2 hours ago, Expat68 said:

The best cities are the ones with least tourists/expats in my honest opinion 

Tourist & expats are easy to avoid anywhere.  Udon had plenty, and I avoided them with no problem.   Did enjoy our monthly meet ups, and met a few that became good friends.   Been to their house, and them to ours, but I'm not really a social person.

 

Monthly meet ups were fun & interesting, but once a month is more than enough for me, as kind of a private person anyway.  And with family, no real interest for a large circle of friends.

On 11/24/2025 at 8:04 PM, mangkut70 said:

 

Totally agree on that one. at least back then a bustling little city, full of energy, chaos, great and fantastic food, cheap massage parlors, plenty of nightlife (although mostly malaysia/chinese/karaoke themed). Alltogether great fun and nothing but fond memories. Sadly haven't been back there for a while.

Same here, not been for some time but remember it as a busy little place. The road by the train station had some decent bars and caffs, worth a few nights. Sungai Kolok pretty similar.

2 hours ago, KhunLA said:

Tourist & expats are easy to avoid anywhere.  Udon had plenty, and I avoided them with no problem.   Did enjoy our monthly meet ups, and met a few that became good friends.   Been to their house, and them to ours, but I'm not really a social person.

 

Monthly meet ups were fun & interesting, but once a month is more than enough for me, as kind of a private person anyway.  And with family, no real interest for a large circle of friends.

When people speak disparagingly of tourists and expats do they mean people like themselves and us on here.?

33 minutes ago, saintdomingo said:

When people speak disparagingly of tourists and expats do they mean people like themselves and us on here.?

All inclusive.  

 

Expats ... met very few, that I'd consider, or want to be friends with.   And I've met a lot, through local forum in Udon Thani.

 

Tourist ... really have no desire talking to stranger, unless really bored.   Though have met a few, that were quite interesting and a pleasure to talk with.

 

I really don't have much in common with most expats or tourist, and this forum is pretty much all the proof one needs.  No different than life back in USA, and my 'social circles', very small there also.

 

Not a sports fan, I treat woman as equals, not as sex object, and I don't care about your vices, want to be around you when indulging or hear about you cheating on your partner, or who and how many you are banging, so I really have little in common with most men I meet, or met, or worked with.  

34 minutes ago, saintdomingo said:

When people speak disparagingly of tourists and expats do they mean people like themselves and us on here.?

Tourists and expats comes in many varieties, but expats who works here is to prefer more than many who retired early or because our of other reasons.

 

I would say expats who manage to keep routines as they would do home, is easier to get along with than those just gave up everything and live like every day is an holiday. 

 

Excessive lifestyle be it alcohol and drugs doesn't mix well with my lifestyle, and everytime we are going to be social or socializing it have to be alcohol, I tap out, and then you have minimized your friendship window down to very few people in reach. 

My.own preferred conversations mainly revolve around the main points of the 39 Articles and the Council of Trent so I have not too much to say. But after all these years I still have a circle of friends in Pattaya and fewer years but still friends in the Nakhon. Not really a social drinker or socialising person nowadays but more than happy with what I have. As are you yourself.

7 hours ago, Harrisfan said:

Nobody wants to visit that dump 

Why is that....?  🤫

4 hours ago, KhunLA said:

All inclusive.  

 

Expats ... met very few, that I'd consider, or want to be friends with.   And I've met a lot, through local forum in Udon Thani.

 

Tourist ... really have no desire talking to stranger, unless really bored.   Though have met a few, that were quite interesting and a pleasure to talk with.

 

I really don't have much in common with most expats or tourist, and this forum is pretty much all the proof one needs.  No different than life back in USA, and my 'social circles', very small there also.

 

Not a sports fan, I treat woman as equals, not as sex object, and I don't care about your vices, want to be around you when indulging or hear about you cheating on your partner, or who and how many you are banging, so I really have little in common with most men I meet, or met, or worked with.  

I prefer hot females. Other people are annoying.

3 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

I prefer hot females. Other people are annoying.

 

But do hot females want to be anywhere near you? 

 

Koh Samui. bland food, too many tourists.

18 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

 

But do hot females want to be anywhere near you? 

 

I only date hot 

4 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

I only date hot 

I dont believe you.

Your gf is probably 2/10.

Post a picture of her. Prove it.

 

4 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

I dont believe you.

Your gf is probably 2/10.

Post a picture of her. Prove it.

 

Come up to Udon see for yourself

32 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

 

But do hot females want to be anywhere near you? 

 

Oh what a sexist comment and very judgmental 

 

21 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

Oh what a sexist comment and very judgmental 

 

 

No one likes ugly fat chicks.

39 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

I only date hot 

Date?

Just now, Hummin said:

but expats who works here is to prefer more than many who retired early or because our of other reasons.

What about guys who retired after their Retirement age, 66 in UK? Do you prefer them to the ones who retired early.

You sound like a typical Norwegian, everything by the book. 

Just now, Harrisfan said:

Come up to Udon see for yourself

No photo then?

9 minutes ago, Will Iam Not said:

No photo then?

You creeps are strangers

22 minutes ago, blaze master said:

 

No one likes ugly fat chicks.

Once a year why not?

19 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

Once a year why not?

 

So a lights out girl. No fatties though.

30 minutes ago, Will Iam Not said:

What about guys who retired after their Retirement age, 66 in UK? Do you prefer them to the ones who retired early.

You sound like a typical Norwegian, everything by the book. 

 

Depending on the book, right ?

 

There is a age gap and also depending on mutual interests also, so to have an relation, you need a good reason to hang out, right ? Im not doing much of my previous activities anymore, where you met out of natural reasons, travel and dine because you have to same passion. 

 

What do you retirees do? Meet up at the pub, play pool, watch sport and drink a pint? 

22 minutes ago, blaze master said:

 

So a lights out girl. No fatties though.

I did one like Susan Boyle

5 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

I did one like Susan Boyle

I've done plenty like that.

16 minutes ago, saintdomingo said:

I've done plenty like that.

Fat 69ers are fun

The one you are in

14 hours ago, Will Iam Not said:

What about guys who retired after their Retirement age, 66 in UK? Do you prefer them to the ones who retired early.

You sound like a typical Norwegian, everything by the book. 

I have seen young foreign teachers fighting in Thailand?

4 minutes ago, transam said:

No, I asked what you mean that I married a 2, now tell me, back up your post....?  🤔

Come up to Udon. Prove me wrong.

On 11/23/2025 at 12:26 AM, Harrisfan said:

Hat Yai

Phitsanulok

Ubon

Lampang

 

4 cities Id be happy to skip

 

Phrae 

However - Nan is overlooked.  Very nice place.  

3 minutes ago, connda said:

Phrae 

However - Nan is overlooked.  Very nice place.  

Nan is all about the views.