mauGR1 Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 creepy village idiots..........???? I strongly recommend you change your attitude immediately. ... Or go to live on the top of a mountain surrounded by impervious jungle.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATF Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 creepy village idiots..........???? I strongly recommend you change your attitude immediately. ... Or go to live on the top of a mountain surrounded by impervious jungle.. Well the lawn mower would come in handy mowing his way through the jungle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albertosez Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 I think you should buy a gun - just in case ! Seriously - just ask them if they want to have a look ! I recently saw a Thai Team of people cutting a football field close by to where I live - it was an interesting machine that they had cobbled together to cut the grass. I tried to get a close look at it and It did amuse me ! I think it was old kids push chair with a fan mounted underneath it with a pair of scissors cellotaped to each fan blade. I went back 2 days later and they were still there - they had managed to about 3 sq m of grass - but they looked quite pleased with their progress. No doubt to they were hourly paid ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weegee Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Does it look like this?... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ulysses G. Posted September 28, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted September 28, 2014 We have an old jeep parked next to our shop. Manly men of all races and nationalities walk by every day and stand around staring at it. It is a man thing. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MobileContent Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Creepy village idiots It says a lot about the attitude of the OP. I bought my 2 year old boy an electric car so he can drive around on our land.In no time a lot of people's from old to young came as we are the only one with an electric car. It was a big gathering after an hour or so and we let the local kids also drive on it. No big deal to make a fuse out of it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillageIdiot Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 We like to keep an eye on you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonto21 Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 TBO OP, no I have not had the same experience as you regarding the locals, I live on the edge of a small village, with little foot and no vehicle traffic, been here about 8 years with no real dramas. As it is I don't lock my garage or the out-house, but I do our home, I take personal safety serious........But have to report I've never felt under threat for me, the wife....or my stuff outside the house. I maybe wrong but it seems to me most petty and serious crime against foreigners happens in more densely populated areas. But you do what you need to feel safe, as said personal safety is high on our agenda....You never know......... it only takes a couple of drunk chancer with machetes looking to rob...'that rich farang' to change anyone outlook about the locals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tubby johnson Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Outcreep them by mowing your lawn stark naked. Bark like a rabid dog at every passer-by. No one will approach your garden fence ever again. Burglars? Problem solved for good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post FritsSikkink Posted September 28, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted September 28, 2014 "I start up my honda self propelled petrol lawn mower. It sounds like a chopper landing in the front yard." Why oh why are they looking at me? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifino Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Outcreep them by mowing your lawn stark naked. Bark like a rabid dog at every passer-by. No one will approach your garden fence ever again. Burglars? Problem solved for good. just be careful not to make higher pitch screeching sounds - as it could be interpreted as the vocals of a female evil sprits (the worse kind of spirit I am told...) If you later had a housefire etc, no one will come within cooee to assist you. You will burn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeranam Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Yes a similar thing happened to me when I first bought my house. But I am a friendly guy and spoke with them. They weren't really interested in my machine but were looking for work. They all think farang are rich and offered to do my garden for 500 baht. They don't understand that some of us enjoy doing it. You sound like a miserable old git. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy chef 1 Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 rename the topic: creepy farang idiot don't know how to fit in village live- any thoughts?you will get more helpfull replies i guess. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nautilus05 Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Have you had any similar experiences? Nope, usually strangers jump away from the gate, and briskly walk away. Tends to happen when a couple good sized dogs are telling them to <deleted> off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gecko123 Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 My guess is that everyone in the neighborhood instantly picked up on the OP's 'No loitering in front of my house! / 'Everyone's casing my house' / Fort Apache - The Bronx / Zombie Apocalypse' mentality. Now all they're doing is messing with the OP's head by walking back and forth in front of his house and deliberately acting suspiciously so they can have a good laugh when they get together with their buddies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ignis Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 You got the wrong lawn mower, better to change it for the automatic or remote controlled one. maybe then you will get the whole Village come to look Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWorldwide Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 The OP should think seriously about moving - New Zealand would be my top pick for someone who wants to be left in peace with his lawnmower. I'd probably refrain from referring to the locals as 'village idiots', though .... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveAustin Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 ^^^ Ah, Once Were Warriors. I've had the opposite - using a push mower (because it produces a better cut) in a middle-upper moobaan, much to the bemusement of locals (typically white collar) who wanted to have a go. Also had workmen steal tools right in front of me, but agree with others that this is likely just curiosity... kind of like us seeing a UFO park in our front yard. But what does get me out of all this is why you guys getting talked into moving into a village in the start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ignis Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 ^^^ Ah, Once Were Warriors. I've had the opposite - using a push mower (because it produces a better cut) in a middle-upper moobaan, much to the bemusement of locals (typically white collar) who wanted to have a go. Also had workmen steal tools right in front of me, but agree with others that this is likely just curiosity... kind of like us seeing a UFO park in our front yard. But what does get me out of all this is why you guys getting talked into moving into a village in the start. But what does get me out of all this is why you guys getting talked into moving into a village in the start. Not talked into it, always said would only move here to Thailand if out in the sticks or small Village, still great place can't think of anywhere better, house built and moved in 11 years ago next week. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWorldwide Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Shudder to think what I'd have to pay to have the 24/7 security I have here in Sydney or Melbourne - the Thai workers live onsite with their families and they see everyone who comes anywhere near the block. I've yet to have a single problem here - even the elec/water charges that so many seem to find extortionate in Thailand seem reasonable for two people who make liberal use of the aircon. If there are thieves casing homes in Pattaya - and the news items tell me there are - they would quickly move on to softer targets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooPoopedToPop Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 ^^^ Ah, Once Were Warriors. I've had the opposite - using a push mower (because it produces a better cut) in a middle-upper moobaan, much to the bemusement of locals (typically white collar) who wanted to have a go. Also had workmen steal tools right in front of me, but agree with others that this is likely just curiosity... kind of like us seeing a UFO park in our front yard. But what does get me out of all this is why you guys getting talked into moving into a village in the start. Maybe they want to get away from suburban farangs and the kind of Thais who want to live like them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weegee Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Here's an idea.....get a whistle and every time you change direction with the mower, blow it.... They will think you are crazy and keep away.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldingfatso Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 thai people are quite nosey often they stare at my computer screen when im web surfing knowing itg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldingfatso Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Here's an idea.....get a whistle and every time you change direction with the mower, blow it.... They will think you are crazy and keep away.... see theres not a hole lot to do in thailand exept yap about other peoples business and stare at farang . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smurkster Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Here's an idea.....get a whistle and every time you change direction with the mower, blow it.... They will think you are crazy and keep away.... see theres not a hole lot to do in thailand exept yap about other peoples business and stare at farang . I said they same thing to my wife yesterday.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Deerhunter Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 The OP should think seriously about moving - New Zealand would be my top pick for someone who wants to be left in peace with his lawnmower. I'd probably refrain from referring to the locals as 'village idiots', though .... Oh, my ex tenants. Nice guys but wouldn't keep the lawn mowed & I was always too scare of the dogs to do it. (Not true. Just messin' with ya!!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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