IMA_FARANG Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 I'll reply...but you won't much care for my reply. There a four males in my Thai household. I'm the farang, and 3 Thais. We all take a drink occasionally...usually at a party or family get-together. The last time I had a drink was at my birthday dinner at a local sushi restaurant (I like sushi) here in Bangkok last October. We shared two small bottles of beer at the restaurant. The only other time I saw one of my thai family drinking was back in November during the floods here in Bangkok. When he drank that night...beer if i recall correctly it was because: 1. His parent's house was flooded that day. 2. His house...the one he shares ownership of with his wife and rents out the 2nd floor of...was already under about one meter of floodwater. 3. And there was about 20 cm of floodwater outside OUR house (but fortunately it never did get inside). So, I would say he had a valid reason for drinking that night. The other two I have never seen drinking, except for that small glass of beer at my birthday party as I mentioned above. So, you see, it makes me a little angry when you say ALL Thais seem to drink ALL the time. Obviously, some do drink heavily, some don't. It just isn't true...at least in my experience and from what I've seen here around my neighborhood in the last 18 months (roughly) here. So please don't tar every Thai with the same brush...it's insulting for those who, like my family, work very hard to earn their living. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyhor Posted January 31, 2012 Author Share Posted January 31, 2012 Try 1 bottle of JW black, 2 big bottles of sang-som, lots of water (thai's n whisky n water??) 3 cases of singha/chang between me and my new found Thai friends,4 of us in total... On the beach on Loy Krathong night 2010! Only thing was I had a flight to catch at 0400, we drank the lot tho and I somehow made it to the airport and check in at 0130 ? Amazing to say the least,back home here in Scotland I would probably be dead or in prison if I drank that much in 5hrs! Amazing Thailand That's why I said earlier , I think Thais really can drink. That is why there are so many "Drunkards" walking around the street at night! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtoad Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 What is a good drinker?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreetCowboy Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 I'll reply...but you won't much care for my reply. There a four males in my Thai household. I'm the farang, and 3 Thais. We all take a drink occasionally...usually at a party or family get-together. The last time I had a drink was at my birthday dinner at a local sushi restaurant (I like sushi) here in Bangkok last October. We shared two small bottles of beer at the restaurant. The only other time I saw one of my thai family drinking was back in November during the floods here in Bangkok. When he drank that night...beer if i recall correctly it was because: 1. His parent's house was flooded that day. 2. His house...the one he shares ownership of with his wife and rents out the 2nd floor of...was already under about one meter of floodwater. 3. And there was about 20 cm of floodwater outside OUR house (but fortunately it never did get inside). So, I would say he had a valid reason for drinking that night. The other two I have never seen drinking, except for that small glass of beer at my birthday party as I mentioned above. So, you see, it makes me a little angry when you say ALL Thais seem to drink ALL the time. Obviously, some do drink heavily, some don't. It just isn't true...at least in my experience and from what I've seen here around my neighborhood in the last 18 months (roughly) here. So please don't tar every Thai with the same brush...it's insulting for those who, like my family, work very hard to earn their living. I work hard to earn a living, but I still take a drink. I don't think the two are mutually exclusive. I don't feel that my technical competence or work ethic are compromised by going to the pub on the way home from work... SC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattayadingo Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Try 1 bottle of JW black, 2 big bottles of sang-som, lots of water (thai's n whisky n water??) 3 cases of singha/chang between me and my new found Thai friends,4 of us in total... On the beach on Loy Krathong night 2010! Only thing was I had a flight to catch at 0400, we drank the lot tho and I somehow made it to the airport and check in at 0130 ? Amazing to say the least,back home here in Scotland I would probably be dead or in prison if I drank that much in 5hrs! Amazing Thailand That's why I said earlier , I think Thais really can drink. That is why there are so many "Drunkards" walking around the street at night! I am curious. Where are all these Thai drunkards to be found walking the streets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyhor Posted January 31, 2012 Author Share Posted January 31, 2012 (edited) No offense, but I encountered several times. Cycling, motor biking and walking drunkards along Tapae CM. Try 1 bottle of JW black, 2 big bottles of sang-som, lots of water (thai's n whisky n water??) 