What do you crave from the west?

**mad_dog** · 12-02-2007, 12:48 PM

Originally Posted by Lily

^I have to agree with you here.

They are almost all trained in the west anyway.

Any statistics to back that up love?

**Marmite the Dog** · 12-02-2007, 03:17 PM

Real beer.

Not the Aussie, Dutch, Seppo or German crap, but real, hand-drawn English beer.

I really must get round to making my own.

**danbo** · 12-02-2007, 03:21 PM

Quality Sunday newspapers. Ones that require a whole Canadian Redwood for one edition.

**Lily** · 12-02-2007, 04:05 PM

Originally Posted by mad_dog

Any statistics to back that up love?

None at all, but in my experience that has been the case.

**danbo** · 12-02-2007, 04:09 PM

I don't know where the doctors in LoS are trained, but from anecdotal and personal experience I have always found them to be excellent....I went to my doctor in the UK last week and said, 'Doctor, I keep getting a pain in my left foot'. He said, 'Gout.' I said, 'I've only just come in'.

**Agent_Smith** · 12-02-2007, 09:42 PM

Taco Bell

**friscofrankie** · 12-02-2007, 11:27 PM

Originally Posted by Mr Earl

^All the doctors I've seen here are pretty good. Better than the pretentious arseholes you often see in the USA.

Until this last month I would have agreed with you. My recent experiences with two hospitals and several doctors in the last four weeks leads me to have a different opinion.
I was bounced form doctor to doctor had 7 10cc vials of blood drawn over two days, they guessed every thing from aids, hepatitis, gout, diabetes and alcoholism (I've had a few beers on one night in 6 weeks). I went back on a follow up visit and as I walked in, they said, "you need to have a blood test" befre I eve saw a doctor or had anyone explain what the fuck was gong on with ll them other tests.

Walked right out the fuckin' door.

They poked, prodded insisted on keeping me in the hospital for "up to" 5 days for observation. During this time I was treated with all the respect and given the same information as a lab rat. Not one of the doctors could speak English nor did they look over 25 years old.

I did get a nice shot of morphine suitable for someone half my weight but a large bag of Tramadol prescribed in double dose was a nice bonus...

I rarely visit a doctor; this is a lesson learned, I will refuse to speak Thai when going to the doctor from now on, should increase my chances of getting one with at least some decent training.

But the question was; what do I miss about the west? Availability of good books.

**stroller** · 12-02-2007, 11:42 PM

Several second-hand bookshops run by an US expat in C.M., so I heard.

**friscofrankie** · 13-02-2007, 12:22 AM

yeah, George has his Gecko books, there are a few others as well. Still not quite up to the variety you'll find in the States by a long shot. Basically you get what the tourists bring on their trips. lots of popular novels some new age stuff (not all of it bad) and Thailand tales.

I've got a friend with a library card at CMU; even the books there, shit for choice.

**Gerbil** · 13-02-2007, 01:00 AM

Originally Posted by friscofrankie

But the question was; what do I miss about the west? Availability of good books.

Just download them off the web. Loads of e-books there. Just load into a PDA and you're all set.

**Spin** · 13-02-2007, 01:08 AM

Western salaries.

**LesBonsTemps** · 13-02-2007, 03:01 AM

Originally Posted by Anonymous Coward

Inexpensive good wine.

Absolutely!! After a visit to Thailand, I'm ready to head straight to the wine section of Kroger for the $10-11 bottles.

**Mr Earl** · 13-02-2007, 07:16 AM

Originally Posted by LesBonsTemps

Originally Posted by Anonymous Coward

Inexpensive good wine.

Absolutely!! After a visit to Thailand, I'm ready to head straight to the wine section of Kroger for the $10-11 bottles.

Macro here has decent prices on wine. They often have promotions and specials. Trouble is it is all written in thai so you need to inquire with the staff.

**Roc** · 13-02-2007, 07:57 AM

The NHS!!

**Skulldigger** · 13-02-2007, 11:03 AM

Bear steak.

**slimboyfat** · 13-02-2007, 11:08 AM

walking on a beach at home in the winter and having that huge space all to myself.

just somewhere without any other people around would be nice for a change

**Marmite the Dog** · 13-02-2007, 11:40 AM

Western women

Just kidding!

**slimboyfat** · 13-02-2007, 01:08 PM

well i do miss my mother sometimes. but that is obviously not a craving.

she makes bread that looks as good as peterpan's efforts

**DrB0b** · 13-02-2007, 06:11 PM

Good quality city parks. Being able to drink water from the
tap. Nowt else.

**hillbilly** · 13-02-2007, 06:22 PM

Cast iron skillets.

**mad_dog** · 13-02-2007, 06:29 PM

pink nipples !

**beware of the dog** · 13-02-2007, 09:57 PM

Originally Posted by mad_dog

pink nipples !

I thought you were into Thai Chinese girls. Most of mine have had them

**beware of the dog** · 13-02-2007, 10:01 PM

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

Western women

Hmmm can't imagine they miss you too much either.

**LesBonsTemps** · 13-02-2007, 10:08 PM

Originally Posted by hillbilly

Cast iron skillets.

Hillbilly, would that be for the cornbread? I still use my grandmother's castiron cookware -- a skillet and a "corndodger" pan.

**Whiteshiva** · 14-02-2007, 08:47 AM

Originally Posted by Helicopter

Western salaries.

With western taxes - no way!

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