Ultimate cheap Charlie , can you beat this.

[Artisi]

6 hours ago, Don Mega said:

my lanlord is so cheap he did not install the powerpoints that have switches.

Unswitched power outlets are the norm in Thailand,  nothing to do with cheap. 

[ableguy]

On 10/2/2016 at 7:00 PM, samsensam said:

 

OP; why do you care? what's it to you? suggest you get a life.

 

 

http://I have a wonderful life with a great partner, difficult to miss what is happening almost next to my elbow.usually comments like this are from penniless cheap Charlie's suspect you had little education resulting in little life time income, do you sleep on the beach ???

[samsensam]

 

we have a condenser that turns the co2 emitted by other customers into water which we then drink with our meal

[georgegeorgia]

On 2 October 2016 at 11:00 PM, samsensam said:

 

OP; why do you care? what's it to you? suggest you get a life.

 

 

 

I know you have written the above to get a reaction and probaly checking it  everyday to see who replied ,but this is a Foum where people post topics to discuss.

 

[Watchful]

11 hours ago, Artisi said:

Is that a problem? 

 

11 hours ago, Artisi said:

Is that a problem? 

Not until the toaster ejects your bread and cheese onto the floor.

[Ulic]

On ‎01‎/‎10‎/‎2016 at 6:27 PM, burgerking said:

You think that's cheap. When you go out as a group and the bill is paid,  my wife hangs back and pockets the tip.  

I took a family and guest out to lunch at a nice restaurant in Phuket. I left a 300 baht tip on a

2,200baht bill. As we were leaving the guest scooped the tip and told me "Thais don't leave tips"

Of course she put the tip right in her pocket.

[blazes]

Has anyone not noticed the proliferation of restaurant bills that now come at the end of the meal replete with a 10% SERVICE CHARGE.????  (At least, in the fancier restaurants, where, granted, cheap Charlies may not normally frequent).

 

So, the claim that Thais do not pay tips is gradually going to be rendered false (except of course in the cheapcheap momandpop shops, which CCs may be deemed to still be frequenting on their occasional forays into the realm of fine dining.)

[Winkburn]

On 10/3/2016 at 6:13 AM, chiang mai said:

 

Nope, not joking. It's a matter of principle, first it's satang coins and next it'll be one baht coins and then...? And if my bill came to say 75 baht and 50 satang, do you suppose Tesco or Big C would mind if I didn't give them that 50 satang, hah, I really don't think so - so why should it be a one way street? It's not about the satang, it's the concept, plus you'll never see a local person throwing money away nor letting Tesco/Big C keep those coins, why should I.

Now that takes the tightness award

[psyvolt]

46 minutes ago, blazes said:

restaurant bills that now come at the end of the meal replete with a 10% SERVICE CHARGE

Yep, and when they do I don't leave a tip other then the service charge (forced tip).

[chiang mai]

2 hours ago, Winkburn said:

Now that takes the tightness award

 

Which part of "it's a matter of principle" do you not understand!!!

[Winkburn]

11 minutes ago, chiang mai said:

 

Which part of "it's a matter of principle" do you not understand!!!

Still tightness. How miserable life must be to make sure tesco or big c dont get your satang on principle

[Jingthing]

When I'm given satang in change, I usually just leave them on the counter. Yes, I count my baht, but not my satang.

[upside]

19 hours ago, SoiBiker said:

It's heartwarming to see that so many of you are living the dream out here. 

 

You mean not living like yourself? 

 

[realenglish1]

16 hours ago, Artisi said:

I would say that 10 bht /  month is way wrong, that equates to about 2.5 kwh , an indicator lamp would be lucky to consume that much power in 12 months.

I'm ,making a point here not a  defense that is in court 10 Baht or 1 Baht its the lunacy of the what she is saying

[balo]

I don't think OP describes a Cheap Charlie, first of all he went to a 'pricey restaurant' so no wonder he brought his own water. How much is fried rice in a pricey restaurant ? I would guess 80 baht . A real Cheap Charlie would never pay for overpriced Thai food. I know I wouldn't. 40 baht would be a normal price in most Thai places.  I even pay for water if it's 10 baht and not 50......

