xthAi76s Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Thai Directors of Tesco Lotus/Big C/etc: "I don't think we need multiple teenage sales girls in every isle screaming about utterly simple products like toothpaste and peanuts." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xthAi76s Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 (edited) Thai "pretty" girls in any liquor section: "You know, although I'm wearing this unusually short and tight skirt, bending over frequently showing my panties, standing around surrounded by liquor, I will not get upset when Farang customers ask me out or even propose an exchange of money for time with me because I'm obviously trying to sell sex to encourage alcohol purchase." Edited April 9, 2012 by xthAi76s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xthAi76s Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 (edited) Thai Tesco Lotus Directors: "Hey, our store is always overcrowded with barely room for the shoppers (even without carts) to shop, so I don't think it's smart to introduce gargantuan shopping carts that have little cars on the front of them for our customers' young children to sit in." Edited April 9, 2012 by xthAi76s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xthAi76s Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Thais in supermarket: "I'm going to look around me before I begin to turn my large cart around 180 degrees." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xthAi76s Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Thai Cleaning Lady: "This floor is still clean, so I'm going to get out of the way as it is rush hour and wait until there is reason to clean it or until the traffic dies down a bit." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xthAi76s Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Any number of Thais standing around gawking at someone being mistreated or even injured: "That's not right. Don't do that to him/her." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocN Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Thai GF: If you ask me a simple question, that shows that you want my opinion, I will not answer "up to you"( mai pen rai/ arai godai) this time, but i will give it some thought and actually tell you what I think. The result of this will be, that you know exactly how I feel, can act accordingly and will not be pee-ed off at me later, because I am sulking, as you did not do what I intentionally wanted or when I tell you, that I would rather have it differently and it was really never "up to you" (mai pen rai/arai godai)! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckamuck Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Thai GF: If you ask me a simple question, that shows that you want my opinion, I will not answer "up to you"( mai pen rai/ arai godai) this time, but i will give it some thought and actually tell you what I think. The result of this will be, that you know exactly how I feel, can act accordingly and will not be pee-ed off at me later, because I am sulking, as you did not do what I intentionally wanted or when I tell you, that I would rather have it differently and it was really never "up to you" (mai pen rai/arai godai)! I find that particular issue knows no borders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauljones Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Office, Store, etc: Today, the weather is beautiful, nice and cool. We should turn off the air-con and open the windows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauljones Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Office worker, store clerk, etc. wearing a jacket indoors: It's freezing in here. Let's adjust the thermostat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocN Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Thai GF: If you ask me a simple question, that shows that you want my opinion, I will not answer "up to you"( mai pen rai/ arai godai) this time, but i will give it some thought and actually tell you what I think. The result of this will be, that you know exactly how I feel, can act accordingly and will not be pee-ed off at me later, because I am sulking, as you did not do what I intentionally wanted or when I tell you, that I would rather have it differently and it was really never "up to you" (mai pen rai/arai godai)! I find that particular issue knows no borders That may be, why we will never hear something like that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payboy Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 He doesn't need 4 of us standing around watching him while he works. Let's go find something constructive to do ourselves to get this project finished faster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanForbes Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Thai GF: If you ask me a simple question, that shows that you want my opinion, I will not answer "up to you"( mai pen rai/ arai godai) this time, but i will give it some thought and actually tell you what I think. The result of this will be, that you know exactly how I feel, can act accordingly and will not be pee-ed off at me later, because I am sulking, as you did not do what I intentionally wanted or when I tell you, that I would rather have it differently and it was really never "up to you" (mai pen rai/arai godai)! I find that particular issue knows no borders True! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanForbes Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 He doesn't need 4 of us standing around watching him while he works. Let's go find something constructive to do ourselves to get this project finished faster. Are you talking about government city workers in Canada? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post xthAi76s Posted April 9, 2012 Popular Post Share Posted April 9, 2012 Unwieldily Western Woman: "Dang, these Thai women, on average, are gorgeous. Petit, delicate and feminine. I better workout, slim down, and tone down my Feminism lest I be completely ignored by all the men here." 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payboy Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 No one outside can actually see me in this car with because of the heavily tinted windows, so I really don't need to drive agressively just to get over my SMS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xthAi76s Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Recent Farang Transplant: "I know that eating deep fried food and eating boat loads of sugar at every meal is bad for me, but since I am here in Thailand now and since the food is so goddamn good, I'm going to abandon all common sense cause, hey, if it's good enough for the Thais, it's good enough for me!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xthAi76s Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Farang: "I know that riding on an old, 4th-hand lady motorcycle with my Thai wife and children with no helmets is dangerous as hell, but since I'm here in Thailand and because it's just so dam_n fun, I'm going to abandon all the knowledge of my ancestors 'cause if it's good enough for the Thais, it's good enough for me and my family!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pauljones Posted April 9, 2012 Popular Post Share Posted April 9, 2012 Farang woman in Bangkok: I was asked out on a date. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xthAi76s Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Farang (Black): "Dam_n, they don't really like us here, either..." -- sorry, but kinda true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xthAi76s Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Any African: "I wonder if my wearing this very cheap, poorly made, ill-fitting, off-the-rack, dull looking suit is actually improving my chances of being taken seriously as a business person." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuckamuck Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 (edited) At a vehicle detailing shop: 1. Yeah you are right, I probably would look dumb if I put a decal on my car with the English letters backwards on one side and the right way on the other. Someone would probably guess I have no idea what these words mean as well. 2.Having a Ferrari sticker on my Toyota makes no sense at all. It's almost as lame as that TRD sticker on Somchai's Isuzu Edited April 9, 2012 by canuckamuck 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loong Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Rural Thai Mother - "You know, screaming NAWN NAWN NAWN! at the top of my voice may not be the best way to get my baby to sleep" Rural Thai Mother - "Sorry I can't go to the village shop and eat Som Tam and chat for 3 hours. My baby is asleep now and it would be irresponsible to go out and leave him/her alone" Rural Thai Mother - "Every time I leave my baby on the table, he'/she rolls off and falls. I won't do that again" Rural Thai - "It may not be a good idea to allow your one year old child to play with that sharp knife/machete. It could be dangerous" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauljones Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Street vendor: My supply of fishballs spilled and went all over the footpath and gutter. I better not serve them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loong Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Rural Thai - "I need to open this tin of condensed milk. We actually have a kitchen tool specially designed to do just that so I won't destroy yet another knife trying to open it." 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xthAi76s Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Street vendor: My supply of fishballs spilled and went all over the footpath and gutter. I better not serve them. Please, say it ain't so!! Better yet, I should not think about how often it happens. Ignorance is bliss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loong Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Thai workman - "This bolt is a bit of a tight fit. I'd better go and get a hammer or block of wood and gently tap it in. I certainly won't start bashing it with the expensive adjustable wrench that I have borrowed from the Farang" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loong Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Thai workman with a broken hand - " I need to knock in this nail and the hammer is 6 paces away. I will walk the 6 paces and get the hammer and not try to knock it in with this rock just because it is right next to me" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payboy Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 At the buffet - I'm going to go back to my table and finish this first before standing around looking at what I haven't yet piled-up on to my plate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xthAi76s Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Anybody Anywhere in Thailand: "Wow, the internet is pretty fast here. Especially to reach content outside the country." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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