Things Thai's do better than us.

**david44** · 07-09-2012, 01:24 AM

Originally Posted by tsicar

actcherally, even as the #1 thaibasher on this forum, i have to say that for all the stupidity and shit one sees daily, and the ineptitude etc:

most village thais are far less useless than many farang i met in the villages.

many farang i met were too fukkn hopeless to change a bloody lightbulb themselves.

the thais would at least try:
-make a plan and somehow get the bloody thing to work, even if DID involve a mile of duct tape and a dangerous bloody connection, dozens of stripped threads, etc.
they have no clue about building, but at least will TRY, which is better than sitting back and saying: "i can't do it"
ok, they will screw it up but at the end of the day, they will have a shelter that they are happy enough to live in, and the dumb farang will be out of pocket a couple of million for the same shit but with perhaps a coat of paint on it.

you won't find somchai on the cellphone , calling the emergency number 'coz his tyre went flat on the highway...
no.
he get's the wife or mother in law to fix it right there and then!

he's not gonna do without electricity for a day 'coz the fuse keepsn blowing:
just bridge it with thicker wire!

soidog barks all night and keeps him awake:
does he call the rspca?
no. he just eats the fukkn thing!

credit where credit is due, i say.

...and this post doesn't mean i have changed my ways or anything like that, i still think they are a bunch of lazy stoopid bloody clowns with no manners, but i DO respect the way they will make a plan and somehow end up with some kind of result that at least a thai could be reasonably happy with , whereas a dumb farang would pay good money for the same shit job, and then squeal about how he got done.

And have a unique ability to bring out the best in their guests

**Smug Farang Bore** · 07-09-2012, 01:33 AM

Originally Posted by ShrewedPunter

They have beautiful white sand beaches, yet still throw shit all over the beach. coke bottles, plastic bags etc.

Here in the UK the council is responsible for cleaning the beaches and keeping them nice, but the general public behave much more respectfully in general.

Those beaches you see in the holiday brochures are in Scotland.

**navydoubs1977** · 07-09-2012, 02:32 AM

Originally Posted by Smug Farang Bore

Those beaches you see in the holiday brochures are in Scotland.

Thats true! The reason they were white was the 8ft of snow sitting on them!

Gotta love Scotlands weather!

**Little Chuchok** · 07-09-2012, 02:51 AM

Originally Posted by pseudolus

Thai's hold belief in superstitions better than we do

Not sure about that one.

How about the Christians?

**Necron99** · 07-09-2012, 08:46 AM

Originally Posted by Little Chuchok

Originally Posted by pseudolus

Thai's hold belief in superstitions better than we do

Not sure about that one.

How about the Christians?

pseudolus might be in for a shock if he ever went to live in rural italy or spain...or america.
But don't get in his way, he's on a mission.

**Blue water dreaming** · 07-09-2012, 08:54 AM

Thai shielas don't use up half a tree's worth of dunny paper every time they go for a squirt!

**bobo746** · 07-09-2012, 08:59 AM

^ Aussie sheilas have snatchs like a mouse : hippopotamouse

**pseudolus** · 07-09-2012, 09:10 AM

Originally Posted by Necron99

Originally Posted by Little Chuchok

Originally Posted by pseudolus

Thai's hold belief in superstitions better than we do

Not sure about that one.

How about the Christians?

pseudolus might be in for a shock if he ever went to live in rural italy or spain...or america.

Very valid point actually.

Here's a valid one - Protecting their home grown industry. Most western governments are more than happy to see mncs come in and dominate their country where as Thailand typically resists (to a certain extent).

Supporting local independent shops - are there any left in the UK?

Broadcasting foreign language TV and Radio

following on, vaudeville style TV shows - great entertainment but uncool in the west.

Keep loyal their cuisine? Does that make sense? Bet a Somtam Today is no different to a somtam from 100 yrs ago.

**pseudolus** · 07-09-2012, 09:14 AM

Originally Posted by Blue water dreaming

Thai shielas don't use up half a tree's worth of dunny paper every time they go for a squirt!

