deteriorating as you get older

[bkktrapper]

Are you letting yourself go the longer you stay in thailand? forgeting to brush, drinking 7 nights and 7 days a week? not showering .

This place seems to bring out the laziness in us farang

[stoneyboy]

Not personally but I've had a word with a few acquaintances due to inadequate levels of personal hygiene.

[impulse]

Hold on.

I'll have a snappy response right after I clear last year's buildup of crumbs off my keyboard...

[Crazy chef 1]

See topic: the wife is away...

[bkktrapper]

brushing the teeth is frowned upon in my group of friends in rangsit

[SoiBiker]

Not at all. I'm in better shape now than I was before I came here.

How can you not shower in a place with a climate like this? Gross.

[bkktrapper]

Not at all. I'm in better shape now than I was before I came here.

How can you not shower in a place with a climate like this? Gross.

theres more than you would think

[JHolmesJr]

The flip side is, you become better at playing bingo.

[swissie]

Depends a lot of what company one wants to attract,

By not taking showers for 6 weeks, one will attract less Killer-Monkeys (humans), but will have lots of company by soi dogs and fly's.

But generally speaking, isn't it one of the reasons we live here, that a lot of things can be done tomorrow instead of today, without this causing a volcanic eruption somewhere in Indonesia?

= May pen rai !

Sure beats an environment, where coming late for work for 7 1/2 minutes constitutes an act of disloyalty against the employer. No thanks. Have been there, never again !

- Come to think of it: Wanted to sweep the veranda today. I think I will head to the next Mom & Pop store, drink a Beer-Chang" and contemplate, whether the veranda sweeping should be performed today or tomorrow.

Cheers.

[impulse]

- Come to think of it: Wanted to sweep the veranda today. I think I will head to the next Mom & Pop store, drink a Beer-Chang" and contemplate, whether the veranda sweeping should be performed today or tomorrow.

The older I get, the more appealing is the au-natural look of an unswept veranda. And an unwaxed car.

Or, perhaps it's just the miles since the divorce. It's been 30 years now. Another 5 or 10 years and I may consider trying it again.

Nah....

[CharlieH]

Some, are just comfortable in their own skin, have retired, are financially secure, confident in themselves and their situation, and have nothing to prove and no need to impress anyone.

It is what it is, take or leave it.

[elgordo38]

Hold on.

I'll have a snappy response right after I clear last year's buildup of crumbs off my keyboard...

Finally full filling one of your New Years Eve resolutions. Gee my keys are sticking to. Well as the topic states the keyboard is getting older deterioration could be the problem.

[Pinot]

As a matter of fact, we've been meaning to speak to ya...

[bkktrapper]

Some, are just comfortable in their own skin, have retired, are financially secure, confident in themselves and their situation, and have nothing to prove and no need to impress anyone.

It is what it is, take or leave it.

just the way im going

[Sandy Freckle]

Talk about delicious irony...., some of my visits to 'The Big Manko' have been about rectifying my wilder and less maintained years in the land of Oz...., I feel quite privileged to have been able to afford restorative dental work etc. When I'm in S/E Asia generally I keep as active, fit and healthy as I possibly can...., plus..., I miss Australia's clean oceans to 'be' in, so a clean pool and especially frequent showers are at least de rigueur as SB alluded to..., how can one not shower in the prevailing climate..., especially since those of the alternative gender(the gynocentrics) are always on about western men who stank up the room etc

Edited January 9, 2016 by Sandy Freckle

[mikebell]

I read the title 'decorating as you get older'. So whilst my eyes are failing the rest of me is better shape than previously. I exercise 5 times a week in the gym/pool including speed work on a running machine 500 metres at 13kph x 3. 60 sit-ups with heavyish weight on an incline bench. I drink every day & 'visit' ladies 3 times a week. At 73 I reckon I'm getting more out of life since I stopped working.

[Suradit69]

Not personally but I've had a word with a few acquaintances due to inadequate levels of personal hygiene.

I've been downwind from a few younger farang who have personal hygiene issues that are unrelated to age. The term "soap-dodgers" was not coined just for aging expats in Thailand.