3 cases of singha/chang between me and my new found Thai friends,4 of us in total... On the beach on Loy Krathong night 2010! Only thing was I had a flight to catch at 0400, we drank the lot tho and I somehow made it to the airport and check in at 0130 ? Amazing to say the least,back home here in Scotland I would probably be dead or in prison if I drank that much in 5hrs! Amazing Thailand That's why I said earlier , I think Thais really can drink. That is why there are so many "Drunkards" walking around the street at night! I am curious. Where are all these Thai drunkards to be found walking the streets? Edited January 31, 2012 by sunnyhor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyhor Posted January 31, 2012 Author Share Posted January 31, 2012 The "Good drinker" I mean is someone who can drink a lot and will not drunk easily. We talk about just beer, a normal drinking for a normal human being range between 1-6 bottles. But if a person can drink 6 bottles and above without feeling drunk, I considered them as "Good drinker" . What is a good drinker?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berkshire Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Some pretty fair and balanced comments on this thread. I agree that the Thais on average don't drink any more or less than most nationalities. As far as being a "good drinker"--rather odd wording as the OP seems to suggest that a "good drinker" is someone who's had a lot of practice. A freakin alcoholic would technically be the best because he can seriously hold his liquor. So there'd be as many "good drinkers" in Thailand as anywhere else I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreetCowboy Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 The "Good drinker" I mean is someone who can drink a lot and will not drunk easily. We talk about just beer, a normal drinking for a normal human being range between 1-6 bottles. But if a person can drink 6 bottles and above without feeling drunk, I considered them as "Good drinker" . ... What would be the point of that? Seems like a waste of beer to me. If you're drinking to get drunk, then surely the less you need the better; and if you;'re not drinking to get drunk, then why drink a lot? SC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonto21 Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Not all Thais drink, but them that do…….must be good by now, they get enough practice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nocturn Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 The OP seems to have serious issues with generalising. First he tars all monks in the kingdom with one brush and now he is asking for the definitive answer regarding thais and drinking. it seems like quite a childish outlook on life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwasaki Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Just 5 of us, 1.5 Litre of Whiskey and 2 carton of Leo in one night. Good drinkers, you sound like lightweights. 6 large bottles of Chang classic and you don't feel drunk you got a problem IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xthAi76s Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_tolerance Says: 1) alcohol tolerance is affected by *training* / drinking regularly 2) alcohol tolerance can also be affected by genetics with approximately 1 out of 3 Asians being unable to metabolize alcohol. I would doubt that those prone to being unable to process alcohol would drink regularly and certainly not a lot when they do drink. My experience has been that NOBODY drinks more than us people of Euro decent. Cultural thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnniey Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 mmm I can drink 2 large bottles of whiskey and 10 large changs in one day. My wife gets dizzy and needs to go to bed after one small bottle of spy. Btw drinking a lot is not something to be proud of. I'm proud I haven't had a drink for over a decade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzaa09 Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 What is a good drinker?? One that goes to the Wat everyday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattayadingo Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 http://en.wikipedia....cohol_tolerance Says: 1) alcohol tolerance is affected by *training* / drinking regularly 2) alcohol tolerance can also be affected by genetics with approximately 1 out of 3 Asians being unable to metabolize alcohol. I would doubt that those prone to being unable to process alcohol would drink regularly and certainly not a lot when they do drink. My experience has been that NOBODY drinks more than us people of Euro decent. Cultural thing. And we have been drinking alcohol for hundreds of years that is good training for our genes. Some posters here have been drinking for over 50 years too As you say, many Thai cannot metabolize alcohol. I know several who have liver problems because of Whiskey consumption. I know others who will happily sit in a family group outside their homes and drink a reasonable quantity of beer / whiskey. They do not roam the streets as drunkards as an earlier post states. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzaa09 Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 The OP seems to have serious issues with generalising. First he tars all monks in the kingdom with one brush and now he is asking for the definitive answer regarding thais and drinking. it seems like quite a childish outlook on life. I'm guessing that Sunnyhor might be Thai.....kind of a reverse psychological thing going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Here in Bangkok I have problems to find drunk Thais , but I meet drunk foreigners walking on the streets. Yes we have a few partys with Thais , and we drink a little , but heavy? No I think most Thais do not have an alcohol problem unlike in the west. