Thread: What I Dislike About Thailand

Originally Posted by Camel Toe

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Don't bother. Importing food is a ballache.

Originally Posted by taxexile

The availability of food, transport, the convenience of life here and their laissez faire attitude are plus points.

Were you having one of your troppo days?

Their cuisine is warmed over dog food, the transport system will kill you as likely as not and their laissez faire attitude is simply reckless indolence by another name.

Although I agree with you, the plethora of 7 - 11 outlets is a boon.

I think that after a month or two back in the uk, when faced with the bills, the regulations, the call centres, the box ticking drones, the inflexibility of just about everything, the local council, how the insanity of political correctness and health and safety has made common sense an offence, the empty streets and the dismal greyness of it all, you might just begin to see thailand , even with all its infuriating faults in a completely different light.

I doubt I've ever had culture shock. But God knows how I've suffered from reverse culture shock.

Yes...I get it badly here in Oz, the land of beer-drinking football yobbos. Luckily it's sunny here, with many parks and trees.

Originally Posted by taxexile

I think that after a month or two back in the uk, when faced with the bills, the regulations, the call centres, the box ticking drones, the inflexibility of just about everything, the local council, how the insanity of political correctness and health and safety has made common sense an offence, the empty streets and the dismal greyness of it all, you might just begin to see thailand , even with all its infuriating faults in a completely different light.

True, but most people are smart enough to remember all those things without needing to go back though.

Some people spend their lives with their glass permanently half empty, and the other man's grass always being greener. Has very little to do with the country, but the persons attitude and mind set.

Originally Posted by Aberlour

Some people spend their lives with their glass permanently half empty

Unless it is in a vacuum the glass is always full, it's the ratio of air to beverage that is the issue...

Originally Posted by taxexile

I think that after a month or two back in the uk, when faced with the bills, the regulations, the call centres, the box ticking drones, the inflexibility of just about everything, the local council, how the insanity of political correctness and health and safety has made common sense an offence, the empty streets and the dismal greyness of it all, you might just begin to see thailand , even with all its infuriating faults in a completely different light.

I have to say in all my time in Blighty, in deepest London, verdant West Sussex and the West Country, I have never yet encountered any problem with either the local council, political correctness or the fact that streets may be deserted on a late Sunday afternoon in mid November. Greyness too is not an issue of terminal consequence since cultural pursuits, cooking decent food, watching an interesting programme on TV or even simply reading one of the many good periodicals that abound can all be undertaken with the addition of what we call electric light.

And when the stillness of the day settles well and truly I shall mark the transition between day and night by supping a couple of pints of decent beer/lager in my local before dinner accompanied by a wine of choice and not dictated by the absurdity of a tax system exploiting a captive market.

Bills are simply the trade off but one can't have everything.

And how can you possibly measure the luxury of burying oneself within a duvet at night nestled against the distaff listening to a howling gale spattering raindrops against the window panes knowing that tomorrow the cold front will have passed and the day will be spent hiking a fell or downland, all happed up against the elements warmed by the glow of a decent bowl of porridge with honey consumed for breakfast?

Of course the tedium of a dreary winter's night lit in the artificial street glare within a ghastly suburban, dystopian estate populated by feral youths, crack dealing coons and drunken migrants on the hunt for slapper white meat, not despoiled by Muslim hypocrites, may well be a reality for some and the stuff of daily Mail editorials but it ain't mine.

I shall give Preston a wide berth.

^ Bleeding hell - thegent is channeling smeg.


Who would have thought it.

Originally Posted by Camel Toe

proverbial

As in biblical? Think you mean provincial...however I'm with the dude that takes exception to prostitution being on a list of wanking for Ex-pats on drugs in Thailand. No problem there, seems normal fair trade item. Have to send a letter to Obama and make a suggestion....

Originally Posted by ralphlsasser

Everything!

Surely you must like something. What about the food, beautiful women pristine beaches, Thai hospitality?

Say it ain't so I'm about to cry here.

The food is relentlessly tedious in its poverty of choice, the beauty of women is quite academic if one is happily married, Thai hospitality is dependent on and determined by ulterior motive and those so called pristine beaches are invariably despoiled by rivulets of sewage and host to nasty biting things.

