stevenl

FlyByNights, on 2012-05-21 09:42:26, said:

During my almost 2 decades stay in Thailand now I have when seated at a bar only met individuals who where the absolute top in their profession,were it elctricians-plumbers-salesman or SAS agents

NamKangMan, on 2012-05-22 09:55:46, said:

i could tell u 50 islands in thailand that are better than langkawi. langkawi is a commercial resort island with way over the top prices for food and hotels ,
and the beaches are below average by thai standards.
i cant believe namkanman is saying that most islands have prostitutes,loud music etc ..what a load of rubbish.

u can find many islands in thailand where there is no bars/barladys or loudMusic.in fact most of them are like this.

btw  how would u describe a sex tourist ? let me guess, a white middle aged man with an asian women?

Any situation where people are living in what isn't their mother country will always attract those who seek to gain advantage through others unfamiliarity.   This is as true for Western expats in Phuket as it is for the Burmese labourers we each see every day.   So often, people are trusting of those who speak the same language, and profess to have knowledge of the local customs and commerce.   In some cases, that's true, but unfortunately in many cases it isn't, and your new 'friend' is merely seeking to take advantage of what is naivety, not stupidity.

This was very much the case where I formerly lived in Spain as it is here in Phuket, where it was inevitably another expat who was a con artist, rather than a local.

Missed Ric n' Rolls last year but did go to the Friendship Beach one. That was great except that people weren't too open to introducing themselves from behind their nics, I hope this time people won't be so shy, as yea, would like to meet and greet a few here.

Best to just name a location, time and details and be done with it. Otherwise we'll go on forever regarding where. I like Ping's idea of a hotel with a pool, that would be cool. Or maybe something in Jungceylon as there is parking and it's centrally located.

Anyway, lets do it !

kawapower, on 2012-05-16 07:08:48, said:

You come up with a lot of silly comments kp, but this one is I think your best so far. If it was not directed at him then who was it directed at? Let's revisit your comment:

kawapower, on 2012-05-16 07:08:48, said:

And yes you clearly are back peddling just as you have in several other threads I have seen. You do the same thing every time. You name call and act offensive, then act buddy buddy, "it's all just fun", "don't take it seriously" blah blah.  Then accuse someone else of name calling or being offensive. Not that it's not entertaining mind you. You will be banned shortly, I suspect.

A good rule of thumb is don't make comments you wouldn't make to the person if they were sitting next to you in a bar.  If you didn't know me from Adam and you made a comment to my face suggesting you think my girlfriend is being schtooped by other guys, you may find yourself with a bloody nose. The fact that you think it may be a troll is irrelevant. It may be, or it may not be.

blackthorn2005, on 2012-05-07 16:41:28, said:

It already exists. It's called highway 4. You obviously turned right when you meant to turn left.

stevenl, on 2012-05-10 17:23:18, said:

I disagree with that.

Without wishing to be insulting, you seem to post quite a few of these types of threads Peter, and I can't quite fathom the purpose.   Is it important what you, or others have and how they use it?   Most people don't seem to care much, with their priority being their own lifestyle, whether that requires thousands or hundreds of thousands a month.  

Self justification isn't a requirement for visa extensions (yet.......... ).

petercallen, on 2012-04-23 10:13:57, said:

I used to think that too........until I met many women who used to be on the game that had given that up years ago and became wives and mothers.
Some of them are amongst the most decent Thais I have ever met.
Just goes to show you that you just can't generalize.

OLDAUSSIE, on 2012-04-16 14:04:41, said:

Rubbish.  There is far too much of this 'everything is a scam' bullshit on this forum, when what is really happening is that people simply aren't reading properly or taking time to think issues through.

As other posters have said, it is CLEARLY not a scam.  The intro clearly said that Air Asia was offering a number of flghts to destinations around SEA (including Sri Lanka) FROM 790 baht.  Not FOR 790 baht.  FROM 790.

This is standard practice.  It is not misleading. It is factual.  They will obviously push their lowest fair, but surely only the most idiotic numpty thinks that every flight will be 790baht.

Every single marketer does this.  Open the Bkk post and you will see a thousand adds for hotels, flights, meals, car hire etc úsing the same tactic.

