umbanda Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 TITS!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackr Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Why does Thailand drive on the left? Is it because the first cars came from Japan? But then why does Japan drive on the left? Ok, I'll bite. Every country driving on the right is wrong. The left side comes from the days of the Brits (well, to be fair, it always does), who would pass each other on horseback from the left with the right hand free to swing a sword... or something like that. For the list: Why does it take one person 5 freakin' minutes to check they still have 150 baht in their account at the ATM?! Why, on driving down a perfectly serene road, does all of a sudden 15 things happen at once: dog runs out, kid on bike bumbles out, truck pulls off insane U-turn scattering all /n sundry, bike ridden by policeman comes at you wrong way, bike undertakes you, car overtakes you with another car overtaking that one, little bloke up 100-foot rickety bamboo ladder hanging up there by the skin of his teeth, on on on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mca Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Why does it take one person 5 freakin' minutes to check they still have 150 baht in their account at the ATM?! I asked one of the staff once why one member would take a load of ATM cards from their friends and withdraw money for them. They replied that their friends were too busy to go and anyway they trusted each other. All well and good but my train of thought was that the bush telegraph would be buzzing knowing that Sombat the F and B manager had 200 baht in his account whereas Lek the room attendant had 200,000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soomak Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Forget the "Why's". Just accept that this is the way things are and move on! If everyone agreed with you, we would still be living in a cave and hunting deer... Luckily some people have the will to improve things. Not always easy - but definitely possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somsrisonphimai Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Holy crap! What's with the questions? If after 20+years in Thailand and you are still cannot find the answers, then you probably wont find them. Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Holy crap! What's with the questions? If after 20+years in Thailand and you are still cannot find the answers, then you probably wont find them. Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Thailand I don't want to find the answers..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somsrisonphimai Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Holy crap! What's with the questions? If after 20+years in Thailand and you are still cannot find the answers, then you probably wont find them. Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Thailand I don't want to find the answers..... Even I don't want to answer...too much headache 55555 Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laolover88 Posted November 28, 2013 Author Share Posted November 28, 2013 The OP was being light-hearted, but why should Thais be expected to explain why things are the way they are compared to places they've probably never been or seen? Also the education system discourages questioning and thinking for oneself anyway. Would you ask Americans why they speak with strange accents? Oh well, when in Athens, Georgia I had a conversation with a lady waitress. She said:" I don't understand what you want to order". I said: "I am sorry" She said: " Never mind. Just another white accent" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indrid Cold Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 ignorance is bliss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai at Heart Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Why do trucks and buses park on the exit lane of big petrol stations so you drive into then while looking right to see if the road is empty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mca Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 The OP was being light-hearted, but why should Thais be expected to explain why things are the way they are compared to places they've probably never been or seen? Also the education system discourages questioning and thinking for oneself anyway. Would you ask Americans why they speak with strange accents? Oh well, when in Athens, Georgia I had a conversation with a lady waitress. She said:" I don't understand what you want to order". I said: "I am sorry" She said: " Never mind. Just another white accent" I was backpacking my way across the States years ago and, when asking a Georgia peach if this was the bus to Atlanta, received the reply "Why don't y'all speak English?" Born and bred 20 miles from Lord Horatio Nelson's birthplace m'dear 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 The OP was being light-hearted, but why should Thais be expected to explain why things are the way they are compared to places they've probably never been or seen? Also the education system discourages questioning and thinking for oneself anyway. Would you ask Americans why they speak with strange accents? Oh well, when in Athens, Georgia I had a conversation with a lady waitress. She said:" I don't understand what you want to order". I said: "I am sorry" She said: " Never mind. Just another white accent" I was backpacking my way across the States years ago and, when asking a Georgia peach if this was the bus to Atlanta, received the reply "Why don't y'all speak English?" Born and bred 20 miles from Lord Horatio Nelson's birthplace m'dear I am a ''cockney'', when in Alabama they said, "Australia guy eh''.......... