Go on, you deserve it.

- The food. You already know how good it is, but it's even better here. A slap-up meal for 4 with drinks comes in at under $30.

- Thai people are so fucking hot!!!!

- Towers of beer for under $20 People know how to party here, in so many different ways. It's impossible to not have fun.

- Imago and abierman and myself are all here.

- The people are so warm, friendly and polite. Look how welcoming these ladies are:

- Beautiful scenery. Mountains up north, beaches down south.

- Culture and history. Temples, ruins, Thai art, traditional dance... all beautiful.

- Shopping, be it bustling markets for a bargain, or swanky, up-market designer brands at modern shopping centres.

Thailand Org Invasion 2012. Just sayin'

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Fauxie said:

Go on, you deserve it.

- The food. You already know how good it is, but it's even better here. A slap-up meal for 4 with drinks comes in at under $30.

- Thai people are so fucking hot!!!!

- Towers of beer for under $20 People know how to party here, in so many different ways. It's impossible to not have fun.

- Imago and abierman and myself are all here.

- The people are so warm, friendly and polite. Look how welcoming these ladies are:

- Beautiful scenery. Mountains up north, beaches down south.

- Culture and history. Temples, ruins, Thai art, traditional dance... all beautiful.

- Shopping, be it bustling markets for a bargain, or swanky, up-market designer brands at modern shopping centres.

Thailand Org Invasion 2012. Just sayin'

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Hmmmm...

I don't think I will go back to Thailand unless I can think of a good reason to go back. The last time I was there was for 5 weeks and I got bored very quickly. I found the beer just ok and the behavior of some tourists deplorable. Even the quiet, tranquille spots I loved first time around are becoming more touristy.

Have you got your arse over to Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia or Viet Nam yet by the way?

The uniforms here are very presentable.

JDInteractive said:

I don't think I will go back to Thailand unless I can think of a good reason to go back. The last time I was there was for 5 weeks and I got bored very quickly. I found the beer just ok and the behavior of some tourists deplorable. Even the quiet, tranquille spots I loved first time around are becoming more touristy.

Have you got your arse over to Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia or Viet Nam yet by the way?

Really? I just can't see how that's possible. I can see how tourists' behaviour could bug you. As with the development of the quiet spots I don't let it bother me anymore.

I've never been to Cambodia (across the border and back doesn't count), or Vietnam. I love Laos! What I've seen of Malaysia bores me and makes me miss Thailand.

Some of the men here are beautiful.

Fauxie said:

JDInteractive said:

I don't think I will go back to Thailand unless I can think of a good reason to go back. The last time I was there was for 5 weeks and I got bored very quickly. I found the beer just ok and the behavior of some tourists deplorable. Even the quiet, tranquille spots I loved first time around are becoming more touristy.

Have you got your arse over to Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia or Viet Nam yet by the way?

Really? I just can't see how that's possible. I can see how tourists' behaviour could bug you. As with the development of the quiet spots I don't let it bother me anymore.

I've never been to Cambodia (across the border and back doesn't count), or Vietnam. I love Laos! What I've seen of Malaysia bores me and makes me miss Thailand.

I've been in Thailand for a total of about three months. I'm hard pressed to find something to coax me back.

JDInteractive said:

Fauxie said:

Really? I just can't see how that's possible. I can see how tourists' behaviour could bug you. As with the development of the quiet spots I don't let it bother me anymore.

I've never been to Cambodia (across the border and back doesn't count), or Vietnam. I love Laos! What I've seen of Malaysia bores me and makes me miss Thailand.

I've been in Thailand for a total of about three months. I'm hard pressed to find something to coax me back.

Oh, more than long enough to get a decent feel for the place and see lots of different places (I've not been to Chiang Mai or Chiang Rai though ). Interesting that you're done with it already, but there are lots of places to see in the world and 3 months here is a fair bit.

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Fauxie said:

you can all stay with me for as long as you like, for free..

BlackAdder7 said:

Fauxie said:

you can all stay with me for as long as you like, for free..

Hello operator, get me.....fauxie.....thats.....foe.......eeee........or is it fox....ey......foe...ox...ey......

dude, you forgot the whores and drugs!

imago said:

The uniforms here are very presentable.

mmph

BlackAdder7 said:

BlackAdder7 said:

Hello operator, get me.....fauxie.....thats.....foe.......eeee........or is it fox....ey......foe...ox...ey......

NDRU said:

dude, you forgot the whores and drugs!

I tactfully omitted them.

Would love to visit. The food especially looks totally nom nom nom nom...

But I've got a whole bunch of places I NEED to go first. Places that are calling to me wee aardvark souls. I'll get there eventually, though.

Can you curse in Thailand? Maybe I'm thinking of Malaysia. I don't remember. I know you can get in trouble for cursing in one of those place. I fucking curse a fucking lot. I'm totally cool with being polite and respecting local customs. But I would hate to slip and end up in a Thai prison.