[i claudius]

I have lost weight,I feel healthier here and as I always have ,keep clean and dress nicely, same as I did in the UK

[Cypress Hill]

I'm much fitter and more health conscious than when I arrived.

I looked at many farang guys in their 40s and thought to myself, "No way I wanna look like those guys".

The beer gut, the flabby arms . . .

Surely these guys must realise that their women are faking it in bed.

How could any woman be turned on by a corpulent, hairy porker with rolls of fat around his waist and lower back?

[swissie]

I'm much fitter and more health conscious than when I arrived.

I looked at many farang guys in their 40s and thought to myself, "No way I wanna look like those guys".

The beer gut, the flabby arms . . .

Surely these guys must realise that their women are faking it in bed.

How could any woman be turned on by a corpulent, hairy porker with rolls of fat around his waist and lower back?

When I visit Pattaya, all I see are "sexy men". Any Bar-Lady will confirm this.

"corpulent, hairy porker with rolls of fat around his waist and lower back" can only apply to Farangs that throw the advice of every Bar-Owner to the wind:

- Drink 15 large bottles of Beer-Chang daily (if possible at my bar). That way, you will never look like described above. They must know, after all, most have been in business for years!

There you have it, Cheers.

[giddyup]

I'm much fitter and more health conscious than when I arrived.

I looked at many farang guys in their 40s and thought to myself, "No way I wanna look like those guys".

The beer gut, the flabby arms . . .

Surely these guys must realise that their women are faking it in bed.

How could any woman be turned on by a corpulent, hairy porker with rolls of fat around his waist and lower back?

Of course they aren't faking it with you because you are god's gift.

[Cypress Hill]

I'm much fitter and more health conscious than when I arrived.

I looked at many farang guys in their 40s and thought to myself, "No way I wanna look like those guys".

The beer gut, the flabby arms . . .

Surely these guys must realise that their women are faking it in bed.

How could any woman be turned on by a corpulent, hairy porker with rolls of fat around his waist and lower back?

Of course they aren't faking it with you because you are god's gift.

Sexually, most women prefer men who take care of their physiques.

I'm not saying there aren't women who like a tubby fella because there are guys who like a larger woman but there's less likelihood she'll have to grin and bear it if you're in shape.

I maintain 15-20% body fat and a trim, toned physique.

It doesn't guarantee that a woman won't fake it but if they're beseeching you for more afterwards, that's about as close to proof that nothing was faked as you're gonna get.

[impulse]

Oops Double Post

Edited January 11, 2016 by impulse

[impulse]

I maintain 15-20% body fat and a trim, toned physique.

It doesn't guarantee that a woman won't fake it but if they're beseeching you for more afterwards, that's about as close to proof that nothing was faked as you're gonna get.

On the other hand, it could just mean they figure there's more money within their reach if they can just convince you to dig a little deeper by stroking your ego...

You strong and hansum man, you.

Edited January 11, 2016 by impulse

[MaeJoMTB]

I'm much fitter and more health conscious than when I arrived.

I looked at many farang guys in their 40s and thought to myself, "No way I wanna look like those guys".

Good on yer,

Me too, no way I wanna look like a flabby 40yo.

And now after 3 years of extreme exercise ........ I'm a 60yo slab of sculpted muscle.

That look and 1,000bht enables me to attract many special Thai wimmin.

Edited January 11, 2016 by MaeJoMTB

[WitawatWatawit]

I feel very unloved in this company.

[impulse]

I'm much fitter and more health conscious than when I arrived.

I looked at many farang guys in their 40s and thought to myself, "No way I wanna look like those guys".

Good on yer,

Me too, no way I wanna look like a flabby 40yo.

And now after 3 years of extreme exercise ........ I'm a 60yo slab of sculpted muscle.

That look and 1,000bht enables me to attract many special Thai wimmin.

There's a self help book for the guys back home somewhere in your experience.

Your exercise program, + an airplane ticket + $30 would be much more cost effective than any dating regime I tried back home.

Gimme a few weeks to refine the concept. We'll split the fortune. You gotta work permit so we don't get in trouble?