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I just CAN"T STOP EATINGGGG....I am just stressful. Any suggestion? lol

26 Ways of Knowing if you have Thai-ness or not. 1.You look four ways before crossing a one way street. 2.You put salt and chilli on your fruit… 3.A Thai cop stops you for a minor infraction and you automatically reach for your wallet.. 4.You think that a Honda City is a prestigious car. 5.You can't remember the last time you wore a suit and tie. 6.You think a polo shirt and jeans are formal attire. 7.You aren't upset when the bar girl next to you eats beetles as a snack. 8.You wake up in the morning and realize that you have nowhere to go and all day to get there. 9.You think white wine goes well with Som Tam. 10.You understand when your Thai wife says, My friend you or Same, same, but different. 11.A Thai bar girl you've just met tells you that her mother is deathly ill and you just laugh and walk away. 12.You realize that your Thai wife's loyalties belong to 1st. Her parents. 2nd. Her brats from a previous marriage to other Thai-scoundrels who deserted her. 3rd. Any remaining blood relatives. 4th. The family's buffalo. 5th. The family's goldfish. and Last… "You" 13.You consider your mobile phone a fashion accessory. 14.You start wearing sandals everywhere… 15.You start driving cars barefeet… 16.You no longer enjoy Songkran. Instead, you stay home with a stack of videos. 17.You become an expert on buying and selling gold jewellery. 18.You believe that buying a gold chain is an acceptable courtship ritual, or at least a form of foreplay. 19.Dogs become animals you'd rather kick than pet. 20.You believe someone with an IQ of 90 is really intelligent… 21.When driving a car you'll start using every free inch of the road. 22.You flash your 4 indicator lights when driving straight on at an intersection. 23.It's two days before payday, so you only go to bars with balloons strung outside… 24.You realize that all the important words in Thai begin with the letter S. Sanuk (Fun), Saduak (convenient), Sabai (comfortable), Suay (pretty). 25.You think a calendar more useful than a watch… 26.You stand in the shadow of a telephone pole while waiting for a bus... IF You Can confess to any one of these "YOU HAVE THAI-NESS"

à ËÃè...à »ç¹¤¹ä·ÂáÅéÇ. Have you been away too long? For a while now I have felt more comfortable using a spoon and fork than a knife and fork. Putting ice in your beer, which is a faux pas in Farangland, is a crime I am guity of. I drive with total disregard for anybody else on the road. It's not unknown for me to stroll down the my local 7-11 in my pyjamas. I can perch like a bird for hours without loosing my balance or my legs aching. Yesterday I caught myself quite wantonly picking my nose in a public place. My fellow Farang, what are the tell-tale signs that alert you to fact that maybe you've 'gone native'? The same question to my Thai cousins. How do you know you've been away from Thailand for too long?

#5. You Develop a Taste for Shitty Food #4. Extra Money Has to Be Spent Right Goddamn Now! #3. You Want to Go Overboard on Gift-Giving #2. You Become an Obsessive Bean-Counter #1. You Only Spend with the Short Term in Mind Interesting/Funny take on why poor people grow up with certain habits. Go read the entire post on: http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-5-stupidest-habits-you-develop-growing-up-poor/ It's actually pretty funny and insightful. Can you think of more? #6 Spending more on cheap alternatives than what you would have spent getting what you wanted. Folks who buy a crappy car for $10,000 and then, slowly, dump another $20,000 into it over the next several years adding ridiculous accessories like spinning rims, stereos that can be heard hundreds of miles away, and racing tires. Eventually what they end up with is a car that they can resell for about $12,000 despite having dumped $30,000 into it.

Everybody lies sometimes but I would genuinly like to know (preferbbly from a Thai person) why do Thai people lie so much? Has it got to do with the culture? :shock: The Religion? :shock: Loosing Face? :oops: Being Sneaky? 8) Just something I would like to clear up as it would make my life 100 times easier!!!

what? why?

I thought that I finally started to figure out this conundrum but once again I am completely wrong. When I first got to Thailand I thought that the only women that approached single men at a bar were girls looking for a client. I am not interested in sex tourism, so I generally politely excused myself. After a while I realized that there are girls that are genuinely interested in talking to me and tried to make some friends. Perhaps my biggest mistake is that I meet girls at a bar... Well, I really can't say I meet them: I dance, they come up to me and start a conversation. Otherwise I continue dancing and when the music stops I go home. I've met a few female friends that way, and as friends they are awesome. The second that relationship crosses the line into the sexual territory that is when the troubles begin. Dealing with mainly American Girls I find that most of them appreciate honesty and guys that are very straight forward. So generally, I'm very open on my views on sex. I don't push the subject because that is not my main objective here, but if the conversation comes up, I like to be clear so that there is no misconception. What I tell a girl that is trying to go in that direction is: "I just got out of a 6 years relationship that went really bad toward the end. I don't feel emotionally capable of engaging in another one. If you want to have sex, it's for fun. If you can't deal with that I much rather be your friend." In other words I tend to ruin a potentially romantic moment in order to safeguard my sanity. For me, drama and confusing sexual situations are worse than not getting laid. In any case... I can't seem to avoid it anyway. I met several crazy girls. I don't know if I should go into the details of each encounter... that's up to you my reader... but each one left me more and more confused. How do I keep making this so complicated? Or maybe Thai girls are really crazy!!! I don't know, you tell me. Your soon to be monk friend. V

You lie more often than you tell the truth, and think this makes you a kind and considerate person. You drop the "huh" when saying "uh-huh" Having realised that you've accidentally pushed into a queue, you feel a sense of achievement rather than acute embarrassment You permanently ignore anyone who criticises you You think that studying is only about passing exams, and is nothing to do with gaining skills, knowledge, and understanding You expect your manager to make you laugh at least once per day You feel a sense of belonging and communal expression wearing the yellow shirt that your employer insists you wear You walk around looking gaumless and reliant on your Thai partner The only time you walk quickly is to be at the front of the BTS exit queue You are so transfixed with gossiping in the BTS exit queue that you fail to realise that the queue next to you has cleared and the exit is clear Your world extends to nothing more than the things in front of your nose and the people walking beside you You lie to potential customers to try to make a sale and then wonder why they never return You think you sound intelligent if you describe dried fruits as dehydrated fruits Rather than ask how people are, you ask if they have eaten yet You automatically judge every woman you meet as being either good or bad You feel relieved when it is cloudy You think that paying for sex is normal You consider the use of internet forums to be an important normal part of one's daily routine You begin to think that your nose is big You think that 50k Baht is a good salary just because it sounds a bit like 50k pounds or 50k dollars You think that Thailand needs and wants you You go to the hospital whenever you get a headache You use a motorbike taxi to travel 100 metres You consider your Toyota Vios to be a substantial and prideworthy lifestyle asset You give your girlfriend an allowance You have forgotten what monogamy is And finally, you think that this thread is personally offensive