General Reports

[Mr Enternational]

Warning, never buy a lady a bottle of Thai whiskey to take to the room. A few drinks in the bar is enough.

But the bottle is only 200 baht, while the drinks in the bar are 200 baht each.

[Robert Long]

But all of those guys can't hold a candle in their eyes to what they perceive as the best in the world. Thai people.

No comments on the uppercut video? I have always said never hit a woman, but I had no sympathy for that woman getting a hard uppercut from that bus driver after she was loud, obnoxious, rude, then spit on the driver. Unfortunately, there are quite a few black women just like that one in the USA. I avoid them like the plague.

Last week in Bkk I made the big mistake of buying a Lady a bottle of Thai whiskey to bring to the room. She wanted to get wild and said that she could fuck me crazy with a little Thai Whiskey to help.

OMG, she went off the edge. Got crazy and started to tell me her life story, crying and sobbing about some crazy shit. Calling her son in Issan and crying with him. I tried to sleep but she was so loud and unruly that I had to get angry with her. By a few hours she was falling down drunk and loud at 2:00 am. Complaining about farangs and how she hated us and our money that ruined her life.

At 6:00 she finally left with out half her clothes, her purse and many of her items. She must have had her phone as she texted me later asking to come get her items and get paid? I replied that her items would be at security in a plastic bag. Payment denied.

Warning, never buy a lady a bottle of Thai whiskey to take to the room. A few drinks in the bar is enough.

RL.

[Goatscrot]

Back in 1991, I used to drink a lot of coffee (same as now), white coffee (with milk) but no sugar, back home. Milk makes a coffee very slightly sweet due to lactose.

Coming to Thailand, was a shock. They did not have Starbucks or the equivalent. There was a chain called black canyon, but a coffee is only as good as the ingredients, the machine, and skills of the staff. In short I tried, but was horrible.

I don't think Thailand heard of Arabica coffee. A lot of Robusta coffee tasting like brewed iron filings. There may have been non-dairy whiteners (from corn syrup or whatever. Never heard of in my country) around but getting real milk was a big problem. So I would be somewhere, maybe a soapy of caf and order a coffee with milk, no sugar. It came back and was disgustingly sweet. "I said no sugar". They would answer that they did not add sugar. So how come was so sweet? It was the can of milk. "I wanted real fresh milk". The answer always, yes "Nom sot (fresh milk) in the can" Ha ha. Not many here may realise than condensed milk cans here are not the same as in Farang countries. They contain at least 80% sugar and less than 10% dairy products. So "condensed milk" in Thailand is hardly milk at all, and mostly syrup. Completely useless stuff, and possibly would be illegal to label condensed milk in some countries.

Even today, non-sweetened iced coffee does not really exist in Thailand, but is possible for them to make it if the sales person is smart. I have occasionally managed to get it with no sugar, increased milk and greatly reduced ice.

Even today, on some Thai domestic airlines, they do not have any real milk, only coffee whitener powder (not made from milk). I don't drink sugar filled drinks, not even so called "fruit juices" (sugary), so actually can't really drink anything on some airlines other than water. Half the time their food snack served is not really decent enough to consider eating either. Thais are being served up a hell of a lot of junky stuff (sugary, starchy or factory processed), out on the street, whether it is a bowl of noodles, bbqed fish balls on sticks (whose knows what they are made from), Sweet Thai desserts, corn on the COB, pancakes with syrup, etc. Nothing available in the whole Soi I could consider eating tonight. The main food cart "to order" has Mondays off, it seems.

Thais really do eat a lot of rubbish and I suppose the farangs do too.

