pop3 Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 Ive been meaning to post this on here for a long time but keep forgetting but heres a question I would really like to find some answers to. A large portion of farang generally come from colder climates, so why is it that so many drive around with the drivers window open ? is it any of these or something els ? They want to be seen ? They want to economize on fuel and sweat rather than use the air-con ? They like the smell of two stroke exhaust ? They like filling their car with road dust ? If it was an old car or pickup they were driving with less than perfect air-con I could see their point but 99% are driving new, can somebody show some light on this please ? maybe your one of these dusty sweaty crew, let us into your secret... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Who, me ? Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 I like to do it for reasons that I even don't know..... Feel better ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tb86 Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 i hate driving with the windows closed, feels stuffy, like the air moving, but i am partial to rag tops, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanibal7 Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 UP TO ME Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikethevigoman Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 Ive been meaning to post this on here for a long time but keep forgetting but heres a question I would really like to find some answers to. A large portion of farang generally come from colder climates, so why is it that so many drive around with the drivers window open ? is it any of these or something els ? They want to be seen ? They want to economize on fuel and sweat rather than use the air-con ? They like the smell of two stroke exhaust ? They like filling their car with road dust ? If it was an old car or pickup they were driving with less than perfect air-con I could see their point but 99% are driving new, can somebody show some light on this please ? maybe your one of these dusty sweaty crew, let us into your secret... I too was wondering on this one, its always farang, maybe to be seen ? ( could always remove the dark tints ) smokers ? ( although seems a shame to waste it ! ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurgen Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 Maybe they've farted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 I'm one of those dreadful people who smokes cigarettes. But I can't stand the smell inside the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bino Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 The streets of Bangkok make an ideal ashtray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rixalex Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 Just force of habit i think. Where i come from it was usually too cold to have the window down. Usually drove round with the heating on full, feeling awfully stuffy. On the odd occasion when the weather was nice, it always felt good to wind down the window and feel the warm air on your face. Admittedly, i wouldn't be doing that in a city like Bangkok, but out in the country i think it's good to take in all the smells and sounds that you miss out on when you are shut away in your air-con bubble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevdulounge Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 it's usually too hot to drive with windows down... but once in a while you've got that fresh spring breez, the temperature goes down to 22, 23, and wow, you can turn the aircon off and enjoy riding with the window down. Yep, I do it from time to time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEENTHEREDONETHAT Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 Perhaps the Air/con is broke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave the Dude Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 I do it whenever approaching the BIB, that way they can see a ferang driver and 99.9% of the time, cannot be bothered to pull me over. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monty Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 Do it all the time, don't know why! Guess I like to rest my arm on the door frame, I always drive one hand steering anyway. Window goes up and AC on when I hit the city though, no sense sweltering in the heat when stuck in front of a traffic light Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaiyenyen Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 I usually have to drive with the window down when Mrs Jyy has let one rip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 1. Save money 2. Claustrophobia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonfruit Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 Living in Bangkok my window is up and down like a whores drawers. Three main reasons why. 1) I smoke. 2) When the vehicle is moving i put the window down, when im moving slowly or stopped it goes up. Nothing to do with posing or whatever. The polution doesnt bother me at all, and i enjoy the warm air. When on holiday in whereever, most people drive a ragtop! Same thinking with me, though im not on holiday and not in a ragtop. 3) I pump up the tunes and want to be seen by all and sundry in my pimpmobile. (Yeah right.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuban Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 OP assumes that everyone likes it cold? During the early morning/evening I don't need the aircon on, also without the radio at full volume the sense of hearing is another aid to driving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garro Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 The electrics for my window is dodgy so sometimes if I open it I can't close it again until I bring it to the garage. Sorry if I upset you I also sometimes open the window if my wife is feeling car sick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary A Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 Sounds like my wife. "Why you want the window down?" BECAUSE, I LIKE the window down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ignis Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 Maybe some of use do not find it hot, myself almost always drive with the window open, there again I have all 7 windows open 24/7 in the master bedroom [+ the door but this is more for the dogs if and when they want to come up], and before going to bed always have all the windows and doors open downstairs in all the rooms. I spend a lot of time in the garden in shorts in the wonderful sunshine I lived for many years in the Algarve Portugal and some years in the South of France, so love the heat, did not install air con there, also never used the car air con there……. I do wonder why I spent money on air con here in my house as I never use it. OK if I drive into BKK [maybe 2 or 3 times per year] then I do use the air con Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retiredusn Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 I drive with the windows down as it conditions the body for sitting around in the heat drinking beer, ya sweat a h-ll of a lot less.................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naam Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 Farang Driving With Open Window. why? why is it that i am not able come up with extremely interesting questions like the one above? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carib Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 Farang Driving With Open Window. why?why is it that i am not able come up with extremely interesting questions like the one above? Yes why Naam, why is that??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naam Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 Farang Driving With Open Window. why?why is it that i am not able come up with extremely interesting questions like the one above? Yes why Naam, why is that??? perhaps old age dementia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazeeboy Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 farangs may drive with the windows down ,but thai's drive without windscreens,go figure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naam Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 i concentrated and tried hard. how about these: -"why is it that Farangs have generally bigger noses than Thais?" -"why do most wives object that husbands keep mia nois?" -"why can Thais buy land in [insert country] and i cannot buy land in Thailand?" -"why are Thais eating spicy food?" -"why are the temperatures in Thailand much higher than in England, Scotland, Wales or Switzerland?" -"shall i marry my filipina or my thai girlfriend? need advice from experienced persons!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garro Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 i concentrated and tried hard. how about these: -"why is it that Farangs have generally bigger noses than Thais?" -"why do most wives object that husbands keep mia nois?" -"why can Thais buy land in [insert country] and i cannot buy land in Thailand?" -"why are Thais eating spicy food?" -"why are the temperatures in Thailand much higher than in England, Scotland, Wales or Switzerland?" -"shall i marry my filipina or my thai girlfriend? need advice from experienced persons!" Why do farang buy such big trolleys full of houehold appliances and who is the smiling Thai girl who normally helps them push the trolley? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indothai Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 I'm not a farang and once in while I drive with the windows down, but only: - Uncongested roads (especially NOT behind any trucks, busses, etc.) - Highways. - Along the beach. - Along mountain ways. I've spent 15 odd years in the states and I normally drive with the windows down over there... bad habit of wanting to smell fresh air. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boater Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 farangs may drive with the windows down ,but thai's drive without windscreens,go figure i was thinking the same thing... there are many trucks and pickups tht roam the roads of Samui without windscreens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torrenova Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 Sometimes I'll put all 4 windows down and drive. You need to send the back windows up and down regularly anyway and I like the wind in my face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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