Johnniey Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 (edited) Firstly, in Thai culture, it is very rude to stare. i it happens, don't condone it. I have found n my 29 years living here that Thai people mostly don't stare at me like they would in say in a bar in London. On the odd occasion that I've come across an idiot who doesn't look away, I simply say(in Thai), "Please don't stare, where I come from it is considered bad manners" Edited March 13, 2015 by Johnniey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roamer Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 I manage to enter bars in London without being stared at, why are you different ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanno Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 I don't even bother, it is no big deal. My first place of work in SE Asia was Vietnam. This was 20 years ago and everybody stared. There is also the small matter of maybe nobody giving a damn where you come from and what is considered bad manners there 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 I manage to enter bars in London without being stared at, why are you different ? He's incredible hansum perhaps...................... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnniey Posted March 13, 2015 Author Share Posted March 13, 2015 I manage to enter bars in London without being stared at, why are you different ? I have no idea what you look like so I can't answer you. A bar in London was an example. I am a big guy and have always had problems with tough guys trying to prove something. With my own children, esp. my 23 year old son, I had a problem when taking them to the West as they showed too much obeisance, caused by the Thai schooling BS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieH Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Moved to Pub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keestha Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Go to India, then you'll learn what getting unwanted attention is. The worst that happened to me was Bujumbura, the capital of Burundi, standing still inevitably caused a crowd of curious onlookers gathering around me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgegeorgia Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Sounds like the OP has a inferiority complex. No one's staring at you mate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siampolee Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Well while waiting for a bus this morning at the junction of Sri-Nakarin and Thepperak roads I was stared at by a most attractive young lady with a lovely smile.I returned the compliment added a wink too. Yes I wrote ''wink' . It is not a spelling error. We old pervs deserve these little perks in our lives. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WitawatWatawit Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Well while waiting for a bus this morning at the junction of Sri-Nakarin and Thepperak roads I was stared at by a most attractive young lady with a lovely smile.I returned the compliment added a wink too. Yes I wrote ''wink' . It is not a spelling error. We old pervs deserve these little perks in our lives. So your perk is a wink. Poor sad old bugger. Hope your missus doesn't have to help you with that as well. (Wit adjusts his colostomy bag) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slipperylobster Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 I met many pretty Thai ladies that said just the opposite. It was the farangs doing all the staring...not the thai men. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siampolee Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 (edited) Ah WitawatWatawit. A wink is a public action . What happens behind closed door is different Edited March 13, 2015 by siampolee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marko kok prong Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 India the worst i have been,also up in the central highlands in New guinea,but that was more scary as they had,spears and machete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Visit any remote thai village and they will stare at you like you're a ghost . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaddyWarbucks Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 India the worst i have been,also up in the central highlands in New guinea,but that was more scary as they had,spears and machete. Northern Thailand in the late 1970s... freaked you out at first, but you got used to it. No ill intent, just curiosity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiddlesticks Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 They used to stare at me all the time as well and I can say that it was very disconcerting. Then I decided I was going to start wearing my underwear INSIDE my pants! Problem solved. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan42 Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 India the worst i have been,also up in the central highlands in New guinea,but that was more scary as they had,spears and machete. Lived in Papua New Guinea early 90s as a kid, never noticed it, even in remote tribal areas like Rabaul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datebayo Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 But, do the Thais think it's rude to stare at you? I don't mind it, and I won't even say anything, I just stareback and lock them straight eyes to eyes until they look away. How dare they to stare at the superior farang. Back in the days they used to whip whoever has the guts to stare or even make eye onctact with the colonialists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siampolee Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 I suppose the O.P along with others of his ilk could adapt this sign and wear so as to avoid being''stared at.'' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussieroaming Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 If you see them staring at you then it's obvious that you are staring at them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thongkorn Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 maybe you got home and away eyes, ( crossed eyes) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhamBam Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Oooh!! Paranoia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreetCowboy Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 "...I have found n my 29 years living here that Thai people mostly don't stare at me like they would in say in a bar in London. ..." So what's the OP about? Do Thais stare, or not stare? Do you want them to stare more, so that you can provoke a fight? Or even less, universally humbly averting their eyes, because "I am a big guy and have always had problems with tough guys trying to prove something". I'm glad that I have not found myself in the same London pub as the OP. I'd probably make a sharp exit before the trouble started - one of the advantages of paying for your drinks as you receive them! SC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roo860 Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Go to India, then you'll learn what getting unwanted attention is. The worst that happened to me was Bujumbura, the capital of Burundi, standing still inevitably caused a crowd of curious onlookers gathering around me. They can turn their heads through 360 degrees!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roo860 Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 But, do the Thais think it's rude to stare at you? I don't mind it, and I won't even say anything, I just stareback and lock them straight eyes to eyes until they look away. How dare they to stare at the superior farang. Back in the days they used to whip whoever has the guts to stare or even make eye onctact with the colonialists. Should bring that tradition back!!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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