mrdome Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 "I don't fart in public." We all do, you mean you don't "let 'er rip" noisily. I can assure you that a healthy body does emit gases now & then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planetdweller Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 After years here I find myself picking my nose with no tissue at my apt. Not in public yet. Not in public yet? You should liberate yourself and come out as raging rhinotillexomaniac. It's not all bad, apparently: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nose-picking Call me weird but I don't want other people,s snot remnants, DNA , whatever in my food or transferred to my hands from any number of sources. If I want DNA transfer I want to choose from whom it came and the orifice involved. Never the nose. Not with my coffee Oh my god, what country did you come from? If you think that you have not swallowed or eaten at least a thousand boogers in your life time you are delusional. The best thing about this country is you can see them doing it so can make the decision not to eat/drink in that establishment. In the West we quietly do it behind the doors so you do not see it. But rest assured even in 5 star restaurants boogers, snot, saliva, and other bodily fluids have made their way to your plate or cup. Well, Thanks for that information. I'm now putting on my headphones for The Carpenters' Greatest Hits, The Barry Manilow Songbook and Perry Como's Christmas album, hoping to put that information overload out of my mind....... Does this thread offer any clues as to the current perplexing state of the human condition ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Steinfeld Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 I have lived in a number of countries in East and Southeast Asia over the years and I always found the Thais to be the most graceful and immensely more trustworthy when it comes to things like petty theft. If you are a male and have been getting around Malay communities (Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines) you have probably noticed that local males always feel compelled to get your attention (in a rude way) or laugh at you for no reason, especially when in a group. I could never quite understand what kick they got out of it. This has never happened to me in Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar or Laos and neither in Vietnam, China or Korea. The conditions of public toilets is another good example... I do not think I have seen any toilet anywhere in Thailand like what you sometimes see in other places in Asia... even in developed places such as Singapore (although Singapore has improved a lot in recent years). Yes, I have seen the nose-picking thing in Thailand and sure is it disgusting but - at least the city people are generally the cleanest I have come across anywhere in Asia ex Japan... and another thing I would like to add: it appears to me that leaving the toilet without washing your hands is equally as disgusting and in that discipline the Brits seem to hold the record. I have hardly ever seen one washing his hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorlemon Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 I pick my nose when not many people around. I spit like an old chinese. I am burping loud. And before farting I look around me - but than always somebody coming and want to talk with me .... When you are in Rome do like the romans do ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fittobethaied Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 I was in Big-C in Udon last month when in walks a fellow who looked like he was fresh in town from the mountains. He took a leak in the urinal beside me and while walking towards the sink afterwards he turns around and spits a big honker in the floor behind me and proceeds to the wash basin. There he holds a finger to close each nostril while he blows his snot all over the top of the wash basin...not in the sink, but all over the counter top. Then he washes off his face and slings water all over the mirror, cabinet top and floor...and then struts out of the toilet with a proud look on his face as if he were a dog that had just marked his territory. As if my opinion of the Thai male wasn't already tarnished enough, this guy's behavior left an indelible mark on my mind that I won't soon forget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostnigel Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 I just looked down my driveway, and my next door neighbour's kid is standing in the road with her finger jammed right up her hooter, they must teach them at an early age the fine art of de-hooterising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfbandung Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Thais as a rule are quite fastidious both in appearance and behaviour. There are exceptions of course but mostly they are clean and courteous. Maybe I only meet the nice ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mca Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 If you are a male and have been getting around Malay communities (Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines) you have probably noticed that local males always feel compelled to get your attention or laugh at you for no reason, especially when in a group. I could never quite understand what kick they got out of it. Maybe it was because you were dressed like this Stefan mate..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvs Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 i am just reading this while picking my nose! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelJackson Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 I dislike the servers in the restaurant stood in the corner squeezing each others zits ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazwa Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 I will never forget the time I arrived at Thaiair check in to see a beautiful, young lady in full work uniform sitting behind the counter with her finger up her nose to the second knuckle. When I presented my passport she simply withdrew the finger, Wai'd and carried on with my check in. Mai pen rai...... I usually have a crack when stuck in traffic and have been known to hock the odd loogy into the gutter or the bushes, but I do take exception to, and have nearly come to blows with the predominently german folk who insist on hoiking their gollies into the swimming pool at our condo. <deleted>?? We all swim in the same pool!! What are they thinking?