Popular Post Costas2008 Posted April 13, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted April 13, 2015 Cheer up, George. With Thai Visa.com, you have provided us with a very good source of information, not only about Thailand but also about the rest of the world. You have provided us with a great source of entertainment and given us the opportunity to interact with other foreigners living in this country. Serious advice and help has been given to the members, through the years. Specialized forums have given pleasure to members pursuing their hobbies. In fact you have provided a great service to the ex-pat community. I do hope this site carries on for years to come and I wouldn’t pay too much attention to others. I wish A Happy Thai New year, to you, to Thai Visa.com and all the TVF members. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy chef 1 Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 a happy Songkran as well from my side to all Thais and expats who loves this beautiful country and its freedom and the less restrictions... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post uptheos Posted April 13, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted April 13, 2015 It's not my New Year so the greeting is irrelevant to me. I wonder how many Thai's these greetings are actually reaching out to......better to stick a banner outside your house wishing everyone a Happy New Year, at least you might know a few Thai people who pass by instead at aiming it at...........? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brit_Doggie Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Yes ignore being the operative word, and a happy Songkran from me to all who provide us with positive information, and of course the ones that provide us with the more humourous side of life. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NanLaew Posted April 13, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted April 13, 2015 a happy Songkran as well from my side to all Thais and expats who loves this beautiful country and its freedom and the less restrictions... There's a difference between 'freedom and the less restrictions' and ignoring or not enforcing the laws of the land, but I digress. Who's George? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post uptheos Posted April 13, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted April 13, 2015 Yes ignore being the operative word, and a happy Songkran from me to all who provide us with positive information, and of course the ones that provide us with the more humourous side of life. Indeed, thank you to all those who provide us with a myriad of information, Thai Visa is a fantastic resource. I don't know any Thai's on here so I'm not going to be able to wish them Happy Songkran, though I've wished many where I live. When it's Jan 1st I'll probably wish a few on here a Happy New Year, they'll know who they are. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JLCrab Posted April 13, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted April 13, 2015 To h--ll with wishing the Thais a Happy Songkran. I'll be pleased to wish them a Happy May 1 National Labor Day when I won't have to be concerned about getting a bucket of water thrown in my face for my effort. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieH Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Posts commenting on moderation have been removed. 10) Do not discuss moderation publicly in the open forum; this includes individual actions, and specific or general policies and issues. You may send a PM to a moderator to discuss individual actions or email support (at) thaivisa.com to discuss moderation policy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussieroaming Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Happy thai new year back Costas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernjohn Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Happy Thai New Year to all. It is just a date arbitrarily picked. I choose to live in Thailand with a Thai family and have no problem with the different dates. As for George @#*&^)+#@*:"?><()^@ Thank you for April fools day. Surprising how many you caught with it this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOC Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 It's not my New Year so the greeting is irrelevant to me. I wonder how many Thai's these greetings are actually reaching out to......better to stick a banner outside your house wishing everyone a Happy New Year, at least you might know a few Thai people who pass by instead at aiming it at...........? What a strange reply. Many of us live here with Thai families, so Songkran is indeed part of our life. The Thais are celebrating our holidays (Xmas, New Year) with us, so the least we can do living here, is to repay the favor. Doesn't take too much of an effort!! Happy Songkran. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redandyellow Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 He who is without Sin Cast the First Stone.. When someone points fingers at others from their little glass houses, 3 or 4 point fingers point right back at them, justified or not - it doesn't matter a darn..this is the world man. As a Christian, I know I'm an inveterate Sinner to date, and 100% of atheist expats would agree that they are too, Sinners I mean.. Carry on.. Signed, The Complaint Box is Full Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uptheos Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 It's not my New Year so the greeting is irrelevant to me. I wonder how many Thai's these greetings are actually reaching out to......better to stick a banner outside your house wishing everyone a Happy New Year, at least you might know a few Thai people who pass by instead at aiming it at...........? What a strange reply. Many of us live here with Thai families, so Songkran is indeed part of our life. The Thais are celebrating our holidays (Xmas, New Year) with us, so the least we can do living here, is to repay the favor. Doesn't take too much of an effort!! Happy Songkran. Indeed, wish them Happy Songkran in person and give gifts, as I do to my family. None of my family are reading TVF and Thai families of most others aren't either. I think it's stranger wishing an anonymous forum Happy Songkran, when 99 % are foreigners. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redandyellow Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 It's not my New Year so the greeting is irrelevant to me. I wonder how many Thai's these greetings are actually reaching out to......better to stick a banner outside your house wishing everyone a Happy New Year, at least you might know a few Thai people who pass by instead at aiming it at...........? What a strange reply. Many of us live here with Thai families, so Songkran is indeed part of our life. The Thais are celebrating our holidays (Xmas, New Year) with us, so the least we can do living here, is to repay the favor. Doesn't take too much of an effort!! Happy Songkran. Indeed, wish them Happy Songkran in person and give gifts, as I do to my family. None of my family are reading TVF and Thai families of most others aren't either. I think it's stranger wishing an anonymous forum Happy Songkran, when 99 % are foreigners. It's all part of "Hail Fellow well met" upthoes I can infer it's not your cup of tea either. Anonymous praises to deaf ears and such other small kindnesses. Perhaps it warms the cockles of the little big Dictator in North Korea, as he sires recruits for the cause.. Bouffants only apply Out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Loptr Posted April 13, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted April 13, 2015 He who is without Sin Cast the First Stone.. When someone points fingers at others from their little glass houses, 3 or 4 point fingers point right back at them, justified or not - it doesn't matter a darn..this is the world man. As a Christian, I know I'm an inveterate Sinner to date, and 100% of atheist expats would agree that they are too, Sinners I mean.. Carry on.. Signed, The Complaint Box is Full What an odd thing to say... Atheists do not suffer from judeo-christian guilt because they do not believe in your god, nor the tenants of your faith... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Tamson Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Funny how there seems to be so many expats, living here, that hate Songkran. Probably got a lot to do with where they live of course. Songkran in Ubon Ratchathani is a joy and I look forward to it every year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gulfsailor Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Funny how there seems to be so many expats, living here, that hate Songkran. Probably got a lot to do with where they live of course. Songkran in Ubon Ratchathani is a joy and I look forward to it every year! Songkran on Samui was also blast this year.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLCrab Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Funny how there seems to be so many expats, living here, that hate Songkran. Probably got a lot to do with where they live of course. Songkran in Ubon Ratchathani is a joy and I look forward to it every year! Maybe getting doused at around 8AM one Songkran morning when the going is usually clear with a 5 Litre bucket of water at point-blank range on your motorbike, sending the bike to the ground and smashing it and leaving yourself in a bloody mess with your glasses broken has something to do with it. ... and the guys that did were laughing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redandyellow Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 He who is without Sin Cast the First Stone.. When someone points fingers at others from their little glass houses, 3 or 4 point fingers point right back at them, justified or not - it doesn't matter a darn..this is the world man. As a Christian, I know I'm an inveterate Sinner to date, and 100% of atheist expats would agree that they are too, Sinners I mean.. Carry on.. Signed, The Complaint Box is Full What an odd thing to say... Atheists do not suffer from judeo-christian guilt because they do not believe in your god, nor the tenants of your faith... I see you speak for all atheists, so I shall defer to your expertise in such matters. The tenants of my faith include forgiveness, all but impossible at times, and avoiding killing others. How is killing the enemy working so far for you good folks? You've got 10,000 years of examples with which to judge the veracity of your tenants. Is it working? I hear knocking