Rants, Stupid Shit and Coronavirus in Thailand

[Crocodilexp]

I can answer that one.

Thaifriendly is probably now the least popular of the dating sites (doesn't mean it's bad), followed by Thaicupid (which some girls like because you need to pay to access / respond so it weeds out the cheapstakes).

It's all been replaced by the god-of-all apps = Tinder.

Don't know about ThaiCupid, but quality on Tinder has been absolutely dismal in terms of quality in 2019 (I haven't looked since).

Tinder has an enormous percentage of ladyboys classified as girls, as well as plastic-looking women. Last time I tried, I found maybe 1 out of 20 profiles anywhere close to interesting, and I'm not picky when it comes to looks, just want somebody looking roughly "normal" and "girl next door", without a fake plastic vibe.

ThaiFriendly is way, way better, even in its diminished state compared to several years ago.

[Houston Player]

I can answer that one.

Thaifriendly is probably now the least popular of the dating sites (doesn't mean it's bad), followed by Thaicupid (which some girls like because you need to pay to access / respond so it weeds out the cheapstakes).

It's all been replaced by the god-of-all apps = Tinder.

It's full of young pretty girls but most are either looking for P4 P or young guys. I do pretty well but it's a long game and tourists have very low chances to score these coffe-shop hoppers, instagram young junkies.

I've been doing a few of them but they're really not my type, they treat you like a glorified photographer and they're not the best in the sack either.

Some young girls just as soon as you match, ask for your LINE (a must for communication) and send you 20 nudes with the caption: 2,000 thb for 2 hours and 1 shot.

I tend to ignore anything below 27 28, that way I get girls that are fairly serious about wanting to just hook-up, can hold somewhat of a conversation and are more fun in bed (if it gets there).

Many of these girls have been burned before, one-night-stands, Friends with benefits, stock investments. They are wary of guys so it takes a bit longer to get them on your side of the fence, but it's possible.

If you're looking for a little less stunning girls, badoo is worth a try, I have pulled a few girls from there and all ended up in bed without a lot of convincing. Just need to be treated with respect.

I stick to my few rotation of girls now and a bit out the dating app game, but I'm sure you can find what you're looking for in Tinder.

One word of advice, I bought their premium for one week and it was the biggest waste, girls they say were interested in you were not really and it's all made to look like there's lots of girls that like you but you can't see them unless you pay.

You can fare just as well with the free option: have an interesting profile name, good photos, fun photos and an interesting Bio. Fun photos are the most crucial, it shows the girls there can be a good time to be had with you. And Sanook is what these girls love.

In my opinion TF is by far the best. Much better than Tinder, hit rate is 10 to 1 over Tinder for older guys. If I send 10 TF messages I get responses on 7. If I like 10 Tinder profiles I get matched 1 time.

[NicFrenchy]

You are a qualified person to ask the following question. Before I ask, I first joined TF around 2015 and was amazed at the quantity of beautiful women. But my first trip was to BKK in 2017 and then three trips to Phuket in 2019. I noticed in 2019 that the quantity of beautiful women on TF decreased tremendously compared to my experience in 2015. Any idea what is the cause?

I can answer that one.

Thaifriendly is probably now the least popular of the dating sites (doesn't mean it's bad), followed by Thaicupid (which some girls like because you need to pay to access / respond so it weeds out the cheapstakes).

It's all been replaced by the god-of-all apps = Tinder.

It's full of young pretty girls but most are either looking for P4 P or young guys. I do pretty well but it's a long game and tourists have very low chances to score these coffe-shop hoppers, instagram young junkies.

I've been doing a few of them but they're really not my type, they treat you like a glorified photographer and they're not the best in the sack either.

Some young girls just as soon as you match, ask for your LINE (a must for communication) and send you 20 nudes with the caption: 2,000 thb for 2 hours and 1 shot.

I tend to ignore anything below 27 28, that way I get girls that are fairly serious about wanting to just hook-up, can hold somewhat of a conversation and are more fun in bed (if it gets there).

Many of these girls have been burned before, one-night-stands, Friends with benefits, stock investments. They are wary of guys so it takes a bit longer to get them on your side of the fence, but it's possible.

If you're looking for a little less stunning girls, badoo is worth a try, I have pulled a few girls from there and all ended up in bed without a lot of convincing. Just need to be treated with respect.

I stick to my few rotation of girls now and a bit out the dating app game, but I'm sure you can find what you're looking for in Tinder.

