StreetCowboy Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 robblok, I know your pethate... I'm a firm believer that accidents that happen under the influence would have happened anyway minus the alc ( proof me wrong on this...) Statistics about drunks causing accidents are just that - statistics. It's not that I drink myself stupid and than drive around, I know my limits very well and they can vary. I don't need some gouvernment or smartarse telling me when to stop drinking. I need a government or smartarse to tell you when to stop drinking. I am sure you think you know better than the experts in the field of road safety, but I do not share your confidence in your abilities, and in particular, not in your judgement after drinking. We need government and smartarses because we are too daft to see how recklessly foolish we are SC The guy is either trolling or a complete idiot. I go for the first because nobody can be that stupid. You are not blessed with my faith in people's honesty, nor my credulity regarding the bounds of stupidity. I go with Einstein - "Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe" You need to work harder at believing... I'm a believer... SC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendejo Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 I used to be dry, no alcohol at all. Then at the age of 13, I was taken to church and forced to drink wine (actually inside the church, it was a religous thing). Never did trust them after that! My conclusion to these events are that the reason a lot of people need religion in their lives is to justify their drinking habits. Can't see much other reason for it........... Therefore, the British may drink more, but that is only because they are more religious. In other words, in the eyes of many, they are good people and should be encouraged instead of their behaviour frowned upon. Makes sense in a way. I was given Catholic indoctrination as a kid, and even then I noticed that in the gospels JC and his crew were drinking wine most of the time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tutsiwarrior Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 (edited) folks haveta think about alcoholism and I am a drunk by anyone's definition...half boddle of vodka per day? get outta here, lets talk about 2 boddles and drinking at home...I don't like being around other drunks and I hate bars...and I can't walk half the time so it becomes difficult to go to the market to look at the wimmin fer entertainment...but I stay at home and play with the kids, read and sleep, etc... gives you a whole new way of lookin' at the world...too bad I'm not Jack Kerouac or a Nobel laureate in literature as then I would have an excuse... good lord man, your posts irritate me. your affected spelling is especially annoying. i can only imagine what you must be like in person. Tutsi is the Charles Bukowski of Thai Visa. Both of them were under-appreciated during their lifetimes. yeah...I gots to admit that 'ol Hank was an inspiration back in the 70s...we both grew up around LA and he was a good one with the 'vignettes'...just like ol' tutsi...a major literary influence... http://www.google.co...9QEwAg&dur=2858 my favorite wall poster that was with 'kaput in Berlin' emblazoned on the bottom...then the 5'11" GF got all PC and ripped it up and threw it out...pissed me off, that did...and she screamed: 'how dare you call yerself a progressive socialist with that filth???!!!...'...tutsi: 'because it just comes natural...'...she was uptight... Edited April 13, 2012 by tutsiwarrior Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tutsiwarrior Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 (edited) 'and then Hank finished his beer and let her have it with an ouverture of brutality...she moaned and said: "when shall I see you again?"...Hank just smiled and poured himself a wine and said: "in your dreams, darlin'...in your dreams"...' 'and he poured himself a wine...' is classic Bukowski, laid back and self satisfied...and here is tutsi with vodka Hanoi in a squalid hotel room in HCMC emulating the master...not too hard to do but the atmosphere has got to be right... Bukowski never owned a tv and listened to symphonic music on the radio...he liked Mahler...I prefer old movies in hotel rooms on TCM meself...'you are curious, tutsi and you drink a lot of vodka...' ...'I just wanna fckye...' Edited April 14, 2012 by tutsiwarrior 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chonburiram Posted April 14, 2012 Share Posted April 14, 2012 'and then Hank finished his beer and let her have it with an ouverture of brutality...she moaned and said: "when shall I see you again?"...Hank just smiled and poured himself a wine and said: "in your dreams, darlin'...in your dreams"...' 'and he poured himself a wine...' is classic Bukowski, laid back and self satisfied...and here is tutsi with vodka Hanoi in a squalid hotel room in HCMC emulating the master...not too hard to do but the atmosphere has got to be right... Bukowski never owned a tv and listened to symphonic music on the radio...he liked Mahler...I prefer old movies in hotel rooms on TCM meself...'you are curious, tutsi and you drink a lot of vodka...' ...'I just wanna fckye...' Yeah, Mahler, good as a starter... Your German isn't that perfect... here is the translation... