laolover88 Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 These are mine. What are yours? This I like: Plus Politeness. Thai people very polite to each other. Not necessarily to foreigners. Pride in appearance. Hardly ever see a Thai not well turned out Confident. Men and Women Instant Service,. Order, say, a water heater, they are trying to install it before you get home Most things efficient, if slow. ATMs. Can transfer money and pay bills anywhere. Not Europe!! Can set up shop anywhere Open 24 hours. Even ‘resorts’ if that’s what you need! This I don't Minus I hate coins put on top of the change Impatient people, Cannot wait for anything, on the road, in a shop. No idea about the queue. 7-11 will always serve a Thai first who pushes to the front.. Get over it!! ATMs back to front. Money comes before card so you forget card! Complete failure to signal roadworks Inability to progress with green roadlights, foot on brake .Ignore red ones! Uniforms. What’s with uniforms? My daughters have a different one every day of the week. Never mind government employees Strip lights and bulbs in hotels. Can’t read! Food in plastic bags ‘Helpers’ in shops. Just let me browse! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieH Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Like: Beautiful scenery Quiet ciuntryside Mostly gentle peaceful people No rules and regulations forced down your throat. No constant harrasment for taxes in one form or another. Live and let live attitude. Dont like: Not being able to get some food stuffs. Being dismissed as not even there by Officials. Not respecting privacy when talking in bank or similiar and just barging in. Same for queues. Dual pricing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToddWeston Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Like Still has charm Polite children Easy to go about my daily life & ease into retirement MIL & family Far enough away from my family and friends Dont like Too far from my family & friends People cutting the queue Low white trash tourists Brown bread - awful stuff No recycling FIL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HeijoshinCool Posted November 5, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted November 5, 2013 Like: So many beautiful girls Dislike: So many beautiful girls 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mca Posted November 5, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted November 5, 2013 I hate coins put on top of the change Yeah that sucks 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h90 Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 "Politeness. Thai people very polite to each other. Not necessarily to foreigners." I would say, beside tourist areas it is the reverse: Polite to foreigners, but often very rude to each others. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post h90 Posted November 5, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted November 5, 2013 Like: So many beautiful girls Dislike: So many beautiful girls under dislike you could also bring that not all beautiful girls are really girls.... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxx58 Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 I added some from previous posts and added a few of my own. Likes: The weather Beautiful scenery Respect, especially toward the elderly Live and let live attitude Most things efficient, if slow Tasty Thai food at a good price Dislikes: Too far from my family & friends People cutting the queue High cost of cheese, butter, and bacon I hate coins put on top of the change Pizza in Thailnd - This ain't pizza! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10Yen Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 I hate coins put on top of the change Yeah that sucks I prefer them underneath the notes so I can't see them, or even better, coin, note, note, coin, note, coin so they fall on the floor, anything but on top, of the notes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxx58 Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 I should have added one of my pet peeves here in Thailand. Whenever my g/f and I go to a restaurant and place our order and it includes an appetizer, invariably the meal will come first. This happens mostly in Thai, but also in Western restaurants. I have trained myself to ask for the appetizer first. If I forget, of course the meal will arrive first! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post stickylies Posted November 5, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted November 5, 2013 like: too much to mention dislike: 1. no critical thinking and poor education 2. group mentality, thai must do as thai do 3. the PEE always knows best also when he/she doesn't know jackshit 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimth123 Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 I totally enjoyed reading the likes and dislikes of living in Thailand and most put a big smile on my face. As one said, the likes are too many to name and I agree. But a few of the habits that annoy me beside putting coins on top is the inattention some cashiers give to the customers. For example, many times as I'm making a purchase in Tesco, the cashier continues to chat with another cashier instead of paying attention to me and my goods. Besides, how many times must they count your change before handing it to you. It would also be nice if you could read the Tesco cashier machines as the light seems very weak and hard to read the amount. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct99q Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 I totally enjoyed reading the likes and dislikes of living in Thailand and most put a big smile on my face. As one said, the likes are too many to name and I agree. But a few of the habits that annoy me beside putting coins on top is the inattention some cashiers give to the customers. For example, many times as I'm making a purchase in Tesco, the cashier continues to chat with another cashier instead of paying attention to me and my goods. Besides, how many times must they count your change before handing it to you. It would also be nice if you could read the Tesco cashier machines as the light seems very weak and hard to read the amount. They count change back several times because when earning 300baht a day you can not make a mistake.....and afford to pay it back. And unlike the West (in most places) they are required to replace any lost amounts. In Canada a cashier claims they were not trained properly, calls in a union rep and starts crying....before you know it they not only do not have to make up the loss their union rep has gotten them a raise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laolover88 Posted November 5, 2013 Author Share Posted