Are Thais psychic, and is that why they don't like some farangs?

[RikDao]

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.

[ukrules]

I don't believe in any of this psychic nonsense

[Swiss1960]

medication issue, OP?

[Soutpeel]

medication issue, OP?

one suspects its beer O'clock

[Swiss1960]

medication issue, OP?

one suspects its beer O'clock

must be the cheapest Tai beer then...

[LennyW]

medication issue, OP?

one suspects its beer O'clock

must be the cheapest Tai beer then...

It's either beer or shrooms!

[wprime]

You couldn't be here long if you've never witnessed a car accident.

[uptheos]

You couldn't be here long if you've never witnessed a car accident.

Maybe he's been here 25 years and lurking?

[mauGR1]

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

[Ulysses G.]

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.

[Beetlejuice]

It`s all a load of crystal balls.

[krisb]

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.

[RikDao]

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.

[geriatrickid]

It must be the amulets supplemented by idol worship.

[zziffle]

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?

[petedk]

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.

[GuyL]

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

[Tchooptip]

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.

[Tchooptip]

Your answer is...Body language, nothing more!

[marko kok prong]

hey,your not tingtongdingdong posting under another name are you?

[Thakkar]

Psychic mumbo jumbo aside, the OP's last three paras aren't complete hogwash.

Sorry, that's the best endorsement I can offer.

T

[MW72]

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.

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[JesseFrank]

You couldn't be here long if you've never witnessed a car accident.

Some people call 3 hours a long time.

[Sayonarax]

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.

[MW72]

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?

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[bendejo]

And then it was, y'know, WAMMO! It just happened!

[roguewo]

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.

[Seastallion]

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!

[RikDao]

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.

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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.

[A1Str8]

No. They are just simple.

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