mamborobert Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 This just came on on a local CM link...Thais getting very excited about it...Sanpatong yesterday it seems. Ahh well...soon be Songkran Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMKiwi Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Had a slckpacker check out of the missus guesthouse a week back... he wanted to change to another guesthouse to be closer to his friends and demanded his advance payment of 130 baht to be refunded. Talk about tight. If it was me I would have told him to go away in short jerky movements, it irrated me greatly as check out is 12 noon. He approached the office at 3pm. The missus gave him the refund and told me later that its not worth the effort to argue with these bums. I tend to disagree but then its not my place..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elliss Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 3 hours ago, CMKiwi said: Had a slckpacker check out of the missus guesthouse a week back... he wanted to change to another guesthouse to be closer to his friends and demanded his advance payment of 130 baht to be refunded. Talk about tight. Backpacker scroungers , living on sweet F/A .. People Thai prefer spenders , aka sex tourist , good for the thai economy . Actually , i only came to LOS for affordable sex. Of , course , there are the righteous brigade , who came to LOS , for ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elektrified Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 There has been a whole series of photos like these posted on the police line account over the last 6 weeks. I believe they arrested one girl who was trying to get on top of the songtaew before it approached some bridge somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mousehound Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Isn't there anything in the world more worth while we can all moan about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mduras01 Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Clearly this songtaew just left the Chiang Mai zoo.Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 I find it funny how some people like to complain about backpackers. It's a great way to see the world and interact with local people as well as other travellers around the world. Been there, done that and still wish to do it. When it comes to public transportation.. this was one of the best train trips I have made. The train eventually derailed at Devil's Nose in Ecuador, but it was mostly just entertaining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowboat Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Lived on Khoasan for a while. There are some delinquents, but the vast majority are not. Actually other than the woman shown hanging out of the songthaew, find most backpackers today uptight bores. They stay in their own little groups and offer little in the way of conversation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill97 Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Backpackers today are few and far between. Those who happen to carry a backpack, computer and cell phone, airline tickets or electric toothbrush do not qualify. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgordo38 Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 14 hours ago, elektrified said: There has been a whole series of photos like these posted on the police line account over the last 6 weeks. I believe they arrested one girl who was trying to get on top of the songtaew before it approached some bridge somewhere. We all passed successfully through the world of living dangerously years ago. Some were not so lucky. In some ways this stage in life weeds out the wheat from the chaff. I think I could term myself as chaff but suddenly had an epiphany and learned which way the wind of life was blowing. Its an accumulated instinct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yimlitnoy Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 1 hour ago, yellowboat said: Lived on Khoasan for a while. There are some delinquents, but the vast majority are not. Actually other than the woman shown hanging out of the songthaew, find most backpackers today uptight bores. They stay in their own little groups and offer little in the way of conversation. How people can forget that they were once young? Backpackers are mostly decent young students travelling and learning the world on a budget and many of them will be our next leaders. Justin Trudeau, the present Prime minister of Canada, came here when he was 18, also Margaret Trudeau before him travelled to Thailand. I have seen both by coincidence. I am certain that when he is meeting with Thailand representatives, all is experience of Thailand is coming back and Thailand has generally a special place in their heart. Who only wants old grumpy rich tourists? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louse1953 Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 2 hours ago, oilinki said: I find it funny how some people like to complain about backpackers. It's a great way to see the world and interact with local people as well as other travellers around the world. Been there, done that and still wish to do it. When it comes to public transportation.. this was one of the best train trips I have made. The train eventually derailed at Devil's Nose in Ecuador, but it was mostly just entertaining. Most of the blokes here wouldn't have even known about Thailand or where it was if it wasn't for backpackers 40 plus years ago.Trail blazers that did the hard yards,including myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moe666 Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 16 minutes ago, louse1953 said: Most of the blokes here wouldn't have even known about Thailand or where it was if it wasn't for backpackers 40 plus years ago.Trail blazers that did the hard yards,including myself. Hate to disappoint you but it was the GIs on RandR who put Thailand on the map and many come back to visit or live here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cats4ever Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 10 minutes ago, moe666 said: Hate to disappoint you but it was the GIs on RandR who put Thailand on the map and many come back to visit or live here. I doubt the GIs went to Phuket as a largely deserted island in the early 70s or many other out of the way places that are now firmly on the map. There is rarely absolute truth, many factors combined to put various countries and areas on the map, bacpackers were important in many of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F4UCorsair Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 2 hours ago, oilinki said: I fenndinit funny how some people like to complain about backpackers. It's a great way to see the world and interact with local people as well as other travellers around the world. Been there, done that and still wish to do it. When it comes to public transportation.. this was one of the best train trips I have made. The train eventually derailed at Devil's Nose in Ecuador, but it was mostly just entertaining. I suppose getting stoned/wasted In Khao San Road qualifies as 'Interacting with local people'??