One day I was at a Mango shake stall. I said, hold the sugar syrup, hold the ice, don't add anything, don't need to put it in a plastic cup, don't wiz it, and don't add anything. I just wanted the sliced mango. One serving person refused, but the other was willing for the right price. Ha ha

Newbies may need to learn that if you order a sandwich in Thailand, they will always toast it unless you say otherwise. I thought a sandwich and toast were different things. LOL. Even a coffee scroll with icing on it, they will try to warm it up unless you say otherwise. A lot of culture shocks to over come. They would then serve the coffee scroll on a plate with a knife and fork, and maybe give you sachets of mayo and ketchup. All things in a coffee shop may be eaten with mayo or ketchup. I am always careful to specific no mayo on all sandwiches, Pizzas, burgers, salad, etc. whatever. Thailand is Mayo and Ketchup crazy. You could be served some salad swimming in a lake of Mayo. yes it happened to me at the Grand Business Inn in Soi 11, and I don't like mayo at all.

I have found the odd place where I can buy ground Arabica beans at a reasonable price (not easy) to make my own coffee in the hotel room with a funnel and filter papers and jug to boil water. So in the end I can manage some cheap reasonably drinkable coffee. Back in 1991, I did not have it solved at all, and even now arrive in Thailand with a lot of coffee in the suitcase from OS.

Fortunately fucking in Thailand works somewhat like in other countries, just we get a much longer session with the girl for the same price. In 1991 we got the whole night with a girl for what now maybe pays for a quick BJ only, even does not quite pay for that.

Bangkok is becoming an amazing city for coffee. Some excellent cafes in town now.

[Syzygies]

Back in 1991, I used to drink a lot of coffee (same as now), white coffee (with milk) but no sugar, back home. Milk makes a coffee very slightly sweet due to lactose.

Coming to Thailand, was a shock. They did not have Starbucks or the equivalent. There was a chain called black canyon, but a coffee is only as good as the ingredients, the machine, and skills of the staff. In short I tried, but was horrible.

I don't think Thailand heard of Arabica coffee. A lot of Robusta coffee tasting like brewed iron filings. There may have been non-dairy whiteners (from corn syrup or whatever. Never heard of in my country) around but getting real milk was a big problem. So I would be somewhere, maybe a soapy of caf and order a coffee with milk, no sugar. It came back and was disgustingly sweet. "I said no sugar". They would answer that they did not add sugar. So how come was so sweet? It was the can of milk. "I wanted real fresh milk". The answer always, yes "Nom sot (fresh milk) in the can" Ha ha. Not many here may realise than condensed milk cans here are not the same as in Farang countries. They contain at least 80% sugar and less than 10% dairy products. So "condensed milk" in Thailand is hardly milk at all, and mostly syrup. Completely useless stuff, and possibly would be illegal to label condensed milk in some countries.

Even today, non-sweetened iced coffee does not really exist in Thailand, but is possible for them to make it if the sales person is smart. I have occasionally managed to get it with no sugar, increased milk and greatly reduced ice.

Even today, on some Thai domestic airlines, they do not have any real milk, only coffee whitener powder (not made from milk). I don't drink sugar filled drinks, not even so called "fruit juices" (sugary), so actually can't really drink anything on some airlines other than water. Half the time their food snack served is not really decent enough to consider eating either. Thais are being served up a hell of a lot of junky stuff (sugary, starchy or factory processed), out on the street, whether it is a bowl of noodles, bbqed fish balls on sticks (whose knows what they are made from), Sweet Thai desserts, corn on the COB, pancakes with syrup, etc. Nothing available in the whole Soi I could consider eating tonight. The main food cart "to order" has Mondays off, it seems.

Thais really do eat a lot of rubbish and I suppose the farangs do too.

One day I was at a Mango shake stall. I said, hold the sugar syrup, hold the ice, don't add anything, don't need to put it in a plastic cup, don't wiz it, and don't add anything. I just wanted the sliced mango. One serving person refused, but the other was willing for the right price. Ha ha

Newbies may need to learn that if you order a sandwich in Thailand, they will always toast it unless you say otherwise. I thought a sandwich and toast were different things. LOL. Even a coffee scroll with icing on it, they will try to warm it up unless you say otherwise. A lot of culture shocks to over come. They would then serve the coffee scroll on a plate with a knife and fork, and maybe give you sachets of mayo and ketchup. All things in a coffee shop may be eaten with mayo or ketchup. I am always careful to specific no mayo on all sandwiches, Pizzas, burgers, salad, etc. whatever. Thailand is Mayo and Ketchup crazy. You could be served some salad swimming in a lake of Mayo. yes it happened to me at the Grand Business Inn in Soi 11, and I don't like mayo at all.

