Thread: Murder in the Village

^ Feck! Was that the one at withnall's lotus?

Now there's a government employee looking at an inter-provincial transfer.

Originally Posted by thaimeme

One might extend this to Farang in general, yes??

So why the hell do you spend the best part of your days posting on a farang-centric forum, getting told to fuk off by most posters for being an utterly irritating twat?

Originally Posted by somtamslap

^ Feck! Was that the one at withnall's lotus?

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Originally Posted by somtamslap

Feck! Was that the one at withnall's lotus?

It was.

It's almost as if..... they're not..... really Buddhist at all.

Having spent time in the North East I can tell those who have not experienced it, that life is same same but different.
The villages and the scenery are completely the opposite. Betty's vista of a rice field is the antithesis of the southern plantations. Unless you get to high ground here, the mountain views are lost amid row after row of plantation trees restricting the big picture.
The worldly wise Isaan girl who introduced me to her home and family was no different to the plantation girl I live with now, but the surroundings and lifestyle were subtly different.
In Isaan her papa spoke no English but was keen to know if I married his daughter, would I buy her a BMW. I asked her to tell him If we did marry, I would buy us matching bicycles. He, being quite drunk halfway through the afternoon, howled with laughter and fell off the sala.
In Surat farm country there are no views, just miles and miles of tree line. I was introduced to her half sister and piles of barefoot kids, in a house with no running water. Everyone eats sat cross legged on the floor. Same same up north. Mostly folk sleep on the floor with a slim mattress. Same same.
North or south they live, subsist or die on the land, just the views are different.
There are some very dumb but contented people here. There are also some smart but contented people here.
That's the real tragedy.

Originally Posted by Luigi

It's almost as if..... they're not..... really Buddhist at all.

You have to wonder...
Many instances that they seem to go through the motions of being attached.

There will always be the handful of anti-Buddhists shunned by the community at large.....yet not completely distanced from.

Originally Posted by chassamui

Having spent time in the North East I can tell those who have not experienced it, that life is same same but different.
The villages and the scenery are completely the opposite. Betty's vista of a rice field is the antithesis of the southern plantations. Unless you get to high ground here, the mountain views are lost amid row after row of plantation trees restricting the big picture.
The worldly wise Isaan girl who introduced me to her home and family was no different to the plantation girl I live with now, but the surroundings and lifestyle were subtly different.
In Isaan her papa spoke no English but was keen to know if I married his daughter, would I buy her a BMW. I asked her to tell him If we did marry, I would buy us matching bicycles. He, being quite drunk halfway through the afternoon, howled with laughter and fell off the sala.
In Surat farm country there are no views, just miles and miles of tree line. I was introduced to her half sister and piles of barefoot kids, in a house with no running water. Everyone eats sat cross legged on the floor. Same same up north. Mostly folk sleep on the floor with a slim mattress. Same same.
North or south they live, subsist or die on the land, just the views are different.
There are some very dumb but contented people here. There are also some smart but contented people here.
That's the real tragedy.

And in all, there lies the majority of females that can outwit a superior, educated Westerner, with just their tongue. So to speak.

Originally Posted by Luigi

And in all, there lies the majority of females that can outwit a superior, educated Westerner, with just their tongue. So to speak.

Educate them and give them the communication skills and confidence. Imagine how the country could improve?

Originally Posted by Luigi

Originally Posted by chassamui

Having spent time in the North East I can tell those who have not experienced it, that life is same same but different.
The villages and the scenery are completely the opposite. Betty's vista of a rice field is the antithesis of the southern plantations. Unless you get to high ground here, the mountain views are lost amid row after row of plantation trees restricting the big picture.
The worldly wise Isaan girl who introduced me to her home and family was no different to the plantation girl I live with now, but the surroundings and lifestyle were subtly different.
In Isaan her papa spoke no English but was keen to know if I married his daughter, would I buy her a BMW. I asked her to tell him If we did marry, I would buy us matching bicycles. He, being quite drunk halfway through the afternoon, howled with laughter and fell off the sala.
In Surat farm country there are no views, just miles and miles of tree line. I was introduced to her half sister and piles of barefoot kids, in a house with no running water. Everyone eats sat cross legged on the floor. Same same up north. Mostly folk sleep on the floor with a slim mattress. Same same.
North or south they live, subsist or die on the land, just the views are different.
There are some very dumb but contented people here. There are also some smart but contented people here.
That's the real tragedy.