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autan Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 robblok, I know your pethate... I'm a firm believer that accidents that happen under the influence would have happened anyway minus the alc ( proof me wrong on this...) Statistics about drunks causing accidents are just that - statistics. It's not that I drink myself stupid and than drive around, I know my limits very well and they can vary. I don't need some gouvernment or smartarse telling me when to stop drinking. Here is the proof you require. Say you on Beach Road, Pattaya and driving 20mph. You get to a shop that sells alcohol between soi2 and soi3. You starting the alcohol (lets say 3 large beers). OK now try and drive round the "Pattaya circuit". Repeat this until either a) You kill or mame someone. You are arrested. c) You fall asleep and end up in some poor buggers wall. d) You hit another car. The result will be if you did not drink, you may be able to do say 20 circuits of the "Pattaya Circuit" before getting tired. By doing the above, you wont even make it round twice. Thats all the proof I need. The problem with alcohol is it changes your perception of your limits and so you limits when sober are different to your limits when drunk. No one is telling you to stop drinking, they dont care about you. What they do care about is the person you kill when you are drinking. Drinking and driving is likely to get you arrested. Get a baht bus or taxi and have fun just like everyone else, without risking someone elses life you selfish s.o.b. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendejo Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 No thread regarding both alcohol and music can be complete without mention Tom Waits. I prefer the studio version of this one myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigJohnnyBKK Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 Relevant link warning warning might be some restrictions for Monday's religious holiday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plopmeister Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 I came from Northern Ireland where the bars were allowed to open for a 12 hour period during the day except for Sundays so we had practice . and on Sundays you would use the hotels in Port Stewart...Ahhh Grand days they were too..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semper Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 OP. Men (expats or not) like to drink beer and watch nice looking ladies. You shouldn't think to much about this fenomenon, as there is very little you can do to change this. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebmzlm Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 I don't believe it's a n obsession. It'sore through boredom and the fact it's the cheapest thing to do in Thailand, sitting around drinking all day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thequietman Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 I like a beer as much as the next guy but I won't drink during the week. If I lived in pattaya, then I could see the attraction of drinking most nights. pretty girls and all that. However, I have always listened to my father when it comes to life advice. When I was younger, to teach me a lesson about the dangers of alcohol, he asked me this important question... He put one worm in a glass of water and another worm in a glass of whisky. The worm in the water lived, while the one in the whisky curled up and died. 'All right, son', asked my father, 'what does that show you?' 'Well, Dad, I said, it shows that if you drink alcohol, you will not have worms. And to this day, I have never had worms. Alcohol, the medicine to fix all ailments. Cheers..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripstanley Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 Thanks for the explanation. I too now know why I have not had worms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry00 Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 (edited) I am from the UK and currently passing through Thailand. It saddens me the amount of foreigners I see getting drunk like there's nothing else in life to do. In the reception of my hotel I passed by some 20 something guys and one proudly announced to the others that he was " going to have a beer in the shower". The UK has a massive binge drinking problems and many teenagers (and even children) find it quite normal to hang out on street corners/ parks to get drunk, commit petty crimes, have underage sex (UK has the highest rate of teenage pregnancies, I imagine probably due to alcohol) and generally act like yobs (UK has a knife carrying teenage yob culture hanging around street corners wearing stupid hoodies). Since traveling Asia, I have seen nothing of the sort and am quite glad to be out of the UK and tend to steer clear of any drunk Brits whilst abroad. Edited June 2, 2012 by Henry00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzaa09 Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 OP. Men (expats or not) like to drink beer and watch nice looking ladies. You shouldn't think to much about this fenomenon, as there is very little you can do to change this. Drunkards. Obsessed drunkards. Nothing worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted June 2, 2012 Author Share Posted June 2, 2012 Im not against drinking or using substances at all anyone should be able to as long as they dont bother other people with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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