off the "enemy" is pretty time-consuming - and expensive. Tit for Tat - What a new and fantastic concept! Carry on then, by all means.. Shall we call it a Mexican standoff, you know, like kissing your sister? Nah, you won - it's all good - you atheists know you're right, as we suck on the baby soother of religion - a pacifier for the masses, right? And the Jews and the Palestinians know they are both right. There must be two truths, or one of them is wrong, nah, cannot be! Don't worry Lopter, you are right and I am wrong I only kill with kindness now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redandyellow Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 He who is without Sin Cast the First Stone.. When someone points fingers at others from their little glass houses, 3 or 4 point fingers point right back at them, justified or not - it doesn't matter a darn..this is the world man. As a Christian, I know I'm an inveterate Sinner to date, and 100% of atheist expats would agree that they are too, Sinners I mean.. Carry on.. Signed, The Complaint Box is Full What an odd thing to say... Atheists do not suffer from judeo-christian guilt because they do not believe in your god, nor the tenants of your faith... Having spent years in Thailand, I know that as a Thai expat, being an atheist is cool, normal and 99% of Thai expats are atheists. So you are cool, and I am not. It's all good. I don't follow the sheep, not suggesting that you do either. I would never in a million years attempt to change anyone. As a half-assed Christian, I have doubts that there is anything after death, so in that sense we agree. I just think living the way Jesus did is admirable, and you don't, as you believe anyone that "believes" is a moron. Fair enough. We can agree to disagree. I am a moron, but a Christian moron. There are a few smart ones, but not I. And if there is a God, I hope you are blessed. I hope you aren't a half-assed Atheist. I can't fully commit to Christianity, because all of you atheists are right for sure, otherwise you would change. So I have to be wrong. I knew I was a loser. I just hope you aren't one as well. I suspect not. Wave your victory flag Loptr. You won. Just look around. Everyone agrees with you. You won man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWorldwide Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 (edited) Funny how there seems to be so many expats, living here, that hate Songkran. Probably got a lot to do with where they live of course. Songkran in Ubon Ratchathani is a joy and I look forward to it every year! Maybe getting doused at around 8AM one Songkran morning when the going is usually clear with a 5 Litre bucket of water at point-blank range on your motorbike, sending the bike to the ground and smashing it and leaving yourself in a bloody mess with your glasses broken has something to do with it. ... and the guys that did were laughing. As much as I did enjoy my first rodeo on Soi 7 yesterday, I can easily see how that could happen as the madness intensifies. Other than your post, I have absolutely no idea what this thread is about - unless George has recently been knighted or inducted into the Thai Hall of Fame, how is Songkran any different for him than the rest of us ?? Edit: reading redandyellow's posts has completely clarified what this thread is all about. Mental illness isnt something to be taken lightly, so I'll leave it there, Edited April 14, 2015 by MrWorldwide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slipperylobster Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 To h--ll with wishing the Thais a Happy Songkran. I'll be pleased to wish them a Happy May 1 National Labor Day when I won't have to be concerned about getting a bucket of water thrown in my face for my effort. Say, if water were beer, I would celebrate as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rawhod Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Funny how there seems to be so many expats, living here, that hate Songkran. Probably got a lot to do with where they live of course. Songkran in Ubon Ratchathani is a joy and I look forward to it every year! Maybe getting doused at around 8AM one Songkran morning when the going is usually clear with a 5 Litre bucket of water at point-blank range on your motorbike, sending the bike to the ground and smashing it and leaving yourself in a bloody mess with your glasses broken has something to do with it. ... and the guys that did were laughing. About 3 years ago on Songkran, early evening, before we had the truck, we were on our way to visit my wife's sister on our motorbike. We got within 1Km when I had a bucket of ice cold water poured over me. It was a cool evening, I was freezing and, of course, none of her sisters husbands clothes would fit me. I stopped enjoying Songkran then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoiBiker Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Are we just whining about songkran in every thread now? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWorldwide Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Are we just whining about songkran in every thread now? The man has a point, even if I still have no idea why Costas started this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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