I would like to defend all the Farang out there that have ever been called stingy, cheap charlie or anything like that before by a Thai woman.

Here are some of our reasons for being careful with our money spending.

1. Most of us live alone in Thailand meaning we have no blood relatives to lean on if we spend all our money like most Thai's do. (Thai people have a endless number of relatives that they can call up if they get into a money jam most Farang do not.)

2. We have a lot of money but also have a lot of bills. We might have 2 homes a car and other things to pay for so big money yes but big bills also yes.

3. We might have slaved for many years to save enough money to retire and our living off of that money and want it to last through retirement.

4. We don't believe in "Nam Jai" or the concept of showing generosity to all people. We have a belief of personal responsibility where you can control your own destiny by working hard and struggling through hard times to succeed.

5. "It's not my problem" Thai people like helping people and that is good but sometimes people need to experience "tough love" or they will never change there ways. Take for example a family member that makes horrible decisions with money but then is asking you for a loan or to bail them out of a jam. Just giving them money whenever they come calling isn't going to correct there behavior and it is just going to get worse over time.

6. "I want a shop or a business" That's nice but where is my shop or business why am I buying you one before I have one? Why am I buying you a house before I have one? Doesn't make any sense to do so.

These are just a few examples that I could think of off the top of my head. So when you consider him to be "a stingy man" please try to consider this.

Thanks

What's the point of this rubbish?

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Are there classes in Thailand on how to skin a fart

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Interesting ...

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Brilliant I loved it!

I laughed so hard I cried.

The OP may not have stated his case very artfully, but if you can glean the GIST of what he's driving it, he's on to something.

Living in Pattaya, do you realize how many retired expats who thought they were set for life get snookered into spending it all in a few years?

Defense is the best offense.

The OP may not have stated his case very artfully, but if you can glean the GIST of what he's driving it, he's on to something.

Living in Pattaya, do you realize how many retired expats who thought they were set for life get snookered into spending it all in a few years?

Defense is the best offense.

Yep the subtle flicker of all those neon lights can do strange things to even a sane man's brain.

Goes to show even cheap nights out still add up to a lot.

Brilliant I loved it!

I laughed so hard I cried.

I left out the laughing bit.

Culture...you are trying to move a large rock with your logic.

Your logic is infallible, no doubt, but it will not move the large rock.

Live with it...as we all must do. I think being call "stingy" is just a psychological ploy anyways.

Seems to be working.

Brilliant I loved it!

I laughed so hard I cried.

I left out the laughing bit.

+ the loving bit and the brilliant bit.

Take those things ... seems about accurate.

Maybe we are stingy with our adulation? Nah.

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Be a bit more selective and find a girl who likes to save, scolds you for being wasteful and doesn't have a leeching family. Plenty of them out there.

Nah, it's just what prostitutes tell their customers when they're impatient for cash.

Culture...you are trying to move a large rock with your logic.

Your logic is infallible, no doubt, but it will not move the large rock.

Live with it...as we all must do. I think being call "stingy" is just a psychological ploy anyways.

Seems to be working.

"I think being call "stingy" is just a psychological ploy anyways."

Stingy and Keneow are one of the same, i.e "you are not parting with your money quick enough"

Moved to Pub.

I Agee with op , but I just say to the thai I work hard for my money and it is my money not yours you see thai will spend your money first and it sh?t me when a thai calls me kii niiao I can't stand it I have work for 45 hard years to get my money and I am not going to give it all to a thai all thai say it to western man

Well, quite a few people are stingy. Then, there are people like me that always lend a helping hand.

Btw, I think 2 and 5 cancel each other out. If you're that much in debt, maybe you needed tough love.

I don't mean you personally, OP.

Stingy

Wasps

bees

those great big horse fly things that go for the jugular that you have to beat off with a badminton bat.

I presume that there are enormous specimens in Australia. Much much bigger than our wee Bestest country in the world specimens.

Oops vodka.

No problem with people watching their pennies or in this case their satangs, as the saying goes 'up to you'

I do however take issue with guys complaining about others spending too much. If I want to rock up to a bar, ring the bell, tip the girls and have a good time then it's 'up to me'. Crys of "your making it hard on us who don't want to spend any money they will expect this from all of us" really do fall on deaf ears.

Shut up the lot of you.

You just love it. Being stung, by the queen bee,

PS the big hornet things always go for the meat on the BBQ.

Which is why you need the tennis racket

Shut up the lot of you.

You just love it. Being stung, by the queen bee,

Patsy, you loveable Lassie.

Sleepy bow bows soon for you.

Dream well.

Kisses to the boys

Why would you associate with anyone that called you cheap in the first place? The implication is that all they care about is parting you from your baht...

Sensible is what I would call it. If I am called a tight arse, sticky sh*t, mean or whatever, that is better than being a fool with my money. Hard to come by and easy to lose for those not sensible enough to hang on to their money.

In the last 2 weeks I have been getting around and about a bit in my old haunts and chatting to the females in the bars I have known over the years. As always they ask where my woman is and when I tell them I do not have one the topic then turns to asking if I want them. Their prices made me laugh. One aged 47 and starting to look it offered me her services for 30K a month. Another asked for 20K a third even asked for 40K. And they were expecting free accommodation, food and to be taken out.

That sort of money is better in my pocket thanks.

Being a patient man and having some phone numbers from before, I get visits and promises of future visits and no cash involved, only travel expenses and food, drinks etc. They know I refuse to go crazy with money and knowing this has not stopped them from wanting to see me.

They can keep the ones who feel I am tight-fisted. No loss to me.

bzzzzzzz

That queen bee is buzzing about a lot lately Sounds a bit like tinnitus

Where is the electric swatter

I'm off before I get stung.

If you want to be stingy in Thailand then pretend to be poor. The Thai people will accept it then.

What's the point of this rubbish?

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He has no real life of his own and he generally posts something like this most days.

Perhaps he is an attention seeker.

take a look at all this flotsam on the corner offering moto rides or selling fake rolex if you need a reason to be stingy.

your one health reason or relationship mistake away from it

jspill post # 11.

Be a bit more selective and find a girl who likes to save, scolds you for being wasteful and doesn't have a leeching family. Plenty of them out there.

Would or does the post above indicate to us the breakup or possibly a lovers tiff twixt you and your paramour Gayllips?

What's the point of this rubbish?

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He has no real life of his own and he generally posts something like this most days.

Perhaps he is an attention seeker.

The OP seems intent (at least twice a day) of posting in General something that he sees as new, edgy, controversial, interesting and depending on the uptake, could be a bit adversarial or a tad confrontational and run to several pages of pithy and earnest debate. Oh wait...

However, as long as there are good eggs like Roo to promptly punt them into Pub (in lieu of a sub forum called Waste Bin), then we are moderately safe from the troll baiting, Thai bashing, vaguely misogynistic ramblings and other things that depressed, co-dependent people tend to get when they find themselves single in Thailand (again). Yes, attention seeking may be an issue here but there are physical risks too since you can easily dislocate a shoulder patting yourself on the back all the time. Plus there's always the risk of premature blindness related with other, more solitary activities.

To the OP: you'll get over it soon. If last night's potential bed-partner snubbed you and said you were "kiniaow", she just wasn't good enough for you.

(but OMG she was a hottie!)