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I have visited Thailand twice now. Both times spending most of my time staying in Bangkok at the Livingstone Lodge and had a great time. I plan on staying there next trip to Thailand as well but not for the whole trip. I would like to visit other parts of the country but still stay in at a place that is as comfotable and offer the same services. Does any one know of any places that are like the Livingstone in other parts of Thailand.
Thanks for any info.
[QUOTE=Phordphan;1411233]I had a long conversation with an elderly lady a few months back. She was living in BKK with her husband in the early 1960s as part of the UN, or something. Her two kids were born in BKK. Anyway, she described to me how farang were treated then, and it was just unbelievable. White folks were something of a novelty. Today, the farang has such an image problem. Fat, tattooed drunks running around half naked, with obvious bar girls in tow, seem to be an all too common sight. It seems the past decade, or so, has seen a major influx of the "lowest common denominator" of the farang tourist. So, IMHO, anything we can do to try to reduce that stereotype is a good thing.[/QUOTE]You must mean like this image:
[url]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/06/16/article-1287193-0A0B1990000005DC-324_468x564.jpg[/url]
[QUOTE=Western787; 1411746]You must mean like this image:
[url]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/06/16/article-1287193-0A0B1990000005DC-324_468x564.jpg[/url][/QUOTE]That is a real "cheap Charlie"! Not willing to spend 20 baht on the songthaew.
[QUOTE=Wolvenvacht;1411748]That is a real "cheap Charlie"! Not willing to spend 20 baht on the songthaew.[/QUOTE]LOL, here is the corresponding article back in 2010.
[url]http://www.sinlung.com/2010/06/perversion-of-paradise-thousands-of.html[/url]
[QUOTE=Western787; 1411750]LOL, here is the corresponding article back in 2010.
[url]http://www.sinlung.com/2010/06/perversion-of-paradise-thousands-of.html[/url][/QUOTE]Here's the first in a series of YouTube segments about Thai women searching for farang husbands. It's been on YouTube for some time so many of you may have already viewed it. If not, you may find it interesting, though the plot is as you would expect.
[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STCpKDAmKSs[/url]
[QUOTE=Harold444;1411848]Nobody is forcing these butt-ugly bar girls to go with the guys you described. They need each other. Do you think a thai man is going to build a house for a butt-ugly bar girl. LOL.[/QUOTE]Mai kow jai. What's your point?
[QUOTE=Harold444;1411848]Nobody is forcing these butt-ugly bar girls to go with the guys you described. They need each other. Do you think a thai man is going to build a house for a butt-ugly bar girl. LOL.[/QUOTE]A Thai man is probably not going to build a house for a beautiful bar girl either and I am quite sure he is willing to consider marrying an ugly daughter of a rich and hi-so family. In Thailand marriage is still very much a matter of economy and prestige. A rich Thai man can still take a mia noi or (if not so rich) visit one of the many Thai brothels.
[QUOTE=Western787; 1411746]You must mean like this image:
[url]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/06/16/article-1287193-0A0B1990000005DC-324_468x564.jpg[/url][/QUOTE]I agree with the "elderly lady". Bangkok in the mid 60's was then, from what I read about today, an entirely different place. Yes, the bar girls were there and there were places to go that were crazy but it was a little lower key and not as "in your face". Sex tourists didn't exist, at least not in the open, but of course the Viet War was in full swing, and when the GI's got out of Viet an leave with money in their pocket it could get wild. I was a Sergeant in the US Air Force at the time and lived "on the economy" in military terms, IE:,"I had an apartment". Even in those days however, if you didn't have a lot of money, there was not much to do except Drink and FxxK, of which I did my share! But the way I was treated by the Thai people was wonderful and the people I met were fantastic. I spent some weekends at the Chairman of the Thai Senates home in Pattaya (nothing there at that time) , went to large high level political dinners, water skied with the Chief of the Bangkok Police and President of the Singha Brewery and on and on. I don't believe and of that could happen today-perhaps we have truly become "The Ugly American".
Comment on the photo: I saw similar things happened when I was there, but it would have been just playing around and not out in the bright light of day. IE:, pick up your GF and fooling around carry her for a bit with both laughing. Maybe that is what was going on in this picture, who knows, but it shouldn't have been on a main street in the middle of the day.
[QUOTE=MrClen; 1412129]I agree with the "elderly lady". Bangkok in the mid 60's was then, from what I read about today, an entirely different place. Yes, the bar girls were there and there were places to go that were crazy but it was a little lower key and not as "in your face". Sex tourists didn't exist, at least not in the open, but of course the Viet War was in full swing, and when the GI's got out of Viet an leave with money in their pocket it could get wild. I was a Sergeant in the US Air Force at the time and lived "on the economy" in military terms, IE:,"I had an apartment". Even in those days however, if you didn't have a lot of money, there was not much to do except Drink and FxxK, of which I did my share! But the way I was treated by the Thai people was wonderful and the people I met were fantastic. I spent some weekends at the Chairman of the Thai Senates home in Pattaya (nothing there at that time) , went to large high level political dinners, water skied with the Chief of the Bangkok Police and President of the Singha Brewery and on and on. I don't believe and of that could happen today-perhaps we have truly become "The Ugly American".
Comment on the photo: I saw similar things happened when I was there, but it would have been just playing around and not out in the bright light of day. IE:, pick up your GF and fooling around carry her for a bit with both laughing. Maybe that is what was going on in this picture, who knows, but it shouldn't have been on a main street in the middle of the day.[/QUOTE]Thanks for the 50 year old update.
I bet you miss those days.
[QUOTE=Luvpuss; 1412216]Thanks for the 50 year old update.
I bet you miss those days.[/QUOTE]Don't cast too many stones, Mr. DSM-IV 302. 89.
IMHO, you're lucky somebody didn't beat the sh*t out of you.
[QUOTE=Phordphan; 1412403]Don't cast too many stones, Mr. DSM-IV 302. 89.
IMHO, you're lucky somebody didn't beat the sh*t out of you.[/QUOTE]Hold your horses big boy.
I was serious about the info from 50 years ago.
It was interesting reading.
Sorry you can't figure it out.
[QUOTE=Luvpuss; 1412422]Hold your horses big boy.
I was serious about the info from 50 years ago.
It was interesting reading.
Sorry you can't figure it out.[/QUOTE]My apologies if I misinterpreted it as sarcasm.
[QUOTE=Phordphan;1412445]My apologies if I misinterpreted it as sarcasm.[/QUOTE]No worries.
I probably should have written it differently.
[QUOTE=Luvpuss; 1412422]Hold your horses big boy.
I was serious about the info from 50 years ago.
It was interesting reading.
Sorry you can't figure it out.[/QUOTE]I just typed a nice long reminiscing piece on BK 50 years ago. But for some reason it was kicked out. I saw that it was "auto saved". Does anybody have an idea on how to recover this "auto save". This is not the first time this has happened to me.