From what I can tell England has a lot of social tension from racial and religious minority groups who feel marginalized.

So maybe there's something to be learned from your American neighbors about cultural sensitivity and inclusiveness.

You can start by appreciating that not everyone on TVF is a white male from Britian.

There are women, non-whites and Thais here as well.

Even in the Farang Pub, Mr. Toad.

(Or should I take Farang Pub to mean that only white males are welcome? )

So what are your views on female impersonators, duckie?

TTFN big boy.

I believe upcountry in HillBilly land, they call it keeping up with the Somchais.

Whose front yard can have the most discarded Leo and Lao Kao bottles, whose motorcycle can make the most noise, whose back yard has the most chickens.

How many plastic bags have you burned today?

How many daughters under the age of 18 living in your house are pregnant, bonus points for a kid having three kids from two different fathers.

How much money did you waste on a kids monks piss up party, after borrowing money from the local loan shark?

How much was pissed away on a funeral for some old yai, if not at least 5 times the annual salary you have just lost face.

If you have such things as insurance and road tax for your truck (must be a D Max wouldnt want to lose face) you have lost face.

Dont want to be sending your kids to no snobby international school now would we, major loss of face.

Is your kids first language Lao or Khmen, if its pasat klang, major loss of face.

Carry on, feel free to add your own observations.

This is just a compilation of ugly stereotypes.

The root of much rural backwardness is poverty.

If things are really as bad as you describe, why don't you roll up your sleeves and try to improve things? (volunteer teach, organize a clean up program, donate to the local school, mentor neighborhood kids, talk to people about how to improve things, maybe set an example by cutting back on plastic bags when you shop?)

Hillbilly land? How many plastic bags have you burned today? Kid's monk's piss up party? Some old yai? Bonus points for having kids with different fathers?

Truly cringe-worthy comments. I'm sure with this type of attitude your Thai neighbors must treasure and respect you as much as you treasure and respect them.

PS. Are you aware of some environmentally friendly way to dispose of plastic bags in the countryside other than burning them ?

Despite your protestations, I dont see you actually questiong the veracity of what I wrote, yes stereotypes exist for a reason, maybe you dont debate what I wrote because you yourself can recognize what I spoke of.

The root of much rural backwardness is poverty.

Well thats a debate for another day, whats not up for debate IMHO, poverty is no excuse for wanting to live on a tip, no excuse for not clearing out your yard.

Poverty, have you seen how much is spent on some of these monks piss up parties, they do have them up your way I take it, well worth attending, although I will be the first to admit, coyote dancers and whisky at eight in the morning aint exactly my cup of tea.

Funerals, just for reference, the wifes grandmothers cost 25,000 baht, guys come on here and post of funerals starting at 200,000/300,000 baht all the way up to 500,000 baht.

Warning rabid stereotype alert, if easily offended do not read.

Mainly held by people who dont have a pot to piss in, or a window to throw it out of.

Personally I believe the money would be better spent on education, and preparing for the future, rather than a main pen rai sabai sabai attitude, still this being Thailand with its live and let live attitude, these people can do with their money as they wish, no skin off my nose.

You have attended these funerals I take it, great fun, luk tung singers, coyote dancers, mor lam bands and free flow at the bar, dont forget the gambling, am I allowed to mention that or will that comment incur your wrath?

If things are really as bad as you describe, why don't you roll up your sleeves and try to improve things?

Thankfully I live in a gated community and dont have those problems, my observations are based on visiting friends both Thai and farang up in hillbilly country.

Bonus points for having kids with different fathers?

Are you denying they exist, or that this is yet another stereotype?

Girl up the road from me was sent upcountry a few years ago to "yiam yai" or take care of her grandmother in English, a totally fabricated story the girl was pregnant.

Theres a girl lives round the corner, has two kids by two different fathers, she aint yet 25, none of the locals will go near her, not interested.

Warning another rabid stereotype alert.

