Why do Thais scream at each other? I just wonder why they need a mobile phone? I am in the West at the moment and went out for lunch with 4 Thai girls (including my wife). I have a hearing aid, which I had to turn down because of the loud voices. Even in LOS, they talk loudly. I know you might want to talk in a normal manner, but listen to just Thais talk? And this is not Thai bashing, just an observation.

In the rural area where I live, I have noticed that a lot in coffee shops. They seem to maintain a consistent volume level, regardless of their location, except when on the phone, when they do speak even louder.

Center of the universe and all that.

Thai guys can be worse, shouting like a muppet is normal for some

The Chinese, Indians and Russians are worse so I have no bitches against the Thai people 

This is good news for the Americans! 

Most of Asia is noisy. But the Thais do tend to shout to each other rather than walking 3 meters and speaking in a quieter voice. There is no awareness that their yelling might be too noisy for others.
I often turn my hearing aids off just to get some peace and quiet while eating in restaurants.

the offspring are just as bad, when the stepdaughter or indeed her kids are here and they want my mrs they will just start shouting  "mar" or "Yai" louder and louder and louder until she hears them   no effort what so ever to go look for her.  My missis is a bit deaf so the noise can be a real pain,     Of course she has no problem with this

I have learned to tune out.

My b/f spends 50% of every day shouting in to his mobile phone.

12 hours ago, still kicking said:

Why do Thais scream at each other?

It's not just Thais - you should go to a  restaurant in Spain

13 hours ago, still kicking said:

Why do Thais scream at each other? I just wonder why they need a mobile phone? I am in the West at the moment and went out for lunch with 4 Thai girls (including my wife). I have a hearing aid, which I had to turn down because of the loud voices. Even in LOS, they talk loudly. I know you might want to talk in a normal manner, but listen to just Thais talk? And this is not Thai bashing, just an observation.

You think the Thai's scream at each other? Try the people from the Middle East. They really know how to raise their voice.

14 hours ago, still kicking said:

Why do Thais scream at each other? I just wonder why they need a mobile phone? I am in the West at the moment and went out for lunch with 4 Thai girls (including my wife). I have a hearing aid, which I had to turn down because of the loud voices. Even in LOS, they talk loudly. I know you might want to talk in a normal manner, but listen to just Thais talk? And this is not Thai bashing, just an observation.

True.When i lived with my exwife in my country some Saturdays 4~5 of her thaifriends came visit.

They sat in the kitchen screaming and gossip all the time.I speak thai well so i got sick and tired of listening to them.

I just went to my smoking room with a bottle of whiskey..put on my earphones and listen music on YouTube.

16 hours ago, still kicking said:

Why do Thais scream at each other? I just wonder why they need a mobile phone? I am in the West at the moment and went out for lunch with 4 Thai girls (including my wife). I have a hearing aid, which I had to turn down because of the loud voices. Even in LOS, they talk loudly. I know you might want to talk in a normal manner, but listen to just Thais talk? And this is not Thai bashing, just an observation.

 

 

One of my big bugbears......and it is far from a Thai thing.......it is ignorant, selfish, arrogant behaviour.....portrayed by every nation on Earth.

 

Why the hell does anyone think I want to listen to them talking from 20m away.

16 hours ago, still kicking said:

Why do Thais scream at each other? I just wonder why they need a mobile phone? I am in the West at the moment and went out for lunch with 4 Thai girls (including my wife). I have a hearing aid, which I had to turn down because of the loud voices. Even in LOS, they talk loudly. I know you might want to talk in a normal manner, but listen to just Thais talk? And this is not Thai bashing, just an observation.

 

Oh! Word of advice?

 

I gave up using hearing aids and switched to AirPod Pros 2G.

 

1/5 of the price, more control via Headphone Accommodations and Transparency Mode......fully connected re: bluetooth....and the real clincher......noise cancellation.

The OP is lucky to have a hearing aid , at least he can turn it down,  not so easy for the rest of us

8 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

 

Oh word of advice?

 

I gave up using hearing aids and switched to AirPod Pros 2G.

 

1/5 of the price, more control via Headphone Accommodations and Transparency Mode......fully connected re: bluetooth....and the real clincher......noise cancellation.

Where does one start looking for a decent hearing aid over here . my mrs is deaf as a post, what do they cost ? i was told 20,000 bt  upwards. She got one off lazada for 900bt but it was useless of course

  whatever they cost 1/5 the price of anything  has to be better   But presumably I'd need to get her an I phone too which would not make it so cheap   

Just now, Bday Prang said:

Where does one start looking for a decent hearing aid over here . my mrs is deaf as a post, what do they cost ? i was told 20,000 bt  upwards. She got one off lazada for 900bt but it was useless of course

  whatever they cost 1/5 the price of anything  has to be better   But presumably I'd need to get her an I phone too which would not make it so cheap   

 

Yes. I think to secure the full function of the AirPods you need an iPhone......and probably quite a recent one 13 upwards?

 

But they were a God send....... for me at least.

 

I trialled a "cheap" set of hearing aids.......£1,350........so happy to find I could use the AirPods instead.

 

The only draw back for me is I need BiCROS hearing aids......but I'm hoping Apple will eventually twig and introduce software to achieve that.