Another thing I love is that it's a country steeped in tradition, especially Isarn. If there is any place on earth that will resist westernization, it will be Isarn, Thailand.

But, it's no longer 3rd world. It's a developing country so the infrastructure here is decent.

You can get cellphone reception almost anywhere here.

Take for example, the person in this picture.

She is able to use her cellphone in just about any place in Thailand near a town.

REMEMBER YOU WILL BE SEEING MY ASS FOR MY 21ST BIRTHDAY!~!!!!!!!!!!, I Have been talking to my Thailand pen pals about this for awhile now. I am going to have a lot of fun when i go there

If u do offer a place to stay i will pay in food and other thing's =0

Gunsnhalen said:

REMEMBER YOU WILL BE SEEING MY ASS FOR MY 21ST BIRTHDAY!~!!!!!!!!!!, I Have been talking to my Thailand pen pals about this for awhile now. I am going to have a lot of fun when i go there

If u do offer a place to stay i will pay in food and other thing's =0

Ah yes. When are you coming over? You'll have a blast!

No room here at home, with 8 ppl and a dog here. You could stay in our little apartment for $10 a day, but not sure the place would be cool with us doing that.

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Fauxie said:

Gunsnhalen said:

REMEMBER YOU WILL BE SEEING MY ASS FOR MY 21ST BIRTHDAY!~!!!!!!!!!!, I Have been talking to my Thailand pen pals about this for awhile now. I am going to have a lot of fun when i go there

If u do offer a place to stay i will pay in food and other thing's =0

Ah yes. When are you coming over? You'll have a blast!

No room here at home, with 8 ppl and a dog here. You could stay in our little apartment for $10 a day, but not sure the place would be cool with us doing that.

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haha=], thank's Dan! but i am actually probably going to stay with my friend Ice=]

Gunsnhalen said:

Fauxie said:

Ah yes. When are you coming over? You'll have a blast!

No room here at home, with 8 ppl and a dog here. You could stay in our little apartment for $10 a day, but not sure the place would be cool with us doing that.

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haha=], thank's Dan! but i am actually probably going to stay with my friend Ice=]

That's Imago.

Ice eh? I knew an Ice once. She was a 30 year old in a class of 6 girls that I taught that gave me a lot of grief with her flirtatious ways. My wife took a disliking to her, for some reason.

Fauxie said:

Gunsnhalen said:

haha=], thank's Dan! but i am actually probably going to stay with my friend Ice=]

That's Imago.

Ice eh? I knew an Ice once. She was a 30 year old in a class of 6 girls that I taught that gave me a lot of grief with her flirtatious ways. My wife took a disliking to her, for some reason.

oh yeah.............;;p oops.

ahahaahahah nah my friend ice a very nice, charming, cute 20 year old Thai student.

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Gunsnhalen said:

Fauxie said:

That's Imago.

Ice eh? I knew an Ice once. She was a 30 year old in a class of 6 girls that I taught that gave me a lot of grief with her flirtatious ways. My wife took a disliking to her, for some reason.

oh yeah.............;;p oops.

ahahaahahah nah my friend ice a very nice, charming, cute 20 year old Thau student.

You sly dog, you.

Fauxie said:

Gunsnhalen said:

oh yeah.............;;p oops.

ahahaahahah nah my friend ice a very nice, charming, cute 20 year old Thau student.

You sly dog, you.

It's all innocent, he is a very innocent guy...... and he has never met an American guy before haha

Man, it costs like a million dollars to fly over there.

Not really, it's only like $1400, but still...I've never paid that much for airfare. The one time I flew overseas it was a military flight. Cost me like $70. For three people. Total.

Guess I've got some adapting to do.

Gunsnhalen said:

Fauxie said:

You sly dog, you.

It's all innocent, he is a very innocent guy...... and he has never met an American guy before haha

Ah, it'll be a good experience for him too. Sounds good.

FauxReal said:

Man, it costs like a million dollars to fly over there.

Not really, it's only like $1400, but still...I've never paid that much for airfare. The one time I flew overseas it was a military flight. Cost me like $70. For three people. Total.

Guess I've got some adapting to do.

That is the expensive part, yep. Back in the day I got a return from the UK for the equivalent of around $550 though. Now it's more like $1200 at the absolute cheapest with Qatar or Etihad. It can be very cheap once you get here though. You can get beautiful rooms for $50-$100 a night, and decent enough, clean, simple ones for $15 to $30.

I remember on Mon's birthday about 7 or 8 years ago we got a place on 2 floors near the beach on Koh Samui and that was only about $50 a night. I'd imagine it's a bit more now though.

I want to have the money to go NOW

Mostly for the beaches, and food, and to hang with you and to toss pennies and dimes for good luck into Dan's gaping butt finally meet Dan.

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johnart said:

I want to have the money to go NOW

Mostly for the beaches, and food, and to hang with you and to toss pennies and dimes for good luck into Dan's gaping butt.

Been there, done that, but if you're there I'll enjoy it again, seeing it afresh through your eyes.