I have found the odd place where I can buy ground Arabica beans at a reasonable price (not easy) to make my own coffee in the hotel room with a funnel and filter papers and jug to boil water. So in the end I can manage some cheap reasonably drinkable coffee. Back in 1991, I did not have it solved at all, and even now arrive in Thailand with a lot of coffee in the suitcase from OS.

Fortunately fucking in Thailand works somewhat like in other countries, just we get a much longer session with the girl for the same price. In 1991 we got the whole night with a girl for what now maybe pays for a quick BJ only, even does not quite pay for that.

[Bouvis]

Out in an Isaan province, all the locals speak in a very loud excited manner for general conversation, than I am not used to, and quite unlike Bangkok. Any quieter and you know it must be something secretive or furtive.

They sound like a bunching of squawking crows to me.

Possibly the worst I have heard.

[Smoothy]

I ask girls what their favourite foreign nationalities are. I guess I don't know the girls that like the Japs and Koreans that much. Most say they like Americans, Aussies, Kiwis, Danes (if they happen to have met any), but Europeans are less preferred overall. Maybe seen as more arrogant, selfish, stingy, impolite, black-hearted, or whatever.

But all of those guys can't hold a candle in their eyes to what they perceive as the best in the world. Thai people.

No comments on the uppercut video? I have always said never hit a woman, but I had no sympathy for that woman getting a hard uppercut from that bus driver after she was loud, obnoxious, rude, then spit on the driver. Unfortunately, there are quite a few black women just like that one in the USA. I avoid them like the plague.

[Syzygies]

This bus driver presents a possible solution to that situation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRQI2DEtu2I

Thailand has a special ear dewaxing service in hair salons. I strongly advise all not to take it. I could not hear my very soft work colleague any better than before after ear cleaning service. However those speaking nearby loudly e. G. Holding a by phone meeting nearby my desk, became like thunder claps. I was way better off having my hearing dampened by ear wax. Dampening helps in gogo bars too. Dampens mainly loud stuff and little effect on quiet sound. Earplugs have a very useful function.

I do value peace and quiet, not just in public libraries. Discos not fun for me. Too loud and many Thai discos have very poor quality sound and a very irritating DJ as well. Can't stand listening to 30 seconds of a good song, and them find it being blended into the next one. We were lucky to get some good song in the first place. Surely we could have nearly all of it, barring long introductions.

Once I bought ticket at Morchit bus station at Chinese new year in a pushing and shoving crowd. Fortunately I am tall enough to be still getting air when the shorties could be suffocated. After getting ticket, I barged my way out of the throng, and found that a puny Thai guy was being dragged along with me (without him having got to ticket counter yet), his arm was caught tangled in my backpack straps (no clue why his arm was there), so he got pulled long with me. A funny incident for me, but not for him. One would not think was possible but true. He probably weighed 55 Kg at most and me close to 90, so he could not stop my progress out of the crowd, and I did not notice the extra drag at first. Thought it was just the crush.

In stores we always find Thais trying to get served before their place in the queue and the serving staff accept it easily. Very normal. Even in Germany I notice staff prefer to serve the locals first, out of turn, at some places. So who gets there first wins philosophy does not always apply. Don't see thoroughly polite in turn systems much. At least at the Red Cross blood testing, and Immigration, we get queue numbers assigned. Think of the chaos without that.

With advancing age, we are less and less able to tolerate all the shit going on, without getting irritated. Remote quiet life maybe best.

I ask girls what their favourite foreign nationalities are. I guess I don't know the girls that like the Japs and Koreans that much. Most say they like Americans, Aussies, Kiwis, Danes (if they happen to have met any), but Europeans are less preferred overall. Maybe seen as more arrogant, selfish, stingy, impolite, black-hearted, or whatever.