Also, with the bum gun, they lead the way in post shite clean up operations (Japanese system too complicated and lacks power, Malaysian system worries me that someone might have shat on the pipe in the bog sticking out and the first things delivered is someone else's badgers snout right up my ring). All of these are better than a paper smear exercise or a bidet

**Zooheekock** · 07-09-2012, 09:22 AM

Undisputed world leaders in royalism.

**nidhogg** · 07-09-2012, 09:31 AM

Originally Posted by pseudolus

Bet a Somtam Today is no different to a somtam from 100 yrs ago.

Probably, but I would not go back too much further than that - tomatoes, peanuts and chillies are all from South America if I remember correctly.....while the star of the dish, papaya is from central america......

**Marmite the Dog** · 07-09-2012, 12:51 PM

Originally Posted by Blue water dreaming

Thai shielas don't use up half a tree's worth of dunny paper every time they go for a squirt!

That's because they have penises. Aussie men have the pussies.

**bobo746** · 07-09-2012, 12:55 PM

^ Don't hold back mate,a bit harsh i thought.

**DrAndy** · 07-09-2012, 12:58 PM

Originally Posted by nidhogg

I would not go back too much further than that - tomatoes, peanuts and chillies are all from South America if I remember correctly.....while the star of the dish, papaya is from central america......

you may find that those products were imported a little more than 100 years ago, maybe 300 or more

Originating in South America, the tomato was spread around the world following the Spanish colonization of the Americas,

**Necron99** · 07-09-2012, 01:08 PM

Originally Posted by DrAndy

Originally Posted by nidhogg

I would not go back too much further than that - tomatoes, peanuts and chillies are all from South America if I remember correctly.....while the star of the dish, papaya is from central america......

you may find that those products were imported a little more than 100 years ago, maybe 300 or more

Originating in South America, the tomato was spread around the world following the Spanish colonization of the Americas,

I've often wondered about Italian cuisine pre-tomato, as much of it today seems to rely heavily on the red stuff now.
I have a copy of an old roman recipe book by Apicius, some of it looks interesting and worth a try. Surprisingly, a lot of dishes relied heavily on what, from it's description, is a version of Pla Raa...

**Blue water dreaming** · 07-09-2012, 02:07 PM

Originally Posted by Marmite the Dog

Originally Posted by Blue water dreaming

Thai shielas don't use up half a tree's worth of dunny paper every time they go for a squirt!

That's because they have penises. Aussie men have the pussies.

Yer getting a bit confused there Marmite. A brief encounter at the Sydney Mardi Gras, doesn't qualify you as an expert. HINT: The one with the penis wasn't a shiela..no matter how hard you try to normalise it.

**pseudolus** · 07-09-2012, 03:33 PM

Originally Posted by Necron99

Originally Posted by DrAndy

Originally Posted by nidhogg

I would not go back too much further than that - tomatoes, peanuts and chillies are all from South America if I remember correctly.....while the star of the dish, papaya is from central america......

you may find that those products were imported a little more than 100 years ago, maybe 300 or more

Originating in South America, the tomato was spread around the world following the Spanish colonization of the Americas,

I've often wondered about Italian cuisine pre-tomato, as much of it today seems to rely heavily on the red stuff now.
I have a copy of an old roman recipe book by Apicius, some of it looks interesting and worth a try. Surprisingly, a lot of dishes relied heavily on what, from it's description, is a version of Pla Raa...

Not much tomato in most Italian food in reality if you thin about it (beyond spag bol and pizzas).

Saw an Roman cookery demonstration in Pompeii many years ago - big old fish, stuffed with herbs and lemon and whacked on a barbecue. Same same I thought, but very delicious.

**Necron99** · 07-09-2012, 03:45 PM

Originally Posted by pseudolus

Originally Posted by Necron99

Originally Posted by DrAndy

Originally Posted by nidhogg

I would not go back too much further than that - tomatoes, peanuts and chillies are all from South America if I remember correctly.....while the star of the dish, papaya is from central america......

you may find that those products were imported a little more than 100 years ago, maybe 300 or more

Originating in South America, the tomato was spread around the world following the Spanish colonization of the Americas,

I've often wondered about Italian cuisine pre-tomato, as much of it today seems to rely heavily on the red stuff now.
I have a copy of an old roman recipe book by Apicius, some of it looks interesting and worth a try. Surprisingly, a lot of dishes relied heavily on what, from it's description, is a version of Pla Raa...