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreetCowboy Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Here in Bangkok I have problems to find drunk Thais , but I meet drunk foreigners walking on the streets. Yes we have a few partys with Thais , and we drink a little , but heavy? No I think most Thais do not have an alcohol problem unlike in the west. In my experience most Westerners do not have a drink problem either. I can't actually imagine a Thai drinking Heavy. Now that HAS given me a thirst... coming so soon after my tale of D*'s 80' SC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzaa09 Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Here in Bangkok I have problems to find drunk Thais , but I meet drunk foreigners walking on the streets. Yes we have a few partys with Thais , and we drink a little , but heavy? No I think most Thais do not have an alcohol problem unlike in the west. This categorized type might include the hard working rural man, whom imbibes with several nibbles throughout the day - everyday - yet manages to accomplish his task in an orderly fashion. And they're not "alcoholics" nor do they over indulge to the point of kee mau. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonD Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 My missus and her friends make one small bottle each last an entire evening. Drinking gets in the way of talking or eating. I don't drink much either, spill most of it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ijustwannateach Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Not all of my Thai friends drink. When I go out to a drinking venue, though, the Thais who do go easily out drink me (adjusted for body weight, anyway). I'm amazed at how much they can put away. However, there is a bit of a dark side to it- some Thais don't seem to know their limit once they have drunk a little, and then will cheerfully and obliviously drink themselves sick... even if it doesn't go that far, looking at people who have really lost it to alcohol brings up the question in my mind: 'is this fun or is this alcoholism?' I've seen the 'finish the bottle' syndrome in action, too- seems like it just doesn't make sense to drink enough and then put it away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreetCowboy Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Not all of my Thai friends drink. When I go out to a drinking venue, though, the Thais who do go easily out drink me (adjusted for body weight, anyway). I'm amazed at how much they can put away. However, there is a bit of a dark side to it- some Thais don't seem to know their limit once they have drunk a little, and then will cheerfully and obliviously drink themselves sick... even if it doesn't go that far, looking at people who have really lost it to alcohol brings up the question in my mind: 'is this fun or is this alcoholism?' I've seen the 'finish the bottle' syndrome in action, too- seems like it just doesn't make sense to drink enough and then put it away. EXACTLY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellodolly Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 I'll reply...but you won't much care for my reply. There a four males in my Thai household. I'm the farang, and 3 Thais. We all take a drink occasionally...usually at a party or family get-together. The last time I had a drink was at my birthday dinner at a local sushi restaurant (I like sushi) here in Bangkok last October. We shared two small bottles of beer at the restaurant. The only other time I saw one of my thai family drinking was back in November during the floods here in Bangkok. When he drank that night...beer if i recall correctly it was because: 1. His parent's house was flooded that day. 2. His house...the one he shares ownership of with his wife and rents out the 2nd floor of...was already under about one meter of floodwater. 3. And there was about 20 cm of floodwater outside OUR house (but fortunately it never did get inside). So, I would say he had a valid reason for drinking that night. The other two I have never seen drinking, except for that small glass of beer at my birthday party as I mentioned above. So, you see, it makes me a little angry when you say ALL Thais seem to drink ALL the time. Obviously, some do drink heavily, some don't. It just isn't true...at least in my experience and from what I've seen here around my neighborhood in the last 18 months (roughly) here. So please don't tar every Thai with the same brush...it's insulting for those who, like my family, work very hard to earn their living. Well said It never ceases to amaze me how many people think the whole world is like their back yard. I can under stand them their was a time when I drank way to munch and could not see a world where every one was not like me. Today I see the world differently it is nothing like my back yard. It is full of people who drink to munch people who drink socially and people who don't drink. I have no problem with the charts ravip put up. They make sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedzie Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Try 1 bottle of JW black, 2 big bottles of sang-som, lots of water (thai's n whisky n water??) 