Plague incorrect, original post
[QUOTE=Bkk Rookie;1337388]There is a huge plague mounted by the entrance that reads "beware the willy stranger." It exists for a reason.[/QUOTE]This is what I was referring to, the above post.
He wrote plague, when he meant, plaque.
I was saying to responding poster "and its plaque, not plague". Referring to BKK Rookie's post. Responding poster corrected willy / wiley, I corrected plague / plaque.
Hence the confusion for you, I suppose. Yes plaque also refers to teeth, but Rookie was not talking about teeth.
And there is a plague of plaque amongst the SW's too, did you notice, one of the reasons I avoid them, LOL.
The flaw in Rick Rock's argument
I believe market to market relative value and pricing (example Phils versus Thailand) is always a valid issue in such threads. Rick Rock has a point in that Bangkok now has transaction prices that in some cases can be comparable to first world major cities. However, I believe he's defined the issue too narrowly.
Lets say (an otherwise average) middle age guy can either live in NYC or Bangkok, lets say typically spending 6 months at either A or B locale each year, his other time not in either city. For the sake of argument, assume living costs are the same, although of course I have yet to see a modern hi rise luxury duplex in NYC for $2, 000 USA per month.
Lets also assume this guy also has a fairly high "entertainment" budget of $5, 000 USA or $150, 000 baht per month. Which city would most middle aged guys prefer to live in for those 6 months of the year assuming most of this entertainment money was going to be directed at women? While the NYC funds would buy relatively little, in fact not even a single mistress, the same funds applied in Bangkok would probably be 10 times more valuable, and while the minor leagues relative to the rich Thai, Japanese, and Chinese millionaires that dominate the most beautiful women in Bangkok, compared to NYC this guy would probably have as many beauties at some of the very rich movers and shakers in NYC.
This is just one example where among other places I believe Rick Rock's analysis completely falls apart.
It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood.
[QUOTE=NicFrenchy;1366054]I can attest to that. My Salary is on the rise every year and Bonuses have been steady the past 2 years. Can't complain.[/QUOTE]I own my own business and the last four years have been record breaking. 2007, year before the storm was a year I would like to forget but once my client base readjusted it was off to the races. I live in an araea that you would be hard pressed to see any economic downturn. But most on my block are business owners and or professionals.
Simon says: Work Hard Monger Hard
Dude! The only thing I get.
[QUOTE=Rick Rock;1365931]I'm done. You guys enjoy shelling out double, triple, five times what we've been paying for sub par ass in sub par Third World cities and enjoy it. No complaints or opinions please, this is paradise. The only thing allowed is reports on girls who have been reported on 500 times in places that have been reported on 5000 times. I'll stop by and check how much the prices have gone up in another five years, if anyone still has[/QUOTE]Is that you're the most depressing guy on ISG. You whine about everything, argue with everyone, and just can't let it go. You're not going to influence guys. Maybe newbs but there are some of us that have done well and are not going to go to Asia and do the Cheap Charlie thing. Not saying I'll throw it away but quite frankly all this conversation and argument over a cup of coffee in the States is quite silly. I mean really, some of this shite is about $5.
On the other hand if you're in pussy heaven and as I suspect aren't making enough to partake in any other venue than the low end I'm sorry. But no need to try and shove your view of life down everyone's throat. Man I see you harping the same old story all over. Dude! You're in Asia, enjoy yourself. Don't get all would up about this and get everyone else all combative. Tell us where the best pussy is. Tell us what you did, who you saw, where you did her, how it was, how you negotiated, and finally pass along a name if you weren't to drunk to forget. That's what I want to see. Not this endless nobody can win whining about prices. And if you or I get nudged from the P4P scheme of life well then that's just a realy of life. No amount of crying and whining is going to change it. Maybe a better job. .
For now I'm good. If at 75 it becomes too costly I can probably live with that. My bigger concern is legislation.
Fiscal Cliff. That's funny.
[quote=tiger 888;1366071]i just hope the fiscal cliff cuts in and takes away buying power from where it does not belong. make the us a country where everything costs peanuts for buyers of china. let's talk again in 2 decades.[/quote]the politicians will kick the can down the road and all will be fine. my aging father is self sufficient, my kid is one year away from graduating with a degree that will gurantee a good standard of life. and if i don't monger it all away i can leave her a nice nest egg. i almost relish the cliff if it would mean drastic cuts in military. a loss of $1500-2000 a year isn't going to change my life much. in two decades i will be taking a pension and hopefully relaxing somewhere in asia with a yearly visit to the cold midwest.
again! in trying to get some sense into this whole cost conversation. you can't force your socioeconomic situation on others. i drive bmw, my neighbor (cheap charlie) drives toyota. he could talk till blue in the face i am not driving a toyota. i have my kid in a toyota (lexus actually) but that's for safety and reliability.
this whole $$ talk is nonsensical. smells a little of jealousy and quite frankly that's not something attractive in men. and to read about it day in and day out is a little much. i guess a lot of people like fighting windmills. i personally like to look forward and ask myself "how can i afford that?" sometimes i just have to say "i can't" other times it might be,"hmmm those three classic motorcycles collecting dust."
and at the end of the day it really really sounds like sour [url=http://isgprohibitedwords.info?CodeWord=CodeWord124][CodeWord124][/url]. guys that can't afford a certain lifestyle crying about it like babies. dude, i have a good life, but live in an area where there is huge wealth. i know a man that his father inlaw gave every child and inlaw $500, 000 for christmas. i saw the check. i don't have that kind of wealth but i am happy for my friend and if i can get any insight into how he amassed that wealth i am happy. i'm certainly not going to cry about it like a child.
now can we talk about pussy?
