Popular Post theblether Posted September 1, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted September 1, 2013 (edited) "I Like Walking"....... Said my sister who is visiting from Scotland....... "Yes but"......said I...... " No but's about it" said she......"point me in the right direction and I'll see you in a couple of hours" So off in the right direction she did go........three hours later she returned....... " Do they not have pavements ( sidewalks for our Americans ) in Thailand "?........." You were walking on them "............." No I wasn't "......." You were too, I saw you " " What, those things "......"yes, those things" ......." get away with you, I've seen better on a building site "..........." I know already " " wait a minute blether"........" it's theblether if you don't mind" " Right, theblether, they can't be pavements"........" why? " " Well every 2 yards ( 1.8 metres for our European members, I'm sick of haing to convert all my sizes ) there's a big hole, a crack, an undulation, street furniture, a lamp post, horrible unused phone box, unfinished surface, a kerb with a four foot ( 1,2 metre and that's the last conversion I'm doing ) drop and two dead dogs. "They're not dead, they're sleeping " " They look dead to me" ......... " go kick one and see what happens " " and another thing, what's with all these guys pulling up behind you and shouting Tuk Tuk " " Count yourself lucky it's not after midnight, then it would be Ladyboys giving you a fright from the shadows and saying helloooooo, where you go " * theblethers sister takes a quick note to self, be in bed by 10,00 just to be on the safe side " theblether, I can't believe that Thais would accept pavements that every 2 yards, there's a big hole, a crack, an undulation, street furniture, a lamp post, horrible unused phone box, unfinished surface, a kerb with a four foot drop and two dead dogs, tuk tuks harassing them and Ladyboys asking them where they go.............I cannot believe Thais would accept it " " It's not a problem for Thais " " Why? " " They don't walk anywhere ". . Edited September 1, 2013 by theblether 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheapcharly Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 (edited) To fix holes, use chewing gum... Edited September 1, 2013 by Cheapcharly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthurwait Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthurwait Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Take her to Blackburn next. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLCrab Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 When people used to ask me: "Aren't you afraid to ride a motorbike in Thailand?" I would answer: "I was more afraid being a pedestrian" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainman34014 Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Pavements in Chiang Mai are NOT for people to walk on. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post David48 Posted September 1, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted September 1, 2013 " It's not a problem for Thais " " Why? " " They don't walk anywhere ". When I first came to Thailand and was trying to learn some Thai ... starting with the basics of counting ... and best with the steps you take. One Two Three Four ...Taxi My Thai has improved a little from that early lesson. Actually, I just read, theblether, that story to MissFarmGirl in the conversation style that you wrote ... she's still smiling ... . 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BitCon Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 there is a good walking foot path all around the moat. and yes you are unlikely to see any thais walking it or sitting on the seats or children out playing there. they are vehemently thai but just dont go out into thailand public. that is for someone to enjoy. not thais. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otherstuff1957 Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Whenever we visit any of my wife's upcountry relatives I enjoy the opportunity to walk around and explore the countryside. This is, inexplicable to most of the country folk that I meet. I usually get lot's of practice speaking Thai: "No, I'm not lost, thank you" "I'm just walking for exercise" etc.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedghog Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 I try to use the walkway. Walk any wich way you can. Sent from my GT-P7500 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weegee Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 hey the blether... Are you sure she isn't talking about the roads????and not pavements........sounds like she is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CharlieH Posted September 1, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted September 1, 2013 Your entries never fail to raise a smile, you should clip them all together one day in abook, make an informative and amusing book. To quote a well known phrase from back home " its the way you tell 'em" Keep em coming! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saakura Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Yet i am sure she will come visiting again if at all possible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayned Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 My wife's sister lives 100 meters down the road. Never seen either one of them walk, always the motorbike. To me, it's more trouble to get the bike out and start it than it is to walk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gsxrnz Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Thais hate walking for sure. Just moved to a new moo baan and I'm receiving unsubtle hints that we have to buy a second scooter, because the closest 7/11 is too far away and if I'm out on the scooter, causes a problem. I paced it out last night - 200 metres to the moo baan gate, a further 120 metres to the 7/11. The round trip is a bit more than half a kilometre - in Thai speak, that's nearly a marathon distance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David48 Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 When the staff were planning a 'walkable community' from a town Planning perspective, the study showed that about 400 metres was the distance we walk before hopping in a car/bike etc, so given the Thai's aversion to walking ... that is indeed a long distance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ToddWeston Posted September 2, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted September 2, 2013 Whenever I go for a walk after supper I always ask (being polite) if anyone would like to join me- before I can even get the words out I hear NO. The FIL is always shocked when I buy ice and it's still frozen when I arrive home (7 minute walk), I freaked him out and loaded a pedometer on his phone - he broke 1000 steps the other day actually 1088 and is now looking for lotto tickets with those numbers. