bigKus Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 Hello you, Farangs ! I read from one girl wrote her story in the book about the waiter of one fine restaurant Bangkok down town left the door slammed her face just because he saw other customers approaching into the restaurant, he was hurried to go greeting reception them, they were farangs. That girl babbled about the privilege services farangs had and the way she and her Thai family has been treated during that dinner. I think many Thai people have been faced the situation like this including me. While I was looking for a blush-on (cosmetic) at MAC, Central Chidlom. Seemed BA (Beauty Advisor) enjoyed her job providing her advices until 2 farangs female stepped in to her counter, she suddenly left me..lolz..no more advices till I told her which one I picked and paid. So, I want to ask you, Farangs. Do you really enjoy being treated as a particularly valued customer ? Do You happy to see they leave other customers, approach to you ready for any services you ask for? Why is that ? Bigger tip or what ? :roll: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizardo Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 double pricing does have some advantages... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannyboy Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 Yes, it's great being treated differently....... I have just found out today that Thai people pay 2000b a month rent less for the exact same condo where i live........ :shock: It's easier to ripp a farang off than a Thai, so that's probably why they want to " help " the farang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigKus Posted October 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 .. I dont think they have 2 different price list menus for the customer in the restaurant. We, thai, pay same price for same dish ordered ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stegee Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 .. I dont think they have 2 different price list menus for the customer in the restaurant. We, thai, pay same price for same dish ordered ! i've been to any number of restaurants that will add extra onto the bill for farang groups- as it is listed in thai they think that as farangs we will pay it without query!! very rarely do we receive an apology when we point out their 'error' to them!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigKus Posted October 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 .. I dont think they have 2 different price list menus for the customer in the restaurant. We, thai, pay same price for same dish ordered ! i've been to any number of restaurants that will add extra onto the bill for farang groups- as it is listed in thai they think that as farangs we will pay it without query!! very rarely do we receive an apology when we point out their 'error' to them!! You probably been at the restaurant somewhere in tourist trap area low season.. What about what was happened to me in Central Chidlom, i dotn think they can charge farang price for same item i bought. :? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beej Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 BIGKUS you REALLY Have a problem with white people being in ''your'' country this is not the first time you have sobbed on about how ''whitey'' gets treated better than you. GET OVER IT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beej Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 Whitey DOES pay less in Central Chidlom which I think it GREAT!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
English_George Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 ...It's amazing how many farangs have never been ripped off in their own country, statistically there should be a large majority who realise that "padding of bills" and general overpricing is common place everywhere.. ....that's true isn't it? Or is it just me? ......I went into Mc Donald's on Damstrat a few months back and was charged for 2 cheeseburgers, when i ordered a cheeseburger and a hamburger... .....an easy mistake, or was it? ...I'm still mulling ...79 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beej Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 Yup I don't think I've ever given a bill over without adding my own personal TAX! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannyboy Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 Yes, it's great being treated differently....... I have just found out today that Thai people pay 2000b a month rent less for the exact same condo where i live........ :shock: It's easier to ripp a farang off than a Thai, so that's probably why they want to " help " the farang. .. I dont think they have 2 different price list menus for the customer in the restaurant. We, thai, pay same price for same dish ordered ! We have two different price list menus for the customer in the condo......... :shock: You probably been at the restaurant somewhere in tourist trap area low season.. :? Ahhhh, that must be why here in Min Buri at the local internet cafe it says " Internet 30b an hour " then in Thai script it says " people Thai 15b an hour" I forgot i live in a tourist trap......... I think farang know too much........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankenburner2 Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 .. I dont think they have 2 different price list menus for the customer in the restaurant. We, thai, pay same price for same dish ordered ! I was about sympathize with you...then I saw Lizardo's comment....you can't it have it both ways sister.... you can't disagree with with preferential treatment AND expect double pricing to be ok...and puuullleeeaaasseeee....don't give us crap about "we pay same price".... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
English_George Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 ........am I missing the point or are we talking about people being upset by being charged slightly more than nationals? ....is it a pride thing? it must be.... ....surely if you're that worried and you realise the error you can ask your retailer "why is the bill so high?" ....after some shuffling of paper and some diversion tactics, you will be given the actual bill and asked never to come again... ....generally these "errors" only happen to occur when people are drunk or so caught up in their hedonistic lifestyle compared to their homeland social life that the establishment "decide" that you won't miss a few baht and that having to put up with your bullshit (BS) was considered a surcharge... ..am I wrong? ...or is every Farang that comes to Thailand so polite and respectful that Thai society as a whole is CLEARLY taking advantage of these poor individuals and leaving them pennyless on the street? ....79 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbie36 Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 Slightly off topic but have you ever noticed that some Thais (and some Thais only) wander around believing that they have the God given right to be served before everyone else. They walk right up to the front of queues at check in desks, banks, golf courses, wave aside the existing customers and demand attention. This usually comes from pot bellied micro celebs from the police force or army but all sorts of other twats try it on.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
