EmptyBasementBin Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 The best people I've ever met = Thai The most loyal people I've ever met = Thai The biggest <deleted> I've ever met = Farang The most disloyal people I've ever met = Farang I think there is a pattern developing ................................... Perhaps stop propping up bars mate. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowslip Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 How any personas has it taken before you finally grasped that little nugget? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banzai99 Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 (edited) Hey, guess what ? 3 days ago, I was doing some business in Tokyo, long story short, when it came to the point I had to pay for the service, my wallet was missing, I had left it in the Taxi 20 minutes before, I was at a total loss, but I had the reciept from the Taxi driver, a Japanese guy came to my aid , used his mobile phone to call the Taxi company, they in turn called the Taxi driver who stopped, looked in the rear seat and saw my wallet, 20 minutes later, he delivered it to me, unbelievable but true, the equivalent of 80000 Baht was in the wallet but do I want to stay in Japan because in general it is really safe, the people are really nice, the people are ridiculously polite and a Farang can get hot chicks just because he's a Farang ? You bet I do !!! BUT...... I'll be back in Thailand in 2 days , whining and moaning about the Thai's. Edited July 13, 2012 by Banzai99 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banzai99 Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 How any personas has it taken before you finally grasped that little nugget? Was that to me or some other poor unfortunate ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowslip Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 How any personas has it taken before you finally grasped that little nugget? Was that to me or some other poor unfortunate ? OP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trembly Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 ^^ Sorry, there is no language barrier, and hasn't been for a few years. Apologies for your confusion. tbh I think you're the first person who should have a knowledge of Thai culture who doesn't view the culture of friendship as different! I just pulled down 'Culture Shock Thailand' off the shelf as the book case is within arm's reach, and they even have a capter dedicated to it. If I may quote the opening paragraph: Mr. (name not printed by me), a Western social scientist who spent six years in Thailand, spoke and read Thai and was in daily interaction with Thais, concludes his book 'Everyday life in Thailand' with the words 'I shall leave without ever having developed a single, deep friendship'. Most visitors if they are equally honest, would say the same at the end of their stay. Before they delve into the cultural differences of friendships. As I said earlier, it seems people need to psychologically sedate their inner being via basic untruths about themselves, their culture and their social being. Friendship is friendship is friendship the world over. That's why it is an invitation to ridicule to suppose for even a minute that Thais don't have true friendships with each other. That quote suggest far more about that visiting western social scientist than it does about Thai culture / friendship. Wow, he was in Thailand for a whopping SIX years, he must be quite an authority on Thai culture. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowslip Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 How any personas has it taken before you finally grasped that little nugget? Was that to me or some other poor unfortunate ? OP Why? how many personas have you had? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banzai99 Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 (edited) How any personas has it taken before you finally grasped that little nugget? Was that to me or some other poor unfortunate ? OP Why? how many personas have you had? Ummmmm............I am a man of many faces. Edited July 13, 2012 by Banzai99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banzai99 Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 What is your understanding of the term 'friend'? Someone who likes you for being you, someone who spends time with you without expecting a ROI, not someone who sees you as a potential future resource. So you are pretty lonely then ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewsterbudgen Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 On behalf of the very few members here who do frequent the bar scene in Pattaya and Bangkok, I have managed to become good friends with many people from the more disadvantaged section of Thai society and can assure the more hi-so members of this board that they don't all fit the stereotype that so many here like to describe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmptyBasementBin Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 It must be quite an accomplishment becoming good friends with uneducated prostitutes in brothels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandgroper2 Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 I totally agree .people who fail to integrate should go back to where they came from.And, stop telling people to "go back to where you come from." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 It must be quite an accomplishment becoming good friends with uneducated prostitutes in brothels. The hardest part would be admitting your prejudices and casting them to one side. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewsterbudgen Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 It must be quite an accomplishment becoming good friends with uneducated prostitutes in brothels. Not really, it's just a question of not being judgmental about those who might be less fortunate then yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmptyBasementBin Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 (edited) Not really Odd, as you seem somewhat proud in the above post. it's just a question of not being judgmental about those who might be less fortunate then yourself. Bit odd that you have to go to brothels to become 'good friends' with those Thais less fortunate than yourself... there's plenty of them out there you know. May I suggest local companionship and good friendship that doesn't involve payment. Edited July 14, 2012 by EmptyBasementBin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisinth Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 It must be quite an accomplishment becoming good friends with uneducated prostitutes in brothels. I find that you normally get more truth from the uneducated ones. They tend to be a bit more street-wise and can spot BS a lot better than the educated ones. Just sayin'.......... