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hayden5650, on 2010-10-03 19:05:07, said:

Thailand IS a racist country.  I have experienced being refused entry into bars and also been denied being able to rent an apartment because I'm Black.  I've found that showing my US passport usually helps me get into bars as it seems most bars "will" let me in "if" I show them that I'm from America.  None of that really bothers me much as I feel comfortable knowing that these businesses aren't getting my hard-earned money.  What bothers me more are the racist Farang here.  The Farang are far more racist than any Thai could be.   I use to find that very surprising that White folks would travel to a country where the natives aren't White and be racist.

It's so bad that I can actually guarantee you that I'll have a serious problem with some idiot racist Farang any night I choose to go out.  If I don't immediately have a problem all I have to do is try another establishment or bar.  If I mingle with enough Farang and it's guaranteed.  It's nothing to do with my behavior as I'm one of the most reserved acting and self-controlled individuals you'll meet.  I recently went on holiday to Nong Khai and met several interesting Farang who wanted me to hang out and hit the bars with them.  I explained my reservation as I have so many problems with Farang in this country.  They told me not to worry as I'd be with them, but they also added that they thought I was just being paranoid as it couldn't be that bad.  I explained that they'd soon see as a problem was guaranteed to happen if we went to enough places.  Sure enough, a few hours later we are in a bar with a guy across the room yelling at me that "Niggers should die!" etc, etc, etc.  He went on for awhile.  Wasn't anything I had done and it never is as I know how to act appropriately and in this case I hadn't even spoken to this guy as he was on the other side of the room.  My new friends all apologized to me and had to admit that they just didn't know it was that bad here.  Good morning, it is!

I'm sure there are worse countries than Thailand, and there are a handful of countries I'd never want to visit, but Thai's are racist.  Thais are probably more racist amongst themselves though as many of you certainly understand what I'm talking about, and I won't go into explaining that as I have less issues with the Thais and more with the Farang here as their racism is much more blatant and hateful.  With Thais its usually just a case of them cowardly saying something rude in Thai or "not" getting my hard earned money which just leaves me with more money at the end of the day, but with the Farang it's usually aggressively confrontational. It'd be nice to be able to go out and relax or have fun without fear of getting into a fight.

GM1955, on 2010-10-03 22:08:38, said:

You mean you take your family to Pattaya?

Or did you meet them there?

Well success and wealth are not always the same things. Most of the wealthiest Americans I have known were born into upper class families with secure trust funds with no actual economic need to ever pursue a profession, though most did, and they all had a big leg up in doing so over people from more modest backgrounds. For example, guaranteed admission to Harvard, etc. based on family connections, not merit ...

saraburioz, on 2010-10-02 11:07:04, said:

I don't even know where to begin.


FIrst of all, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Second, beauty is not the only reason to marry, even the prime reason.  To be happy with your spouse should be the prime reason, and whatever makes you happy should be the guiding precepts for finding a spouse.  If beauty is the important thing, then what. we should all divorce our spouses when they get older and are not beautiful?  I rather think that would be the very definition of the word "shallow."

And so what if an old "codger" comes into the restaurant with a younger woman.  Why does that embarrass you?  Why should you even care?  Maybe she is his wife.  Maybe she is his mia noi.  Maybe she is his daughter.  Maybe she is his health care provider.  Maybe she is his maid.  The point is that you don't know, and to be frank, it is none of your business.

And is it really that important that the general Australian have a "clue between a tuk-tuk driver's daughter and the King of Laos's (sic) great-grandaughter?"  First, is it important?  And second, are you implying that the tuk-tuk driver's daughter is inferior to the other?  That it would be beneath you to marry a tuk-tuk driver's daughter?

transam, on 2010-10-01 19:42:35, said:

The difference my friend is that Rod and Mel marry beautiful young women, whereas most farang men marry ugly Isarn women. Anyone who has lived in Isarn for a while knows this. I was speaking to an elderly Ozzie bloke the other night who has come over to get a wife - I was bloody amazed - he is about 75 with plenty of cash and she is about 35 and not just ugly but obviously from the lowest rung of Isarn society. These old guys are clueless.

How many old guys, WHO HAVE LIVED HER FOR 10 YEARS say marry an ugly Isarn woman?

How many old gys who married a woman when they first got here are still happily married 10 years later and still think their wife is beautiful and remain faithfull?


They make a mistake! Accept it and find a new one.

There are many beautiful Isarn women.


I met my wife( not typical Isarn woman) in Italy where I was for a photo shot when I was modelling and my wife was travelling. I'm lucky because if I had come to Roi Et for a photo shoot I could easily have been one of the conned ones. My wife is 2 years younger than me.

I have compasion for the general old guys but they are embarrassing. I was in a posh restaurant last week in Bangkok when a old coger came in waiing the staff with a woman who looked like a maid from a Thai soap.
It was horrible watching the clueless idiot.

Another thing -  when we are abroad we sometimes get some nasty looks as the general Ozzie hasn't a clue between the tuk tuk driver's daughter and the King of Laos's great- granddaughter.

what about the 60 y.o old guy walking down beach road hand in hand with his 21 y.o girlfriend...  

redwood13, on 2010-08-28 16:39:07, said:

In other words, she will be confirmed, why wouldn't she be?

ding, on 2010-07-16 13:55:07, said:

Most likely Hillary (and maybe even Bill) had input about this as Hillary is Secretary of State.

So i bobbled around and met a man!!

And we are meeting again this evening.  And he likes me...

Oh woh is me...

He works in the shoe industry...which can only get better.  Problem is -he is american.

Patsycat, on 2010-09-20 17:57:22, said:

Yeah I understand completely as I used to be that way. If you ever want to cut down, you could try what I do, green tea later in the day. It also has caffeine so you might not withdrawal much, and it's supposed to be really good for health.

If you get caffeine withdrawal headaches if you miss your coffee, you are physically addicted to caffeine. I do also and currently limit myself to one large strong cup of coffee in the morning and green tea later in the day. Being physically addicted to coffee in this way is not a health problem for most people. In the past I have abused coffee, 10 plus cups a day, day and night, and experienced extreme symptoms of caffeine overdose. That is abuse.

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I visit to check out the design elements on the profiles. As far as checking out friends, I never do that, as I am very promiscuous. I welcome everybody, actual friendly members and of course my specialty, IRONIC friends. It's absurd to take the virtual social functions of this board seriously ...

Of course I also visit MY OWN profile quite a lot. Is that counted by the counter? It's fun to see how many red marks I have been awarded recently, and sometimes I take the opportunity to thank the gift givers with 5 stars, instantly offering a real or ironic friendship, etc.

mommysboy, on 2010-09-26 21:05:17, said:

Yes, let Warren Buffet, second richest man in the world do that.


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What people don't seem to understand is that these lights will be controlled by pedestrians. The lights will remain green until a pedestrian pushes a button, the pedestrian walks when he/she gets the signal to cross, then the traffic lights turn green again. The system seems to work quite well in London, New York and other large cities.

But, and this is a big but, the number of lights they are putting up on 2nd Road and Beach Road seem to be overkill - there are far too many of them. Probably vested interests again. I can imagine the conversation in City Hall: "Put one up next to my brother's shop, so people can get to it easily", or "I need one in front of my hotel". In other countries they are mostly at road junctions, or outside schools (which is where they should be). I reckon the ones we have here will either cause massive jams, or will be totally ignored by the local drivers (both Thai and farang), and pedestrians will still have to run for their lives...