English_George Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 Slightly off topic but have you ever noticed that some Thais (and some Thais only) wander around believing that they have the God given right to be served before everyone else. They walk right up to the front of queues at check in desks, banks, golf courses, wave aside the existing customers and demand attention.This usually comes from pot bellied micro celebs from the police force or army but all sorts of other twats try it on.... ...queing systems in Thailand run on social hierachy...... ..........you are a farang, miles from home...........where do you come? .......fight for your place in the que.........abolish social norms of women and children first....then you may not have to wait so long. ....79 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beej Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 Slightly off topic but have you ever noticed that some Thais (and some Thais only) wander around believing that they have the God given right to be served before everyone else. They walk right up to the front of queues at check in desks, banks, golf courses, wave aside the existing customers and demand attention.This usually comes from pot bellied micro celebs from the police force or army but all sorts of other twats try it on.... Nope your right, and ohhhh how they moan more when they are at a restaurant! Complain moan and demand! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankenburner2 Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 ...moreover....when I am in a situation where the waitress/attendant/clerk, whatever, obviously leaves a Thai to serve me, I outright refuse the service and tell them to finish with the Thai. Have you ever paid farang prices Bigkus? ...FYI.... queing...is a concept totally alien to most asian cultures...i've been knocked aside by little old ladies in Thailand, Korea, China, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia....EVERYWHERE....they've no concept of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beej Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 Its ok guys its justa BigKus problem cause someone knobbed her then realized it was going to be a life of torture and did a runner, no idea why you would join a dating site with 30,000 white guys on if you have those kind hang ups! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
English_George Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 ....The French don't know how to park.... ....The English don't know how to make friends in Europe ....The Americans.....just don't know.......(citing Mr. Bush as your leader) ....The Thai's don't know how to que..... .........nobody's perfect ....oh...and the Germans don't know how to realise when they are onto a bad thing.... ...South Africans don't know how to integrate.... ....Spanish don't know how to accept defeat on the track... ......It's not localised in Thailand.........every nation has their quirks ...79 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
English_George Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 ........has anybody ever actually had a properly soft boiled egg in Thailand? ......if anything get's my goat, then it's the inability to soft boil an egg.... ......I'm living on Kai Dao and I need my soldiers man!!!!! ....79 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbie36 Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 But to be fair to be Bigkus... If I was a Thai living in Thailand I would certainly be ranting about the farangs. For a start the country allows any old dross to come here, and stay literally for ever. Lets face it, they litter the country, abuse the women (and the little boys by all accounts) and make parts of the country virtually no go areas. Virtually every country I know discriminates against foreigners - Thailand simply discriminates (if at all) far less than virtually anywhere else. Where else are you welcomed into the best clubs (Bangkok Sports/Polo/Rajapruek), best restaurants etc. with little or no discrimination? If I was a Thai and I was running this country I would kick out half the farang and make it a darn site harder for them to get in. Look at Thais - just how easy it for them to get visas for entry into european countries or the USA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
English_George Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 But to be fair to be Bigkus...If I was a Thai living in Thailand I would certainly be ranting about the farangs. For a start the country allows any old dross to come here, and stay literally for ever. Lets face it, they litter the country, abuse the women (and the little boys by all accounts) and make parts of the country virtually no go areas. Virtually every country I know discriminates against foreigners - Thailand simply discriminates (if at all) far less than virtually anywhere else. Where else are you welcomed into the best clubs (Bangkok Sports/Polo/Rajapruek), best restaurants etc. with little or no discrimination? If I was a Thai and I was running this country I would kick out half the farang and make it a darn site harder for them to get in. Look at Thais - just how easy it for them to get visas for entry into european countries or the USA? ...signed, sealed, delivered....... ...there we go.............does that constitute "post mortem". ...or is anyone going to expand? ...jesus.........go to Japan and see how you survive as a "gajin" ......go to Mumbai and try and order a curry from a street vendor ......go to Burma and be a marked man ...go to England, sign on, and earn a hefty income off the social security, nearly a third more than nationals...... ..........."a stanger in a strange land" ...or anyone going anywhere.............and not having his shoes shined, doesn't mean the world's against him!! ...79 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeusbheld Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 .. I dont think they have 2 different price list menus for the customer in the restaurant. We, thai, pay same price for same dish ordered ! maybe you haven't been to enough restaurants. some DEFINITELY do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeusbheld Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 Slightly off topic but have you ever noticed that some Thais (and some Thais only) wander around believing that they have the God given right to be served before everyone else. They walk right up to the front of queues at check in desks, banks, golf courses, wave aside the existing customers and demand attention.This usually comes from pot bellied micro celebs from the police force or army but all sorts of other twats try it on.... i have noticed this. i haven't killed any.... yet. by i have accidentally, while checking for something in my pockets, elbowed one or two queue crashers in the ribs.... accidentally of course.* *but i stay the hell out of the way of the old ladies shopping at lotus. i know my limits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeusbheld Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 BIGKUS you REALLY Have a problem with white people being in ''your'' country this is not the first time you have sobbed on about how ''whitey'' gets treated better than you. GET OVER IT! i actually find it refreshing to see thais whining about farrangs now and then, given all the threads devoted to farrangs whining about how they're oppressed in thailand on this and other thai-related websites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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