There is something about punters who come to Thailand who get so defensive and paranoid that everything - every single little think they don't like - is perceived as a scam.

That anyone could contemplate that a substantial granite island might instantly ‘sink’ like some ship floating on an ocean, requiring a fault slip of hundreds of metres demonstrates almost unbelievable ignorance. (In deep time, sure: all land masses change, but we're talking hundreds of millions of years.)

This is the kind of rubbish people believed in medieval times, before modern scientific understanding. Utterly pathetic.

(And please watch it with the satirical jokes chaps, some people might take them seriously.)

I have a house at Surin beach. I’m not in the slightest bothered.

Cheers, Mark.
Geology graduate and FGS (Fellow of the Geological Society, London).

What makes people so paranoid.  It is absolute nonsense to suggest that you can't do simple chores like lawn-mowing, painting etc at your home without fear of being deported.  What next?  Suggesting you cant put your clothes in a washing machine for fear you should be employing a maid instead.

Some people need to stop listening to bar stories, and get a bit more common sense.

goober, on 2012-04-05 19:55:47, said:

You might want to put some thought into what you just said.

Peterocket, on 2012-03-27 16:19:20, said:

That's just it people who moan on forums will be very unlikely to partake in such things. 'NKM' admits to not knowing about  or ever having seen the BIS. Yet I remember clearly driving down that road past the school on my very first 3 week holiday in Phuket over 12 years ago. So I had explored more of phuket on my first holiday than 'NKM' has in the however many years he's been living here! Yet he's an authority on how bad the island is. How does that work exactly?

If you really want to tell yourself that you make these posts solely to help other people enjoy their holiday then that's fine. Whatever get's you through the day. I suspect the truth is very different. Why would you need to mention such things in so many threads? Do you believe when people Google 'Holiday in Thailand' your posts are at the top of the pile? The things you point out have been pointed out by thousands of people across thousands of media outlets, thousands of times before, do you really think you are making the slightest difference to anybodies understanding of these topics? If you do then I would repeat, 'What ever gets you through the day'. You are kidding yourself if you truly believe that  you are both increasing people's knowledge, and that's honestly why you  make the posts in the first place.

Your posts are almost identical to the ones 'LivinLOS' used to make, and the good Samaritan  excuse is word for word the same way he used to justify it. The thing is we all knew why 'LivinLOS' used to make those posts and it was revealed when he decided to move away. Living in Phuket wasn't for him any more so he vented his frustrations until he eventually moved. I have a huge suspicion that you will do the same some day. The reason you make the posts you do is straight forward. Quite simply, I don't think you like Phuket as much as other people do, and that's all there is to it.

In this and the other thread, you started off by saying that the education was sub standard. You then quickly conceded that the education was fine after you discovered the International schools. You then moved on to their being no jobs or prospects on the island for adults. I agreed with you and explained that I don't think it's a problem because studying/working in Europe I consider to be perfectly normal for someone of dual nationality. So you then moved on to the family unit being separated, to which I explained I would be more than happy to move back to the UK to support my kids when the time came. So I've pretty much answered every post you made with a logical common sense response. So where do you go from there? I'll tell you where you went, right back to the 'there's no jobs or prospects in Phuket' argument, right back where you started. You then repeat this exact same thing several more times before finally moving on to jet skis and drunk driving Farang. And then you have the nerve to say that it's me going around in circles!!

A thread about expat teenagers has been turned in to a thread about Jet ski scams by someone who doesn't even have any kids. (Not young 50/50 ones anyway) but apparently it's all O.K because it's important the word get's out there to save people's holidays.   Perhaps you should wear a cape while you are typing.

P.S I know 'NKM' will want to reply to this post as is his nature and I guess is his right. Just to let the mods know I won't be continuing this line of discussion any further. I want this thread to stay open so anyone who actually has kids and has anything to share may do so in the future.

NamKangMan, on 2012-03-26 11:18:39, said:

I can imagine that sitting down for a beer for you would be one of the most depressing things I have ever done. At present I cycle a lot, drive and walk in Phuket without any particular fear. In fact in all the years of driving here I have never had any problem on the roads. However I could imagine after sitting with you for 5 or more minutes I would be fearing for mine and my families life and questioning whether I could make it back to my house without fear of death from the savage locals.