[CzarNicholas]

This bus driver presents a possible solution to that situation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRQI2DEtu2I

I remember when this happened.

I don't believe he was arrested and didn't get fired LOL.

[Smoothy]

Being on a long train journey with a loud American woman talking non stop and in southern drawl was quite an annoyance for those wanting to nap.

This bus driver presents a possible solution to that situation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRQI2DEtu2I

[Syzygies]

I don't mind Aussies being loud. At least they stay out of my face and don't crowd my space. Indians do that shit too. I can be waiting in a cue and if there is an Indian guy behind me, he will be pushing right up against me. I can ask them to stop it, but they don't. So I let them go ahead of me and push into the person that was in front of me.

There are quite a number of cultures that will go in front of you and cut off your path. I noticed it in Germany a lot, and of course the Chinese in Hong Kong etc. Are worst in world, and Thais push in too (not liking to queue in an orderly manner) but a less. The worst thing is to be on a boat or bus with Chinese tour groups and have them pushing and shoving the whole time when could be quietly queuing, and I just turn around and push back the other way. They then have a shocked look on their faces, like they don't understand. Even being at a self serve food setup, e. G. Hotel Breakfast with Chinese is a trial. Their culture is just totally incompatible.

Thais consider Chinese (from China not American Chinese) and Viets to be very ill mannered. Manners matters more in Thailand for sure. Thais abhor the hoiking and spitting and nose blowing accepted in other cultures. However nose picking in public is accepted.

In the sports pub, in general conversations, the Americans are louder than the Aussies in my perception, but the Aussies go bananas (loud) when cheering their sports team, which can be like a lightning strike when they yell. The English have easily the most foul language (that I can understand) from mid to lower classes with the "c*nt" word coming out a lot, so I wish they could keep their foul language to a much lower volume. It's embarrassing for other farangs. In general I find americans to be polite but loud. Being on a long train journey with a loud American woman talking non stop and in southern drawl was quite an annoyance for those wanting to nap.

Out in an Isaan province, all the locals speak in a very loud excited manner for general conversation, than I am not used to, and quite unlike Bangkok. Any quieter and you know it must be something secretive or furtive. In old days I did experience very loud southern Thais when drinking and partying too, so not just Issan people.

Working in Italy, I find them very loud and over excited too. Germans quiet. Scandinavians the best in the world in all aspects of manners I think.

One work colleague was Australian, and spoke so softly in a noisy environment, I could rarely hear him. Another Brit always spoke very fast with low mouth movement (like a ventriloquist) similar to Indians but with lower pitch and English accent. Probably more like Irish who speak with a closed mouth a lot. He was very hard to understand at times, and non native English speakers had little hope. Americans are easier to understand, if they stay away from slang, Ghetto vocab, and not deep south, as tend to speak slower and higher volume levels.

I think we all get irritated by behaviour well outside what we are used to in our own cultures. I like my personal space, which groups of Indians seem to stuff up in Billboard bar. They party too much in your face or nearly on your lap. Don't notice any other ethnic group annoying me as much. I can't be near groups that stink (whatever the origin or ethnic group), so could not queue at the money exchange with Arabs and could not be in a lift with them. So that rules out Soi 3 and Soi 5 Hotels quickly, any of the low odd Sois through to Soi 9 most likely.

I don't have a problem with those that are exceptions to the stereo type. I have Chinese, Japanese, English and Indian buddies, no problem. These would all be somewhat non typical for the group.

[Mr Enternational]

Flying from Bangkok to Manila.

A few minutes before landing the attendant starts spraying some very very strong chemical spray into the vents whilst walking past.

I am not easily bothered by these things, but I was choking uncontrollably as were others, I asked wtf are you doing?

She apologized and said it was health dept protocol? It was my guess they were aware of a very very ill passenger) it was very very strong,

It is for insects. So those from one country do not fuck up shit in another country. Maybe strong is relative. The only kind that I have smelled has a lemon scent and I actually like it. It is supposed to be sprayed toward the floor, not overhead or into vents.

https://www.transportation.gov/airconsumer/spray

https://www.cntraveler.com/stories/2...-bug-spray/amp

[Kajos]

That spray is disgusting, irritating, but the active ingredient is usually permthrin which is essentially non-toxic. http://www.travelstart.co.za/blog/ai...abin-spraying/ Don't know about the toxicity of the propellants etc in the spray can.

