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Re: Are Farang invisible to Thai?

Postreader, if I May, I would like to add one possibility to the problems of falangs and their invisibility. I have lived here in Petchibun for many years and never had the invisibility gambit used on me. Why? Maybe because I stand over 6 feet tall and tip the scales at over 100 kilos. Size is impre...
by rogera
on Mon Jun 22, 2009 7:16 am
 
Forum: Domestic / cross cultural issues - Thai / Foreigner concerns
Topic: Are Farang invisible to Thai?
Replies: 29
Views: 16188

Re: EXPENSIVE THAILAND !

Pardon me for being coarse and earthy, but I thought the phrase wasl "Beware of Greeks wearing tennis shoes.".
by rogera
on Sat Jan 31, 2009 9:03 pm
 
Forum: Thai business news
Topic: EXPENSIVE THAILAND !
Replies: 54
Views: 18662

Re: Lost In Translation.

[quote="Sean Moran"]I can listen & speak a little pasa Thai, but I've regressed terribly with my reading & writing over these past two years, and hardly remember more than a couple of consonants in Thai script. Can anybody who reads Thai script please translate this email which was...
by rogera
on Fri Nov 21, 2008 7:45 am
 
Forum: Tips for learning the Thai language
Topic: Lost In Translation.
Replies: 10
Views: 7964

Re: Taxi Alightment Protocol.

I agree completely with your concern about opening the taxi door unexpectedly. However, after almost being run down on the sidewalks innumerable times, please allow me the pleasant thought of opening the door in order to see the look of horror on the motorcyclists face just before the event. If it i...
by rogera
on Wed Nov 19, 2008 2:01 pm
 
Forum: Thai airports, trains, buses, public transport
Topic: Taxi Alightment Protocol.
Replies: 8
Views: 3224

Re: IS Thailand Safe?

With the murder of Hannah Backlund in broad daylight and the crash of 1-2 Go and the inadequacies that have come to light regarding Thai DCA, is Thailand safe ? Fatalistic drivers intent on reaching the next life are probably the worst danger but the entire mentality toward safety, picture a mother...
by rogera
on Sun Nov 09, 2008 7:43 am
 
Forum: Domestic / cross cultural issues - Thai / Foreigner concerns
Topic: IS Thailand Safe?
Replies: 13
Views: 6035

Re: Farang and their seemingly paradoxical ways

Thank you Sean. Avery intertaining Post. I have been married to the same woman(Thai) for more than twenty years and I can't begin to tell you the number of times I have arisen from our bed and been accosted by the words "Bai Nai". I have trried the sarcastic approach such as, "Oh, I t...
by rogera
on Tue Oct 28, 2008 7:40 am
 
Forum: Domestic / cross cultural issues - Thai / Foreigner concerns
Topic: Farang and their seemingly paradoxical ways
Replies: 57
Views: 28317

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