November 5, 2013 OK its not great news and wrong forum I just nipped out 16.30. to buy a cucumber. It is November. Found a guy in the street selling Strawberries from CM 100B a kilo. Nuff said 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennisgb45 Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Coins should be handed to you first..allows you to pocket them. Then notes should be counted out to you...receipt handed to you next. I hate coins put on top of the change Yeah that sucks I prefer them underneath the notes so I can't see them, or even better, coin, note, note, coin, note, coin so they fall on the floor, anything but on top, of the notes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaMaria Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 dislike: Thai people are rude and arrogant, which is also direct consequence of poor education. like: Thai Food is very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buck99 Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Like - The food Dislike - The shrink wrap thingy on the caps of of the water bottles 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slipperylobster Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Like: So many beautiful girls Dislike: So many beautiful girls under dislike you could also bring that not all beautiful girls are really girls.... so many beautiful boys that look like girls. Girls just ..ok. That sucks big time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NCFC Posted November 5, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted November 5, 2013 Like Waking up to a clear blue sky. Dislike Somebody stole the roof during the night. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marell Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 (edited) I hate coins put on top of the change Yeah that sucks I prefer them underneath the notes so I can't see them, or even better, coin, note, note, coin, note, coin so they fall on the floor, anything but on top, of the notes. I like it better when all the change is in five Baht coins. Then I can leave a large tip and not be bothered lugging that pocketful of metal around. Very considerate, really. Edited November 5, 2013 by marell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinot Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Really, really like the girls. I don't think I could go back to white women. Dislike: Children driving motorbikes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slipperylobster Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 I don't think I could go back to white women. Please, please do not tell them they are not white~! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halion Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 I hate coins put on top of the change Yeah that sucks Not only that but they add insult to injury by placing the receipt on top so you can not even see the bloody coins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slipperylobster Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Forget the coin problem.....I just miss the salt and pepper on the table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Cbr150r Posted November 5, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted November 5, 2013 Really..coins on top of change? So many people commenting on this. Numerous things annoy me here but not this. How about the inability for Thai's to walk in straight line coupled with the uncanny ability to zig zag to whichever side your trying to pass or when driving around a corner a Thai must cut the corner? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cbr150r Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Really..coins on top of change? So many people commenting on this. Numerous things annoy me here but not this. How about the inability for Thai's to walk in straight line coupled with the uncanny ability to zig zag to whichever side your trying to pass or when driving around a corner a Thai must cut the corner? Oops got carried away on the rant. Too many good things about life here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 I hate coins put on top of the change Yeah that sucks I prefer them underneath the notes so I can't see them, or even better, coin, note, note, coin, note, coin so they fall on the floor, anything but on top, of the notes. Yeah, there needs to be 40-50 baht in coins hidden under a few notes to help you 'tip' well. Better weather has to be up there. Easy to get things done.... probably more efficient than Europe. (If you have toothache at 9am, you can be having a post treatment beer at 1pm with a 1000 baht bill. In the UK you would still have toothache.) People leave you alone. Outside of the tourist areas it is safe and people are polite. A few things niggle. The driving. The gorgeous receptionist at the hospital or hotel picking her nose. My own stupidity at being unable to get my head around the language. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamariva1957 Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Likes: The people. The smiles. The ease of the life style. The peace and quiet (except for my insane neighbors). The culture (even with all its faults... in my eyes). The differences. The ability to be yourself. The interest in where you come from that I am always coming across. The early mornings when the country is just waking up. The fact that when I get off the plane in BKK I always feel that I am 'home' again. Dislikes: The belief that the only reason you have any money is to spend it here ... on them. The drivers and that the yellow line down the middle of the road that is nothing more than a 'suggestion'. 10 year old scooter drivers with no helmets. The 'helper' in the store that follows you around. The drunk tourist that actually thinks that they are having fun and everyone around enjoys the fact that they are here. Visa Runs! The pricing system. Complaining is just not done and will get you nowhere ...fast. Watching 300lbs men with huge stomachs walking with the 100 (if soaking wet) Thai girl to the hotel. "Red Label" in huge bottles. Beer with a straw and ice (I mean what is up with the straw for God's sake!). I could go on. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl64 Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 Likes Pretty much everything Dislikes Foregners complaining about how their change is given back to them at the 7-11 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benalibina Posted November 6, 2013 Share Posted November 6, 2013 (edited) Like You get what you dont expect. Dislike What you expect you dont get. ( apart from the weather ) Edited November 6, 2013 by benalibina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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