squarethecircle Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 When I first came a friend who had been here before advised to stay for 1 year MAX as otherwise I would invariably end up getting "weird". Certainly makes sense, living in an alien culture with alien speak I mostly don't understand, not much contact with others from one's own culture, etc., might make one adopt habits that would appear "weird" back home. And since I'm not a retiree I assume I'll be headed home at some stage. So, does anyone have some good advice for how to keep from getting "Weird" as a western expat in Thailand? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeijoshinCool Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 The bad news: it seems it may be already too late …. http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/750972-is-there-any-where-else-than-speaks-more-annoying-non-native-english/ The good news: your last topic just got more readers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post beachproperty Posted August 14, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted August 14, 2014 Just be yourself.....I've been here 10 years and do not know what you speak of "becoming weird". But then again maybe I was "weird" before I got here! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wamberal Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 If you don't know, I doubt that anybody else could help you. Incidentally, you are not a Thai expat. You might be an expat living in Thailand. Thai expats cannot, by definition, live in Thailand. That's a weird title. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkkjames Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 fuck me, I realize we just had a full moon the other day but is there something in the air today that is bringing out the soon-to-be zombie topic starters? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wamberal Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 <deleted> me, I realize we just had a full moon the other day but is there something in the air today that is bringing out the soon-to-be zombie topic starters? Yep. It's weird, isn't it? Or it would be, if there weren't so many of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtoad Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 <deleted> me, I realize we just had a full moon the other day but is there something in the air today that is bringing out the soon-to-be zombie topic starters? Agreed, there appears to be a raft of weird stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLCrab Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Just be yourself.....I've been here 10 years and do not know what you speak of "becoming weird". But then again maybe I was "weird" before I got here! I prefer being someone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seastallion Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Just be yourself.....I've been here 10 years and do not know what you speak of "becoming weird". But then again maybe I was "weird" before I got here! I prefer being someone else. Wifey likes me being someone else...last Friday it was a fireman. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seastallion Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Some might think me weird for saying that.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLCrab Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Some might think me weird for saying that.... No more weird than someone telling to 'take it one day at a time' like how else are you going to do it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HooHaa Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Just be yourself.....I've been here 10 years and do not know what you speak of "becoming weird". But then again maybe I was "weird" before I got here! I prefer being someone else. Wifey likes me being someone else...last Friday it was a fireman. ill bet she does Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In Search of Space Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 weird man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seastallion Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Just be yourself.....I've been here 10 years and do not know what you speak of "becoming weird". But then again maybe I was "weird" before I got here! I prefer being someone else. Wifey likes me being someone else...last Friday it was a fireman. ill bet she does Haha Hoohaa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiang mai Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 The OP could try joining the aliens to some degree, try learning the language to bridge the gap, you wont get all the way there but at least "they" will only seem like partial aliens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainman34014 Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 I accepted i was weird 50 years before i got here, so nothings changed. Case closed ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krisb Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 This place made me weird. Stay away from here will help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monk213 Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 define 'weird' but also define 'normal' We all change due to our experiences and life events, that is inevitable. I have been here 5 years and I a better person than I was before I came for the most part. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man Who Sold the World Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Weird is a state of mind ... "I'd rather stay here, with all the Madmen ... Then perish with the sad men roaming free" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mesquite Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 OP, whatever it is we TV regulars do, do the opposite. You'll be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses G. Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 I was friends back home with a few guys in the military who had spent a lot of time in Thailand. I remember thinking about what sexist pigs they were when they told me tales of their experiences. Now, I've lived here more than 20 years and I would imagine that I would fit right in with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wprime Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 Just be yourself.....I've been here 10 years and do not know what you speak of "becoming weird". But then again maybe I was "weird" before I got here! Being yourself is what he probably means by weird. Thai people are on the surface very accepting of everything so expats over time learn to be themselves rather than what western society expects them to be. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manarak Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 The bad news: it seems it may be already too late …. http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/750972-is-there-any-where-else-than-speaks-more-annoying-non-native-english/ The good news: your last topic just got more readers. OP's troll status is confirmed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seastallion Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 I was friends back home with a few guys in the military who had spent a lot of time in Thailand. I remember thinking about what sexist pigs they were when they told me tales of their experiences. Now, I've lived here more than 20 years and I would imagine that I would fit right in with them. So, are you saying you've changed into a sexist pig, or that your perception has changed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATF Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Just be yourself.....I've been here 10 years and do not know what you speak of "becoming weird". But then again maybe I was "weird" before I got here! Being yourself is what he probably means by weird. Thai people are on the surface very accepting of everything so expats over time learn to be themselves rather than what western society expects them to be. I think his "weird" is 60 year old men sitting around in bars drinking all day and being fawned over by girls a third of their age. Yep it's very weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtoad Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 I was friends back home with a few guys in the military who had spent a lot of time in Thailand. I remember thinking about what sexist pigs they were when they told me tales of their experiences. Now, I've lived here more than 20 years and I would imagine that I would fit right in with them. So, are you saying you've changed into a sexist pig, or that your perception has changed? Check out his posting history, and you should get a flavour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buhi Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Just be yourself.....I've been here 10 years and do not know what you speak of "becoming weird". But then again maybe I was "weird" before I got here! Being yourself is what he probably means by weird. Thai people are on the surface very accepting of everything so expats over time learn to be themselves rather than what western society expects them to be. I think his "weird" is 60 year old men sitting around in bars drinking all day and being fawned over by girls a third of their age. Yep it's very weird. It's fun though, in moderation of course! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanBBK Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 Don't worry. It's not you, but all the others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATF Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 I was friends back home with a few guys in the military who had spent a lot of time in Thailand. I remember thinking about what sexist pigs they were when they told me tales of their experiences. Now, I've lived here more than 20 years and I would imagine that I would fit right in with them. So, are you saying you've changed into a sexist pig, or that your perception has changed? Check out his posting history, and you should get a flavour Yeah Cheesy Troll flavour? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96tehtarp Posted August 15, 2014 Share Posted August 15, 2014 OP: Go with the force. I've been a card carrying wierdo for a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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