Originally Posted by thegent

Originally Posted by taxexile

I think that after a month or two back in the uk, when faced with the bills, the regulations, the call centres, the box ticking drones, the inflexibility of just about everything, the local council, how the insanity of political correctness and health and safety has made common sense an offence, the empty streets and the dismal greyness of it all, you might just begin to see thailand , even with all its infuriating faults in a completely different light.

I have to say in all my time in Blighty, in deepest London, verdant West Sussex and the West Country, I have never yet encountered any problem with either the local council, political correctness or the fact that streets may be deserted on a late Sunday afternoon in mid November. Greyness too is not an issue of terminal consequence since cultural pursuits, cooking decent food, watching an interesting programme on TV or even simply reading one of the many good periodicals that abound can all be undertaken with the addition of what we call electric light.

And when the stillness of the day settles well and truly I shall mark the transition between day and night by supping a couple of pints of decent beer/lager in my local before dinner accompanied by a wine of choice and not dictated by the absurdity of a tax system exploiting a captive market.

Bills are simply the trade off but one can't have everything.

And how can you possibly measure the luxury of burying oneself within a duvet at night nestled against the distaff listening to a howling gale spattering raindrops against the window panes knowing that tomorrow the cold front will have passed and the day will be spent hiking a fell or downland, all happed up against the elements warmed by the glow of a decent bowl of porridge with honey consumed for breakfast?

Of course the tedium of a dreary winter's night lit in the artificial street glare within a ghastly suburban, dystopian estate populated by feral youths, crack dealing coons and drunken migrants on the hunt for slapper white meat, not despoiled by Muslim hypocrites, may well be a reality for some and the stuff of daily Mail editorials but it ain't mine.

I shall give Preston a wide berth.

Not to mention the very fast fibre optic internet connections. You wouldn't want to have any problems with speed, when hanging out on a Thai centric forum day in day out.

It must be annoying for you and so many others, to have somewhere you have such disdain for, so completely under your skin. Must be somewhat of a handicap??

Hardly. The point the apologists et al seem to miss continually is the impoverishment of life here in the LoS is such that we are compelled to seek succour in this medium.

As indeed you seem to do.

Seriously thegent, given you utter distain of almost everything Thai - why are you here? Why are you not settled into that comfy cottage in the cotswalds, having a meander down to the warmly lit village pub to have a pint?

Originally Posted by thegent

Hardly. The point the apologists et al seem to miss continually is the impoverishment of life here in the LoS is such that we are compelled to seek succour in this medium.

As indeed you seem to do.

From your post I assumed you were living in the UK right now! I will have to go and read your post again, but fear it may confuse me even more if you're currently in Thailand.

I post on here because I miss Thailand if anything, and would rather be there than here. Reading what people have been up to in the place I used to enjoy living and hope to again in the not so distant future, is enjoyable and highly logical I would say.

I beg your pardon if you are in Thailand. Posting on this forum makes perfect sense if you are. The more pertinent reply to your post would have been to ask, why are you living in Thailand if you maintain the UK is so much better?

^^ Beat me to it. Maybe now we've both asked, he may grace us with an answer.

Originally Posted by thegent

The food is relentlessly tedious in its poverty of choice,

Not sure where you get that one from, within a couple of hundred yards of my house I can get seafood in a variety of ways, pork in a huge variety of ways, chicken BBQ or fried or grilled and if those don't tickle my fancy there are four little restaurants within walking distance that provide other fare.

I can also hop in my car and within a couple of miles find all sorts of restaurants offering more international cuisine.

Thailand may have its faults, but the choice of food on offer isn't one of them imho.

Originally Posted by Lorenzo

Originally Posted by ralphlsasser

Everything!

Surely you must like something. What about the food, beautiful women pristine beaches, Thai hospitality?

Say it ain't so I'm about to cry here.

Originally Posted by thegent

The food is relentlessly tedious in its poverty of choice, the beauty of women is quite academic if one is happily married, Thai hospitality is dependent on and determined by ulterior motive and those so called pristine beaches are invariably despoiled by rivulets of sewage and host to nasty biting things.

