Small Town Life

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27-09-2007, 10:19 AM
buad hai

Small Town Life

Sometimes I forget what a small town Korat is. After all, it's fairly spread out and has lots of big shopping venues and some awful traffic.

Last night I was tutoring my two private students when their gorgeous 18 YO cousin, who lives next door, stopped by. I included her in on the conversation. I saw she was wearing a Swensens uniform so made a remark on her employment.

"Yes," she said. "When are you coming to Swensens again? Last time you had a 'Sticky Gooey Fantasy' and you were reading 'Baan Lae Suan' magazine. I was surprised you can read Thai." (I can't, but the pictures are nice.)

Now, this was at least two months ago. How can she remember such detail? What I ate? What I was reading? Methinks a visit to Swensens is in order for today....

Then again, it is a small town.
27-09-2007, 10:27 AM
MeMock

buad hai, i don't think you can really class Korat as a small town when it has a population of 147,437.

My town has 1 shopping centre (which has a supermarket and 8 other shops in the complex) and a population of around 6,000 people.

I usually cannot walk one block without having to talk to someone I know. It's the sort of place that the next morning people say to you 'how was dinner at the pub last night? You car was parked there a long time!)
27-09-2007, 10:52 AM
kingwilly

Quote:

Originally Posted by buad hai

Sometimes I forget what a small town Korat is. After all, it's fairly spread out and has lots of big shopping venues and some awful traffic.

Last night I was tutoring my two private students when their gorgeous 18 YO cousin, who lives next door, stopped by. I included her in on the conversation. I saw she was wearing a Swensens uniform so made a remark on her employment.

"Yes," she said. "When are you coming to Swensens again? Last time you had a 'Sticky Gooey Fantasy' and you were reading 'Baan Lae Suan' magazine. I was surprised you can read Thai." (I can't, but the pictures are nice.)

Now, this was at least two months ago. How can she remember such detail? What I ate? What I was reading? Methinks a visit to Swensens is in order for today....

Then again, it is a small town.

she just happened to stop by?

she just happened remember eveything about you from 2 months ago?

she wants to know when you are coming back??

FFS - run man run! Mrs BH will kill you!
27-09-2007, 10:52 AM
kk boy

BH can understand what you mean, same in Khon Kaen even though big population can go to the golf and one of the female caddies will say " Oh seen you in Big C the other day or saw you in one of the felang bars in town when passing", it is like a small town at times.
27-09-2007, 10:55 AM
buad hai

Quote:

Originally Posted by kingwilly

FFS - run man run! Mrs BH will kill you!

Pardon me, I just fell off my chair roaring with laughter. Thanks! (Can't green you just now but you deserve a dozen!)
27-09-2007, 10:58 AM
kingwilly

^ :1st:
27-09-2007, 10:58 AM
Butterfly

Quote:

Originally Posted by buad hai

Then again, it is a small town.

it's mianoi time, you lucky bastard
27-09-2007, 10:59 AM
kingwilly

Quote:

Originally Posted by MeMock

buad hai, i don't think you can really class Korat as a small town when it has a population of 147,437.

My town has 1 shopping centre (which has a supermarket and 8 other shops in the complex) and a population of around 6,000 people.

I usually cannot walk one block without having to talk to someone I know. It's the sort of place that the next morning people say to you 'how was dinner at the pub last night? You car was parked there a long time!)

yes but what would be the population of farang?? 200 ?
27-09-2007, 11:02 AM
MeMock

What - in Korat?

It would have to be way higher then that wouldn't it?
27-09-2007, 11:22 AM
Marmite the Dog

Quote:

Originally Posted by MeMock

My town has 1 shopping centre (which has a supermarket and 8 other shops in the complex) and a population of around 6,000 people.

That's what's known as a village.
27-09-2007, 12:48 PM
MeMock

in england perhaps, in australia we don't have villages, just towns and cities.

whats funny is that we are a regional centre so have all the govt departments, banks, businesses etc as the closest town in our state (over 1,000 people) is Broome which is a fraction over 1,000kms away.
27-09-2007, 12:57 PM
The_Dude

With Thai families being fairly large it would be suicide to even think such naughty thoughts! And to top it off it's Thais past time to gossip!
27-09-2007, 01:11 PM
Thetyim

Quote:

Originally Posted by kingwilly

Last time you had a 'Sticky Gooey Fantasy'

Did she remember what you ate as well ?
27-09-2007, 01:15 PM
BKKBoet

What we as Farang's need to remember is that while the population of the particular town or city we stay in is large, the farang population can be quite small meaning that you tend to stand out and are instantly recognisable!
27-09-2007, 01:24 PM
Texpat

Tell her you want another sticky gooey fantasy only this time she should provide it.
27-09-2007, 01:36 PM
buad hai

Quote:

Originally Posted by kingwilly

yes but what would be the population of farang?? 200 ?

