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    My wife doen't have a degree or any of that other shit but one of her best friends is the Mia Noi of a very rich connected ( well that was before all the rich Thais realised Thaksin was such a wanker )Thai guy, so does that make us connected?

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    my wifes got internet at home, does that count?

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    Quote Originally Posted by mrsquirrel
    1. My wife has a degree
    2. My wifes family is "connected"
    3. My wifes uncles brothers dogs uncles friends uncles next door neighbour is the chief of police of Nakhon Nowhere.
    4. I'm friends with somebody who is connected
    5. I'm friends with somebody who is the chief of police Nakhon Nowhere
    6.My friend is a millionaire
    not one of these things applies to me.


    except I sort of feel like I know memock and he's a millionaire.
    does that count?

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    Quote Originally Posted by reinvented View Post
    my wifes got internet at home, does that count?

    so has this young lass....


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    Quote Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon View Post
    ^
    was he Australian?
    name begins with A....
    nope,it was a seppo.met him at the Hash House pub.I was a bit pissed adn it probably came out a bit sarky like....

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    My bird has a degree (but she's forgotten most of what she learnt).

    Her uncle used to be the village headman, and her family are the ones who have to do the Mongolian religion stuff.

    No pigs in the family though.

    I don't know any important people (except DD).

    I went on the piss with a fairly senior copper once, but that was 5 years ago.

    I have many Lire millionaire friends!

    GoW is kinds Mongolian-Thai. Does that count as being Chinky-Thai?
    You cannae live wiv 'em and ye cannae fucking shoot 'em

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    All of this is bragging comes from giving a flying toss about the lives of other people and giving a flying toss about what other people think about you. Whenever I meet someone I imagine that I am visiting them in a particularly disgusting public lavatory where they work and then I don't care whatever they say, nor whatever they think of me - All I think is, 'Yeah, okay. But you work here; it stinks and it's dirty!'....Sometimes I forget myself and hold my nose which kind of gives the game away.
    Back off Margaret, you're on a sugar rush!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog
    GoW is kinds Mongolian-Thai. Does that count as being Chinky-Thai?
    It would, if you dressed it up a bit more advantageously, i.e. bragged about it - too late now.

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    Last month I met a guy in the bar of a hotel in Singapore, I was there on a business trip.

    I sat down and had ordered my beer, but not yet received it, when he jumped in with 'Hi, are you here on business?'. 'Yes I replied'.

    Then, 'I take it you're English, do you live in the UK?' (He was Scottish).

    'No, I'm not English and I don't live in the UK, I live in Italy'.

    Then with unbridled enthusiasm he went on in a tweny minute monologue..

    "I live in Thailand... I'm an engineer, I get paid $****** and it's great.... of course I'm in quite a high position in the company, and I get a few extra special favours......."

    When I eventually stopped to draw breath I asked him....

    'So who do you work for?'

    Oh I work for a company called... "******"

    At that point the barman looked at me with a knowing smile.

    Yes this little shit works for the same company I work for.

    He then went on and on and on for half an hour.

    I eventually said I think I might know someone who works with you and asked him if he knew a guy called (and I made a name up), no he said, so I made another name up and again he said no. I then asked do you know (and gave the name of a very good friend who works in our Thailand office), Yes he said, a great guy..

    Yes I said, please say hello for me when you see him.

    I then gave him my business card, which carries my client's details and left him to find out who he'd been talking to and try and recall exactly what level of BS he was giving out.

    I also look forward to meeting him sometime in the future, as I undoubtedly will... There is loads of fun to be had out of this...

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    ^

    Classic

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    When watching media, we should try to be aware of the bells and whistles: more bells and whistles means more shite and lies.

    I equate the media's bells and whistles to a man's bragging. The more bragging I hear, the less I'm likely to believe he's worth spending time with.

    But isn't this type of bragging found everywhere?

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    My wife's dad is the Mau pii (spirit doctor) for our village so he is very well connected with the other side. Don't mean to brag or anything.

