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How does that work? Seen many one to many and never witnessed the many stop to elect the person to fight. In the real world, fights are rarely one to one. We Farangs are the minority here and hence the natural consequence of us fighting many Thais. Same would happen in Mexico, Columbia....

From that same poll from Echelon Insights poll being discussed. At least they have a better sense of humor than 90% of you all. "58% OF LIKELY VOTERS SAY DONALD TRUMP WOULD PERFORM BETTER IN A HOT DOG EATING CONTEST, WHILE 13% SAY THE SAME FOR BIDEN." Their website link ( https://echeloninsights.com/in-the-news/apr2024-verified-voter-omnibus/. It's obvious that those polled think Biden is a terrible President but the alternative is somehow worse.

Agreed! Lots of fools above that have too much time on their hands to hate. Ironic they are calling other posters idiots... IMO, both guys will keep running up the debt at an almost exponential pace and hope that the consequences wont materialize while they're President.

Did you just arrive to Thailand? Nice little story about Thais you created. I wonder what all those sexy women that cater to Farangs are doing with Thai men when they aren't working. Maybe there just friends and they can't wait for the their Farang to satisfy them.

Many do and have fun at your expense. Most don't care at all. You're deluding yourself IMO. In the end though, you obviously don't care and that is what matters. Curious, don't have to answer of course, how is this relationship of yours? Do you enjoy each other? I have a friend in a similar situation for the last 20 years and they seem to get along well and spend a lot of time together. Their sex life from the little that is shared is also good. He isn't rich but has more money than most here and is still a good looking dude at 70. I think his relationship is the exception and far from the norm.

I think you can figure that out. Camera clip is the first hint. I rarely get too worked up in public and definitely refrain from bashing someone's character without knowing really what transpired. That's how I roll and I don't need to bring someone else down to feel important. The bar girls could have politely asked him to pay and he lashed out or the girls got aggressive, as I have seen many times, and this is a clip of what happened after that aggression. Got it - 🙂

It odd how there is wide disparity of how posters view Thais. No idea who actually has the correct perspective but interesting. You see Thais as repressed and I see them as the most social culture I've experienced. Wish I spoke Thai like yourself but my hobbies make it easy to put off and it is extremely difficult for me to hear the tones.

do you stick it in their face and then read the translation. This would be entertaining to watch but if it works for you it must be possible.

Odds are greatly in favor of the girls attacking him first for not paying the bill and him defending himself. Seen this countless times in Thailand. Many nice bar girls but ignoring that many are desperate and can be hostile isn't reality. That is how many handle confrontations and also bar owners support this behavior in many cases. I've never had a physical confrontation because in the end the 400 baht or a 3k bill isn't worth it. His breaking point of a few hundred baht seems low.

You sad 4..k! A sad 4..K but at least he has a good sense of humor without that he would be quite pathetic. Looks like karma has been hard on him the last year so probably deserves the right to be grumpy.

Remember thinking this 27 years ago after arriving here to tour Thailand on a pedal bike. Just finished up with doing 6 months in Mexico and struggling with the complexities of Spanish. I was completely wrong! 27 years later (20 spent hear), I speak less Thai than the Spanish I learned in a few months. Can you hear the different tones? How does a person that is tone deaf learn Thai?

Why would they be put off by it? I think you are just seeing the situation through a distorted perspective. I have known many x-pats that speak fluent Thai and get along with the locals great. I also live in a three language area and have no clue how picking Thai as the chosen dialect would be an issue as you seem to think it would be. Just be honest. You probably don't have the mental energy to pick up Thai. You are satisfied with your probably mundane life in the sticks and hence create a story that works for you. It is far from reality though...

Just noticed this was posted years ago - oops. Anxiety issues? I had my first bout with this in 50 years when the lock down started and as luck would have it, everything else seemed to be falling apart that was unrelated to Covid. Started worrying about things that were inconsequential. Uncertain times? Be fortunate you haven't experienced truly uncertain times and you are living in a world where you have the luxury to spend your days making frivolous posts which unlike many, I find entertaining. Charlies fridge pic above looks great but i would pack it with things I shouldn't be eating. We live in a country where daily shopping is easy. fresh meats and produce usually a 5 minute journey. I myself shop every few days and the GF hits the markets and new dedicated meet shops that are first class IMO. my 305 liter fridge is more than enough but that's just me.

I did myself and think it was OCD. How many cycling accidents are caused by what is behind vs in front ? I just went through the exercise of reflecting on my accidents. 100% were caused by things in front.

Off topic but most Thais run with traffic. I'm an avid runner and this blows my mind. Don't they want to see the cars that drive on the shoulders before they are crippled or die.