Shamelessly copy eachother.  

On 7/4/2025 at 2:43 PM, mancub said:

Indicating left when turning onto a one way road , and they all follow suit like lemmings.

Is the “one-way” relevant? Which way is it going? … so many questions you raise! 

On 7/4/2025 at 2:45 PM, angryguy said:

Indeed my list is endless

Makes you angry, it seems! 

2 hours ago, josephbloggs said:

Farang don't stand? 

I stand even when there are seats. We're usually only on there for a short period, why do you need to sit down? 

When you reach my age you'll know why.

2 minutes ago, Thingamabob said:

When you reach my age you'll know why.

Fair enough for old people, absolutely.

24 minutes ago, Unamerican said:

Is the “one-way” relevant? Which way is it going? … so many questions you raise! 

Completely irrelevant as it's " one -way", you see ?  Unless  you consider turning right into on-coming traffic on a dual carriageway ( with meridian barriers ) a viable option , Although.......

 

masks to defend against bacteria or virus:)

On 7/4/2025 at 8:34 AM, angryguy said:

Wet towel on the bed. Do all thai women do this?

 

Its the equivalent if i were to walk around the house with my shoes on. Me having to sleep on wet sheets

 

as a way to cool down during hot and humid weather. The evaporation of water from the towel helps to lower the surrounding temperature and provide a cooling effect, similar to how sweating helps regulate body temperature. This practice is a traditional way to cope with the heat, especially when access to cool water or baths is limited. 

On 7/4/2025 at 8:44 AM, scubascuba3 said:

Pulling out onto a busy road without looking

this shows you don't understand the Thai highway code......anyone who drove in Erope in the 60s and 70s will understand this.

54 minutes ago, Zapitapi said:

masks to defend against bacteria or virus:)

again wrong they are to prevent the spread to others

10 minutes ago, kwilco said:

 

as a way to cool down during hot and humid weather. The evaporation of water from the towel helps to lower the surrounding temperature and provide a cooling effect, similar to how sweating helps regulate body temperature. This practice is a traditional way to cope with the heat, especially when access to cool water or baths is limited. 

So its encoded into my wifes DNA. I had a strange feeling

On 7/4/2025 at 8:46 AM, proton said:

Answering a question with an answer to something not asked eg. what time is it now, answer it's raining.

sounds like you need to learn more Thai and how greetings and small talk work and why you seldom hear Thai people saying yes or know.

On 7/4/2025 at 9:01 AM, PoorSucker said:

Having 2 baht in the ear for toilet fee.

originally it was for Songtheaws or anything that a kid might need some setang for.

Thread like this don’t just reflect ignorance – they amplify it!!
This entire discussion reads like a parade of shallow observations wrapped in lazy stereotypes. The title alone — “Things thai People Do That Make No Sense” — sets the tone: dismissive, self-centered, and frankly xenophobic. It implies that if something doesn’t align with your personal logic or habits, it’s inherently “nonsensical.” That’s not cultural critique. That’s cultural arrogance.
There’s no genuine curiosity here. No effort to understand the why. Just cheap laughs, sweeping generalisations, and anecdotal nitpicking about things like towels, traffic, and shampoo. Not once do most of these posters stop to question whether their own cultural assumptions are skewing their perceptions.
“Common sense” is not universal. It’s culturally conditioned. What feels natural or obvious in Manchester or Milwaukee may not apply in Mae Sot or Mukdahan. Pretending otherwise is intellectual laziness.
Worse still, the tone quickly veers into disrespect — calling women lazy, ridiculing Buddhist beliefs, mocking hygiene practices. And let’s not ignore the deliberate lowercase “thai” in the thread title — a small thing, perhaps, but it speaks volumes about the dismissive attitude of the OP.
If you want to understand a culture, try asking questions instead of making declarations. Try observing with humility, not superiority. Threads like this just reveal how little some expats bother to learn about the country they chose to live in — and how much they expect Thailand to accommodate them.
If you genuinely want to understand why people do things differently here, start by understanding that you might not be the default.

30 minutes ago, kwilco said:

sounds like you need to learn more Thai and how greetings and small talk work and why you seldom hear Thai people saying yes or know.

