jmccarty Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Not one mistake in 3 years here. The wife has certainly made a few though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sickwaterbuffalo2 Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Reading Thai visa ,especially the news section some of those guys need to be locked up and have the key thrown away for good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 1) trusting a white man. 2) trusting thai visa forum to warn me about the white man. To the OP. The motorbike taxi guy must have had mates nearby. A Thai guy 9 times out of ten, (and that's being generous) will not fight one on one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzarella Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Saying goodbye to a particular Thai Lady, which was, in hind-sight, and as became clear later, a total cultural misunderstanding of a fresh face farang in Thailand.who knew nothing and expected people and particularly the women to be just like the West, and they are not, for all the right reasons. The Grass-hopper learned, moved on to meet my current wife, but that one lady will always be fondly remembered. That one probably is the most common mistake farangs do in Thailand.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 The biggest mistake I made was at the Toyota dealers buying a new truck, as there was only me and the wife (then girlfriend) I picked a two door Vigo. It was not until a year later that I realised that there is a big difference in the cost of tax between a two door and a four door model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig krup Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 I attempted to use squat toilets. Terrible results. As you get taller most of the additional height is in length of thigh. There's an easy way to find that out and a hard way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nidieunimaitre Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Joining a certain forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig krup Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 1) trusting a white man. 2) trusting thai visa forum to warn me about the white man. To the OP. The motorbike taxi guy must have had mates nearby. A Thai guy 9 times out of ten, (and that's being generous) will not fight one on one. is that true adjusted for size? A six foot thirteen stone westerner typically avoids six foot eight nineteen stone bouncers, and the average farang has the same relative advantage over the average Thai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 1) trusting a white man. 2) trusting thai visa forum to warn me about the white man. To the OP. The motorbike taxi guy must have had mates nearby. A Thai guy 9 times out of ten, (and that's being generous) will not fight one on one. is that true adjusted for size? A six foot thirteen stone westerner typically avoids six foot eight nineteen stone bouncers, and the average farang has the same relative advantage over the average Thai. I don't think size has a lot to do with a one to one fight, what about how fit a person is, a fit 5ft 8ins guy in most cases would beat an unfit 6ft guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1BADDAT Posted September 4, 2015 Author Share Posted September 4, 2015 1) trusting a white man. 2) trusting thai visa forum to warn me about the white man. To the OP. The motorbike taxi guy must have had mates nearby. A Thai guy 9 times out of ten, (and that's being generous) will not fight one on one. is that true adjusted for size? A six foot thirteen stone westerner typically avoids six foot eight nineteen stone bouncers, and the average farang has the same relative advantage over the average Thai. I don't think size has a lot to do with a one to one fight, what about how fit a person is, a fit 5ft 8ins guy in most cases would beat an unfit 6ft guy.Ok guys..a bit off topic. Anyone with a gun / knife can be a tough guy. Back on topic...point is that I learned not to start confrontations here in general. Glad I learned that lesson without getting stabbed / shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmylife Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 One Love . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenDidd Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Having sex with the mother in law! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikmar Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Having sex with the mother in law! Now Im going to have nightmares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay1 Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 1. Thinking my girlfriend was different. 2. Thinking my next girlfriend really was different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenDidd Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Having sex with the mother in law!Now Im going to have nightmares.It wasn't that bad nik to be honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nidieunimaitre Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Having sex with the mother in law!Now Im going to have nightmares.It wasn't that bad nik to be honest. How many years younger than you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuaBS Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Buying a new car. Should have bought an already banged up second hand one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxo1947 Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 I've learnt so much from my mistakes, I'm actually thinking about making a few more.......................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktm jeff Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 I was " infused " with single malt , the clubs brightly colored flashing neons made " HER " out to be pretty . I cant go on . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abhaya Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 Riding a bike from Samoeng to Pai thinking it was a shortcut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shasta55 Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 In 2011, eating fish and chips in a hotel restaurant in Prachup kirikan (sp), it took me as close to death as I've ever been. First time I landed up in Asia, some 40 years ago, I was advised NEVER order western food in places you think might not prepare it too often. It's been good advice so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 Drinking 1.5 bottles Lao Kao on my wedding...though wedding night had to be repeated... That sounds like 2 mistakes in one day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace of Pop Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 Buying a P.C. And a Tuna Spivo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kovaltech Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 My biggest mistake was not coming to Thailand sooner... I'm in heaven.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken George Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 Giving up sugar and replacing it with Equal sweeteners. Irritable bowl syndrome for 10 years.. Would go away on the piss no problems come home and had the runs again.. Love sugar... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
empireboy Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 When I first came to Thailand, 7 years ago.... "Playing the field" for 18 months and then after that, thinking that the the "normal" Thai gal I finally decided to partner up with and have a child with was in any way like the bar girls and the like that I had previously been fooling around with. She wasn't! Five years on, still isn't! Silly me took a while to work that out. She is in fact a high quality gem and I now realise that there are a lot more of them than I first realised. Thankfully! Shame on me and apologies to the genuine good-hearted Thais that might read this! Clearly a mob or bar girls alongside corruption on many fronts, does not mean the whole country is that way! It can however give their reputation an uphill start!! It seems to me that many a "good Thai" is embarrassed and ashamed of the sordid and corrupt behaviours of their countrymen. They just don't know how to change it yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazza40 Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 I can say quite truthfully the mistakes I've made in Thailand are insignificant when compared to the ones I've made outside it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerrysum Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 Only one thing. makes it very hard I have made so many mistakes and big ones. can i list them and you decide. That depends on you, if it is for the good in life, please do. So I will wait for the list..... I am searching the definition of logic, as we speak.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smotherb Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 Did anyone really take a look at this list of pitiful complaints---trusting the wrong people, being used by lovers, loaning money, misunderstanding cultures, eating bad food, opening a business, buying property, trusting the in-laws, taken by corruption, squat toilets, spicy food, too much drink, bad relationships, etc., ad infinitim---did you really grow up without learning to watch out for all these issues? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerrysum Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 1) trusting a white man. 2) trusting thai visa forum to warn me about the white man. And? After all this is a forum, please explain......I am all ears? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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