On 5/11/2026 at 12:02 AM, swissie said:

I will oblige.Spilling my guts, to encourage others to spill their guts as well.

First visit to Pattaya in 1995. I was amazed that all Thai Females loved me. As opposed to European women. I was sure that this is the promessed "garden of Eden" for males that don't look like Robert Redfort. Paradise on earth, far away from Europe and the "biblical concept", reighning the concept of male and female "interactions" with the help of the catholic church.

It was sexual paradise on earth. Especially as Thai females found nothing wrong with sexual inter course with Farangs as long as their activities bought the family in Isaan a new TV.

Standart procedures, nobody found anything wrong with it. A rare "win win" situation, benefitting everybody. I enjoyed this constellation massively as well as the Thai females.

I believe that such a strong "win-win" situation will not re-occur ever again.

Long gone. These days, Thai females without "education", will offer their services on the internet, at prices that equal prices in "western countries". An affordable paradise lost for males that do not look like Robert Redford in his haydays.. The "window of opportunity" for non Robert Redfort's diden't last long.

PS: I am still married to my Thai wife. 23 years. But we agree, that the "good times" we had, easily are in conquest of the "bad times" we had.

In the end, it's called "life"

You said " First visit to Pattaya in 1995. I was amazed that all Thai Females loved me. As opposed to European women. "

Well they the bar-girl and street prostitutes loved anyone with a wallet, and still do, as far as European women , well if you had had the money at the time to pay for European prostitutes they they would have 'loved' you too.

I can never understand why guys come to Thailand and brag about the prostitues they bought, I would find it embarrassing and keep it quiet, why do these guys tell everyone they are losers? 😀

Don't generalise about your life in some parts of Pattaya where the bargirls work and try and make it represents all of Thailand, those women are despised by normal Thais and I have been asked many times why farangs go with such low women, I say I suppose they are desperate.

Nothing has changed, those types of girls are still in those types of bars and even as a much older man of today they will still 'love' you if the price is right.

Regarding you general question, it would take too long to list the very many highlights of a persons life and in most cases the few negative aspects of life, but for most of us, our highlights is not feeling great about having to pay for sex I suppose.

Before any replies which state all Thai women are after our money and are poor, no the ones you mix with are like that, there is a high percentage who have made their own way in life and are self sufficient financially, but you will not meet them in bars.

1 hour ago, JamesPhuket10 said:

You said " First visit to Pattaya in 1995. I was amazed that all Thai Females loved me. As opposed to European women. "

Well they the bar-girl and street prostitutes loved anyone with a wallet, and still do, as far as European women , well if you had had the money at the time to pay for European prostitutes they they would have 'loved' you too.

I can never understand why guys come to Thailand and brag about the prostitues they bought, I would find it embarrassing and keep it quiet, why do these guys tell everyone they are losers? 😀

Don't generalise about your life in some parts of Pattaya where the bargirls work and try and make it represents all of Thailand, those women are despised by normal Thais and I have been asked many times why farangs go with such low women, I say I suppose they are desperate.

Nothing has changed, those types of girls are still in those types of bars and even as a much older man of today they will still 'love' you if the price is right.

Regarding you general question, it would take too long to list the very many highlights of a persons life and in most cases the few negative aspects of life, but for most of us, our highlights is not feeling great about having to pay for sex I suppose.

Before any replies which state all Thai women are after our money and are poor, no the ones you mix with are like that, there is a high percentage who have made their own way in life and are self sufficient financially, but you will not meet them in bars.

Clearly a comment of a person born with a silver spoon in his mouth and looking like Robert Redford in his yonger years and can afford "mistresses" in old Europe. Why sould such people travel to Thailand to find "mistresses"? Lucky you. Keep critisising the rest of the pagan wold that ever set foot on Thai soil, looking for "lower-cost mistresses".

1 hour ago, swissie said:

Clearly a comment of a person born with a silver spoon in his mouth and looking like Robert Redford in his yonger years and can afford "mistresses" in old Europe. Why sould such people travel to Thailand to find "mistresses"? Lucky you. Keep critisising the rest of the pagan wold that ever set foot on Thai soil, looking for "lower-cost mistresses".

