked at home by the Mrs.

15 hours ago, TroubleandGrumpy said:

Buy the ingredients and cook it yourself - or get cooking lessons - or hook up with a Thai girl that cooks it for you.

 

Not everyone knows how, or has the facilities to cook.  My kitchen is larger than some of the boxes many expats exist out of.  Whether budget or higher end with amenities.

 

Been cooking for myself since a young teen.   After a certain age, it was 'self serve' in our house.  And too poor afterward to afford to eat out, for too long.  You learn quick when necessity forces you to DIY.

On 6/4/2025 at 8:53 AM, KhunLA said:

Not everyone knows how, or has the facilities to cook.  My kitchen is larger than some of the boxes many expats exist out of.  Whether budget or higher end with amenities.

 

Been cooking for myself since a young teen.   After a certain age, it was 'self serve' in our house.  And too poor afterward to afford to eat out, for too long.  You learn quick when necessity forces you to DIY.

Sad to know that some Expats are in that situation and have no cooking facilities - but I think most just dont want to bother and stick to buying because it is easier.  

18 minutes ago, TroubleandGrumpy said:

Sad to know that some Expats are in that situation and have no cooking facilities - but I think most just dont want to bother and stick to buying because it is easier.  

That was me in USA, even though having most things you need.  Just couldn't be bothered, as too much food available.  Just the thought of doing dishes was enough to go out & munch.  Plus you could get a nice ale, or wine with dinner.  Here's it's crap beer or silly priced wine.

 

I'm not the biggest fan of Thai food, and the expats that think they know how to cook food, fail miserably.   Yet to have an expat, serve up western food, better than a local can.   That's damn embarrassing.

 

I'm simply not going to spend, what some places charge for a tasty plate of food, that I can do as good, or better at home, for much less.   Might be different if restaurants here had some ambiance. 

 

Really have to go high end for any 'fine dining' experience, which is fine.   Just hate the idea of spending that much money, then leaving hungry 

 

 

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