One word of advice, I bought their premium for one week and it was the biggest waste, girls they say were interested in you were not really and it's all made to look like there's lots of girls that like you but you can't see them unless you pay.

You can fare just as well with the free option: have an interesting profile name, good photos, fun photos and an interesting Bio. Fun photos are the most crucial, it shows the girls there can be a good time to be had with you. And Sanook is what these girls love.

[Crocodilexp]

You are a qualified person to ask the following question. Before I ask, I first joined TF around 2015 and was amazed at the quantity of beautiful women. But my first trip was to BKK in 2017 and then three trips to Phuket in 2019. I noticed in 2019 that the quantity of beautiful women on TF decreased tremendously compared to my experience in 2015. Any idea what is the cause?

For me, TF was at its peak (for regular girls, not PFP) around 2010-2013 and declined afterwards, slowly but noticeably.

No idea about the reasons, I can only speculate. Perhaps it has to do with demographics, average age in Thailand rose from 35 in 2010 to 40 in 2020, so there are fewer young women. For me, 40 is when the good and cuteness looks of most Thai women decline, although there are exceptions.

Farang tend to be less popular among younger Thais as well. Once upon a time each one of us was assumed to be rich and a potential great catch, even the older folks without much going for them. Now it's more of "meh, maybe".

Last, but not least, I hate the 3 trends of thick drawn-on eyebrows, tattoos or fake noses. Most Thai women on TF have at least one these days. When it comes to Thai women, I always loved the simple, sweet, and friendly vibe. They were never too good at the sex-bomb, 100% dolled up, hot high-maintenance kind of style, it ends up fake and ugly. The 3 trends kill their key strength. Maybe someone prefers this new look, but it's not for me.

Among normal girls online, the eagerness to jump in bed has declined as well. It's not exactly hard (compared to the west), but I feel that since about 2014 I had to "work for it" more than before, and a higher percentage of contacts or fist dates don't go anywhere.

Don't get me wrong, TF is still a goldmine, relative to any dating sites in the west.

[Vendelo]

When it comes to mongering, the supply of girls in Thailand has thinned out considerably between 2010 and 2019, to the point that it was already a shadow of its former self. After the pandemic, it will not go back to the 2019 levels, and plenty of girls will be turned off by the health risks.

You are a qualified person to ask the following question. Before I ask, I first joined TF around 2015 and was amazed at the quantity of beautiful women. But my first trip was to BKK in 2017 and then three trips to Phuket in 2019. I noticed in 2019 that the quantity of beautiful women on TF decreased tremendously compared to my experience in 2015. Any idea what is the cause?

[PedroMorales]

This is awfully pessimistic, but you're not fundamentally wrong. Travel restrictions are going to be relaxed at a glacial pace, and the world might not get back to where it was in 2019 for a long, long time. Even now, most of us can go somewhere, sometimes with somewhat bearable conditions (like a PCR test), but the age of just a few clicks to book and hopping on a plane to virtually anywhere without a worry if you'll be able to move onward are over.

When it comes to mongering, the supply of girls in Thailand has thinned out considerably between 2010 and 2019, to the point that it was already a shadow of its former self. After the pandemic, it will not go back to the 2019 levels, and plenty of girls will be turned off by the health risks.

Some cultures tend to mostly ignore Covid despite the death toll, but Thailand isn't among them, they developed a massive paranoia surrounding the disease, although they got out relatively lightly so far. If the HIV scare put a damper on our hobby in Thailand, Covid will be 100 x worse, since effects are immediate, you can easily transmit it to family, and protection way more difficult. The authorities won't be too eager to support the naughty nightlife scene re-building (we're well beyond re-opening now, most venues are gone) and might use the opportunity to kill off most of it for good.

Even (especially?) in Europe, there is too much demand to show an array of papers. Countries are moved from green to red and back again in a blink, sinking any hope of making plans. I am off on my travels in a few days. I checked requirements countless times but I have only discovered I need another Covid test and another paper. There is a bigger game afoot here and we are all the collateral damage.

Your post is good. Check out the Philippines pages. Pathetic pictures of pussies, growth "models" that would warrant a straight fail in any school and endless links without context. The Dutch chick I follow has a purpose, as all travel should.

I watch Pattaya videos. Wall to wall vagabonds and Thai and farang tear assing on walks up and down the promenade like they are prisoners let out for an hour or so.