I think that in the province there are well over 2000 farang. At least that's what one Immigration officer gave us as a top-of-the-head guesstimate.
27-09-2007, 01:40 PM
Jet Gorgon

^ BH, do all those Vietnam vets still congregate for beer breakfast in that Chinese hotel restaurant? I was there about eight years ago. They looked pretty old then. Sorry, can't remember the hotel name.
27-09-2007, 01:52 PM
buad hai

You know, Jet, I haven't been out to a bar (except for one) for breakfast, lunch, dinner or drinks in over a year.

The Vietnam vets actually moved over to the Pasinee restaurant a few years back. The place they used to meet was the VFW restaurant in the hotel you're thinking of.

I believe the VFW is mostly inactive now due to internal bickering.

There has been some controversy about the owner of the Pasinee, so I don't know if anyone goes there or not.
27-09-2007, 02:06 PM
Jet Gorgon

^ Thanks for that. I just remember the scene, with them all sitting there with their beers when I came down for breakkie. Very insular group.
27-09-2007, 02:17 PM
astasinim

Quote:

Originally Posted by Texpat

Tell her you want another sticky gooey fantasy only this time she should provide it.

:rofl:
27-09-2007, 02:19 PM
buad hai

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jet Gorgon

I just remember the scene, with them all sitting there with their beers

Yeah, most of them start around 10 AM. I drink, but I like to hold off at least until dusk. I kind of got tired of being teased about having plain soda with my kabob....
27-09-2007, 05:19 PM
baldrick

photos please

Quote:

Originally Posted by buad hai

gorgeous 18 YO cousin
27-09-2007, 06:37 PM
buad hai

Quote:

Originally Posted by baldrick

photos please

Not a chance, you old pervert. This is a mere child we're talking about....
:rolleyes:
27-09-2007, 08:41 PM
sharon

You must be attractive, that's why she remembers you. :)
28-09-2007, 09:04 AM
a. boozer

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thetyim

Quote:

Originally Posted by kingwilly

Last time you had a 'Sticky Gooey Fantasy'

Did she remember what you ate as well ?

:35:.................................................. ..........................................:1st:
28-09-2007, 05:55 PM
Dalton

^^ Or a good tipper
05-11-2007, 12:42 AM
redwood

ditto.

My nearest 'town' has a population of about 10,000, but maybe 40 farangs living w/in a 10km radius. I always go about my affairs there as if someone will see/remember me and parrot back their observations (correct or embellished) to someone in my extended family. I do so, because it has been done several times that wound its way back to my wife, sometimes weeks later. I have come to understand this as a part of life there. Not a lot of interesting things going on.
My wife's brother's, who is married himself, affairs with a local lady two villages (6km away) over took all of about 3 days to make their way back to us. It was sad to see and hear. But then again he probably did so knowing how fast the grapevine repeats things, faster than the internet I dare say.

To even do something not consistent to your position in the province would be suicidal in my opinion. Even BKK is not far enough away sometimes.
05-11-2007, 12:49 AM
sabang

I think you are confusing different moralities though.
In rural thailand, the more position you occupy in the local hierarchy the more you can expect to get away with, in fact are expected to do.
12-04-2008, 10:23 PM
sunsetter

Quote:

Originally Posted by Texpat

Tell her you want another sticky gooey fantasy only this time she should provide it.

:rofl:
14-04-2008, 08:50 AM
davearn

Excuse my ignorance but what exactly is Swendsens?

I have an idea but would like confirmation.

(Think we should have gone there instead after recent Teakdoor soiree !)
14-04-2008, 08:55 AM
sabang

Quote:

Originally Posted by sabang

I think you are confusing different moralities though.
In rural thailand, the more position you occupy in the local hierarchy the more you can expect to get away with, in fact are expected to do.

Umm, I have no idea how this off topic Post ended up in this Thread. :confused: Drunk mechanical error I suppose. Feel free to delete it Mod's.

A slightly embarassed sabang. :rolleyes:
14-04-2008, 09:06 AM
buad hai

Quote:

Originally Posted by davearn

Excuse my ignorance but what exactly is Swendsens?

It's Swensens, an ice cream parlor. Korat has two. One downtown and one at The Mall.

So, sabang, why do you think your post is off-topic? Made perfect sense to me first time around.
14-04-2008, 09:07 AM
sabang

Oh, OK then. I just thought it looked ridiculous BH. :(
14-04-2008, 09:10 AM
davearn

An ice cream shop, not exactly what I thought !