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    I brag all the time. But then I'm a "Billy No Mates" (see, I'm even bragging now ) - so no c*nts listening

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    Quote Originally Posted by mrsquirrel View Post
    What is it with ex-pats and bragging? They love to do it. It's always over superficial shite that they believe is important to them or makes them look like they are knowledgeable about Thailand and it's locals.

    Some of the most common brags.

    1. My wife has a degree
    2. My wifes family is "connected"
    3. My wifes uncles brothers dogs uncles friends uncles next door neighbour is the chief of police of Nakhon Nowhere.
    4. I'm friends with somebody who is connected
    5. I'm friends with somebody who is the chief of police Nakhon Nowhere
    6.My friend is a millionaire


    feel free to add your own

    Some people do brag.

    But not all, or most that I know.

    Why?

    Because I don't associate with those type of people (even though a mate of mine might and we may go out together, or something for a night out).

    I don't say anything, usually. I just nod, and say, "yeah," or "nice."

    Some brag, some BS, some feel they need to. As long as I don't have to be around these types much, they can brag to anyone who'll put up with them.

    ............

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    I don't say anything, usually. I just nod, and say, "yeah," or "nice."
    Best response.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ChiangMai noon View Post


    except I sort of feel like I know memock and he's a millionaire.
    does that count?
    What? In baht?


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    Quote Originally Posted by Little Chuchok
    The one that gets me is "my wife is Chinese Thai"
    Yep, gotta agree there, what there really saying is:

    "she's not from Isaan but I still have to pay her so she sticks around. She puts the money in the bank instead of blowing it on Hello Kitty stuff"

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    And I know someone who knows someone who met MeMock, does this count?

    Oh, and I met TV's George, OE's Mandrake, TD's dirtydog and many other important sex- and expats, including the illustrious Gentleman Scamp, Butterfly and Bluecat...hey, I'm a V.I.P. sort of guy, not to be messed with!

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    Quote Originally Posted by stroller
    I'm a V.I.P. sort of guy
    Yeah but is your missus an ex ho?

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    The most vicious short-time yabba-head you could hope to find in Thermae - does this count as bragging?

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    Quote Originally Posted by RandomChances View Post
    I think Thailands the only place in the world where when you meet someone he imediatly tells you , my wife's got a degree, connected, rich ect. It's all just euphmisums for saying "my wife's not a whore"....who cares.
    That's exactly the reason. Like if not everyone would notice the difference 200 metres away.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MeMock
    I have been paying more attention recently and the one constant if the never ending negative threads you start.
    Accepting religion was that negative?

    Calls for migrants English debate - nope not negative either

    Skype phones - noppe

    Being knocked back for a loan because you are married to a foreigner - nope

    Viagra - nope

    Asiaexpats.com - - yes and I told you to fuck off as well. You aren't still upset about that are you you pathetic little wanker.

    Buying a 2nd hand house - nope

    Getting a new passport when on the run - nope

    Best airline for ignoring baggage limits - nope

    If you could be any Teakdoorer for a week who would it be and what would you do?-nope

    Brontok, Godzilla and AdobeR (aka Ravmon) - yes about a computer virus

    The world's most dangerous drug - nope

    So what you are trying to say really Memock is you are a petty little fuckwit. Well done thankyou for pointing that out.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Helicopter View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Little Chuchok
    The one that gets me is "my wife is Chinese Thai"
    Yep, gotta agree there, what there really saying is:

    "she's not from Isaan but I still have to pay her so she sticks around. She puts the money in the bank instead of blowing it on Hello Kitty stuff"
    I don't know mate, I used it to mean "she's a complete bitch who always wants to get her own way"

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    I figure that anyone who complains about braggarts is just voicing their own jealousy....

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    Quote Originally Posted by mrsquirrel View Post
    Some of the most common brags.

    1. My wife has a degree


    feel free to add your own
    I hate this one cos it's nearly always a way of saying "My wife isn't from a bar"

    But it shows one thing, that the level of intelligence of the company they keep.

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