Thread: Things Thais Are Good At!

Originally Posted by jandajoy

I think the people in my village work like fkn Trojans.
The poya bann (whatever) puts on a cd at 0600. He then spouts and then puts on more shite.
By the time music's finished people are up and about.
Tractors are revving. People are coming to the wifes shop to buy ice for their eskies.

By about 0700 it's al gone quiet. I rise, ablute, caffeine, cigarette. And, on occassion take the bike for a wonder out into the fields.

People...... These sons of bitches are working their asses off. It's flat out, in the paddies or on the oranges or on those big grapefruit things. Flat out, sweating buckets.

A pause aroud 12.00. Food, rest and a sleep.

Back at it at 13.30 ish and flat out till 17.00.

Then walk 2-5 km home.
All this for 250 Baht a day.
Don't tell me they don't work.
None of us would stand the pace.

Add angry smiley but can't be assed.

I can stand the pace allright
not only worked all my life but given 100 % in my work
and i come to thailand to take it easy but find myself working with thais
and finding myself jumping over there heads .
250 bhat a day you say people around your wat must be paying to much money
i thought the going rate was 180 bhat

Thais must be the best truck loaders in the world. In my neck of the woods they load these Tuk Tuks (country one bangers not the little taxis) maybe 30 feet high with ginger or whatever. Never seen them drop one either.

They are excellent at breaking in no time expensive tools that last generations in the west.

that steel thing the blacksmith hammers his iron on it, i'm pretty sure someone seen a broken one over here, to break it you will have to melt it, so they probably did...

Originally Posted by forreachingme

that steel thing the blacksmith hammers his iron on it, i'm pretty sure someone seen a broken one over here, to break it you will have to melt it, so they probably did...

You must be thinking of an anvil.