Thread: Why I are confusing

Originally Posted by Sumocakewalk

Here's an example of how what should be a simple topic of conversation gets twisted into something altogether different in our home.

On Saturday my wife informs me "I have to go Bangkok tomorrow".

I respond "OK, thanks for letting me know. But why just the day before?" in a slightly annoyed tone. She works during the week and is only home on weekends, and when she has plans for a weekend activity, I typically find out at the last moment. I then ask "what are you planning on doing?".

She responds "have to go to hospital for laser skin treatment. Have to get up early 4AM."

I say "but why do you only tell me the day before you go?"

She responds "I tell you long time ago."

After a little more probing, I am reminded that she made an appointment about 6 months ago, and the hospital is so busy that June was the earliest they could take her.

Skip to 6AM Sunday, and I wake up to find that she is still snoozing next to me. I nudge her awake and ask "what are you doing, I thought you are supposed to go to the hospital in Bangkok at 4AM?"

She responds "no, I go tomorrow" and rolls over to sleep some more. So now I am thinking she must have meant she is going on Monday, not Sunday.

Skip to 9AM, she has prepared breakfast for us as usual and afterwards appears to be getting ready to go somewhere. I ask what's up and she says "I getting ready for van to Bangkok".

So now I am getting a little more annoyed and wondering where this is all leading to. More probing ensues, from which I find out the actual plan. Today she is going on the van to Bangkok and will stay overnight at her sister's house. Then on Monday, she will get up at 4AM to go to the hospital. Sheeeesh!

Anyone have similar experiences in trying to get a straight answer from your significant other here?

I just do it back - it's more fun than getting annoyed.

Puying: Where are you?
Farang: In the pub.
Puying: Why didn't you tell me you wanted to go to the pub?
Farang: I told you 6 months ago... do you want to see the e-mail/text message?

Originally Posted by Bogon

Whenever I see a dessert I don't know, I ask the missus what it's made from. Her reply 99.9% of the time is "powder". Green stringy things in coconut milk = powder. Donut things shaped in the form of a dog bone eaten with honey = powder Roti = powder Deep friend ping-pong ball things = powder Coating for fried chicken = powder

Talcum powder = A composition of chemical compounds featuring Silicon dioxide, Magnesium oxide, and Calcium carbonate?

Originally Posted by Bogon

Whenever I see a dessert I don't know, I ask the missus what it's made from. Her reply 99.9% of the time is "powder".

When she's talking about powder in relation to desserts, I think it may be rice flour that is the ingredient. For fried chicken, maybe Thai style they use rice flour also, but I'm not sure about KFC.

Originally Posted by Bogon

Whenever I see a dessert I don't know, I ask the missus what it's made from.
Her reply 99.9% of the time is "powder".

Green stringy things in coconut milk = powder.
Donut things shaped in the form of a dog bone eaten with honey = powder
Roti = powder
Deep friend ping-pong ball things = powder
Coating for fried chicken = powder

Bang? = Some type of flour mixed with water - I think.

It's all part of our female charm.

Keeps you on your toes.

it is not only Thai where you need to drag the subject of the conversation out of them - when you ask if you can "phone a friend" they get upset at you

Originally Posted by david44

pulse of the moon

I believe withnall worships the pulsing of the full moon

Originally Posted by Bogon

Whenever I see a dessert I don't know, I ask the missus what it's made from.
Her reply 99.9% of the time is "powder".

Green stringy things in coconut milk = powder.
Donut things shaped in the form of a dog bone eaten with honey = powder
Roti = powder
Deep friend ping-pong ball things = powder
Coating for fried chicken = powder

The list goes on and on and on and on...

Powder is so resilient, it can be made to look like anything.

Yup, used to give me a nice moustache.

Bloody hell. Looks like you lot agreeing with her on the "powder" thing.

Thought this thread was about slagging our loved ones off, not backing them up

Originally Posted by Pragmatic

Originally Posted by Sumocakewalk

Anyone have similar experiences in trying to get a straight answer from your significant other here?

I thought it was just mine so I never mentioned it.

Most can relate.

Originally Posted by stickmansucks

I call this respect and fee pity for anyone who is not able to tame his wife this way !

And then you woke up...

Originally Posted by aging one

I once heard it described as "Same Planet Different Worlds"

Sometimes different planets, same world...

Men are from Mars and women from Venus, and all that...

Just tell her, "On a clear night, I can see Uranus"...(Ask her to use her whitening cream)...

The powder.
The paper? What the newspaper?
The bill's?The certificate?Bank statement? A letter?
Be more specific, oh the paper....grunt,nod,smile....

Was going shopping, she needed a wheelchair.

Me: Call Central and ask if they have wheelchairs.
She calls...yak yak...hangs up, says nothing.
Me: <wait...wait> Er, is that a yes or a no or a maybe?
She: Yes.
Me: Good.
She: But I must leave my ID for deposit.
Me: Don't forget to take it.
She: Take what?

^ ^
Sounds like a classic case of whatever my wife is afflicted with.

Originally Posted by leemo

Was going shopping, she needed a wheelchair.

Me: Call Central and ask if they have wheelchairs.
She calls...yak yak...hangs up, says nothing.
Me: <wait...wait> Er, is that a yes or a no or a maybe?
She: Yes.
Me: Good.
She: But I must leave my ID for deposit.
Me: Don't forget to take it.
She: Take what?

Originally Posted by Sumocakewalk

^ ^
Sounds like a classic case of whatever my wife is afflicted with.

Same. Lack of mindfulness......this is what I have diagnosed as being the basic underlying condition with my wife.
Perhaps practising mindfulness meditation would be the therapy ?

My lady is Hi-So to fcuk and back - studied at Cambridge and Harvard - so I don't get any of these problems.

Oh....right. Of course

My wife (Filipina) is a native English speaker (after a fashion) and college-educated, but flatly refuses to use tenses. "I go to store". Ok, see ya". "No, this morning". "ok, when?" (Getting pissed) "Been already!! "Oh, so you WENT to the store?" "you're not listening, I already say that."

Sigh..................

24 years.......

Tenses in Tagalog are quite different, and her English is perfect other than tenses (which she knows, but won't use).

Yes, dear..............

Originally Posted by flashbang

My lady is Hi-So to fcuk and back - studied at Cambridge and Harvard - so I don't get any of these problems.

If she tried that 'snobby' shite with me...She'd get a 'curling roundhouse!'



'Curling roundhouse' ...New move, I've discovered.

^Involves her short, curly ones....

Originally Posted by flashbang

My lady is Hi-So to fcuk and back - studied at Cambridge and Harvard - so I don't get any of these problems.

So you're saying she's dumb as dirt?