Not much tomato in most Italian food in reality if you thin about it (beyond spag bol and pizzas).

Saw an Roman cookery demonstration in Pompeii many years ago - big old fish, stuffed with herbs and lemon and whacked on a barbecue. Same same I thought, but very delicious.

There are a lot of examples of Roman cookery in Pompeii. All wonderfully preserved.

**pseudolus** · 07-09-2012, 03:48 PM

Originally Posted by Necron99

Originally Posted by pseudolus

Originally Posted by Necron99

Originally Posted by DrAndy

Originally Posted by nidhogg

I would not go back too much further than that - tomatoes, peanuts and chillies are all from South America if I remember correctly.....while the star of the dish, papaya is from central america......

you may find that those products were imported a little more than 100 years ago, maybe 300 or more

Originating in South America, the tomato was spread around the world following the Spanish colonization of the Americas,

I've often wondered about Italian cuisine pre-tomato, as much of it today seems to rely heavily on the red stuff now.
I have a copy of an old roman recipe book by Apicius, some of it looks interesting and worth a try. Surprisingly, a lot of dishes relied heavily on what, from it's description, is a version of Pla Raa...

Not much tomato in most Italian food in reality if you thin about it (beyond spag bol and pizzas).

Saw an Roman cookery demonstration in Pompeii many years ago - big old fish, stuffed with herbs and lemon and whacked on a barbecue. Same same I thought, but very delicious.

There are a lot of examples of Roman cookery in Pompeii. All wonderfully preserved.

The Fiorelli technique really is rather special - did you per chance see the gladitor shagging some rich bird - could not tell if his face was like that because the burn had started or he was on his vinegars

**Little Chuchok** · 07-09-2012, 03:58 PM

Originally Posted by pseudolus

Not much tomato in most Italian food in reality if you thin about it (beyond spag bol and pizzas).

Saw an Roman cookery demonstration in Pompeii many years ago - big old fish, stuffed with herbs and lemon and whacked on a barbecue. Same same I thought, but very delicious.

Well the wop food would be fucked if it wasn't for the Chin.

Imagine spag bol without the noodles....

**pseudolus** · 07-09-2012, 04:00 PM

Originally Posted by Little Chuchok

Originally Posted by pseudolus

Not much tomato in most Italian food in reality if you thin about it (beyond spag bol and pizzas).

Saw an Roman cookery demonstration in Pompeii many years ago - big old fish, stuffed with herbs and lemon and whacked on a barbecue. Same same I thought, but very delicious.

Well the wop food would be fucked if it wasn't for the Chin.

Imagine spag bol without the noodles....

They've had Spaghetti trees in Italy for centuries.

**Thaimato** · 07-09-2012, 08:08 PM

Thais excel at pickin' noses, ears, eyes, dead bits, spots, feet and generally anything else that's 'pickable'. Even pickin' fleas off the dogs is acceptable - and prolly really Hi-So. Gals pickin' nits out their screamin' kids' hair - or the local tranny's hair are considered DELECTABLE and these gals are immensely sought after.

Even had a GF that picked her pussy AND asshole (but not at the same time tho - err, I think? Not sure about that, really).

BUT - if you so much as wave your pinkie fingernail ANYWHERE near to your fuckin' teeth - then you're looked at like you just shit seven shades of somtam in your pants
and you get the full DISDAINED LOOK treatment for a good half hour, afterwards.

....which is one way of getting a bit of peace an' quiet......

**tsicar** · 08-09-2012, 02:09 AM

thais can transport seventeen family members on a single step-thru motorbilke and still have space for the family dog,a monk or two and a dead pig.

.

**AUSSIE EXPAT** · 08-09-2012, 11:57 AM

^ Good to see you back on track, I thought you'd lost it...

**Stumpy** · 08-09-2012, 12:11 PM

Thais are willing to do crazy ass jobs without issue where as westerners would file complaints to every GD agency then sue the company that asked them to do it.

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