Elephant roundabout

[CO-CO]

seems the Thais were born without them all together!

After reading some of the things you write on forums about Thai people I'm surprised you have stayed here as long as your have . 
Why do do you feel a need to constantly post derogatory things about Thai people. 
Not all Thai people are bad drivers,gamblers,drunkards,lazy ,adulterers or brainless idiots  as you want us to believe , though like many people worldwide.... some are.
When I was a Bar owner one of the jobs I hated most was having to listen to whinging Expats or long term stayers and their constant needed to put-down Thais at every occasion they could ....one of the reason I wont use forums like Thai Vis'a  that seems to have a vast number of bigots 
Over the many years I have lived here in Thailand I have had to changed my driving driving style because it it different for the UK , I not that righteous that I think it should be the other way round !!
If the local want to drive around with no crash helmets or aren't bothered if their kids do the same then so be it. But hopefully with education and Darwin's Theory of Evolution things will get better 

Now you are talking like a

[Sofa_King]

Now you are talking like a

Thank you..... 

[CO-CO]

Now you are talking like a

Thank you..... 

You recognise the compliment 



You appear to have integrated a bit too deeply - the Thais (generally and certainly the majority in Isaan) are bloody awful drivers. We all know the reasons why but the fact remains.

I have an American friend who believes that Darwin by-passed Thailand - so your theory of his theory may also be flawed.

[Sofa_King]

You appear to have integrated a bit too deeply

Not really, I have just change my driving style to suit Thailand's roads and its users 
I have just managed to drive into town and back ( 50k round trip ) safely. I would say over 50-60 % of Thais on motorbikes had crash helmets on which is far better than it was 5 years ago ....so things are improving slowly
I know no amount of me whinging about road safety in Thailand will change anything  ( only the Thai law makers.MP's and educators can do that )  so I tend to just stick with the skills I've learnt to avoid accidents and just accept that driving in Thailand is more hazardous than driving in the UK.    

[CO-CO]

You appear to have integrated a bit too deeply

Not really, I have just change my driving style to suit Thailand's roads and its users 
I have just managed to drive into town and back ( 50k round trip ) safely. I would say over 50-60 % of Thais on motorbikes had crash helmets on which is far better than it was 5 years ago ....so things are improving slowly
I know no amount of me whinging about road safety in Thailand will change anything  ( only the Thai law makers.MP's and educators can do that )  so I tend to just stick with the skills I've learnt to avoid accidents and just accept that driving in Thailand is more hazardous than driving in the UK.

Good to hear that you won't be whinging about anything in Thailand.

[Sofa_King]

I have an American friend who believes that Darwin by-passed Thailand - so your theory of his theory may also be flawed.

I understand where you're coming from but it may take a few thousand years to see if I'm wrong or not   

[Sofa_King]

Good to hear that you won't be whinging about anything in Thailand.

iammike accused me of being a Thai hater the other week but I think he realised in the end the difference between a light hearted joke and a derogatory remark  

[iammike]

Good to hear that you won't be whinging about anything in Thailand.

iammike accused me of being a Thai hater the other week but I think he realised in the end the difference between a light hearted joke and a derogatory remark

B...dy hell. What has that do with this thread !

The Picture Co-Co posed is spot on for you SK!

[Sofa_King]

the Thais (generally and certainly the majority in Isaan) are bloody awful drivers.

Maybe ...compared with UK's highly trained good drivers ........here's a You Tube you may enjoy ...good to see its up to Number 116 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27ZTnuxPPVg


BTW iammike ...... no offense taken 

[iammike]

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BTW iammike ...... no offense taken 

I think you just love to ruin every topic you see.

[Sofa_King]

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BTW iammike ...... no offense taken 

I think you just love to ruin every topic you see.

Maybe some of the Expats I've helped on here might not agree with you .........but hey...Forums are all about opinions ...some even think they're about onions 

Off Topic again 

 

[dimple joe]

Sofa King

At about 10.00am you got on your high horse and had a pop at Prakhonchai Nick for “derogatory” remarks about Thai people.

You continued to demonstrate your high moral values just after 15.00 with your cut & paste thread “8 Rotten Ways”

Surprisingly, just a few minutes later in the “You Tube” thread you posted a derogatory vid about a Thai motorcycling lesson.

Again surprisingly just after 19.00 in the “funny foto's” thread you made a derogatory post about sexual orientation in Thailand.

I must agree with CoCo's post #30 above.

You remind me of a poster on here some time ago who suffered from ASPD (look it up) and had multi nicks – if you're him your spelling has improved somewhat.

You need the attached.

[Sofa_King]

Sofa King

At about 10.00am you got on your high horse and had a pop at Prakhonchai Nick for “derogatory” remarks about Thai people.

I merely pointed out PN like some other Expats on forums likes to put down Thais .
Thai visa is renowned for it ...  https://www.reddit.com/r/Thailand/comments/1ylz9t/why_does_people_on_the_thaivisa_forum_hate/
He's more than welcome to reply to my post if he thinks I've been unjust
 

You continued to demonstrate your high moral values just after 15.00 with your cut & paste thread “8 Rotten Ways”

I wasn't my post ,it was a cut and paste ( as you have pointed out ) , As it wasn't written by me , how could it be attributed to me,  I merely posted it as I thought it could be of interest . I have made no comments on that thread demonstrating any high moral values on that subject

Surprisingly, just a few minutes later in the “You Tube” thread you posted a derogatory vid about a Thai motorcycling lesson.

Hardly a derogatory video, Ying and Paula and been Teaching westerners to talk Thai for 4 years . If a Thai girl and here western friend want to help teach Westerners Thai in a joking way then surely that up to them .So how can you accuse be of posting derogatory video's

Again surprisingly just after 19.00 in the “funny foto's” thread you made a derogatory post about sexual orientation in Thailand.

It was a funny photo about sexual orientation. I don't think Thailand is mentioned at all in that photo..Chinese are though

I must agree with CoCo's post #30 above.

So does iammike 

You remind me of a poster on here some time ago who suffered from ASPD (look it up) and had multi nicks – if you're him your spelling has improved somewhat.

As for being a troll....who's trolling who here 

[Freddy]

what I find quite amusing is that my wife gets more agitated about poor driving here than I do. I've got used to it and adapted. She really gets quite vocal at times and that always gets me chuckling.
In another year or so it will be time to start teaching her daughter to drive. My Thai remains poor so it will be quite entertaining with me giving instructions and Noi translating them to Tina.
I will post a warning of the areas to avoid on lesson days. 

[Review]

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