3 cases of singha/chang between me and my new found Thai friends,4 of us in total... On the beach on Loy Krathong night 2010! Only thing was I had a flight to catch at 0400, we drank the lot tho and I somehow made it to the airport and check in at 0130 ? Amazing to say the least,back home here in Scotland I would probably be dead or in prison if I drank that much in 5hrs! Amazing Thailand im surprised they let you on the plane and didn't consider you combustible. Must have stank to high heaven to the person next to you. Yeah so am I :-) I can slightly remember scrubbing my mouth out at the airport. The night was totally unplanned, I never drink whisky here in Scotland, I'm amazed I managed to keep it together. The sad thing is if the same happened back home, strangers meeting and drinking whisky & beer then no doubt extreme violence would be part of the nights entertainment. I've felt safe with Thai's that I have drank with, but hey probably 90% of then have been female :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellodolly Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 No offense, but I encountered several times. Cycling, motor biking and walking drunkards along Tapae CM. Try 1 bottle of JW black, 2 big bottles of sang-som, lots of water (thai's n whisky n water??) 3 cases of singha/chang between me and my new found Thai friends,4 of us in total... On the beach on Loy Krathong night 2010! Only thing was I had a flight to catch at 0400, we drank the lot tho and I somehow made it to the airport and check in at 0130 ? Amazing to say the least,back home here in Scotland I would probably be dead or in prison if I drank that much in 5hrs! Amazing Thailand That's why I said earlier , I think Thais really can drink. That is why there are so many "Drunkards" walking around the street at night! I am curious. Where are all these Thai drunkards to be found walking the streets? Good one the heart of the tourist area just around the corner from the bars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreetCowboy Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Try 1 bottle of JW black, 2 big bottles of sang-som, lots of water (thai's n whisky n water??) 3 cases of singha/chang between me and my new found Thai friends,4 of us in total... On the beach on Loy Krathong night 2010! Only thing was I had a flight to catch at 0400, we drank the lot tho and I somehow made it to the airport and check in at 0130 ? Amazing to say the least,back home here in Scotland I would probably be dead or in prison if I drank that much in 5hrs! Amazing Thailand im surprised they let you on the plane and didn't consider you combustible. Must have stank to high heaven to the person next to you. Yeah so am I :-) I can slightly remember scrubbing my mouth out at the airport. The night was totally unplanned, I never drink whisky here in Scotland, I'm amazed I managed to keep it together. The sad thing is if the same happened back home, strangers meeting and drinking whisky & beer then no doubt extreme violence would be part of the nights entertainment. I've felt safe with Thai's that I have drank with, but hey probably 90% of then have been female :-) I don;'t know about you, but generally speaking, I have been able to avoid extreme violence wherever I've gone; an occasional clap in the chops from being over-familiar, but that's about it. And I would not like to say that Sukhumvit was more or less safe than Salford, nor to compare Samutprakarn with Seaton Sands... nor Jumeirah and Juniper Green, or Deira and Dalry. SC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PingManDan Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 You mean if they or anyone who can drink till they are a rotten mess, slobbering drunk, fighting, driving, or just plan being s_hit faced, that they are a "GOOD" drinker, come on, get real, here is the only place they should go www.aathailand.org . There is no such thing as a "good drinker" responsible yes, but have you really seen many responsible drinkers in Thailand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaideeguy Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 I witness out in the ricefields of CM that either they don't drink at all, or they drink way too much. Like a lot of thai things, both extremes and very little moderation is practiced. Another Thai drinking trait is that the party is not over until the last drop of wiskey is drunk.....or if someone has the money, they'll get another one. Another Thai drinking custom that rubs me the wrong way is their constantly topping off my glass when it goes down just a couple of swallows.....no thanks, I'd rather dose myself as I like to be able to know how much I drink. So, now....I rarely drink with Thais. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzaa09 Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 I witness out in the ricefields of CM that either they don't drink at all, or they drink way too much. Like a lot of thai things, both extremes and very little moderation is practiced. Another Thai drinking trait is that the party is not over until the last drop of wiskey is drunk.....or if someone has the money, they'll get another one. Another Thai drinking custom that rubs me the wrong way is their constantly topping off my glass when it goes down just a couple of swallows.....no thanks, I'd rather dose myself as I like to be able to know how much I drink. So, now....I rarely drink with Thais. I prefer to drink with Thais. To each his own preference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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