Do Thai's like us farangs?

**klongmaster** · 06-07-2007, 03:28 PM

Originally Posted by William

Smeg has achieved something even you haven't - he's stayed out of jail

the fat lady hasn't sung yet William...his spate of dead girlfriends is still under investigation...

**klongmaster** · 06-07-2007, 03:34 PM

Originally Posted by babygirl

Money often equates greed/pompousness

you ever heard the name Taksin...you really are an ignorant plonker...time to dish the 'girly' image and revert to your true -middle aged male - self...

**Fstop** · 06-07-2007, 03:48 PM

Originally Posted by Whiteshiva

Originally Posted by babygirl

Sorry to butt in here, but I have a question.

Do you (farangs) feel superior over the Thai people because you have more money than them? That sounds quite pompous to me! Some Thais I've met have been the nicest people I've known. Money often equates greed/pompousness.

All I know is that Thai people with money certainly feel (and act as it they were) superior to poorer Thai.

As for me, I would feel superior to most of them even if I were poor.

That's a good point. It's unbelievable how many Thais will shit on their fellow countrymen just because they have more money. Most Thais think that money = status, which is very important in Thailand. Status = power as well, and you give a Thai just a little bit of power, and you can be sure that most of the time they will abuse it. We foreigners usually won't take their shit, but their fellow Thais, who grew up in a hierachal (sp?) society, are somewhat easier to control. I saw it happen daily at the uni I worked at.

I could be wrong, but I doubt many foreigners think they're superior to Thais (also there are a few assholes out there). I know I don't.

**The Gentleman Scamp** · 06-07-2007, 05:17 PM

Originally Posted by Spin

Personally I think the poorer folks in Thailand afford us respect as foreingers because they perceive us to be wealthy and with that goes status.

I have zero respect for that attitude, the whole wealth/status thing is very childish.

It doesn't take much research to see that there's more bad rich people than good and more intelligent poor people than rich clever people.

Most intelligent people with life experience simply want to be happy whereas the majority of stupid people are greedy and money driven.

**Seekingasylum** · 06-07-2007, 05:18 PM

Originally Posted by Spin

Originally Posted by NickA

the feking niggers, pakis and chinks to go home....

no no no, bad idea. English food is shite and we need those guys to cook something decent for us

" English " food is not " shite " as you put it. The food eaten by the lower end of what passes for English society undoubtedly is abominable and beyond redemption but it is certainly not representative of the cuisine recognised as " British ".

One suspects that you probably eat a lot of chicken tikka masala thinking it is authentic " Indian ".

**TizMe** · 06-07-2007, 05:43 PM

Originally Posted by The Gentleman Scamp

Most intelligent people with life experience simply want to be happy whereas the majority of stupid people are greedy and money driven.

Spoken like a true poverty packer.

**The Gentleman Scamp** · 06-07-2007, 06:24 PM

I have been rich and poor but my attitude hasn't changed.

**Spin** · 06-07-2007, 07:06 PM

Originally Posted by thegent

One suspects that you probably eat a lot of chicken tikka masala thinking it is authentic " Indian ".

Well one would suspect wrong you fcuking condesending fcukball

**phunphin** · 06-07-2007, 08:45 PM

Seems like I'll get picked apart and spit out like a dirtbag when I'm down on funds. Are you allowed to have a nervous breakdown in Thailand or is that against the law like getting upset is?

Yes you can, as long as you throw yourself off a roof top afterwards.

**stroller** · 06-07-2007, 10:29 PM

Originally Posted by The Gentleman Scamp

It doesn't take much research to see that there's more bad rich people than good and more intelligent poor people than rich clever people.

And what research have you done?

**DrB0b** · 06-07-2007, 10:43 PM

Originally Posted by TizMe

Originally Posted by The Gentleman Scamp

Most intelligent people with life experience simply want to be happy whereas the majority of stupid people are greedy and money driven.

Spoken like a true poverty packer.