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rene123 Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 Thanks for the funny story, theblether. I had a good belly laugh. Good humour always needs a good dose of truth to it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yourauntbob Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 Thais hate walking for sure. Just moved to a new moo baan and I'm receiving unsubtle hints that we have to buy a second scooter, because the closest 7/11 is too far away and if I'm out on the scooter, causes a problem. I paced it out last night - 200 metres to the moo baan gate, a further 120 metres to the 7/11. The round trip is a bit more than half a kilometre - in Thai speak, that's nearly a marathon distance. Meet in the middle, buy her a bicycle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayonarax Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 (edited) Sometimes I like to go out outside into the garden and cover myself in dirt and pretend I'm a carrot. Edited September 2, 2013 by Sayonarax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWorldwide Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 I'll never forget that first trip to Patts - walking down a sidewalk that suddenly became roadway complete with motorbikes in 'my' zone. It's an eye-opener, but fortunately the presence of motorbikes on pedestrian footways all over Asia made it slightly less traumatic, and they did slow down to about 50km/h .... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tchooptip Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 Cluttered Pavement.jpg Pavements in Chiang Mai are NOT for people to walk on. If you allow me... I would say: Pavements in Chiang Mai are Not pavements Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyDrinker Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 Send her out to Lat Krabang and she can walk along the canals to her hearts content if she can dodge the dog turds.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikan Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 (edited) this is my favorite piece of thai footpath engineering https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Thonburi+Train+Station+Dusit+Bangkok+Thailand&hl=en&ll=13.761202,100.482639&spn=0.001053,0.001625&sll=13.763093,100.473055&sspn=0.001052,0.001625&oq=thonbkk+Thailand&t=h&hq=Thonburi+Train+Station&hnear=Dusit,+Bangkok,+Thailand&filter=0&fll=13.761332,100.480195&fspn=0.004168,0.006502&z=19&layer=c&cbll=13.761361,100.482648&panoid=fVzczuIN0io3yl9wcSeksg&cbp=12,257.37,,2,10 pan left and right in the street view and you will see that the footpath disappears in the middle of the bridge over the river. the road is very busy. umm but ..!!!! Edited September 2, 2013 by ikan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattayadingo Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 The streets (pavements) here are meant for drunks so you can weave in and out and appear sober. Same applies when you stumble along drunkenly and can blame it on the potholes and cracks in the pavement. Seems the perfect solution to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historyprof Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 I like walking too. I walk very day. My doctor told me to. I walk with an umbrella that has a sharpened point covered with a rubber tip. On my walks this week I have not seen anything dangerous. But when I walk to the trash area at night to throw out the garbage I have seen a monocled cobra, Malaysian pit viper and a bunch of big black scorpions. The scorpions walk slowly; an odd kind of walk like a little tank with two turrets. They get run over a lot. The pit vipers have just been sitting there coiled up not bothering anyone and the cobras were always on the move when the saw me. Now if it was my sister, I would tell her, Sis walk anywhere you like but keep an eye out for the pit vipers, cobras and black scorpions. Of course there is the mosquito with Malaria and Dengue fever too. I hear the Dengue ones are biting at night now too. Odd that Thai people don't like to walk isn't it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrry Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 40 years ago it used not be like that. I used to walk every morning from Prakanong to my office on Patpong. There were nice footpaths then and the nice policemen on duty at the road crossings used to salute me and stop traffic for me to cross the road. did not need the salute but would like the pavements back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeavyDrinker Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 40 years ago it used not be like that. I used to walk every morning from Prakanong to my office on Patpong. There were nice footpaths then and the nice policemen on duty at the road crossings used to salute me and stop traffic for me to cross the road. did not need the salute but would like the pavements back. That's a fair trot though harrry. I bet you had a fair wallop of swazz in the old trunks by the time you got to the office...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jocko Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 Come on now gent's i have seen loads of Walking Streets here. I must try them sometime. You'll never walk alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrry Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 40 years ago it used not be like that. I used to walk every morning from Prakanong to my office on Patpong. There were nice footpaths then and the nice policemen on duty at the road crossings used to salute me and stop traffic for me to cross the road. did not need the salute but would like the pavements back. That's a fair trot though harrry. I bet you had a fair wallop of swazz in the old trunks by the time you got to the office...? Was a lot fitter then than now....well I guess that happens to everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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