God loves us all

3 minutes ago, Rockyroad said:

God loves us all

Go to sleep Rainman

37 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Go to sleep Rainman

Lycra, go for a ride and then an sti test.

8 hours ago, BilllyGOAT said:

I fall asleep whenever someone starts talking about the book of fables and how finding god saved them, but I never get tired of this, especially when Pete Hegseth recites it as gospel:

The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee.

That’s not actually a Bible verse — it’s from Pulp Fiction (1994).

The character Jules Winnfield, played by Samuel L. Jackson, recites it before he executes people. The speech starts with “The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides...” and ends with “And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee.”

So where did it come from?

Quentin Tarantino adapted it from Ezekiel 25:17, but he rewrote it heavily for the film.

Here’s the actual Ezekiel 25:17 (KJV):

And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them.

The Pulp Fiction version:

The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee.

Most of that first part about the "path of the righteous man" and being "his brother's keeper" was invented for the movie. Only the last sentence is loosely based on Ezekiel. The "valley of darkness" line also echoes Psalm 23:4: "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death..."

So people quote it as scripture, but it’s really Tarantino’s mashup of Ezekiel 25:17 + Psalm 23 + original writing.

9 hours ago, swissie said:

You go by "Fit To Be Thaied". I believe you can not be fully "Thaied" unless you convert to Buddhism.

Swissie, my handle on this forum is a play on words. This country stresses me out so much that I am "fit to be tied" most of the time. Living here requires great patience and tolerance, and I am not quite there yet and perhaps never will be; but thank the Lord, HE is still working on me to conform me to His character.

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"Fit to be tied" means extremely angry or agitated, suggesting someone is in such a state that they might need to be restrained. The phrase likely originated in the early 19th century, possibly relating to the idea of tying someone up due to their intense emotions.

On 5/10/2026 at 9:10 PM, swissie said:

Competing on the job, competing for the symphaty of women, competing for "social standing"

Never competed on the job, I assume you mean at work. 😜

I was usually only one of two or three in the same discipline and we were all assigned different physical areas of responsibility. Never knowingly competed for women if they didn't fancy me I moved on. Never knowingly competed for social standing just did what I did locally and any standing I may have had followed.

I was told early on never explain, never apologize.

(BTW the last one implies never doing anything that requires an apology). Sorry.

Edited May 13May 13 by VocalNeal

15 hours ago, fittobethaied said:

Thanks for the question, wil iam! I am certain that God has accepted me because I met the conditions set forth in the Word of God. I surrendered my life to His Lordship and received Jesus Christ and His message of forgiveness and redemption. I "changed my mind" and let go of all of the former beliefs and doubts that I had regarding God and His Son, Jesus, and I exercised my faith to believe that Jesus is the eternal Son of God, that He is God, and that through His death, burial and resurrection, he made a way for me to be reconciled to the Father and have eternal life with Him in Heaven. The evidence of my conversion was the sudden power that consumed me when the Holy Spirit took up residence in my heart. The Word of God says that when God sends the Holy Spirit to dwell in our hearts, that is our guarantee of salvation and the proof that we have experienced the "new birth" which is a spiritual birth. God holds me firmly in His hand, and He will never leave me nor forsake me.

How could I possibly consider other religions after Jesus said "I am the Way, the Truth and the Life, and no man comes to the Father except through Me". That is solidly exclusive, and now I am certain that there are not many ways to the Father, so I chose the one and only pathway to Him.

And yes, I still follow God's principles for daily living, and I still have a hunger for His Word after nearly 38 years. As I read his Word daily, I am being conformed to the very image and character of Jesus Christ. I have been saved and forgiven of my sins, I am being saved daily as He teaches me new things about my heart and gives me the power to change my corrupt human behavior, and the time will come when I will be saved up in Glory when He calls me Home.

I'm also Christian following God and Jesus. I show my daughter the Lord daily and we watch all the best movies that show what happened long ago. Her mother is Buddhist, although not a good practitioner, and that wasn't the reason we split but I'm wondering if you have a Thai wife and how is that going as far as religion is concerned?

