NeverSure Posted February 17, 2014 Share Posted February 17, 2014 Does the store do this for all customers, or only this farang? If only this farang, then I'd be really curious to know why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stickylies Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 NOT unusual at all if u ask me. it's that WALKING thing, thai dont' get it... I had it too ... people I know still offer me lifts for ... 50 or 100 meter. I guess walking is considered low-life, I think they want to save MY face.... well just go with the flow, they offer a lift consider it cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stickylies Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 and in addition to that, i drive my pushbike every day for a 2 hour trip. one day returning home this guy i know drives by on the country side, approx 9km away from town, he stoppes his pickup and says he will take me home. no way i could explain him i was doing fine and making these bike trips deliberately (recreation!). being alone in the evening on the country side on a bike, thai don't get that either (ghosts, danger, dark) ;-) of course he also asked if I had eaten yet (of course not) so we went to a restaurant first and he paid (of course!) ... or why i love thai so much !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farang000999 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 maybe it is a joke between the shops that they will drive you home so you will shop there.. or maybe they think you are handsome? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wym Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 (edited) of course he also asked if I had eaten yet (of course not) so we went to a restaurant first and he paid (of course!) ... or why i love thai so much !! You do realize "have you eaten yet" is an empty formality like "how do you do", don't you? I suppose when you go to an Arab's house you make a point of expressing admiration for his possessions! Edited February 18, 2014 by wym Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carib Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Why is everyone all of a sudden driving me home? Because you are ugly and scaring other potential customers away? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim armstrong Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Wym, The rural community I live in is the second fastest growing in northern Thailand. Farmers here have a regular rotation of at least 4 main crops so are not so dependent solely on rice. In farming terms that's progressive. Our nearest city - Nakhon Sawan has just opened its 3rd new shopping centre in the last 3 years. Education and health facilities are excellent and the very large Thai/Chinese business community is tone of the most established in the country. I could go on but the TAT isn't paying a commission. As for being a nut job - yes, its true, if you work in my field for most of your life it does rub off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little mary sunshine Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 (edited) Sounds like a real TROLL POST....or perhaps, as usual, HE is the only one that doesn't know he is a Freaken DRUNK> Edited February 18, 2014 by little mary sunshine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOTIRIOS Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 ....step 1......find out where you live...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thailampang2012 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Thai people do not like to walk much, and feel odd to them that you and like it. I do every morning around my house just for exercise and many times motorbikes are stopping at my side offering me a ride...Thai people rarely do what the do not like to do....if they offers a ride for you it is because they like you, and they want to be useful to you, and also they care about your safety. If you prefer to walk, just tell them that you like the exercise. Anyway, to walk at night on countryside streets is not safe...That drivers do not expect to see people walking for fun...even during the day. My wife is always worry about my walking routine.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wym Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Wym, The rural community I live in is the second fastest growing in northern Thailand. Farmers here have a regular rotation of at least 4 main crops so are not so dependent solely on rice. In farming terms that's progressive. Our nearest city - Nakhon Sawan has just opened its 3rd new shopping centre in the last 3 years. Education and health facilities are excellent and the very large Thai/Chinese business community is tone of the most established in the country. I could go on but the TAT isn't paying a commission. As for being a nut job - yes, its true, if you work in my field for most of your life it does rub off. Ah, I hadn't heard the term "progressive" applied to farming, even when I was certifying ing Permaculture landscape design, which now that I think about it would be a relevant application of the term. My condolences for your past career-induced trauma 8-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnie Brasco Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 What are they asking you before, during and after your short trip in their car? They will be asking. They will not be revealing information about themselves. Astute observation. And I agree with other comments saying that this is an assessment process to which Thais feel entitled to subject foreigners. It's customarily performed on a one-to-one basis and in private. There IS after all that Thai social dictum suggesting that one should NEVER comment until one has assessed the room for "Who is up and who is down" Gringos, well-dressed, well-spoken gringos, present a challenge. Upon fielding "question #3" in this back-footing process, I turn, smile (really smile) and address the man in Thai. "And what about about you, Col.? Which military institute did you attend ?" (Really ? Fascinating! Would that be the Thai equivalent of West Point ? I have always been interested in Thailand's deeply-rooted military culture.) (You know, stuff like that.) He'll either brush off the question of engage you in a fascinating and informative conversation but it's worth a try. "Sometimes, 'fuggedabowdit' just means fuggedabowdit." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stickylies Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 (edited) of course he also asked if I had eaten yet (of course not) so we went to a restaurant first and he paid (of course!) ... or why i love thai so much !! You do realize "have you eaten yet" is an empty formality like "how do you do", don't you? I suppose when you go to an Arab's house you make a point of expressing admiration for his possessions! thx for the update genius... the question is "kin kaow yang"? the answer is "yang" or "leow"... i replied YANG and he said let's eat, i'm hungry too.... as for the arab (or non-arab, u see, berbers for example are not arabs -> u have just learned something) i'd only point at his women (plural)... ;-) Edited February 18, 2014 by stickylies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronthai Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Good for you. Time to throw a village party and invite them all. After that you should be also invited to all of their parties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmh8 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 do you want a lift Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suradit69 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Many years ago before I met my present wife ....I was dating a very Hi-so Thai. She took me to meet her family. Her father was a very powerful general. Well ...when the afternoon was over and we were leaving to get a taxi to go back to my hotel ,her father insisted on driving us to the corner to get a taxi (200 meters or so). I tried to politely decline but ....he insisted! So we get in his Mercedes and he takes us to the corner, all the while asking what I think of his car. Thinking back on it I believe he just wanted to show off his car and how proud he was of it. Maybe that is what these shop owners are doing. Just want to impress you that they have a car and want to show off. Enjoy the ride!!!! "Thinking back on it I believe he just wanted to show off his car and how proud he was of it." Doubt they were "hi-so" then ... anymore than someone who wanted everyone on this forum to believe he was dating someone whose father had a Mercedes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackflash Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Around the village I try to walk as much as possible as I really need the exercise. But at first people were always stopping and offering me a lift. I would thank them but decline, and say "exercise!" in Thai. Now they just toot and wave. I think that Thais really dislike walking and think it "unnatural". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wym Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 the question is "kin kaow yang"? u have just learned something) i'd only point at his women (plural)... ;-) "U" forgot the "reu" "gin kaow reu yang" Now u have just learned something! i'd only point at his women (plural)... ;-) No thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holeyman1 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Or could it be that they are concerned for your well being..! We all know how Thais like to drive..... somtam palah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazykopite Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 I remember purchasing an expensive microwave/combi oven from a large store and the salesmen insisting on delivering it to my house he would then telephone me to ask how it was going and was I pleased with the service. A number of weeks later the same person appeared on my doorstep telling me his young daughter was in need of an operation and could I loan him 30,000 baht short term in order that he could have her treated. I explained that I was not in a position to give him any money, I never saw him after that day even tho I still go to the same store Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stickylies Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 "U" forgot the "reu" "gin kaow reu yang" Now u have just learned something! not really, that comes from the text book... no thai i know could be bothered saying the reu... just like they can't be bothered to say pai tee nai but will use painaaaaaaaai ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wym Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 They say it, just elide it to the point where you don't hear it. The "tee" in "tee nai" is for when you're static, as with "yoo", and optional even then. IOW indicates location, not direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stickylies Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 ^^ sure sure... just like they say sawasdeekhrap you wiseacre farang (eliding the "you wiseacre farang" to the point where you don't hear it) ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RigPig Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 I would be interested (and I apologise if I missed it) where the OP lives, is this in Isaan, the South Bkk (I don't want his address), I think this would have some bearing on it too...different attitudes etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wym Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 ^^ sure sure... just like they say sawasdeekhrap you wiseacre farang (eliding the "you wiseacre farang" to the point where you don't hear it) ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickFarang Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 This is Thailand, people don't walk if they can ride. It might very well be that in your neighborhood, walking from place-to-place suggests either you can't afford to drive or are otherwise in some kind of distress; it may be embarrassing to your neighbors to see you walking. Just one other possibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alibaba123 Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 This is Thailand, people don't walk if they can ride. It might very well be that in your neighborhood, walking from place-to-place suggests either you can't afford to drive or are otherwise in some kind of distress; it may be embarrassing to your neighbors to see you walking. Just one other possibility. If this was me, I´d have a check with the doctor to see if I´ve got Alzheimer´s. People with that condition are known to be found wandering aimlessly around. The friendly shopkeepers might just want to help you get safely home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In Search of Space Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 I regularly go out for 1-3 hour walks in the sticks around Pattaya, the locals think I'm mad, but plenty stop to offer a lift. That's on top of every passing motorsy boy looking for a quick fare 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverdie Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 (edited) This is Thailand, people don't walk if they can ride. It might very well be that in your neighborhood, walking from place-to-place suggests either you can't afford to drive or are otherwise in some kind of distress; it may be embarrassing to your neighbors to see you walking. Just one other possibility.Years ago after moving to a new neighbourhood I would go out either for a morning or evening jog and virtually every time, somebody would slow or stop their car and ask me if I needed a lift. Amused me somewhat and occasionally some of them would ask me why don't I go to the Jym if I wanted to exercise. In their defence there were no other farangs in the area and the only other guy I ever saw exercising was Thai and would whizz around on his bicycle. Anyway they eventually got use to me and would just drive by smiling or fingering me as they went by. Anyway, the OP is looking too suspiciously at this, they're just being nice to him, perhaps he's either a pleasant person OR maybe he walks like a gimp and they've noticed Edited February 18, 2014 by neverdie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metaben Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Always amazes me that when I want to walk somewhere (shop, visit, discover, exercise...) the GF, her familly, Thai friends, passers by, will mobIlize as if I had just said I was walking to North Korea with a mission. Motorcycs will rev up, pick up trucks will cut my path, an escort will start to form... I just wanted a quiet walk in the glorious morning light, and fresh coffee. Yes here walking is akin to climbing up escalator stairs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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