Yes I agree totally, but surely some small thing to like can be found even in Thailand.

How about the ass squirter, got to like that one.

Originally Posted by thegent

Originally Posted by taxexile

I think that after a month or two back in the uk, when faced with the bills, the regulations, the call centres, the box ticking drones, the inflexibility of just about everything, the local council, how the insanity of political correctness and health and safety has made common sense an offence, the empty streets and the dismal greyness of it all, you might just begin to see thailand , even with all its infuriating faults in a completely different light.

I have to say in all my time in Blighty, in deepest London, verdant West Sussex and the West Country, I have never yet encountered any problem with either the local council, political correctness or the fact that streets may be deserted on a late Sunday afternoon in mid November. Greyness too is not an issue of terminal consequence since cultural pursuits, cooking decent food, watching an interesting programme on TV or even simply reading one of the many good periodicals that abound can all be undertaken with the addition of what we call electric light.

And when the stillness of the day settles well and truly I shall mark the transition between day and night by supping a couple of pints of decent beer/lager in my local before dinner accompanied by a wine of choice and not dictated by the absurdity of a tax system exploiting a captive market.

Bills are simply the trade off but one can't have everything.

And how can you possibly measure the luxury of burying oneself within a duvet at night nestled against the distaff listening to a howling gale spattering raindrops against the window panes knowing that tomorrow the cold front will have passed and the day will be spent hiking a fell or downland, all happed up against the elements warmed by the glow of a decent bowl of porridge with honey consumed for breakfast?

Of course the tedium of a dreary winter's night lit in the artificial street glare within a ghastly suburban, dystopian estate populated by feral youths, crack dealing coons and drunken migrants on the hunt for slapper white meat, not despoiled by Muslim hypocrites, may well be a reality for some and the stuff of daily Mail editorials but it ain't mine.

I shall give Preston a wide berth.

Off you go to the Jolly Tanners in Staplefield, West Sussex... Beer Festival this weekend.... and some damn good grub

Thegent

And when the stillness of the day settles well and truly I shall mark the transition between day and night by supping a couple of pints of decent beer/lager in my local before dinner accompanied by a wine of choice

Well you paint a very rosy and nostalgic picture there, and i hope your expectations are met, but be sure not to voice some of your opinions too loudly in that pub or you could be all over the front page of your favourite newspaper accused of upsetting some bright young things twenty first century sensibilities followed by an appearance in front of the beak.

Last time I was in the uk, I made some innocuous comments about immigration, benefits and flirtacious banter in front of my niece, who had just completed a racial/sexual/stereotyping/ awareness course as part of her teachers training and was subjected to a lengthy tirade of dogmatic leftist gibberish taken straight out of her course notes, she even threatened to report me. To whom I dont know. At least it saved me the hundred quid I usually slip her every trip to help her with her rent and alcohol allowance. If you think the thais are brainwashed, wait until you get to grips with what passes for free speech in the uk these days.

Thankfully these extremist attitudes have not yet become the norm in englands northern counties which is where we hope to set up camp, at least for the summer months, in a couple of years time.

I dont know when you last spent some time there, but it really is a foreign country now.

porridge and kippers sound good though, as does the fellwalking.

^ Excellent!

When faced with these newly post adolescent naive, climate changing, levelling tree huggers one should remember to presage one's remarks with " what would be your response if I thought you/it/they/she were ........

More than one way to skin a coon, cat, paki, etc and as far as I am aware conjecture still isn't a crime....

But, in the end, choose your friends wisely and your enemies with respect.

Originally Posted by ltnt

Originally Posted by Camel Toe

proverbial

As in biblical? Think you mean provincial...however I'm with the dude that takes exception to prostitution being on a list of wanking for Ex-pats on drugs in Thailand. No problem there, seems normal fair trade item. Have to send a letter to Obama and make a suggestion....

Yeah you're right, the spell check fuked me up. Say, may I recommend a website to you .. ajarnforum.net or BillyBobandtheFrontPorchBanjoPlayers.com