 Sounds like you need to learn some more English, it's no not 'know' 😁

2 minutes ago, kwilco said:

Thread like this don’t just reflect ignorance – they amplify it!!
This entire discussion reads like a parade of shallow observations wrapped in lazy stereotypes. The title alone — “Things thai People Do That Make No Sense” — sets the tone: dismissive, self-centered, and frankly xenophobic. It implies that if something doesn’t align with your personal logic or habits, it’s inherently “nonsensical.” That’s not cultural critique. That’s cultural arrogance.
There’s no genuine curiosity here. No effort to understand the why. Just cheap laughs, sweeping generalisations, and anecdotal nitpicking about things like towels, traffic, and shampoo. Not once do most of these posters stop to question whether their own cultural assumptions are skewing their perceptions.
“Common sense” is not universal. It’s culturally conditioned. What feels natural or obvious in Manchester or Milwaukee may not apply in Mae Sot or Mukdahan. Pretending otherwise is intellectual laziness.
Worse still, the tone quickly veers into disrespect — calling women lazy, ridiculing Buddhist beliefs, mocking hygiene practices. And let’s not ignore the deliberate lowercase “thai” in the thread title — a small thing, perhaps, but it speaks volumes about the dismissive attitude of the OP.
If you want to understand a culture, try asking questions instead of making declarations. Try observing with humility, not superiority. Threads like this just reveal how little some expats bother to learn about the country they chose to live in — and how much they expect Thailand to accommodate them.
If you genuinely want to understand why people do things differently here, start by understanding that you might not be the default.

Christ you take this way too seriously

1 hour ago, kwilco said:

this shows you don't understand the Thai highway code......anyone who drove in Erope in the 60s and 70s will understand this.

You're full of cr ap

Might as well start a thread on what westerners do that don't make sense.

Share a room with a stranger in university.

Having gaps in bathroom stall doors that are way too big.

Sales tax not being added to an item until you get to the till.

 

It is easy to laugh at others, but harder to try to understand.

37 minutes ago, proton said:

 Sounds like you need to learn some more English, it's no not 'know' 😁

 

Focusing on a spelling slip instead of the actual point is just lazy deflection. If you're going to correct someone, at least get your correction right—"it's no not 'know'" isn't even grammatically sound. Try engaging with the argument next time.
If your best contribution is nitpicking someone’s spelling while butchering grammar yourself—“it's no not ‘know’”—maybe take a breath and focus on the actual topic. Typos don’t invalidate arguments. Poor reasoning does.
 

9 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

You're full of cr ap

 

When all you can muster is “you’re full of crap,” it’s clear you’ve hit your intellectual ceiling. Come back when you’ve got an actual argument — or at least a full sentence.

3 hours ago, Unamerican said:

Is the “one-way” relevant? Which way is it going? … so many questions you raise! 

I can't figure that one out at all!!

39 minutes ago, angryguy said:

Christ you take this way too seriously

I think that those who try to divert from their own ignorance is a serious matter.

29 minutes ago, kwilco said:

I think that those who try to divert from their own ignorance is a serious matter.

If the things thai people do make sense to you maybe youve been here too long

1 hour ago, kwilco said:

If you want to understand a culture, try asking questions instead of making declarations. Try observing with humility, not superiority. Threads like this just reveal how little some expats bother to learn about the country they chose to live in — and how much they expect Thailand to accommodate them.

Well said!

3 minutes ago, angryguy said:

If the things thai people do make sense to you maybe youve been here too long

you wouldn't know "sense" if it smacked you in face. -"Sense" here is really what people think is "common sense" - unfortunately you have no idea what common sense is or rather ISN"T

14 minutes ago, angryguy said:

If the things thai people do make sense to you maybe youve been here too long

can you actually quantify that?

 

7 minutes ago, kwilco said:

can you actually quantify that?

 

You cant make irrationality seem rational no matter how persistent 

1 minute ago, angryguy said:

You cant make irrationality seem rational no matter how persistent 

If things Thai people do start making sense to you, maybe you're finally paying attention. And by the way, it's 'Thai' — capital T. Basic respect, even if the culture still confuses you.

3 minutes ago, angryguy said:

You cant make irrationality seem rational no matter how persistent 

you said "too long" - what do you mean by that? What's the rationale behind that? - You have no idea how irrational you are being

BTW - to those "thumbs down" people ---- 

The thumbs down icon is the digital equivalent of a grunt — no effort, no reasoning, and no contribution. If you've got a point, make it. Otherwise, it's just drive-by disapproval.

Let's see who continues to grunt!