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catoni Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 It's not just foreign backpackers riding songtheaws like that. I've seen Thais riding like that also.. as many as three hanging off the back of a yellow songthaew I was in, going north from Chiang Mai to Chiang Dao. The inside was packed with them even crunched up on the floor between the packed benches And I've even seen them on the roof of the songtheaw going down Huay Kaew Road in Chiang Mai... Not unusual to see. It ain't just western backpackers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catoni Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 52 minutes ago, yimlitnoy said: How people can forget that they were once young? Backpackers are mostly decent young students travelling and learning the world on a budget and many of them will be our next leaders. Justin Trudeau, the present Prime minister of Canada, came here when he was 18, also Margaret Trudeau before him travelled to Thailand. I have seen both by coincidence. I am certain that when he is meeting with Thailand representatives, all is experience of Thailand is coming back and Thailand has generally a special place in their heart. Who only wants old grumpy rich tourists? Yeah... Jihadi Justin Trudeau backpacked the world and went to Thailand and lots of other countries when he was in his late teens and early twenties... Daddy's millions payed it for him. He became a weed smoking part time high school drama teacher... and now runs Canada like it's his personal property. And his weed smoking mother who screwed around with Mick Jagger and maybe screwed Fidel Castro of Cuba, travelled to India and Thailand in the hippy days... (if you compare pictures of a younger Castro with Justin Trudeau and put a beard on Justin Trudeau.... there is a striking resemblance to Castro. Funny thing is... he was born round nine months after Margarets trip to Cuba and her meeting with Castro.) Wonderful people.... 5555555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldozer Dawn Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 I hate backpackers, but I didn't when I was one. Shame that travel tip talks over dinner have been replaced by the internet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintLouisBlues Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 11 minutes ago, Catoni said: Justin Trudeau ... Daddy's millions payed it for him ... and now runs Canada like it's his personal property. He and The Donald should get along just fine then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catoni Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 9 minutes ago, SaintLouisBlues said: He and The Donald should get along just fine then We'll see. Trudeau is supposed to fly down to Washington D.C. on Monday and have a meeting with President Trump at the White House. I expect Trump to give him a blast. Trudeau is still a kid..still wet behind the ears.... and it's difficult to tell when he's stoned and when he's straight.... and he's never had to meet a payroll in his life. Hopefully Trump will set him straight... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintLouisBlues Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 11 minutes ago, Catoni said: Trudeau is supposed to fly down to Washington D.C. on Monday and have a meeting with President Trump at the White House. Will Melanoma be there too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catoni Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 1 minute ago, SaintLouisBlues said: Will Melanoma be there too? Huh ? ? ? Oh.... I see... it's supposed to be funny... okay... 55555555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smotherb Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 13 hours ago, Mousehound said: Isn't there anything in the world more worth while we can all moan about? Well now, if TV only posted worthwhile topics; there would be nothing to kibitz about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smotherb Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 1 hour ago, yimlitnoy said: How people can forget that they were once young? Backpackers are mostly decent young students travelling and learning the world on a budget and many of them will be our next leaders. Justin Trudeau, the present Prime minister of Canada, came here when he was 18, also Margaret Trudeau before him travelled to Thailand. I have seen both by coincidence. I am certain that when he is meeting with Thailand representatives, all is experience of Thailand is coming back and Thailand has generally a special place in their heart. Who only wants old grumpy rich tourists? Who only wants the grumpy rich tourists? Do I really have to answer that; you don't know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LomSak27 Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Getting excited about an overloaded songtaow with someone hanging out the back?!! That is plain ridiculous and is only done because the Thai’s want to find something to be outraged about. They have been doing that for going on 20 years now. If the expats here want to do so also, you should realize that the majority of Thai make no distinctions between backpacker antics and you and never have Shock, Gasp horror!! It is true to, if you have been blind enough not to see it, better get back to the Leo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuang Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 I met President Trump back packing in Chiangmai when he was young. Sent from my Redmi 3S using Thaivisa Connect mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen tracy Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 17 hours ago, elliss said: It's a nice easy country to live in. That's all. I don't do the sex-pat thing but bear no grudges against that do. But not everyone here, is here for that stuff. Backpacker scroungers , living on sweet F/A .. People Thai prefer spenders , aka sex tourist , good for the thai economy . Actually , i only came to LOS for affordable sex. Of , course , there are the righteous brigade , who came to LOS , for ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roo860 Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 I met President Trump back packing in Chiangmai when he was young. Sent from my Redmi 3S using Thaivisa Connect mobile appAt the hairdressers?Sent from my SM-G920F using Thaivisa Connect mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deepinthailand Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 What is it can't you stand people enjoying themselves now. Have you got that old and bitter that you have forgotten how to and how you did enjoy yourself. Lighten up if you don't like people ignore them. Don't get so wound up you'll have have a heart attack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penefattore Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 what a whale...I'm surprised the songteo does not rear up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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