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgjackson69 Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Why does it take one person 5 freakin' minutes to check they still have 150 baht in their account at the ATM?! I believe they keep submitting balance inquiries, hoping for a better answer. Sent from my Xoom using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy chef 1 Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Why Thai/International companies don't spell check their adverts. Too lazy I say, as they relay on the advert folks to do it for them, that's their job right, wrong, it is the Companies Job to get it right. because they don't know how to spell it correctly and their target group can't read/ understand it anyway- though who cares? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laobali Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Why Thai/International companies don't spell check their adverts. Too lazy I say, as they relay on the advert folks to do it for them, that's their job right, wrong, it is the Companies Job to get it right. because they don't know how to spell it correctly and their target group can't read/ understand it anyway- though who cares? Just as well you're not a proof-reader for one of said 'Companies'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telldem Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Why do Thais repeatedly kick a man when he's down? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultimate weapon Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Oh look another farang complaining how a country does things differently from his own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
englishoak Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Wow so many here with no sense of humour, the OP was clearly having a joke, yeesh and this place used to be amusing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somsrisonphimai Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 (edited) Wow so many here with no sense of humour, the OP was clearly having a joke, yeesh and this place used to be amusing It is still an amusement place. Thailand just announced that it has almost 22million visitors this year. Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Thailand Edited November 28, 2013 by Somsrisonphimai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazygreg44 Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 why do firemen park their own cars in front of the firetrain's garages ? Why will you never find a table or a chair that isn't dancing on three legs instead of being firmly fixed to the base by all four legs ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirchai Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Why is the country also called "The Land of Why's?- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirchai Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Why do Thais repeatedly kick a man when he's down? Because the guy who's down can't kick anymore?- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamariva1957 Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Thai Style.... No Reason. Is a saying that I live by! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgjackson69 Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Why do Thais repeatedly kick a man when he's down? That is why they knocked him down to start with... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreetCowboy Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Why do Thais repeatedly kick a man when he's down? That is why they knocked him down to start with... Because he has no mates. If he had mates, they would run when he was down. Well I would, anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devolad Posted November 29, 2013 Share Posted November 29, 2013 Why is the bum gun pressure strong enough to blow a <deleted> off, but the shower just spits at me when I turn it on? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgjackson69 Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Why Brits have to have a 'cutesy' name for everything... Sent from my Xoom using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willyumiii Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 Why do Thais leave their vehicle in the road, blocking traffic ,in front of the house or business they are going to, when there is a place to park it off of the road less than 10 meters away? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laolover88 Posted December 2, 2013 Author Share Posted December 2, 2013 And 4 other things!! 1. Why is it impossible to ask anyone either for directions or where anything is and,if you do,you get an answer like: "round the corner by blue house" 2. Where did eating out of plastic bags come to be the norm? 3. Why do they keep changing the road numbers? + Why is it nearly impossible to buy a map? There are very good ones. But all shops in CM only have maps of Phitsanulok! 4. Why do people sleep and go swimming with their clothes on? But perfectly acceptable to nip out to 7 in your pyjamas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgjackson69 Posted December 2, 2013 Share Posted December 2, 2013 And 4 other things!! 1. Why is it impossible to ask anyone either for directions or where anything is and,if you do,you get an answer like: "round the corner by blue house" 2. Where did eating out of plastic bags come to be the norm? 3. Why do they keep changing the road numbers? + Why is it nearly impossible to buy a map? There are very good ones. But all shops in CM only have maps of Phitsanulok! 4. Why do people sleep and go swimming with their clothes on? But perfectly acceptable to nip out to 7 in your pyjamas? Funny, your point #1. Some time ago, while discussing this topic with my wife, I asked her to tell me how to get from the Chok Chai Intersection (see yaak yaai) to our house. I got the blank stare first, then "I tell to call me".It took a while, and a bunch of discussion, but I finally figured out that the sticking point was stringing several directions together. The Thai method seems to be "Go to the next landmark and call me" Sent from my Xoom using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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