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JimCrane

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  1. 14 hours ago, Denim said:

     

    Thousands have gone before you and got badly burnt.

    Don't be a mug and follow their example. You have to live here a few years before you discover if it's truly everything you had hoped.A hell of a lot of people find that the joy of sex with a local was not worth losing a lifetimes worth of hard work.

    on the other hand theres no magical formula for getting milked.

     

    show some self control / discipline and still have fun. its possible. i do it. no houses, no scams i cant see coming. not rocket science really.

  2. umm...last time i checked a round trip ticket was a requirement but rarely checked. not sure about your visa but...

     

     always good to have as they cost only slightly more. duration of stay can be up to a year in advance on many airlines even when booking online.

     

    i also just like knowing i can get out quickly if needed. i was going to do the one way thing at first also, but eventually found that scenario to be a fallacy.

     

    the fluidity of life here coupled with the excitement and immigration stuff just lends itself to moving around a lot (ie low stability). at least thats how it turned out for me.

  3. im in bkk and found myself avoiding the festivities, although i did like wandering around when all the shops were closed and the streets were as empty as they will likely ever be.

     

    a lady from the massage shop slowly poured water down my back and neck and i did not mind. it felt great and cooled me off in the evening. she showed much repect for her elder.

     

    kind of surprised at myself, not having much fun, but its not a holiday i grew up with thus it carries little meaning. theres so much reverly anyhow on a daily basis that the extra craziness just felt like overkill. im getting older i guess.

  4. On April 2, 2017 at 3:14 AM, tropo said:

     

    No thanks, I've been living in this climate full time for about 16 years, and don't feel like a lab rat. I keep my aircon at 26 - 27C, which doesn't cause any problems when I leave it. That's a warm summer's night back at home. There's absolutely nothing outside that I want to do that I'm missing out on. I even put in hard 1.5 hour workouts in the park at least 3 days a week, so if I need to be out in the heat, I can survive just fine.

     

     

     

     

    i suggest you use the indoor air conditioned gym where your staying and just look out the dirty windows. that makes more outdoor space for the rangers.

  5. 3 hours ago, utalkin2me said:

    Let's just skip what the person inside the unit prefers. It's obvious they don't mind people being able to see into their dwelling (which myself I find quite insane, call me crazy). But, people don't want to see into your apartments or condos as they walk by. Why would they? It sounds like more of a kao SAN road thing to me, if you want to err on the side of common dwelling areas there's a ton of cheap rooms there for you. You can get rooms separated by only beads or a dirty sheet, whatever you'd prefer. In condos keep your door closed, there's people who don't want to be constantly exposed to the visuals, audio and smells of your unit. 

    usually boxers sans shirt as well in the heat spread eagle on the bed

  6. 6 hours ago, Ulysses G. said:

    Personally, I spend plenty of time outdoors, but, during hot season, usually prefer air conditioning when eating in restaurants and definitely for sleeping. The best of both worlds.

    you spend plenty of time outdoors en route to an air con restaurant or back to your air con room. 

  7. i do this on occasion, but not much since i dont like people walking by and looking in the room.

     

    the only way to get a breeze is to have outlets on both sides, one in one out. its much nicer having a natural air flow through a room then to sit closed in with air con, even on a hot day. its called fresh air. i actually prefer it to a cold air conned room.

     

    most condos in thailand only have windows one one side. they dont get this simple air flow principal when building here when constructing most of these cheap buildings.

     

    for those addicted to air con, do you just hang out inside or at malls all the time? i know some people can be happy living indoors but i would question if the cojntry is the right location for them.

     

    i need to be outside most of the time and be comfortable with it, or with a fan. i hate being inside to long!

  8. the major challenge for me has been living here for my own reasons, but not really liking the company of most thais (the only ones i can stand are the younger women). everyone else, especially the lower class issan type men and older generation, seem to 'bug me' in ways that i never got comfortable with. in the uk it would be called 'nagging' i suppose (coming into my space or sphere when it's unwanted).

    all the other challenges of living here are not an issue for me and can be dealt with without much trouble. i have tried altering my living situation to places where i could 'do my own thing' most of the time, but the nagging stuff felt like it was just become culmative rather then being solved.

    so far i can support the saying that if you dont like the people, its not a good idea to move to another country. i have not found the ideal where im in an isolated living situation with access to necessities, living very affordably and surrounded by beautiful women, without the hassles of most of the local populations problems, yet, but im still looking.

