Popular Post David48 Posted March 4, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted March 4, 2014 Normally I wouldn't open an OP with a quote from another Member. But I just can't write this stuff ... Money was not an issue for me...I became tired of the daily routine...drinking...chasing women...fighting traffic...getting ripped off...being seen as a walking ATM machine...the language barrier...the corruption at every level...being portrayed in the media as moronic villains...immigration...banking...Thai politics...did I miss anything? I became tired of the daily routine... drinking... chasing women... fighting traffic... getting ripped off... being seen as a walking ATM machine... the language barrier... the corruption at every level... being portrayed in the media as moronic villains... immigration... banking... Thai politics... Did he miss anything ... ? . 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post neverdie Posted March 4, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted March 4, 2014 (edited) whinging foreigners Edited March 4, 2014 by neverdie 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post spambot Posted March 4, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted March 4, 2014 Too much time on Thaivisa.com 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post steven100 Posted March 4, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted March 4, 2014 how can anyone get tired of drinking and shagging .... I drink every day and sex as often as possible , I like that kinda life .. as for the rest .. it's how you perceive it to be and how you let it get to you , example .. traffic is hectic in most cities, if you had a wife at home you'd still support her and the kids so your still an ATM at home, the tax paid at home is considered a rip off I would say, banks are ass*#>s wherever you are and politics are a joke in most countries. Sent from my TR736 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somsrisonphimai Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Hearing loud music. But one thing he/she did not say is tired of living in Thailand, so he/she won't go anywhere but stays in Thailand (: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinity11 Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 MSG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somsrisonphimai Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 (edited) Humidity Air pollution Mosquitos Unsanitary Gossiping But Thailand is still great! Edited March 4, 2014 by Somsrisonphimai 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sms747 Posted March 4, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted March 4, 2014 Barking dogs Poor customer service Poor choice of decent beer Shallowness of most Thais Lakorn Thai obsession with white skin Thai banking (again) absolute morons staff most of them 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post HardenedSoul Posted March 4, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted March 4, 2014 Someone is only seen as a walking ATM if he/she stupid enough to give people the impression that this is what he/she is. Sure, go ahead and lead with your wallet if that's really all you've got going for you in this country but, <deleted>, don't start complaining when people - Thai and foreigner - take this piss 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseFrank Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Did he miss anything ... ? You don't want me get started, do you ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 how can anyone get tired of drinking and shagging .... I drink every day and sex as often as possible , I like that kinda life .. as for the rest .. it's how you perceive it to be and how you let it get to you , example .. traffic is hectic in most cities, if you had a wife at home you'd still support her and the kids so your still an ATM at home, the tax paid at home is considered a rip off I would say, banks are ass*#>s wherever you are and politics are a joke in most countries. Sent from my TR736 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app I need a drink Sent from my TR736 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HooHaa Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 drugs fer chrissake, he forgot drugs. none of that stuff is any fun without em Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willyumiii Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 very tired of white rice, noodles, chicken and pork. I live in remote Issan. Pretty much no western food available here. Only the aforementioned quartet. and you can only make so many variations on with that four.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lovelaos Posted March 4, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted March 4, 2014 The lies The cheating The lies.... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gsxrnz Posted March 4, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted March 4, 2014 (edited) David - here's my response to the questions raised by whomever made that original post. drinking...Instigate some self control, drink less. And let's face it, that's hardly a problem unique to Thailand. chasing women...Count yourself lucky. fighting traffic...Don't fight, just roll along like water over boulders in a river. getting ripped off...Learn how to bargain. Being ripped off requires someone to part with their money - one's choice really. being seen as a walking ATM machine...Get a T-shirt from the market that say's "I'm not a walking ATM". Don't get ripped off, 200B max!! the language barrier...Since one can create time by drinking less, invest that time and learn some Thai. Um.....requires some energy. the corruption at every level...Do me a favour! Wear your helmet, get a licence, don't get arrested, don't hire a jet-ski. Otherwise, what corruption "at every level" is one exposed to? being portrayed in the media as moronic villains...Accept that there are more than a few moronic villains here, but most Europeans and Thais can spot a good bloke v. a moron at 50 paces. immigration...Well, living in a foreign country does usually require one to meet immigration requirements. banking...Count yourself lucky you have sufficient funds to require a bank account. Thai politics...Funnier than a fight. Don't you enjoy a good comedy when you see one. And invest in one of them glasses that is half full and not half empty. They cost the same but the half full one gives much more bang for your bucks. Edited March 4, 2014 by Gsxrnz 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David48 Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share Posted March 4, 2014 Did he miss anything ... ? You don't want me get started, do you ? Sure ... ... why not? 'tis why the OP was written My biggest grievance are those damm pesky mosquitoes. They love me and I hate them ... Life, for me is fairly good apart from that. LOTTO would be nice, but I'm not complaining. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post CharlieH Posted March 4, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted March 4, 2014 All that could be summarised as "Life". Its the same with slight regional variations all over the world. And seeing as "life" is what you make it, stop moaning and do something about it. Life is all about choices, and guesss what those choices are FREE! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sms747 Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 I live in remote Issan. Poor you how long is the sentence for? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave 74 Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Why not just say 'Thainess'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swissie Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 very tired of white rice, noodles, chicken and pork. I live in remote Issan. Pretty much no western food available here. Only the aforementioned quartet. and you can only make so many variations on with that four.. This is called the "Thai-Cuisine" and is famous all over the world. You will love it and this is an order ! Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swissie Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 All that could be summarised as "Life". Its the same with slight regional variations all over the world. And seeing as "life" is what you make it, stop moaning and do something about it. Life is all about choices, and guesss what those choices are FREE! Choices have to be backed up with something called "money". Farang having invested his liquid assets in LOS may find it impossible to re-settle in the south of France (no more money= no more choices). Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 3NUMBAS Posted March 4, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted March 4, 2014 (edited) he missed staring into a smartphone all day like a zombie its a very shallow society so farangs with half a brain do eventually get fed up with the stupidity and crassness of Thais Edited March 4, 2014 by 3NUMBAS 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldragon Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Does the media really portray us as moronic villains? I e heard of a "don't follow the foreigners" attitude that supposedly runs deep in Thai education and upbringing. Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Somtamnication Posted March 4, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted March 4, 2014 Let me see...... Tired of looking at lovely brown skinned women? Nope Tired of eating fruit every day? Nope Tired of being watched all the time while driving, eating, shitting, in USA or UK? Yes What I am tired of is people tiring of the tiredness that a tiring life does tear into ones tears and trips the tripe out of one's tires thereby creating a trinkle of a tear on the said tire which forces the tired farang of life in the Land of No Truths to take a trip to Tiredland. Life is too short. Thailand is far far far from perfect. The alternative is what, buttfluck Ohio? Sneezing coughing people in Leicester? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinity11 Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 some of these really hit homeright on the mark:taken from above posts'its a very shallow society so farangs with half a brain do eventually get fed up with the stupidity and crassness of Thais ' AND 'Shallowness of most Thais' those above really hit the mark for me, thanks I should add however that all of these qualities we mention do have at least one other side to them and probably advantages. after a little more thought: 'Poor customer service'yes low quality goods and service'Thai banking (again) absolute morons staff most of them' and may i add most business transactions are very short sighted and NOT customer centered and that is putting it nicely the customer is NOT always if ever right and they don't want to hear what you have to say, need, and want while too many times they care only what THEY can do and what THEY want or need, like they are doing you a favor you know same with some thai bosses too (this is only MY take so no need to argue about it, ok)'Gossiping' yes AND little sense of moral or ethical duty or the golden rule or the long term repercussions' The lies The cheating The lies....' shameful but fully acceptable to other thais????? and yes i still enjoy thailand its nice to have an outlet for some of this stuff, thanks it is a completely different culture than the west which is both charming and frustrating seeing things through their eyes being flexible and letting go of my expectations all help to some extent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thailiketoo Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 Barking dogs Poor customer service Poor choice of decent beer Shallowness of most Thais Lakorn Thai obsession with white skin Thai banking (again) absolute morons staff most of them You care about barking dogs, other people's obsession with white skin and poor choice of beer and you are calling someone else shallow? You gotta be kidding me. I can see it now. I get us an appointment with the Dalai Lama. We are ushered into a quiet room and you tell him there is a poor choice of beer in Thailand and dogs bark. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infinity11 Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 a bit more while I am on it:i find thais ( maybe most people) are very poor listenersalso i would not miss the yelling when talking/speaking but that is true of other cultures toowhile some thais are very gentle and soft spoken, so it all works outi could also say thais are very nosy and have a very poor sense of personal boundaries and respect for others property, but that too is not just a thai only thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehelmsman Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 very tired of white rice, noodles, chicken and pork. I live in remote Issan. Pretty much no western food available here. Only the aforementioned quartet. and you can only make so many variations on with that four.. Would you ever consider re-locating - 2 months at a time is all I can take there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nautilus05 Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 No offense to OP, but those sound like your problems, not Thailand's. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David48 Posted March 7, 2014 Author Share Posted March 7, 2014 No offense to OP, but those sound like your problems, not Thailand's. No offense to the Poster ... but did you read my OP? Thanks for the reply though ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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