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In Topic: Gold Seller Beware
2011-08-29 19:32:15
cloudhopper, on 2011-08-17 16:36:23, said:
Bars are the way to go.
Wrong! Bullion is by far the only sensible way to buy gold.
In Topic: Going Back To The Uk
2011-08-29 19:12:23
BangTaoBoy, on 2011-08-09 16:40:32, said:
My reasons for leaving:
deadly driving practices here and just the amount of traffic gets worse each year ( 8 people I know have been killed in RTA's here in Phuket)
Never had an accident here. If you are a good driver, you adapt to the driving style here, and know what reckless thing the driver in front is going to do, before he even knows himself. Driving here is not for the faint hearted, or people who aren't very confident experienced drivers.
the proliferation of bar girls and beer bars selling sex is spreading on the island
Not where I live.
high cost of living in comparison to the service or guarantees you get for your money
Phuket isn't a great place to live if you need to count pennies. Having said that, property, utilities, fuel etc, are all vastly cheaper than the West, as is food and drink.
visas and work permits (don't get me started)
Every three months get to go on a family trip to explore a different country. Fantastic.
xenophobic Thais and their open dislike of foreigners
Xenophobia is everywhere you look. In general, English people are highly racist and xenophobic, and are getting more so by the day with the influx of immigrants.
lack of basic rights (as a foreigner we don't really have any in Thailand)
Don't need them. Can own everything I want in my wifes name.
corruption pervades every fabric of this society
Give me some examples of how that affects your daily life. It doesn't mine.
murders (the amount of execution type murders is on the rise)drugs
Never had as much as heated argument with a Thai on Phuket, let alone come close to being murdered.
pollution - I find Phuket and Thailand to be filthy
Outside of Patong I don't find it that bad.
dishonesty
Who by? Who do you associate with regularly that's dishonest? You must be gullible.
lack of intellectual stimulus with any Thai that I have known
You've only known stupid people. Whos fault is that.
a general "what's in it for me" attitude and no sense of community
I have good friendly neighbours, always there to lend a hand. Especially the Thais. You obviously lived in the wrong place.
Your Phuket and other peoples Phuket aren't one and the same. Everything you have pointed out, is your interpretation of Phuket, nothing more. Why the desire to share it with everybody. Therapy?
deadly driving practices here and just the amount of traffic gets worse each year ( 8 people I know have been killed in RTA's here in Phuket)
Never had an accident here. If you are a good driver, you adapt to the driving style here, and know what reckless thing the driver in front is going to do, before he even knows himself. Driving here is not for the faint hearted, or people who aren't very confident experienced drivers.
the proliferation of bar girls and beer bars selling sex is spreading on the island
Not where I live.
high cost of living in comparison to the service or guarantees you get for your money
Phuket isn't a great place to live if you need to count pennies. Having said that, property, utilities, fuel etc, are all vastly cheaper than the West, as is food and drink.
visas and work permits (don't get me started)
Every three months get to go on a family trip to explore a different country. Fantastic.
xenophobic Thais and their open dislike of foreigners
Xenophobia is everywhere you look. In general, English people are highly racist and xenophobic, and are getting more so by the day with the influx of immigrants.
lack of basic rights (as a foreigner we don't really have any in Thailand)
Don't need them. Can own everything I want in my wifes name.
corruption pervades every fabric of this society
Give me some examples of how that affects your daily life. It doesn't mine.
murders (the amount of execution type murders is on the rise)drugs
Never had as much as heated argument with a Thai on Phuket, let alone come close to being murdered.
pollution - I find Phuket and Thailand to be filthy
Outside of Patong I don't find it that bad.
dishonesty
Who by? Who do you associate with regularly that's dishonest? You must be gullible.
lack of intellectual stimulus with any Thai that I have known
You've only known stupid people. Whos fault is that.
a general "what's in it for me" attitude and no sense of community
I have good friendly neighbours, always there to lend a hand. Especially the Thais. You obviously lived in the wrong place.
Your Phuket and other peoples Phuket aren't one and the same. Everything you have pointed out, is your interpretation of Phuket, nothing more. Why the desire to share it with everybody. Therapy?
hahahahahahahaha In 2 years at most.... you will be singing the same song!!! Phuket is a dump. Keep trying in convince yourself it's not. So funny.
In Topic: Nine Thai Policemen Commit Suicide In 18 Months
2011-03-08 11:49:47
Alexpho, on 2011-03-08 08:21:08, said:
Newbie here. I just can't understand what type of journalism is this?
Journalism 101 would be the who, what , when and why.
The article just list 9 dead cops and how they died. In the States, its called an obituary.
Anyway, 7 more hours and I am boarding a flight to Thailand
Journalism 101 would be the who, what , when and why.
The article just list 9 dead cops and how they died. In the States, its called an obituary.
Anyway, 7 more hours and I am boarding a flight to Thailand
Sorry to hear that..........