The girl goes out a night dressed like a slapper, and comes home in the morning looking like something the cat dragged in, or as my American friends would say, she has been ridden hard and put away wet.

Just goes to show that even living in a gated community doesnt insulate from the harsh realities of life.

I'm sure with this type of attitude your Thai neighbors must treasure and respect you as much as you treasure and respect them.

To be perfectly honest, I dont really care what they think of me, just as I am sure they dont care what I think of them.

However I have found many of my neighbours share similair values to that of my wife and I, some may laugh and scoff and call them old fashioned, quaint ideals such as the benefits of a good education, work hard and save money for a rainy day etc etc.

The last two conversations I had with my neighbours were regarding childrens education, I gave one neighbour the phone number of a Thai who had sent her child to one of the top UK fee paying schools, the neighbour phoned to ask about the education on offer, she had no concern about the costs, her only concern was if the children and teachers were puu dee or not.

The conversation before that was with a kid who was going to do his PhD in Japan.

Other convesations are usually about investment, golf or football.

PS. Are you aware of some environmentally friendly way to dispose of plastic bags in the countryside other than burning them ?

Yes I am aware, its a pity some arent.

Thats something the good old puu yai baan should sort out.

If things are really as bad as you describe, why don't you roll up your sleeves and try to improve things?

Thankfully I live in a gated community and dont have those problems, my observations are based on visiting friends both Thai and farang up in hillbilly country.

Bonus points for having kids with different fathers?

Are you denying they exist, or that this is yet another stereotype?

Girl up the road from me was sent upcountry a few years ago to "yiam yai" or take care of her grandmother in English, a totally fabricated story the girl was pregnant.

Theres a girl lives round the corner, has two kids by two different fathers, she aint yet 25, none of the locals will go near her, not interested.

Warning another rabid stereotype alert.

The girl goes out a night dressed like a slapper, and comes home in the morning looking like something the cat dragged in, or as my American friends would say, she has been ridden hard and put away wet.

Just goes to show that even living in a gated community doesnt insulate from the harsh realities of life.

Two good ones there RG.

Gated for me too!

Thankfully i got some pride

I'd like some of that, how much did it cost?

Priceless...............

If things are really as bad as you describe, why don't you roll up your sleeves and try to improve things?

Thankfully I live in a gated community and dont have those problems, my observations are based on visiting friends both Thai and farang up in hillbilly country.

Bonus points for having kids with different fathers?

Are you denying they exist, or that this is yet another stereotype?

Girl up the road from me was sent upcountry a few years ago to "yiam yai" or take care of her grandmother in English, a totally fabricated story the girl was pregnant.

Theres a girl lives round the corner, has two kids by two different fathers, she aint yet 25, none of the locals will go near her, not interested.

Warning another rabid stereotype alert.

The girl goes out a night dressed like a slapper, and comes home in the morning looking like something the cat dragged in, or as my American friends would say, she has been ridden hard and put away wet.

Just goes to show that even living in a gated community doesnt insulate from the harsh realities of life.

Two good ones there RG.

Gated for me too!

Quality post from RGS

For Gecko and Opal and nice little ditty by Warren Zevon about country life:

Grandpa pissed his pants again
He don't give a damn
Brother Billy has both guns drawn
He ain't been right since Vietnam

"Sweet home Alabama"
Play that dead band's song
Turn those speakers up full blast
Play it all night long

Daddy's doing Sister Sally
Grandma's dying of cancer now
The cattle all have brucellosis
We'll get through somehow

"Sweet home Alabama"
Play that dead band's song
Turn those speakers up full blast
Play it all night long

I'm going down to the Dew Drop Inn
See if I can drink enough
There ain't much to country living
Sweat, piss, jizz and blood

"Sweet home Alabama"
Play that dead band's song
Turn those speakers up full blast
Play it all night long

So Gecko, you obviously have no interest in defending a maiden's dignity from all of the homophobes who regularly probe me for their jolly on this board.

in these gated communitys do they have special areas to keep your miss piggys and chooks

Methinks a certain poster should consider his input and its merits before posting.,My cat climbs tree's, she's not a tree hugging P.C. cat

Methinks a certain poster should consider his input and its merits before posting.,My cat climbs tree's, she's not a tree hugging P.C. cat

Nice to see that you have found something to get your teeth into.

