Hello, I am 27 years old. I am an American from Philadelphia, and have been living and teaching in Chaweng for a month now. I am interested in meeting other teachers, or people around my age to hang out with. If anyone here knows of a place where a group of younger english speaking long stayers hang out I would greatly appreciate any info. It seems that most young people I meet are on a short holiday, and all the longstayers are in their 60's. I know that there are others like me here, I just need to find where they congregate. Thanks!

.... everyone else here, are all old farts in our 60's .... deal with it! .......

Most of the foreign teachers that I know of live, eat and drink in the Maenam/Bangrak areas.

Just look for a beach bar with a Happy Hour that is open after school finishes

Seriously - I know of a group that sometimes stop off at Secret Garden Bangrak.

In Maenam look in the walking street area. (Sorry I do not know the names of the bars there - I am over 60 .)

When the teachers hit the bars in Chaweng - they are usually incapable of a sensible conversation in any language

Come on Teachers - tell the septic where you really drink.

Most of the foreign teachers that I know of live, eat and drink in the Maenam/Bangrak areas.

Just look for a beach bar with a Happy Hour that is open after school finishes

Seriously - I know of a group that sometimes stop off at Secret Garden Bangrak.

In Maenam look in the walking street area. (Sorry I do not know the names of the bars there - I am over 60 .)

When the teachers hit the bars in Chaweng - they are usually incapable of a sensible conversation in any language

Come on Teachers - tell the septic where you really drink.

Congratulations! You must be Samui's youngest temporary resident.

Excepting, perhaps, the thousands of Russians here - singlehandedly this group has lowered the average age of Samuiytes from 63.5 down to somewhere around 30.

So it looks like you can have either

1. Playmates of your own age with whom you won't be able to chat, or

2. Other teachers to chat with who won't be your age.

Seems like you're caught between a rock and a cleft stick, chum!

R

Most of the foreign teachers that I know of live, eat and drink in the Maenam/Bangrak areas.

Just look for a beach bar with a Happy Hour that is open after school finishes

Seriously - I know of a group that sometimes stop off at Secret Garden Bangrak.

In Maenam look in the walking street area. (Sorry I do not know the names of the bars there - I am over 60 .)

When the teachers hit the bars in Chaweng - they are usually incapable of a sensible conversation in any language

Come on Teachers - tell the septic where you really drink.

Congratulations! You must be Samui's youngest temporary resident.

Excepting, perhaps, the thousands of Russians here - singlehandedly this group has lowered the average age of Samuiytes from 63.5 down to somewhere around 30.

So it looks like you can have either

1. Playmates of your own age with whom you won't be able to chat, or

2. Other teachers to chat with who won't be your age.

Seems like you're caught between a rock and a cleft stick, chum!

R

I don't agree with that, Mr Rob.... that these "30 something Russians" cannot chat... some of them are very nice and their English is pretty good... I find some of them more sociable than some other groups I could mention.... But they don't hang out in bars....

Surely the average teacher here is less that 63.5 years old???

I think the OP here, just needs to check out some bars, as said close to the skools... Tropicalevo made a few suggestions^

Most of the foreign teachers that I know of live, eat and drink in the Maenam/Bangrak areas.

Come on Teachers - tell the septic where you really drink.

No big problem - just curious - why do you use "septic' to describe Americans ?

seems like an odd word - just say-en.

Does it mean - like shit tank ?

Most of the foreign teachers that I know of live, eat and drink in the Maenam/Bangrak areas.

Just look for a beach bar with a Happy Hour that is open after school finishes

Seriously - I know of a group that sometimes stop off at Secret Garden Bangrak.

In Maenam look in the walking street area. (Sorry I do not know the names of the bars there - I am over 60 .)

When the teachers hit the bars in Chaweng - they are usually incapable of a sensible conversation in any language

Come on Teachers - tell the septic where you really drink.

Congratulations! You must be Samui's youngest temporary resident.

Excepting, perhaps, the thousands of Russians here - singlehandedly this group has lowered the average age of Samuiytes from 63.5 down to somewhere around 30.

So it looks like you can have either

1. Playmates of your own age with whom you won't be able to chat, or

2. Other teachers to chat with who won't be your age.

Seems like you're caught between a rock and a cleft stick, chum!

R

I don't agree with that, Mr Rob.... that these "30 something Russians" cannot chat... some of them are very nice and their English is pretty good... I find some of them more sociable than some other groups I could mention.... But they don't hang out in bars....

Surely the average teacher here is less that 63.5 years old???

I think the OP here, just needs to check out some bars, as said close to the skools... Tropicalevo made a few suggestions^

Yep, agree with samuijimmy, not Mr Rob. Dont know many russians, so cant comment. But lots of school teachers your age here, many i know very well. Maenam and Bophut areas. Dont know if i am allowed to name the bars they drink in on here tho.....

Sorry - Cockney rhyming slang that us oldies use.

Septic - septic tank - yank

Plates - plates of meat - feet

Apples - apples and pears - stairs

Barclays - Barclays Bank - well - I think that you get the drift.

No offence intended to anyone - same as Aussies calling us Poms or Yanks calling us Limeys

It all comes from the days when people were not offended by light hearted humour and common sense, instead of the over-use of political correctness.

Sorry - Cockney rhyming slang that us oldies use.

Septic - septic tank - yank

Plates - plates of meat - feet

Apples - apples and pears - stairs

Barclays - Barclays Bank - well - I think that you get the drift.

No offence intended to anyone - same as Aussies calling us Poms or Yanks calling us Limeys

It all comes from the days when people were not offended by light hearted humour and common sense, instead of the over-use of political correctness.

Only English language allowed on the forum.

Only English language allowed on the forum.

me old China (China Plate - mate). I will try not to do this again and I am totally

http://www.cockneyrhymingslang.co.uk/cockney_translator/ if you are interested

Lunchtime today Trouble and I had lunch at the Premier Bar in Bangrak. (Trouble and Strife - wife) . 11 customers, and at least 8 of them were teachers. All young. From two different schools.

I understand that there were more teachers having lunch at The Shakespear pub on the Ghost Road - Bangrak!

Young people discovered Samui. We have always been here. it's you old farts who are the newcomers.

Young people discovered Samui. We have always been here. it's you old farts who are the newcomers.

Many of the youngster of way back then are the old farts today!