[SoiBiker]

"It's the principle!" - the rallying cry of the tightwad.

 

The principle in question, of course, being to part with as little money as possible.

[chiang mai]

2 hours ago, Winkburn said:

Still tightness. How miserable life must be to make sure tesco or big c dont get your satang on principle

 

I'm not rising to your bait!

[chiang mai]

23 minutes ago, SoiBiker said:

"It's the principle!" - the rallying cry of the tightwad.

 

The principle in question, of course, being to part with as little money as possible.

 

Or yours!

[SoiBiker]

1 hour ago, balo said:

I don't think OP describes a Cheap Charlie, first of all he went to a 'pricey restaurant' so no wonder he brought his own water. How much is fried rice in a pricey restaurant ? I would guess 80 baht . A real Cheap Charlie would never pay for overpriced Thai food. I know I wouldn't. 40 baht would be a normal price in most Thai places.  I even pay for water if it's 10 baht and not 50......

 

You think 80 baht for a dish constitutes 'pricey'?

 

Sometimes I wonder if this place is just a well-constructed parody site. 

[SoiBiker]

2 hours ago, upside said:

 

You mean not living like yourself? 

 

 

You don't know anything about how I live.

[Artisi]

2 hours ago, realenglish1 said:

2 hours ago, realenglish1 said:

I'm ,making a point here not a  defense that is in court 10 Baht or 1 Baht its the lunacy of the what she is saying

I'm ,making a point here not a  defense that is in court 10 Baht or 1 Baht its the lunacy of the what she is saying

I fully understand what you are saying re the lunacy about turning off an indictor lamp, my comment in reply was to point out if the website said 10Bht / month I consider it to be way wrong.

[upside]

35 minutes ago, SoiBiker said:

 

You don't know anything about how I live.

 

And nor do I care. 

 

I'm here for the Thai forum,  not some guy that has an avatar that looks like a drug addict. 

[SoiBiker]

11 minutes ago, upside said:

 

And nor do I care. 

 

I'm here for the Thai forum,  not some guy that has an avatar that looks like a drug addict. 

Ok then.

 

Bit weird that you keep replying to my posts, though.

[canuckamuck]

57 minutes ago, SoiBiker said:

 

You don't know anything about how I live.

Well that's your whole deal here isn't it. You criticize everyone and offer no details about yourself.  

[SoiBiker]

21 minutes ago, canuckamuck said:

Well that's your whole deal here isn't it. You criticize everyone and offer no details about yourself.  

 

Nobody's under any obligation to spill their whole life story on a public forum.

 

Those who do should expect others to comment on it.

[canuckamuck]

40 minutes ago, SoiBiker said:

 

Nobody's under any obligation to spill their whole life story on a public forum.

 

Those who do should expect others to comment on it.

 

 

 

 

[upside]

1 hour ago, SoiBiker said:

Ok then.

 

Bit weird that you keep replying to my posts, though.

 

From what I've read,  you sir seem the weird one. In fact so far it seems you aren't liked much at all.  

 

I'm easy going however and will give you a chance.  Even if your avatar looks like a drug addict. 

[SoiBiker]

I'm pretty popular, actually. Check out how many likes my posts get. 

 

That's Larry David in my avatar, incidentally. He's a comedian, and as far as I know, not a drug addict. 

Edited October 4, 2016 by SoiBiker

[upside]

2 minutes ago, SoiBiker said:

I'm pretty popular, actually. Check out how many likes my posts get. 

 

Forum popularity is built on a real world loneliness. 

 

Don't confuse the two. 

[SoiBiker]

8 minutes ago, upside said:

 

Forum popularity is built on a real world loneliness. 

 

Don't confuse the two. 

 

Not at all. I have plenty of friends in real life. That's why I don't feel the need to try and make any here. Well, that and the fact that most posters here aren't exactly the kind of people I want to be friends with. 

 

I have a social life in the real world. I come here to point and laugh, mostly.