I know rich intelligent people, their intelligence made them rich, I know lots of poor intelligent people, their intelligence kept them poor. Where do you get this crap from (talking to Scampy, not TizMe), sound exactly like a cider-addled teenager trying to impress some dimwitted chick with his worldly wisdom and "deep" philosophical insights.

**Hootad Binky** · 07-07-2007, 12:49 AM

Originally Posted by DrB0b

Originally Posted by Hootad Binky

Originally Posted by DrB0b

Plaek, the Hitler worshipping Thai dictator, actually described the Chinese as the Jews of Thailand and tried to expel them.

No, it was Rama VI.

BBC News | ASIA-PACIFIC | Analysis: South-East Asia's Chinese

Phibunsongkram did too. Multiple people did. Rama VI referred to the Chinese as the Jews of the east. Plaek, pushing a more strictly nationalist agenda, referred to them as the Jews of Siam. He wrote the 1938 speech in which Luang Wichitwathakan said the Chinese in Siam were like the Jews in Germany. History is seldom about one person. The nationalist agenda wasn't Vajiravuds or Plaeks alone. Plaek would have liked to expel the Chinese, it's in his correspondence. Members of the royal family dissuaded him from taking action - that's also in his correspondence. Rama VI died before Plaek achieved power but Plaeks nationalism and dislike of the Chinese was in the mold of Vajiravud's.

Well, according to your own admission Rama VI, a Thai king, said it first. Then you say Plaek "tried to expel them" then you say he was "dissuaded" by the Royal Family, so once again, according to your own admission, it was a Royal who first said it and then Royals who controlled what happened later. You have merely made mention of a Thai leader spouting what a monarch has previously stated. Try and get your facts straight and in the correct order next time.

**DrB0b** · 07-07-2007, 12:56 AM

Originally Posted by Hootad Binky

Originally Posted by DrB0b

Originally Posted by Hootad Binky

Originally Posted by DrB0b

Plaek, the Hitler worshipping Thai dictator, actually described the Chinese as the Jews of Thailand and tried to expel them.

No, it was Rama VI.

BBC News | ASIA-PACIFIC | Analysis: South-East Asia's Chinese

Phibunsongkram did too. Multiple people did. Rama VI referred to the Chinese as the Jews of the east. Plaek, pushing a more strictly nationalist agenda, referred to them as the Jews of Siam. He wrote the 1938 speech in which Luang Wichitwathakan said the Chinese in Siam were like the Jews in Germany. History is seldom about one person. The nationalist agenda wasn't Vajiravuds or Plaeks alone. Plaek would have liked to expel the Chinese, it's in his correspondence. Members of the royal family dissuaded him from taking action - that's also in his correspondence. Rama VI died before Plaek achieved power but Plaeks nationalism and dislike of the Chinese was in the mold of Vajiravud's.

Well, according to your own admission Rama VI, a Thai king, said it first. Then you say Plaek "tried to expel them" then you say he was "dissuaded" by the Royal Family, so once again, according to your own admission, it was a Royal who first said it and then Royals who controlled what happened later. You have merely made mention of a Thai leader spouting what a monarch has previously stated. Try and get your facts straight and in the correct order next time.

That's a nice Binky, settle down now, it's not a big deal, take a deep breath and count to 10. Did you ever have a life?

**Jet Gorgon** · 07-07-2007, 02:09 AM

I also think Thais like you at first for your money. After, they get friendlier when you've parked somewhere for awhile, keep quiet and friendly, and don't cause trouble. However, real friends? Stayed in one village for many years. When my dog (who was tied up near me at a friend's shop) bit one of the villagers nobody liked, it was as if nobody knew me. Geez, the guy stepped on my dog. The jerk got a receipt from a farang hospital for Bt4,000 or so for rabies jabs, even tho I showed him my dog's up-to-date vaccination book. That's when I realised that even tho they might hate each other, the village comes first. I was devastated; not because of the money, but because everyone turned away when I needed backup. Even the Thais who saw it happen just slunked away.