And in all, there lies the majority of females that can outwit a superior, educated Westerner, with just their tongue. So to speak.

Yep - connected more so than is the given. All the while Farang continue to seek the denial and illusion.

Originally Posted by thaimeme

Quote: Originally Posted by Luigi View Post Quote: Originally Posted by chassamui View Post Having spent time in the North East I can tell those who have not experienced it, that life is same same but different. The villages and the scenery are completely the opposite. Betty's vista of a rice field is the antithesis of the southern plantations. Unless you get to high ground here, the mountain views are lost amid row after row of plantation trees restricting the big picture. The worldly wise Isaan girl who introduced me to her home and family was no different to the plantation girl I live with now, but the surroundings and lifestyle were subtly different. In Isaan her papa spoke no English but was keen to know if I married his daughter, would I buy her a BMW. I asked her to tell him If we did marry, I would buy us matching bicycles. He, being quite drunk halfway through the afternoon, howled with laughter and fell off the sala. In Surat farm country there are no views, just miles and miles of tree line. I was introduced to her half sister and piles of barefoot kids, in a house with no running water. Everyone eats sat cross legged on the floor. Same same up north. Mostly folk sleep on the floor with a slim mattress. Same same. North or south they live, subsist or die on the land, just the views are different. There are some very dumb but contented people here. There are also some smart but contented people here. That's the real tragedy. And in all, there lies the majority of females that can outwit a superior, educated Westerner, with just their tongue. So to speak. Yep - connected more so than is the given. All the while Farang continue to seek the denial and illusion.

Jeff what the fcuk are you on about? FFS for once in your life, please explain?

Originally Posted by somtamslap

Originally Posted by Bettyboo

^ and most of the time it's piss boring with all the yokels sleeping in their little field hut/cover type things. Not the most fun for tourists...



(make sure you carry a stick and some throwing stones to keep the packs of dogs from eating you...)

Yep, perfect.

Gone native, cup cup cup,

Originally Posted by ShrewedPunter

How would i, a tourist gain access to a village like this? I don't imagine they have guesthouses or hotels. I'd love to get on a random bus from Bangkok to shitsville in issaan and stay for a few days

Originally Posted by cnx37

Stay in BKK.

Didn't you read the story? If SP is up for that sort of excitement, I'll chip in for his travel & board costs...

This is not a $$$ issue.
It is an endurance issue?

Not sure what i'm gonna do when i arrive in Thailand next..

Just brainstorming atm.. but how about i get vip bus to khon kaen. Stay in hotel there and base myself there.. but get a motorbike and go riding in the countryside.. when i find a little village ill stop, park up and show my pasty farang body, enjoy the gawping and sample some local food

Where is Khon Kaen?

^ Smack bang in the centre of Isaan

Originally Posted by ShrewedPunter

Just brainstorming atm.. but how about i get vip bus to khon kaen. Stay in hotel there and base myself there.. but get a motorbike and go riding in the countryside.. when i find a little village ill stop, park up and show my pasty farang body, enjoy the gawping and sample some local food

Google maps is your friend. Got most of Isaan covered now.

Originally Posted by ShrewedPunter

enjoy the gawping and sample some local food

Try the sausages...Been done to death, here...

Originally Posted by chassamui

In Surat farm country there are no views, just miles and miles of tree line.

Quite like the vistas of palm oil & tall coconut palms in the South myself. One gets weary of never-ending flat rice fields.

Originally Posted by somtamslap

^ Smack bang in the centre of Isaan

Just ever so north of smack bang centre....

Originally Posted by Boon Mee

Originally Posted by chassamui

In Surat farm country there are no views, just miles and miles of tree line.

Quite like the vistas of palm oil & tall coconut palms in the South myself. One gets weary of never-ending flat rice fields.

Geography is blame and excused for everything

Isaan is not all flat and boring by any means. The photo posted by Bettyboo a bit back looks very much like where we live. Lots of wooded areas and forested hills.



This photo was taken right behind our house. Has some similarity to Betty's stock picture of typical Isaan landscape.



This photo is looking in the opposite direction. Hills on both sides.

I wrote a short essay about a violent incident that took place in the local village a few years ago. It seems to fit in with the theme of this thread, so I'll try to find it and post. It's quite interesting----I think.