 

 

17 hours ago, still kicking said:

Why do Thais scream at each other? I just wonder why they need a mobile phone? I am in the West at the moment and went out for lunch with 4 Thai girls (including my wife). I have a hearing aid, which I had to turn down because of the loud voices. Even in LOS, they talk loudly. I know you might want to talk in a normal manner, but listen to just Thais talk? And this is not Thai bashing, just an observation.

"...this is not Thai bashing, just an observation".

Yes, it is an observation, a Thai-bashing observation.  You can't really believe that no one else, whatever nationality, sometimes talk in load voices?

26 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

 

Yes. I think to secure the full function of the AirPods you need an iPhone......and probably quite a recent one 13 upwards?

 

But they were a God send....... for me at least.

 

I trialled a "cheap" set of hearing aids.......£1,350........so happy to find I could use the AirPods instead.

 

The only draw back for me is I need BiCROS hearing aids......but I'm hoping Apple will eventually twig and introduce software to achieve that. 

 

 

your reply suggests that hearing aids are not a one size fits all device and that it depends on the nature of the hearing problem ? what does BICROS mean? 

  jesus £1350 is more than an I phone

Just now, Bday Prang said:

your reply suggests that hearing aids are not a one size fits all device and that it depends on the nature of the hearing problem ? what does BICROS mean?   

 

I'm profoundly deaf in one ear.....so 'need' a hearing aid in the deaf ear to act as receiver which then transmits sounds to the the hearing aid in the 'good' ear.

 

That is a CROS hearing aid.

 

As I have about a 70% hearing loss in the good ear, the hearing aid in the good ear has to act as both a receiver and a functioning hearing aid....that system is called BiCROS.

 

Hope that makes sense.

1 minute ago, Will B Good said:

 

I'm profoundly deaf in one ear.....so 'need' a hearing aid in the deaf ear to act as receiver which then transmits sounds to the the hearing aid in the 'good' ear.

 

That is a CROS hearing aid.

 

As I have about a 70% hearing loss in the good ear, the hearing aid in the good ear has to act as both a receiver and a functioning hearing aid....that system is called BiCROS.

 

Hope that makes sense.

yeah I think I got it , I'm due to see the oncologist in a week or two I'll see if he can point me in the right direction for a hospital diagnosis Local clinics seem to have no clue 

I would really like to find a working solution for her , she has really been an angel the past 6 months, and it can't be easy for her 

5 minutes ago, Bday Prang said:

yeah I think I got it , I'm due to see the oncologist in a week or two I'll see if he can point me in the right direction for a hospital diagnosis Local clinics seem to have no clue 

I would really like to find a working solution for her , she has really been an angel the past 6 months, and it can't be easy for her 

 

Tough times for sure.

 

The hearing aid business seems very 'scammy' to me.......prices are sky high for what they are.

 

Do you know anyone who could let her trail AirPods with an iPhone maybe?????

Just now, Will B Good said:

 

Tough times for sure.

 

The hearing aid business seems very 'scammy' to me.......prices are sky high for what they are.

 

Do you know anyone who could let her trail AirPods with an iPhone maybe?????

She might do , she knows a few Mia farangs who all have the latest phones,  does one need to keep the phone on ones person or is there a decent range for the bluetooth connection

Certainly worth further investigation , cheers.

1 minute ago, Bday Prang said:

She might do , she knows a few Mia farangs who all have the latest phones,  does one need to keep the phone on ones person or is there a decent range for the bluetooth connection

Certainly worth further investigation , cheers.

 

 

I think the AirPods only have to be in range when you want to make adjustments.....must check that???

 

If you feel like lashing out she could (I think) control them via an Apple Watch, but you would still need the iPhone anyway to set it all up.

2 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

 

 

I think the AirPods only have to be in range when you want to make adjustments.....must check that???

 

If you feel like lashing out she could (I think) control them via an Apple Watch, but you would still need the iPhone anyway to set it all up.

not sure if there's an apple shop in Surin but there is a samsung one , maybe they offer an equivalent certainly further investigation is warranted

 

1 minute ago, Bday Prang said:

not sure if there's an apple shop in Surin but there is a samsung one , maybe they offer an equivalent certainly further investigation is warranted

 

 

Yes.....no idea re: Samsung.......definitely best to get direct face to face, over the counter help and advice if possible.........certainly safer than listening to me rattle on.....5555

That's quite true I often notice this with children especially when they're quite young they seem to have an inability to modulate their volume or to speak with an appropriate volume level. Thais do tend to speak quite loud, especially when they are on the telephone. I often times have to ask my gal to tone it down, and I explain to her that it's not a megaphone it's a cell phone, and they are two very different things. 

2 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

That's quite true I often notice this with children especially when they're quite young they seem to have an inability to modulate their volume or to speak with an appropriate volume level. Thais do tend to speak quite loud, especially when they are on the telephone. I often times have to ask my gal to tone it down, and I explain to her that it's not a megaphone it's a cell phone, and they are two very different things. 

If I spoke loudly as a kid I was "shushed" immediately   often with the saying " children should be seen and not heard"   child discipline ...a thing of the past in the west, an alien concept here, especially for boys

7 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

 

Yes.....no idea re: Samsung.......definitely best to get direct face to face, over the counter help and advice if possible.........certainly safer than listening to me rattle on.....5555

 Not at all ,  You have been very helpful, cheers