**Hootad Binky** · 07-07-2007, 02:16 AM

Originally Posted by DrB0b

That's a nice Binky, settle down now, it's not a big deal, take a deep breath and count to 10. Did you ever have a life?

Outside of contradicting blow-hards like you? Yes, I do!

**stroller** · 07-07-2007, 02:26 AM

But then you come out with stuff like this, as if this was a courtcase...

Well, according to your own admission...

It's just some informative and fun banter in the Cap's Lounge, relax, man.

**GooMaiRoo** · 07-07-2007, 06:25 AM

Originally Posted by stroller

Depends whether you're a prick or not.

Excellent response. On the lighter side, could it also depend on your farang country of origin? At least with bargirls, they seem to prefer the personalities of British, Kiwis and Aussies. Canadians and Americans are in the middle. Germans and other Continental Europeans tend to rank near the bottom. Mind you, I have no stake in saying this, as I'm not from a Commonwealth country. It's just something I noticed from years of chattering with bargirls. Maybe cultures where people can be a little more abrupt in temperment aren't as highly regarded by Thais. Has anyone else seen any evidence that Thais prefer some Western nationalities over others?

**NickA** · 07-07-2007, 08:01 AM

Originally Posted by Jet Gorgon

When my dog (who was tied up near me at a friend's shop) bit one of the villagers nobody liked, it was as if nobody knew me.

Strange.... if my neighbours dog bit another one of my neighbours....I think I'd be on the side of the bitten person, no matter if I liked him or not....why would you think anybody, anywhere would be any different???

And if somebodies dog bites me, I'd get all the jabs necessary, no matter what...

**Hootad Binky** · 07-07-2007, 08:09 AM

Originally Posted by stroller

But then you come out with stuff like this, as if this was a courtcase...

Well, according to your own admission...

It's just some informative and fun banter in the Cap's Lounge, relax, man.

Sorry, my bad! Stressfull Friday at the office. My apologies, DB!

I want facts! FACTS! It's been that kind of day...

**obsidian** · 07-07-2007, 08:15 AM

Originally Posted by DrB0b

I know rich intelligent people, their intelligence made them rich, I know lots of poor intelligent people, their intelligence kept them poor. Where do you get this crap from (talking to Scampy, not TizMe), sound exactly like a cider-addled teenager trying to impress some dimwitted chick with his worldly wisdom and "deep" philosophical insights.

....

tis me -- please remove the pubic hair from the right breast of your avatar. thankyou.

**stroller** · 07-07-2007, 03:38 PM

Originally Posted by floorpotato

Has anyone else seen any evidence that Thais prefer some Western nationalities over others?

Isn't it always your nationality they prefer and bitch about the others?

But yes, Germans seem to have a bad rep.

Originally Posted by floorpotato

Maybe cultures where people can be a little more abrupt in temperment aren't as highly regarded by Thais.

Yes, I think so too, as well as those regarded as "sticky".

**slimboyfat** · 07-07-2007, 03:48 PM

Originally Posted by stroller

Originally Posted by floorpotato

Has anyone else seen any evidence that Thais prefer some Western nationalities over others?

Isn't it always your nationality they prefer and bitch about the others?

aint that the truth. when i see some of the absolute scum of the UK that washes up on the shores of Pattaya i really hard it hard to believe the story that the girls like UK men the best.

**NickA** · 07-07-2007, 05:51 PM

I've has two Americans work with me and they have both been universally hated by the Thai staff, even though they were actually pretty nice guys, they just didn't seem to get the sense of humour. Of couse, they don't get the British (or Australian) humour either, but they don't know when we are taking the piss. The German's on the other hand are dirty motherfuckers with no sense of humour.

**slimboyfat** · 07-07-2007, 05:53 PM

my mother used to say that german humour was limited to mud wrestling.

how she would know that i have no idea, but i worry a bit about her past.
she did marry a Dane after all

**NickA** · 07-07-2007, 05:57 PM

^I hope he was a "great" Dad

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