I tell my girlfriend of God, although she's a Buddhist also, and working for the government, goes to a lot of funerals and prays along with them. I don't know her mind, but I think she does believe there is a God. I know it's the most important reason we're here, so if you have a wife that's Buddhist, do you discuss God or just let her be what she is? My daughter actually cried when we watched The Passion of the Christ, when they were beating Jesus, and does believe in God.

4 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

I don't know her mind, but I think she does believe there is a God. I know it's the most important reason we're here, so if you have a wife that's Buddhist, do you discuss God or just let her be what she is? My daughter actually cried when we watched The Passion of the Christ, when they were beating Jesus, and does believe in God.

You know you believe its the most important reason we are here. Only you believe that. She is free to believe what she wants as is your daughter in reality. Why would I discuss God with my very strict Buddhist wife? Its what she believes and I respect her for it. It was part of our kids lives growing up but never pushed on them. They live in the states now and feel about religion as I do.

11 minutes ago, marin said:

You know you believe its the most important reason we are here. Only you believe that. She is free to believe what she wants as is your daughter in reality. Why would I discuss God with my very strict Buddhist wife? Its what she believes and I respect her for it. It was part of our kids lives growing up but never pushed on them. They live in the states now and feel about religion as I do.

Not only me but millions of other believers. Teaching my daughter the way is a priority for that reason. Living such a short life we must have hope there is a tomorrow after this life. Respecting other religions is a no brainer but spreading the word is what we do as Christians. It's still their choice to make. If there is no God in your thinking and you die, what do you do then? I was asking him as he's a devout Christian like myself.

14 hours ago, BilllyGOAT said:

I fall asleep whenever someone starts talking about the book of fables and how finding god saved them, but I never get tired of this, especially when Pete Hegseth recites it as gospel:

The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee.

For many, it is just going from one extreme to another.

It is not always deep wisdom or some holy awakening. Often it is personality, timing, and the need to be seen. Say the right words to the right person at the right weak moment in life, and suddenly they think they have found the answer to everything.

That is how many “newborn” believers are made, whether it is religion, politics, ideology, or any other tribe.

And then, of course, some of them need the whole world to know. Their private rescue mission becomes everyone else’s problem.

For Pete Hegseth, it is also a tool. I think his personality speaks for itself. For many like him, religion is not only faith. It becomes image, branding, authority, and a weapon to sound righteous while pushing power.

That is when it stops being humble belief and starts becoming performance.

5 minutes ago, Hummin said:

For many, it is just going from one extreme to another.

It is not always deep wisdom or some holy awakening. Often it is personality, timing, and the need to be seen. Say the right words to the right person at the right weak moment in life, and suddenly they think they have found the answer to everything.

That is how many “newborn” believers are made, whether it is religion, politics, ideology, or any other tribe.

And then, of course, some of them need the whole world to know. Their private rescue mission becomes everyone else’s problem.

For Pete Hegseth, it is also a tool. I think his personality speaks for itself. For many like him, religion is not only faith. It becomes image, branding, authority, and a weapon to sound righteous while pushing power.

That is when it stops being humble belief and starts becoming performance.

This is your own personal conflict...but it's not about religion, politics, ideology, or any other tribe...

Multiple troll posts removed

Oh dear...

6 hours ago, fittobethaied said:

Swissie, my handle on this forum is a play on words. This country stresses me out so much that I am "fit to be tied" most of the time. Living here requires great patience and tolerance, and I am not quite there yet and perhaps never will be; but thank the Lord, HE is still working on me to conform me to His character.

Search Assist

"Fit to be tied" means extremely angry or agitated, suggesting someone is in such a state that they might need to be restrained. The phrase likely originated in the early 19th century, possibly relating to the idea of tying someone up due to their intense emotions.

I think the other guy is also struggling...

Obviously, he doesn't want us to talk about it.

15 hours ago, BilllyGOAT said:

I fall asleep whenever someone starts talking about the book of fables and how finding god saved them, but I never get tired of this, especially when Pete Hegseth recites it as gospel:

The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee.

From Pulp Fiction.

48 minutes ago, IsmeUno said:

This is your own personal conflict...but it's not about religion, politics, ideology, or any other tribe...

