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tsicar

plenty thai bashing ,whingeing and whining about the thais goes on on this forum.
much of it posted by myself,i have to admit.

..but has anybody thought about what thailand would be like without the clowns, corruption, idiocy, laziness, prostitution, anarchy etc?

just imagine there was no anarchy; the thais all worked hard and obeyed the law; were considerate to others- no idiots-just serious people going about their business, etc.
would any one of us still want to live there?
would miggins, somtamslap and co have anything interesting to post about and give us a chuckle?
would td even have a reason to exist?
design a "perfect" thailand, sorting everything you think you hate about the place, and (apart from the fukkn litter), i bet you would end up with a bland, characterless place with good weather but very little real appeal except for a beach or two (and let's face it, there are plenty of other places with better beaches etc) and some old temples nobody seriously gives a shit about anyway!

this has been keeping me awake for months now, and i have decided that after i become prime minister, i am gonna change:

NOTHING!

'cept the fukkn litter, of course

and maybe the religion, of course,
and maybe.......

naah. fukkit!

leave it as it is.

it's PERFECT

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buriramboy

It would be just like Singapore, nice and clean but boring as fok.

sabai sabai

There will always be something to moan about.

These people who do run down the Thais, include me in that one, would do the same about the locals if back home or anywhere in the world.

If not the locals, then the Weather or food or internet connection or TV or shite beer. The list is endless. That's what's great about these forums, you can get out all the stress

withnallstoke

Change the beer and leave the rest.

chitown

Why is it that I felt so drawn to this thread by the title?

Marmite the Dog

It'd give us nothing to moan about.

socal

Thats right. It would be a lame ass nanny state.

So all you Thai bashers, especially Pattaya, go to hell.

jamiejambos

Let"s face it Fella"s and [ LADIES ? ]...We all like a good whinge, it makes life worth living,

Thaimato

^ Yep! - a whinge is almost as good as a wank.....err...I think...maybe....not sure, really,
at least for a fella - but wot about the {LADIES}? They don't wank...at least not themselves...I suppose....ummm....

Neep

If it was within my power i would at least ensure that driving standards were raised, and enforced. I really don't think that would fuck up anyones holiday would it?

Bettyboo

I fully agree; I can't stand the whingers and Thai bashers - tossers the lot of 'em!

david44

Gruntled males will geerally resent the younger starrnger ways and objectto waht they see as relative ignorance,here of course they only come across top falngs likesmeg via net and in real life the idiot driver,hopeless plumber or lady to sober to encourage a grope ae usually brown

Bettyboo

^ Is that an English/Danish hybred language???

Smug Farang Bore

All but slowly they are changing it. Away goes the old style bars and up goes the big hotels and condos. Next Starbucks, Mc Ds, and pizza hut.

Just look at soi 22 over the past few years.

Rural Surin

This is the nature of folks. Criticism and challenging will always be en vogue.
In a forward progressive intent, less demeaning - not just in relation to Thais and Thailand, but everywhere.

Whinging and moaning is anarchical in it's own way. Stimulation would lose it's edge if all where foced upon homogeny.

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Rural Surin

Human history is just like that.

The attempts to gather others to mirror yourself.

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david44

Singhalese

sabang

It is an Englishman's gawd granted right to whinge about anything and everything, and everyone else's right to whinge about them whinging.

VocalNeal

Upcountry Thais drive like Indonesians so nothing different there. It works if one pays attention.
On multi lane hwys. thais drive like Amercians, in the middle lane at the posted speed limit, lane discipline be damned.

I'm in the change nothing camp. Not everywhere can be the same.

Sailing into trouble

You claim to be a Canadian Socal. So don't be a feckin hypocrite.

good2bhappy

empty

DrAndy

empty?

what about the tourists?

Rural Surin

Is this a wishful thought?

Why would one care to see everywhere the same?

Every situation, like everywhere, will naturally never repeat itself a second time. The universal order. Yet, some camps insist upon creating or forcing a false homogeneity.

DrAndy

yes, a bit like you returning to the fold here

never the same again; maybe some members didn't like what you said about them over there?

Rural Surin

If you only knew, Andy.....