For preventative measures to avoid getting sick from a fellow passenger, probably best is a well-fitted N99-rated face mask. I like this one, comfortable, with ventilation valves so the insides doesn't get soggy and has a type of carbon fiber that specifically helps catch and kill bacteria and viruses https://cambridgemask.com/.

And wash your hands often with soap and water before, during, and after the flight. Especially after passing though immigration with those fingerprint readers that so many countries now use.

Flying from Bangkok to Manila.

A few minutes before landing the attendant starts spraying some very very strong chemical spray into the vents whilst walking past.

I am not easily bothered by these things, but I was choking uncontrollably as were others, I asked wtf are you doing?

She apologized and said it was health dept protocol? It was my guess they were aware of a very very ill passenger) it was very very strong, well before I even arrived to my hotel in manila I was getting very very ill and I didn't get out of bed for a couple of days.

I am not an infectious disease specialist, is anyone aware of any preventive measures that can prevent this? I was very ill, if not for the fact I was in manila.

And the admonition from mr tooms about medical "doctors" with crucifix wounds on their hands etc etc LOL I would have sought medical tx!

Post-script Thai hookers seems safe enough for me.

Its the ones in Mexico that get me really really ill.

Almost every visit!

[FarangPunter]

Flying from Bangkok to Manila.

She apologized and said it was health dept protocol? It was my guess they were aware of a very very ill passenger) it was very very strong, well before I even arrived to my hotel in manila I was getting very very ill and I didn't get out of bed for a couple of days.

I am not an infectious disease specialist, is anyone aware of any preventive measures that can prevent this? I was very ill, if not for the fact I was in manila.

You want to avoid having direct contact with the A/C on Airplane. It recycles the air on board. Your best beat would be to wear mask with a decent filter, wash your hands, and avoid touching the eyes throughout the flight.

[Goatscrot]

I have found that some arabs have quite poor manners. Have you flown an arabic airline and sat on the aisle? I have had many bad experiences. Often, they stand up most of the flight right next to you with their butt in your face talking with their buddies seated across the aisle from you. That has happened to me multiple times. One time in business class on Qatar airways, I had the aisle and some Arabic guy stood next to me the entire flight talking to another Arabic guy seated next to me at the window (talking over me the entire time). I nicely asked the guy next to the window to change seats with me so he and his friend could talk, and he refused saying he liked the window seat.

Just recently, I flew Lion air to Bali. Some Arabic guys (obviously not upper class or very well educated from the way they acted) were on the flight. As we were getting on the flight, they actually pushed past people to get to their seats. They would not wait in the cue, they literally forced themselves past people to get to their seats. So odd. Then when the plane landed, they did the same thing. They got up and forced their way past everyone in the aisle to get off the plane.

I don't mind Aussies being loud. At least they stay out of my face and don't crowd my space. Indians do that shit too. I can be waiting in a cue and if there is an Indian guy behind me, he will be pushing right up against me. I can ask them to stop it, but they don't. So I let them go ahead of me and push into the person that was in front of me.

I have no problem pushing back. Have had some of 'them try to cut in front of me on the mrt and bts platforms. I tell them there is a que and if they don't respond, I'll grab them. I've gotten in their grill in airports before as well.

[Kerrstar]

I do not see why you have to pay a premium to sit families together? If they increased the fares to incorporate grouped seating I wouldn't notice an increase of $20 in $5000 worth of fares.

If you decide to start your own family revisit this situation and tell me you would allow your child to sit next to a total stranger on an overnight flight with the airline telling you to suck it up.

I was flying with Singapore Airlines from Singapore to London one time with my wife and 5 year old daughter. They wanted to sit us all separately so I spat the dummy. Ended up with my wife and daugther together and me in the row behind. We were not happy.