MKAsok Posted November 6, 2008 Share Posted November 6, 2008 I figured out who the OP is thou. Back from the dead, now he's learnta snap punch. Yeah, the constant Australia references were kind of a giveaway... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sabaijai Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 I don't live in Bkk, however I stay there for days to week durations on many occasions per year.The thing I find really frustrating is that in the "suburbs" you can't just go for a stroll down the street, you have to take transport even to go and buy a beer or ciggies from 7 even if its only 500 metres from your house, never any parking available in front of the shops, even for motorbikes on most occasions. You find that unless you actually make a plan to go and do something, you end up stuck in your house all the time. That's why I don't live in the suburbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie1971 Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 To accurately find out how good Bangkok is to live in come and live in Hanoi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjamat Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 For me it is the excitement I feel when getting off the plane after being somewhere else. I never know what is going to surprise me and thats worth all the bad things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iyah Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 (edited) living in a modern city (well some parts at least) at third world prices (even though prices have gone up). Yes, i think living in the suburbs away from touristic areas (with its unhealthy sexpatcolics, clueless backpackers, and anoying touts) keeps me sane. The excitement of living here wore off after a year or two, but overall I think it is still a good place to live. What keeps me in Thailand/Bkk? Cost of living and climate. I probably would live in SF if I was rich (at least half ot the year during rainy season/summer there). Edited November 8, 2008 by iyah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladylicious Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 I just arrived in Bangkok two weeks ago and I find it very boring it would be good to get to know some friends. Any tips on where a lady can meet some charming people? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 Give me a sentence or 2 about your experience in bangkok great place much better than pattaya but less so than mahasarakham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swanky Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 I just arrived in Bangkok two weeks ago and I find it very boring it would be good to get to know some friends. Any tips on where a lady can meet some charming people? There is a section on meet ups in the Ladies Forum. Sorry can't search for it as my internet is doing the turtle dance on me but sure you can find it by yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
girlx Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 I just arrived in Bangkok two weeks ago and I find it very boring sad.gif it would be good to get to know some friends. Any tips on where a lady can meet some charming people? thai visa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swanky Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 girlx get up with the times. It's TV in uber sites speak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
girlx Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 erm, ok, i will tell that to all my thai visa friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swanky Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 Thai Visa is 'TV' in common parlance. As in a shortened terminology. Nothing to do with televisions of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
girlx Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 girlx - Joined: 2005-02-02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seapok Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 girlx - Joined: 2005-02-02 Now now girls, lets all play nicely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swanky Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 girlx - Joined: 2005-02-02 Out with the old girls in with the new as they say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
girlx Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 yeah well good luck then ?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swanky Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 (edited) Thank you, have a nice evening. As your profile says 'If I Want Your Opinion, I'll Beat It Outta You'. Edited November 8, 2008 by Swanky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKAsok Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 girlx - Joined: 2005-02-02 Res ipsa loquitur... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raesum Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 I live in the suburbs amongst mango and papaya trees and don't feel like I am in a big city at all. I can go for a stroll around the streets ,say Sawasdee to all the friendly people who are now used to seeing "the farang" about. I enjoy going into central Bangkok but have no idea what the nightlife there is like. Too busy partying and enjoying myself with my thai family.Living in Bangkok I have the best of both worlds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djlowz Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Two lines? ok here goesA frustratingly addictive place that brings out the best and worst in me. When I am not screaming my head off, I am laughing it off - mostly at the greed, generiousity, beauty, ugliness, kindness and thoughtlessness ,but funny thing about it, despite its obvious faults, it is home. Brilliant. Just to add - once you scratch a little bit beneath the surface that's when you realise the good is sometimes also the bad. Overall I enjoy living here, except for the god dam_n TRAFFIC!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pib Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 I live in the suburbs in a large development in Keht Taling Chan (western Bangkok)...pretty much an upper case neighborhood--I don't know why they ever let me in! However, we do have plenty of trees, some mini lakes/canals, and some semi-decent sidewalks. Since Thai's just love putting flower pots and planting trees in the middle of sideways, it can be hard to find a truly unobsturcted sidewalk for more than a 100 meters. And once the wife and I leave this gated/guarded community we are pretty much into the city madness and only a few kilometers from large shopping centers of all types. Having a vehicle can make a big difference in how well you enjoy Bangkok as it allows you much greater mobility...go where and when you want to (after you learn the roads of course like I'm doing). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pib Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Two lines? ok here goesA frustratingly addictive place that brings out the best and worst in me. When I am not screaming my head off, I am laughing it off - mostly at the greed, generiousity, beauty, ugliness, kindness and thoughtlessness ,but funny thing about it, despite its obvious faults, it is home. Brilliant. Just to add - once you scratch a little bit beneath the surface that's when you realise the good is sometimes also the bad. Overall I enjoy living here, except for the god dam_n TRAFFIC!! Heavy (Super) Traffic in Bangkok? Where? Answer: Pretty much everywhere!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmbe Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 After 10 years in Bangkok then moved out, I cound not come back to live there again even most of my friends are there but I found other place much more quiet life, less stress and less 'traffic problem" . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangkokBangkok Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 simply.. it is not like your country... very different in many ways.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thithi Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 stupid taxi racing taxi [though there are some nice ones] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck6660 Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 Compared to where I live for most of the year, coming home to BKK allows me a chance to relax and unwind! My house is outside central BKK in a rather middle class Thai neighborhood and I am the only farang for several blocks; however with my wife's family near-by I have always felt at home. When I move to Thailand permanently I will keep the modest house in BKK but preferably live ina more rural area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Hans Posted December 16, 2008 Share Posted December 16, 2008 stupid taxiracing taxi [though there are some nice ones] Don't you tell them to slow down? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thithi Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 They keep their mouths shut, pretending to be in a mood. I wonder if they had fights with their Mia/Mia Noi just bfor start working. They would throw me out if i tried to talk with em and .... I was drunk sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkjames Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 They keep their mouths shut, pretending to be in a mood. I wonder if they had fights with their Mia/Mia Noi just bfor start working. They would throw me out if i tried to talk with em and .... I was drunk sometimes. They were just eyeing you up via their rear-view mirror thipsy. Be careful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGTOE3 Posted December 17, 2008 Share Posted December 17, 2008 They keep their mouths shut, pretending to be in a mood. I wonder if they had fights with their Mia/Mia Noi just bfor start working. They would throw me out if i tried to talk with em and .... I was drunk sometimes. They were just eyeing you up via their rear-view mirror thipsy. Be careful! Yes Thithi as you ARE supposed to be STUDYING... though what I sometimes WONDER bt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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