If there is someone who is a living conflict, it must be you. Delusional as always.

2 minutes ago, Hummin said:

If there is someone who is a living conflict, it must be you. Delusional as always.

😊

What is a 'living conflict'? Are you attempting to insult me? 😊 Do you even know what you mean or are you just reacting through emotion?

Your posts outline your conflict. Have you seen something similar from me? Please demonstrate. I would appreciate the help.

2 minutes ago, IsmeUno said:

😊

What is a 'living conflict'? Are you attempting to insult me? 😊 Do you even know what you mean or are you just reacting through emotion?

Your posts outline your conflict. Have you seen something similar from me? Please demonstrate. I would appreciate the help.

Fisherman, your bait is getting sloppy. Same hook, same cast, same little splash. Try harder.

Just now, Hummin said:

Fisherman, your bait is getting sloppy. Same hook, same cast, same little splash. Try harder.

So you are telling me that you cannot explain your own posts...

Your brain must be all a muddle. Your posts becoming increasingly unhinged. Not making any sense.

When I write, I provide clear explanations that anyone can understand. You write gobbledegook and cannot explain it...so then you default to AI to create something for you. That is pitiful.

4 minutes ago, IsmeUno said:

So you are telling me that you cannot explain your own posts...

Your brain must be all a muddle. Your posts becoming increasingly unhinged. Not making any sense.

When I write, I provide clear explanations that anyone can understand. You write gobbledegook and cannot explain it...so then you default to AI to create something for you. That is pitiful.

Time for a new nick again?

Then we can all pretend to figure out who this “newcomer” is, like last time. Took me one post to spot you. That is how clever the disguise was. You have been at me with six different nicks now for the last 8 months, and I spotted them one by one.

Same tone, same bait, same pattern. Only the username changes

48 minutes ago, IsmeUno said:

I think the other guy is also struggling...

Obviously, he doesn't want us to talk about it.

You should consider writing a book about your struggles.

10 minutes ago, Hummin said:

Time for a new nick again?

Then we can all pretend to figure out who this “newcomer” is, like last time. Took me one post to spot you. That is how clever the disguise was. You have been at me with six different nicks now for the last 8 months, and I spotted them one by one.

Same tone, same bait, same pattern. Only the username changes

Nice, but obvious deflection 😊

No one is at you. That's just the way you see it.

The 'disguise' has always been a figure of your imagination and you thinking that you are clever 😊

I certainly don't ever try to hide. Now, stop deflecting and try to hold a normal dialogue 😉

Edited May 13May 13 by IsmeUno

2 minutes ago, IsmeUno said:

Nice, but obvious deflection 😊

No one is at you. That's just the way you see it.

In your mind only!

Get a room you two!

4 minutes ago, nick supreme said:

You should consider writing a book about your struggles.

7 minutes ago, nick supreme said:

You should consider writing a book about your struggles.

It's funny when those of weak minds hit the emojis when a 'bot' posts obvious nonsense 😊

1 minute ago, Yellowtail said:

Get a room you two!

This IS a room.

3 minutes ago, Hummin said:

In your mind only!

No...it's in your mind 😊 If it isn't a deflection, then explain your original post. You are literally all over the place. Like a little girl, moving the goalposts when she cannot prevail.

7 hours ago, fittobethaied said:

That’s not actually a Bible verse — it’s from Pulp Fiction (1994).

The character Jules Winnfield, played by Samuel L. Jackson, recites it before he executes people. The speech starts with “The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides...” and ends with “And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee.”

So where did it come from?

Quentin Tarantino adapted it from Ezekiel 25:17, but he rewrote it heavily for the film.

Here’s the actual Ezekiel 25:17 (KJV):

The Pulp Fiction version:

Most of that first part about the "path of the righteous man" and being "his brother's keeper" was invented for the movie. Only the last sentence is loosely based on Ezekiel. The "valley of darkness" line also echoes Psalm 23:4: "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death..."

So people quote it as scripture, but it’s really Tarantino’s mashup of Ezekiel 25:17 + Psalm 23 + original writing.

I know it's from Pulp Fiction, you know it's from Pulp Fiction, and so does much of the world. But Pete Hegseth doesn't...