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  9. Like a lot of other things here the problem likely stems from a thai superiority complex (believing you are somehow better then others). Which of course covers an underlying inferiority.

     

    i think this is part of the class system and in the absence of a clear hierarchy in a social setting they tend need to make one.

     

    This is done by either putting down others onto a lower ring (cutting in line) or less often by groveling and becoming more submissive (stooping lower then you for example). It seems difficult to relate as equals.

  10. On 3/17/2017 at 3:33 AM, grollies said:

    OK, last visit we took a ticket and sat down to wait.

     

    The lady behind the desk looked up, called us over and processed my annual retirement visa ahead of the queue.

     

    Go figure.


    Tell her there are other people in line before you who have been waiting.
    If she can't figure that one out, find a new job.

     

  11. The situation is not set up in a European sense where you often find young travelers finding themselves whilst working in a cafe or bookshop.

     

    its more people just drinking and partying and trying to act like big shots in one way or another.

     

    its always possible to make it what you want however if you really try.

     

     

  12. On February 23, 2017 at 10:51 AM, catman20 said:

    i dont get it.  all men come to Thailand to enjoy there retirement only to get stuck with some bird then return back to the sh@t hole they couldn't wait to get away from.:sorry:

    The need for a bird becomes less exciting the easier and more commonly it is available. After a time it becomes a non-issue. Get it now?

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  13. Very common and very familiar

    seems to be a racial thing.

     

    I love the way they completely ignore you when it happens.

     

    i did have one tell one once to get back in line and continue to serve me, but the skipper was black, so not sure if this counts.

  14. On 3/12/2017 at 8:24 AM, SiamBeast said:

    There's the key: Use Thailand rather than getting ran by it.

     

    - You might complain about corruption and bribery, but...

    When you're driving and you had a couple of drinks, you'll be happy that your cash is accepted.

     

    - You might complain about the visa hassles and tourist visa refusals, but...

    That makes less "fake tourists" in the country, allowing the place to retain its "exotic factor" and be more appealing.

     

    - You might complain about the high price of vehicles, but...

    When you're driving in the city, you'll be happy that there aren't more cars causing traffic jams.

     

    - You might complain about getting cheated on / divorce raped by your missus, but...

    You have the choice between broken girls and good ones, it's your pick.

     

    - You might complain about the language barrier, but...

    Learning Thai from zero to High School level 5 takes roughly 10 months full time (I did it) and it will open lots of opportunities.

     

    It all depends how you see things.

     

    wow, if you can really do that you could live anywhere and be happy. environment is not a factor.

  15. On 2/11/2017 at 0:43 PM, lionmeetstiger said:

    English language is often used in Thailand when trying to lend a premium feel to a product aimed at Thai's.

     

    Starbucks probably don't care where their customers come from, but their use of English is definitely not intended to exclude Thai's, quite the opposite.

    went to a domino's tonight and ordered off the menu in english, loved it. but the help could not understand what I was saying.

  16. it's possible to use thailand, rather then have it use you, but this angle is almost never discussed or brought up. it's always assumed to be a failure or a negative. i think these folks don't talk about it, they just leave, or perhaps their situation does not make for interesting reading.

     

    it's very common for immigrants to live in other countries simply to earn or save money. very common with mexicans in the usa. notably, after they have saved up they invariably want to return to their home countries sooner or later, even when it's a less developed country.

     

    if you have any source of offshore income or even a pension it's pretty easy to save up enough to move on from thailand if your living frugually. self-control is obviously assumed as well. in several years i will be about 7 here and will be able to afford a move to a more desirable location, perhaps in europe, or even back to the states if i prefer. needing to retire here is probably in the rear view mirror.

     

    there's no reason to be in thailand if you can afford to be somewhere better, and there are plenty of better places to live if you can afford it.

     

    so many of these folks could actually be getting their <deleted> together and moving on and not necessarily broken by language barriers, scams, etc.

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