WANTED - Confrontation Assistant

**JimmyBoy** · 13-08-2012, 09:18 AM

Due in part to my laziness and slight stammer my Thai language skills are pretty poor , just enough to get by on a daily basis . There have been numerous frustrating situations when trying to deal with Thais , where I really wanted to speak my mind and let rip with both barrels . I know that letting rip and saying just how you really feel to a Thai could induce the wrong reaction and possibly end up in some sort of confrontational situation , but in my mind being able to get it off my chest would for sure make me feel a lot better in the long run.

So I'm looking for a strong minded farang who is fully fluent in the Thai language to be my personal '' Confrontation Assistant '' , some one who could stand by my side and let rip on my behalf , some one who can tell it how it really is with both barrels.

Have you ever wanted to let rip and just get it off your chest , but found your lack of Thai language skills frustrating .

So have you got what it takes to pull the trigger in Thai and tell the offender that they are wrong / stupid /childish / lying / thieving /morons /etc .

**ShrewedPunter** · 13-08-2012, 10:00 AM

Can you not just take the "mai pen rai" attitude and not give a fuck..???

**aging one** · 13-08-2012, 10:22 AM

Thats a really good idea the Thai's love being confronted. Man up.

**Daft Old Cat** · 13-08-2012, 10:54 AM

Make sure you take on at least 12 of them at once.

**nigelandjan** · 13-08-2012, 11:43 AM

Think your living in the wrong Country mate ,, I know its amazingly frustrating at times ,, but its best to walk on by

**Seekingasylum** · 13-08-2012, 12:00 PM

Why on earth would anyone want to have it out with a goldfish?

Strange OP.

**superman** · 13-08-2012, 12:20 PM

Originally Posted by JimmyBoy

So have you got what it takes to pull the trigger in Thai and tell the offender that they are wrong / stupid /childish / lying / thieving /morons /etc .

Tsicar is yer man by all accounts, from reading his posts.

**dirtydog** · 13-08-2012, 12:45 PM

Originally Posted by thegent

Why on earth would anyone want to have it out with a goldfish?

You don't find goldfish anonying to the extent that you want to stamp on their heads untill they are a flattened mash of tiny little brains and skull? You need some hobbies.

**Necron99** · 13-08-2012, 02:11 PM

Just get some assorted rants and generic insulting phrases printed on cards and hand out as required.

**The Muffinman** · 13-08-2012, 02:38 PM

Let me get this straight.

You'd like to let off some steam/vent your frustrations by letting someone else do the insulting (and therefore copping the inevitable beating)?

What a great idea...I'm sure you'll have volunteers lining up in no time.

**DJ Pat** · 13-08-2012, 04:54 PM

They'll appear even dumber than usual if you confront them, they won't rant back to you, just look at you and smile which will annoy you even more..

If they say anything it'll be along the lines of ''Not serious na ka...''

**Rural Surin** · 13-08-2012, 05:23 PM

Originally Posted by aging one

Thats a really good idea the Thai's love being confronted. Man up.

Indeed, AO.
All that would be required would be to throw out the kreng jai/face doctrine [and their fuzzy social cousins].

Be in clover.

**Latindancer** · 13-08-2012, 05:43 PM

Originally Posted by Necron99

Just get some assorted rants and generic insulting phrases printed on cards and hand out as required.

If you REALLY want to do it, this is the way to go. But also get a card printed which you can show a taxi driver, which says : "please take me to the nearest hospital".

**Mid** · 13-08-2012, 05:50 PM

It would appear that the odd member takes the OP a tad too seriously ..............

**ENT** · 13-08-2012, 06:10 PM

He does. He's an idiot.

**Hampsha** · 13-08-2012, 06:24 PM

It's useless to argue about logical things to Thais. They believe what they believe. They think everything wrong is exactly the way things should be. They like corrupt people. You won't get far arguing with idiots. It's better just to leave or smile and ignore everything. Instead of wanting things to be better, you should join them and try to exploit them as that is what most all would really would like to do if they could. The happiest foreigners here ignore the insanity and enjoy the pleasures. Okay, that's the idea. I wish I could be that way myself. Good luck on your path to bliss.

**Latindancer** · 13-08-2012, 07:17 PM

Originally Posted by Hampsha

It's useless to argue about logical things to Thais. They believe what they believe. They think everything wrong is exactly the way things should be. They like corrupt people. You won't get far arguing with idiots.

This is why ENT loves the place. He fits right in and Thais think he is one of them.

**ShrewedPunter** · 13-08-2012, 09:44 PM

If us westerners had equal rights and were able to own businesses and such.

we'd clean up

**Lorenzo** · 13-08-2012, 09:55 PM

Deal with Thais as if they are one of those young mindless ditzy western liberal broads with a nice body. Bite your tongue and use em for whatever - get laid

**Tom Sawyer** · 13-08-2012, 10:38 PM

Originally Posted by ShrewedPunter

If us westerners had equal rights and were able to own businesses and such.

we'd clean up

When I first moved to Thailand I thought the same. But I've realized that's not actually true. The Thai are afraid of us - you're right - and that's why they hold us back, to the point of not even allowing us to buy a family home in our own name even if we're married to a Thai (not even jointly with a Thai citizen). However, the Thai operate through a patronage system of inter-family dealings, usually inter-chink-family system of business dealings. So if you set up shop next to a Thai-Chinese family business in order to compete, they'd still burry you - even if you had full legal rights and no articifially created bureaucractic impediments. When in Rome.. In other words, marry a Thai-Chink girl from a middle class biz family and you can become part of the network and you will likely prosper. Otherwise, marry a stunning indigenous Thai or Issan girl and have good looking kids and take them back to your country and watch them excel. Maybe one day they'll come back here, marry a thai-chin and so it goes..

**ShrewedPunter** · 14-08-2012, 12:24 AM

I suspected it'd be something like this.

The Chinese-Thai bring traits from China such as education, good business sense etc That's why they're running the country.

Allow the dumb fuck Thai Thai population to happily exist because they'll never be a threat.

**tsicar** · 14-08-2012, 12:34 AM

Originally Posted by superman

Tsicar is yer man by all accounts, from reading his posts.

i remember doing a "translation" or two for you when you built your house:
got results, didn't it?
...bet that builder prick still hates our guts!

anyway, i will take the job.

i can say gwai and hee-mae-ming and yjet mae and all that shit so i am well enough qualified

oh,and i work for beer!

.

**Albert Shagnastier** · 14-08-2012, 07:32 AM

Originally Posted by JimmyBoy

slight stammer

Originally Posted by tsicar

i can say gwai and hee-mae-ming and yjet mae and all that shit

but can you say ay ay ay s s sss sss saaaaaaart nnnnnunununaheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee?

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