I'm sorry if I struck you or anyone else as a humorless/overly politically correct/Thai apologist zealot/stick-in-the-mud/whatever.

Honest, I'm not.

I'm just not a big fan of humor which relies almost entirely on racial/ethnic disparagement for effect.

Can I ask you to be honest for a moment?

Is not rgs2001uk's attempt at humor on par with Polish jokes, anti-Semitic jokes, or "coon" jokes????

Where I come from, this type of humor has been seen as out-of date, politically incorrect, and not even especially funny for well over a generation.

If rgs2001uk made similar jokes about Black people he would be joking about watermelon seed spitting contests, knife fights over who got to eat the last piece of fried chicken, contests about welfare mothers competing to see who could have the most out-of-wedlock children, or shiftless Negroes tossing malt liquor bottles out the window onto the front lawn.

Perhaps there are some who would find this equally hilarious.

I'm sorry, but I don't.

Not because I don't have a sense of humor, but because I know what it's like to be on the receiving end of this type of humor.

I didn't mean to bite anyone's head off. I was just trying to get people to think about what they post a little bit more.

So Gecko, you obviously have no interest in defending a maiden's dignity from all of the homophobes who regularly probe me for their jolly on this board.

They aren't getting at you 'cos you're gay, they're getting at you 'cos you're a plonker!

For Gecko and Opal and nice little ditty by Warren Zevon about country life:

Grandpa pissed his pants again

He don't give a damn

Brother Billy has both guns drawn

He ain't been right since Vietnam

"Sweet home Alabama"

Play that dead band's song

Turn those speakers up full blast

Play it all night long

Daddy's doing Sister Sally

Grandma's dying of cancer now

The cattle all have brucellosis

We'll get through somehow

"Sweet home Alabama"

Play that dead band's song

Turn those speakers up full blast

Play it all night long

I'm going down to the Dew Drop Inn

See if I can drink enough

There ain't much to country living

Sweat, piss, jizz and blood

"Sweet home Alabama"

Play that dead band's song

Turn those speakers up full blast

Play it all night long

Brilliant song from one of my favourite artists, RIP Warren.

How refreshing to see none of this PC nonsense in The Land of The Thai.

Check out this video, rabid stereotyping, no problemo, its all sanook.

How many farang can relate to this, check out the use of the word, baksida, is this PC or not gecko?

Even more rabid stereotyping, The Thais call it sanook, the PC brigade dont get it.

Great stuff, and so true.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jOD97nANiQ

This one's better, old guy with money buying a young farm girl.

As we are talking about Hullbillys and the like, what would their views be on tree hugging PC police??

Forbidden on this board.

As we are talking about Hullbillys and the like, what would their views be on tree hugging PC police??

Forbidden on this board.

Can I just remind everyone hillbillies (and trailer trash) are traditionally white people.

and we can do some stereotyping

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9R5oI3RGunk

and we can do some stereotyping

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9R5oI3RGunk

What's really funny is the white husband looks like about half the foreign men I meet.

And the brother talks like the other half ........ 555

Russian wife "Ivanker" looks good!

As we are talking about Hullbillys and the like, what would their views be on tree hugging PC police??

Forbidden on this board.

Can I just remind everyone hillbillies (and trailer trash) are traditionally white people.

As are Chavs and Pikeys

What would life be like without stereotypes?

No drunken Irishmen

Black people would not like KFC

Thais would know where Canada is

Scots wouldn't fight

Dutch would be generous

French would be helpful

Germans would not put towels on the sunbeds

Americans would not be loud

British would stop believing they ruled the World

You're welcome to add a few more.............

this might upset gayllips