Popular Post RikDao Posted May 9, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted May 9, 2014 Just about everyone, including me, believes in psychic phenomena these days, right? I mean, the KGB, the CIA, those guys have programs where they utilize psychics, and they certainly know what they're doing. Right? So I was thinking about Thai traffic this morning, how so many people pull in front of or tailgate someone else with impunity, in a way they'd never do back Stateside (I don't know about England and Australia). And they get away with it, time after time, without getting killed or maimed. I know there are lots of accidents here, but I've never actually seen one. So the answer came to me: they (Thais) are using their inbred psychic powers out on the road, to keep them safe, and to keep the traffic moving along at a reasonable clip, and to freak out farangs. Then I started thinking about the poor farangs I read about here on TV, the ones who loathe Thailand and Thais and everything about the place, or so it seems. They think Thais are lazy, corrupt, uneducated, the list goes on and on. They also, almost to a man, think Thais don't like them. Well? Bingo! There's your answer why. They KNOW what you're really thinking, and while they seem to tolerate you and let you stay around for another 90 days or so, they don't care for you too much, either. And who can blame them? And yes, Sherlock, it's true that I, for many reasons, like Thailand and Thais. Been here long enough to know. And so far, 99% of them have treated me very well, just like I treat them. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ukrules Posted May 9, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted May 9, 2014 I don't believe in any of this psychic nonsense 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Swiss1960 Posted May 9, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted May 9, 2014 medication issue, OP? 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Soutpeel Posted May 9, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted May 9, 2014 medication issue, OP? one suspects its beer O'clock 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swiss1960 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 medication issue, OP? one suspects its beer O'clock must be the cheapest Tai beer then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LennyW Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 medication issue, OP? one suspects its beer O'clock must be the cheapest Tai beer then... It's either beer or shrooms! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wprime Posted May 9, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted May 9, 2014 You couldn't be here long if you've never witnessed a car accident. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uptheos Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 You couldn't be here long if you've never witnessed a car accident. Maybe he's been here 25 years and lurking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mauGR1 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 medication issue, OP? one suspects its beer O'clock must be the cheapest Tai beer then... It's either beer or shrooms! ..And lots of them 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses G. Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 I don't know about the people, but some of the dogs seem to be psychic. Our old dog was really sweet and gentle. She would lay around the shop and no bother anybody, but every once in awhile, she would jump and start barking away and shortly someone really weird or with someone wrong with them would pass by on the street. I don't know how she could tell that by their smell and without seeing what they looked like. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beetlejuice Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 It`s all a load of crystal balls. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krisb Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 I have said it before my wifes psychic, I started a similar thread a couple years back. Friend of mine says the same thing. Nothing to do with driving btw. Just general everyday stuff. Thais seem to be able to tell if somethings not right, nothing to do with picking the lotto numbers type of psychic. My wife actually gets an itchy bum if it's gonna rain. Believe it or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RikDao Posted May 9, 2014 Author Share Posted May 9, 2014 Ah, just back from a tasty, invigorating meal of 'shrooms, meds, and beer! Makes me feel like a man! Actually, not down with any of those. In fact, I'm about as lucid as you can get, and I'm pretty well convinced my theory is correct. Arrogant? Perhaps to many here on TV I am, but to Thai people, no, I'm not, ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geriatrickid Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 It must be the amulets supplemented by idol worship. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post zziffle Posted May 9, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted May 9, 2014 Q: Are Thais psychic? A: No. No-one is. Q: And is that why they don't like some farangs? A: No. There's a variety of reasons, the same as why some farangs don't like some farangs. As a general rule, any topic that attributes or inquires about characteristics of a collection of 60-odd million individuals is finished before it can start. Here's a little quiz that illustrates the principal. Fill in the blank to create a true and meaningful declarative sentence. All Thai women are ___________. Here's a hint. One correct answer is "All Thai women are Thai". Can you identify the other correct answer? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petedk Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 I don't know about the people, but some of the dogs seem to be psychic. Our old dog was really sweet and gentle. She would lay around the shop and no bother anybody, but every once in awhile, she would jump and start barking away and shortly someone really weird or with someone wrong with them would pass by on the street. I don't know how she could tell that by their smell and without seeing what they looked like. Haha you are probably right there. I often walk through this little alley where there are hundreds of people walking and there is one particular dog that could be fast asleep and unaware of all the people but as soon as I approach it wakes up and barks at me and runs away. I have never done anything to hurt it (I love dogs and have many "friends" amongst the street dogs around here. My only guess is that at some point in time a farang has done something bad to it and yes we probably smell different to Thais for a dog. Nothing to do with being psychic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuyL Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 (edited) Q: Are Thais psychic? A: No. No-one is. Q: And is that why they don't like some farangs? A: No. There's a variety of reasons, the same as why some farangs don't like some farangs. As a general rule, any topic that attributes or inquires about characteristics of a collection of 60-odd million individuals is finished before it can start. Here's a little quiz that illustrates the principal. Fill in the blank to create a true and meaningful declarative sentence. All Thai women are ___________. Here's a hint. One correct answer is "All Thai women are Thai". Can you identify the other correct answer? But: "All Thai women are female (or women)" is not 100% true. Edited May 9, 2014 by GuyL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tchooptip Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Q: Are Thais psychic? A: No. No-one is. Q: And is that why they don't like some farangs? A: No. There's a variety of reasons, the same as why some farangs don't like some farangs. As a general rule, any topic that attributes or inquires about characteristics of a collection of 60-odd million individuals is finished before it can start. Here's a little quiz that illustrates the principal. Fill in the blank to create a true and meaningful declarative sentence. All Thai women are ___________. Here's a hint. One correct answer is "All Thai women are Thai". Can you identify the other correct answer? For those who only met lady-boys, all Thai woman are not lady-boys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tchooptip Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Your answer is...Body language, nothing more! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marko kok prong Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 hey,your not tingtongdingdong posting under another name are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thakkar Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Psychic mumbo jumbo aside, the OP's last three paras aren't complete hogwash. Sorry, that's the best endorsement I can offer. T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MW72 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 If the OP isn't a troll then you have a very different outlook than I do. The CIA and the KGB do not know what's going on. They are government agencies so they are generally speaking inept at what they do. The CIA did not spot the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, they did not see the collapse of the Soviet Union and the never saw 9/11 coming. Some of the biggest events of the last 35 or so years. As for you suggestion that Thais use their psychic abilities to avoid accidents, I think the fact that Thailand has the 3rd highest death rate on the roads would suggest otherwise. If believing in psychic abilities makes you happy then go for it. It's not for me. Sent from my KFTT using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseFrank Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 You couldn't be here long if you've never witnessed a car accident. Some people call 3 hours a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayonarax Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 I mean, the KGB, the CIA, those guys have programs where they utilize psychics, and they certainly know what they're doing. Right? I had to laugh at this... And for all the physic doubters, clearly your not as open minded, as you once thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MW72 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 I mean, the KGB, the CIA, those guys have programs where they utilize psychics, and they certainly know what they're doing. Right? I had to laugh at this... And for all the physic doubters, clearly your not as open minded, as you once thought. Do you mean psychic doubters or physics doubters? The latter being the most important science whose theories help describe the nature of the universe and allow us all of the wonderful technology that make our lives so comfortable, or the former, a load of old nonsense that has no scientific basis or any independently documented evidence? Sent from my KFTT using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bendejo Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 And then it was, y'know, WAMMO! It just happened! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roguewo Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 medication issue, OP? Either that or the Op is a suc-arse Rolled past an accident last night. Dead Thai guy laying in the road. Looked psychic too me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seastallion Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 I knew this OP was going to be posted.......nearly posted a post to say as much. But then I realised, if I did post predicting this OP, the OP would have refused to post it. And I'm not Thai! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RikDao Posted May 10, 2014 Author Share Posted May 10, 2014 If the OP isn't a troll then you have a very different outlook than I do. The CIA and the KGB do not know what's going on. They are government agencies so they are generally speaking inept at what they do. The CIA did not spot the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, they did not see the collapse of the Soviet Union and the never saw 9/11 coming. Some of the biggest events of the last 35 or so years. As for you suggestion that Thais use their psychic abilities to avoid accidents, I think the fact that Thailand has the 3rd highest death rate on the roads would suggest otherwise. If believing in psychic abilities makes you happy then go for it. It's not for me. Sent from my KFTT using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Huh? Don't want the thread to be hijacked, but of course the CIA knew about all those things beforehand. Anyway, for those out there who are not subtle (psychic? Lol) thinkers, my original comments about the KGB and CIA were meant as ironic humor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A1Str8 Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 No. They are just simple. Sent from my GT-I9500 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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