"Fitting in" in your Isaan village. 8 Key points

[Marmite the Dog]

I can only speak about the Midget's family and a few other people in their village, but some people know better...

[Carrabow]

What is it that you see that would want you to commit genocide?

Quote: Marmite

I'm fine when I'm busy, but when I venture out, I just want to commit genocide.

Is that a problem?

[Marmite the Dog]

What is it that you see that would want you to commit genocide?

I just see all the oxygen that is going to waste.

[Carrabow]

What is it that you see that would want you to commit genocide?

I just see all the oxygen that is going to waste.

Maybe I am lucky where I am at. We have a few undesirables but from the most part everyone works for the families. Hell we even had a major drunk who went back to being a Monk and got his sh*t together.

[Marmite the Dog]

Maybe I am lucky where I am at.

The main problem with them is that they are rude, ignorant and can't drive for shit (that's what the Midget comes home moaning about everyday, anyway). Other minor things are the teachers who can't teach, every twat who phones the radio station has their radio turned up too loud so it feeds back (telling listeners to turn the radio down before calling 500 times a day obviously isn't enough to get through to their brain cell) and the shops who rarely have any stock then wonder why you get irritated after them dicking you around for an hour or so before telling you.

Apart from a few hundred other minor quibbles, it's paradise...

[Chairman Mao]

There's always blow-jobs for 200b to help even out the negatives.

[sabang]

can't drive for shit

absolutely

rude,

don't agree

ignorant

agree- not the same thing though

Apart from a few hundred other minor quibbles, it's paradise...

near enuff

[isanmick]

Maybe I am lucky where I am at.

The main problem with them is that they are rude, ignorant and can't drive for shit (that's what the Midget comes home moaning about everyday, anyway). Other minor things are the teachers who can't teach, every twat who phones the radio station has their radio turned up too loud so it feeds back (telling listeners to turn the radio down before calling 500 times a day obviously isn't enough to get through to their brain cell) and the shops who rarely have any stock then wonder why you get irritated after them dicking you around for an hour or so before telling you.

Apart from a few hundred other minor quibbles, it's paradise...

Thats how i feel in Sydney.

[Chris L]

^ Having no family is the way forward, in my opinion. I see all, and I mean all. the other farangs in my area have nothing but problems with their wives family. The family seem to think that it's a right that the farang in-law will employ them. Trouble with employing family is their quality of work. There's not much chance of the missus disciplining her own family member, so they usually abuse that fact. I've also noticed that when employing family there's a tendency to pay over the local rate.
Okay Rigger I accept "family" is good for you but in general I say keep them out.

Riggers right, a good family is good but I would have to agree......

The family working for me means 1 thing.....they are after a quick buck.
They wouldn't dream of giving a hand for free - always forgetting about the more than generous amount of time and help that I've given them.

Each and every time my wifes brother or father do something for me they break or damage something. EVERY TIME. The old guy works willingly and is quite ok. The 30 yo prick is completely useless. Yet he is so highly regarded by the family.

Mind you.....not unlike the West, where parents favour the ''weak' one.

[genghis61]

not so much about fitting in, but taking part - Children's Day at local school today - intended to go for an hour, spent over four hours. Enjoyed myself.
One other farang with kids at the school showed up for the afternoon - none of the old ones in the area (we're 40s) there's a bunch of 65-78 year olds with kids either theirs or inherited who will have been sitting in front of a tv or pc screen all day. Emailing each other about how they hate it here.

[rickschoppers]

not so much about fitting in, but taking part - Children's Day at local school today - intended to go for an hour, spent over four hours. Enjoyed myself.
One other farang with kids at the school showed up for the afternoon - none of the old ones in the area (we're 40s) there's a bunch of 65-78 year olds with kids either theirs or inherited who will have been sitting in front of a tv or pc screen all day. Emailing each other about how they hate it here.

Touchet............well said.

[Marmite the Dog]

Maybe I am lucky where I am at.

The main problem with them is that they are rude, ignorant and can't drive for shit (that's what the Midget comes home moaning about everyday, anyway). Other minor things are the teachers who can't teach, every twat who phones the radio station has their radio turned up too loud so it feeds back (telling listeners to turn the radio down before calling 500 times a day obviously isn't enough to get through to their brain cell) and the shops who rarely have any stock then wonder why you get irritated after them dicking you around for an hour or so before telling you.

Apart from a few hundred other minor quibbles, it's paradise...

Thats how i feel in Sydney.

Understandable seeing as the Aussie education system is on par with Thailand's.

[genghis61]

fitting in
Friday before last I 'fitted' new blades to both my pruning saws and set about cutting up the trunks/branches I've had stacked drying since April/May last year. What a difference a new blade makes - three cheers for Swedish steel..
Next morning - both saws missing. 'Borrowed' by Mr Neighbour, who'd kindly on-loaned one to a friend. Both back that evening. Can't help but imagine their earlier conversations
"has stupid farang bought new saws yet?"
"no, I'll let you know when he does"
Harmless fun . . .

[Rigger]

Next morning - both saws missing. 'Borrowed' by Mr Neighbour, who'd kindly on-loaned one to a friend

Fok that shit they are taking the piss, did the neighbour ask to borrow from the family or just took them, anyway they need to be told.

I use to be easy going but now fokem

[Chairman Mao]

That's why you strategically wipe spunk on the handle of anything new. And carry a tissue.

Makes an evening beer while looking at the empty spot in your garage more amusing.

[genghis61]

in the scheme of things, not an issue; it's that they had waited, waited, and waited some more for me to buy the new blades, then swooped - maybe they had nagging wives with lists of 'things to do with a sharp saw' that couldn't otherwise be done.

All my mechanic-type tools are kept inside the house in a big plastic bin in a locked room. No one ever has access to that. Of course if they don't know they exist they can't plot to 'borrow'.

[Rigger]

in the scheme of things, not an issue; it's that they had waited, waited, and waited some more for me to buy the new blades, then swooped

It would be to me and my wife, Mind you the wife is as tight as a fishes ashole when it comes to people out side of close friends or family

[somtamslap]

Of course the trick here is not to buy anything...it works..it works ridiculously well..

Only dab hands have mastered such a technique though..it involves having zero pounds and pence in one's current account...viable option.

Try it..

[Chairman Mao]

in the scheme of things, not an issue; it's that they had waited, waited, and waited some more for me to buy the new blades, then swooped - maybe they had nagging wives with lists of 'things to do with a sharp saw' that couldn't otherwise be done.

You sound way too sensible to be on a Thai forum mate.

[keekwai]

'Borrowed' by Mr Neighbour, who'd kindly on-loaned one to a friend.

Why don't you "borrow" his 18 year old daughter .. then "on-loan" her to me?