When the tourist dust settles, SE Asia will be well dowen the big boys' list, fighting for tourist crumb with the lockdown paradise of Australia.

If a newer model emerges, it will not be for God fearing mongers like us but more for the packaged tour top dollar lot. The freedom and anarchy are gone.

[Crocodilexp]

For me, SE Asia is over. I pity all the vagabonds in Pattaya but they are in my prayers, as they are in the day dreams of spammers. I see the curtains coming down all over the world and I can't see them being lifted again in my life time.

This is awfully pessimistic, but you're not fundamentally wrong. Travel restrictions are going to be relaxed at a glacial pace, and the world might not get back to where it was in 2019 for a long, long time. Even now, most of us can go somewhere, sometimes with somewhat bearable conditions (like a PCR test), but the age of just a few clicks to book and hopping on a plane to virtually anywhere without a worry if you'll be able to move onward are over.

When it comes to mongering, the supply of girls in Thailand has thinned out considerably between 2010 and 2019, to the point that it was already a shadow of its former self. After the pandemic, it will not go back to the 2019 levels, and plenty of girls will be turned off by the health risks.

Some cultures tend to mostly ignore Covid despite the death toll, but Thailand isn't among them, they developed a massive paranoia surrounding the disease, although they got out relatively lightly so far. If the HIV scare put a damper on our hobby in Thailand, Covid will be 100 x worse, since effects are immediate, you can easily transmit it to family, and protection way more difficult. The authorities won't be too eager to support the naughty nightlife scene re-building (we're well beyond re-opening now, most venues are gone) and might use the opportunity to kill off most of it for good.

[PedroMorales]

Instead of being so bleak, you should look to new horizons. There are great times being had in South America and the Caribbean. I am still paying rent in Pattaya, but I am in no hurry to get back there. There are other shows in town to be enjoyed.

Thanks for the tip but it is too much hassle and that hassle will only grow. I follow a brave Dutch chick on Youtube who motorbikes around Africa. Braver and more adventurous than me. As well as being a looker, she is so organized. But I am not going into within 20 metres of lions. SE Asia was good for non stop sessions with LBFMs but, for me, it is over.

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

[Mr Enternational]

For me, SE Asia is over. I pity all the vagabonds in Pattaya but they are in my prayers, as they are in the day dreams of spammers. I see the curtains coming down all over the world and I can't see them being lifted again in my life time.

Instead of being so bleak, you should look to new horizons. There are great times being had in South America and the Caribbean. I am still paying rent in Pattaya, but I am in no hurry to get back there. There are other shows in town to be enjoyed.

[PedroMorales]

Long but very interesting about immunity.

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/...ht-now/619965/

Thanks for the post. If you wonder who pays for it, you will see an owner of Johnson & Johnson, maker of the vaccines (sic), mentioned at the bottom of the article. Please check out the video below for a different and perhaps more informed approach. As for me, I cashed in all my US $ and other Forex (though I still have plenty in various bank accounts). For me, SE Asia is over. I pity all the vagabonds in Pattaya but they are in my prayers, as they are in the day dreams of spammers. I see the curtains coming down all over the world and I can't see them being lifted again in my life time. The world has gone mad to prop up Big Pharma's stock price.

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

[NicFrenchy]

Long but very interesting about immunity.

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/...ht-now/619965/

[Member #4753]

Pretty soon you are going to have to be vaccinated to enter Thailand so all this discussion about Ivermectin is moot.

Pretty sure you will need to be fully vaccinated to enter most countries in 2022.

[Explorer8939]

Pretty soon you are going to have to be vaccinated to enter Thailand so all this discussion about Ivermectin is moot.

[NiteRiderCal]

Ivermectin is great to treat parasitic worms, good to hear that it's helped you. There's no evidence whatsoever that it does anything for Covid.

Wrong! There is a lot evident. The evident is not gold standard and not definitive. Never the less, there is a ton of evident that it do work for covid. There is also a few evident that it does not work for covid, those study is also not definitive.

Some of the current study on ivermectin, like the one from Duke are designed to fail and when it does fail, it will not change anything. We need a study that is design to fairly test if it work or not.

[Paolo99]

Let's see if some members who always try to pump their stocks of Pfizer and Mode-rna on this site are going to call him paranoid or say that he cannot properly read a medical study, or that science is on the side of universal covid vaccine.

Here is a well known scientist explaining everything about covid19, vaccines and pharmaceutical's interests.

I thought it's a very informative interview for anyone wanting to understand what's going on.

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