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 It is gross beyond belief. Not only disgusting, filthy, vile habit, it spreads disease. I reel back in horror when I see it with food handlers ( it's so common in restaurants), supermarkets, 7-11, Starbucks.....the very last time I went in one, the server had her finger so far up her nose it was in the (probably largely vacant) brain cavity. I walk out. Thais are so clean in most respects but have this snot obsession. It's repulsive. Should be fined 500 Baht They do if they flick it on the sidewalk............... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeThePoster Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 The Asian experience is not complete until you've accidentally stepped on a Chinese oyster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BudRight Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Does dogging count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mca Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 I dislike the servers in the restaurant stood in the corner squeezing each others zits ! Apart from the fact he's dead I've got a sneaking suspicion you're not the real Michael Jackson are you mate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korat28 Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 And that's not Thai bashing or generalising...I mean 97.5%. It's the equivalent of a national sport. Thailand is ranked first in the world, ahead of China I disagree, Vietnam is definitely WAY ahead of Thailand, lol. At least Thais try to be more subtle about it. When I lived in Saigon, Vietnamese baristas would be taking your order and picking their nose, groups of men would be standing around in circles watching each other pick their noses (and this from a country who wants to be respected by the world!) I haven't seen behavior as gauche as when I was there. So, I think Thailand is a lot more tame in terms of nose picking than other countries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 I dislike the servers in the restaurant stood in the corner squeezing each others zits ! Apart from the fact he's dead I've got a sneaking suspicion you're not the real Michael Jackson are you mate? Noooo, MJ never picked his nose.......... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aveabeeror2 Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 This must be the idiot post of the year. And the idiots who answer his querie. Talk about get a life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klauskunkel Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 (edited) It's a national pastime: spelunking (beware the stalactites) Edited December 9, 2013 by klauskunkel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 This must be the idiot post of the year. And the idiots who answer his querie. Talk about get a life. Some of us like a bit of fun on the forum. Some of us are not miserable....... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mca Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 I dislike the servers in the restaurant stood in the corner squeezing each others zits ! Apart from the fact he's dead I've got a sneaking suspicion you're not the real Michael Jackson are you mate? Noooo, MJ never picked his nose.......... True. It was pre-selected for him by his assistants.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mca Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 This must be the idiot post of the year. Now I think you're doing yourself a bit of a disservice there mate. You're not that bad 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Steinfeld Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 If you are a male and have been getting around Malay communities (Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines) you have probably noticed that local males always feel compelled to get your attention or laugh at you for no reason, especially when in a group. I could never quite understand what kick they got out of it. Maybe it was because you were dressed like this Stefan mate..... Ahh... you may have a point... thanks.... what was your name again... Diego.... or was it... Sutrisno.... or Ismail? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somsrisonphimai Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 What about using their hand to clean their...and may or may not washing their hands after using the restroom? I lost my appetites every time when I think about it. I also don't quite figure out why Thai men like to have long fingernail especially their pinky finger. It grosses me out. Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suradit69 Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Thailand is a Less Developed Country. In time they will achieve the same standard of healthy living followed by westerners and will adhere to a code of manners when in public that won't cause others offense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 No,of course I don't, nor do I wander around shirtless if not poolside or beach-side. I don't smoke.... Nor do I chew with my mouth open..... But hey, can't control others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thailiketoo Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 I'm a Canadian and I pick my nose in public. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socksy01 Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Squeezing their zits on their face whilst sitting on their motorbikes. I was in the loo at Big C in Udon Thani when a KFC member of staff came in, had a piss, picked his nose over the wash basin, smoothed the gel on his hair with water and left without washing his hands. I will never eat there again. F*****g gross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socksy01 Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 "Thailand is a Less Developed Country. In time they will achieve the same standard of healthy living followed by westerners and will adhere to a code of manners when in public that won't cause others offense" Dream on they will never change mannerisms no matter how wealthy they may become. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thailiketoo Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Squeezing their zits on their face whilst sitting on their motorbikes. I was in the loo at Big C in Udon Thani when a KFC member of staff came in, had a piss, picked his nose over the wash basin, smoothed the gel on his hair with water and left without washing his hands. I will never eat there again. F*****g gross You do know about the Domino's Pizza boys and what they put in the food. Kind of makes hair gel seem OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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