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewsterbudgen Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Not really Odd, as you seem somewhat proud in the above post. it's just a question of not being judgmental about those who might be less fortunate then yourself. Bit odd that you have to go to brothels to become 'good friends' with those Thais less fortunate than yourself... there's plenty of them out there you know. May I suggest local companionship and good friendship that doesn't involve payment. I don't pay my friends. Few bars are actually brothels and not all bargirls are prostitutes. I do, however, realise it's easier to just believe the stereotypes, although a little sad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmptyBasementBin Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 (edited) ...and can spot BS a lot better than the educated ones. True. I just got the maid to read that post and she burst out laughing. Edited July 14, 2012 by EmptyBasementBin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmptyBasementBin Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 I don't pay my friends. Few bars are actually brothels and not all bargirls are prostitutes. I do, however, realise it's easier to just believe the stereotypes, although a little sad. Seems we have a bargirl expert on here. Those are always great. Will you be meeting one of these good-friend bargirls for a chat about Higgs Boson over lunch today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisinth Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 (edited) ...and can spot BS a lot better than the educated ones. True. I just got the maid to read that post and she burst out laughing. Assume she was looking your way when she read the whole post, or did you just show her this part of it.............. Edit: Full post: I find that you normally get more truth from the uneducated ones. They tend to be a bit more street-wise and can spot BS a lot better than the educated ones. Just sayin'.......... Edited July 14, 2012 by chrisinth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewsterbudgen Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 I don't pay my friends. Few bars are actually brothels and not all bargirls are prostitutes. I do, however, realise it's easier to just believe the stereotypes, although a little sad. Seems we have a bargirl expert on here. Those are always great. Will you be meeting one of these good-friend bargirls for a chat about Higgs Boson over lunch today? No, I don't understand it myself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmptyBasementBin Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 (edited) ^^ It was a joke. Easily fooled? The clever uneducated ones must consider you a good friend. Edited July 14, 2012 by EmptyBasementBin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewsterbudgen Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 ^^ It was a joke. Easily fooled? The clever uneducated ones must consider you a good friend. And I was going along with your "joke" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmptyBasementBin Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 (edited) Will you be meeting one of these good-friend bargirls for a chat about Higgs Boson over lunch today? No, I don't understand it myself! It's based on a farang called Higgs Boson who moved to Mukdahan, had a bit of cash and suddenly found himself at the center of the universe due to the sheer amount of good friends he suddenly had, and how they were so welcoming and went out of their way to help him settle in. Edited July 14, 2012 by EmptyBasementBin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmptyBasementBin Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 ^^ It was a joke. Easily fooled? The clever uneducated ones must consider you a good friend. That's twice. Trice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brewsterbudgen Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Will you be meeting one of these good-friend bargirls for a chat about Higgs Boson over lunch today? No, I don't understand it myself! It's based on a farang called Higgs Boson who moved to Mukdahan, had a bit of cash and suddenly found himself at the center of the universe due to the sheer amount of good friends he suddenly had, and how they were so welcoming and went out of their way to help him settle in. Thanks. Sounds like a nice life and I'm sure he wasn't the judgmental type! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmptyBasementBin Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 (edited) It's based on a farang called Higgs Boson who moved to Mukdahan, had a bit of cash and suddenly found himself at the center of the universe due to the sheer amount of good friends he suddenly had, and how they were so welcoming and went out of their way to help him settle in. Thanks. Sounds like a nice life and I'm sure he wasn't the judgmental type! It was, he until refused to give loans to his good friends as he knew they could not possibly repay them. Then it got a bit cold and ugly. Edited July 14, 2012 by EmptyBasementBin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kananga Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 ...and can spot BS a lot better than the educated ones. True. I just got the maid to read that post and she burst out laughing. Your maid can read English? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattayadingo Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 Well fark my old boots what on earth makes you think that Thais are incapable of same? I suppose it depends on whom you mix with. Some Thais may be capable of same, I just haven't met any like that yet, therefore I have no Thai friends. Does that also not count as a friend? I thought that was a former lover, fits in a different category to friend IMHO. Can former lovers or girlfriends / boyfriends, ex husbands and wives not become good friends? And she is just one Thai friend. The other two I've now known for quite a few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmptyBasementBin Posted July 14, 2012 Share Posted July 14, 2012 True. I just got the maid to read that post and she burst out laughing. Your maid can read English? Sure can. She even wrote post 112 for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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