English_Bob Posted August 15, 2011 Report Share Posted August 15, 2011 How do the murder rates stack up? I haven't been murdered in Thailand yet. I was once murdered in Chicago. And once again in New York. Fortunately I survived and moved to Thailand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solomon_Goode Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 Yup, getting murdered is certainly an inconvenience Bob. There are some good points about the traffic in America and Thailand. In Orlando, all the "tourons" (tourist + moron for our Thai readers) are the worst drivers in the known universe. I make sure to berate and cuss them out more severly because these people, among other things, are notorious for stopping dead in the middle of a HIGHWAY to check their maps or whatever the hell they are using to navigate. They are known to cut you off without notice because heaven forbid they miss their turn and have to bust the dreaded "U" (U-turn for our Thai readers). Anyway, they get it worse because people from Orlando feel that they have to remind the tourons that people do indeed live and work here and not everybody is on a vacation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solomon_Goode Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 Driving in Thailand was a lot more relaxed normally. Except during rush hour. That's bumper to bumper misery right there. You just have to watch the tuk-tuk and the motorcycle riders because they will cut you off real damn quick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave40 Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 stopping dead in the middle of a HIGHWAY to check their maps or whatever the hell they are using to navigate Don't they have GPS (iphone) etc etc in Orlando !!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave40 Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 As I'm starting to settle in back home I've started to notice subtle differences between Thailand and the US. Here's one:Because I live in LA which is/was a desert there's very little humidity in the air. When I drink a beer I don't end up with as much condensation on the outside of the bottle as there is beer in the bottle.What else is different? Some of the chicks are larger in size than Thai women !!!! (someone had to say it ) lol lol !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaunitz Posted August 16, 2011 Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 As I'm starting to settle in back home I've started to notice subtle differences between Thailand and the US. Here's one:Because I live in LA which is/was a desert there's very little humidity in the air. When I drink a beer I don't end up with as much condensation on the outside of the bottle as there is beer in the bottle.What else is different? They seem to drive on the right side of the road..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarangFarang Posted August 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2011 They seem to drive on the right side of the road..... True dat. Unless I'm drunk, of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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