good on you guys
just got back from udon thani.after have been away for many years.good to see town had grown.lots of thing i never see before.but in the good ways.thanks to farang orforeigner.iam sure lots of people will appreciate.like i do well done guys.god bless you all.from thai turned kiwi 
Agreed, British people are more reserved, probably frightened of rejection!BKKSTAN wrote:Many of the non USA falangs don't have that neighborly custom of acknowledging strangers,many of us have become cynics and untrusting in our relationship attitudes due to ''experiences''while here in Thailand!
). I suggested to the people we meet up later for a drink. My English friend looked aghast 
. When we got off the elevator (lift), he turned to me and said: "you Americans, you talk to anyone, don't you?" I replied: 'sure why not, we were all in the same elevator together. What do you do in England, stand there and stare straight ahead, never even make eye contact?' His reply was: "Yes". Anyway, we were good enough friends that we accepted each others unique behavior. 
Galee wrote:I remember shortly after moving to Udon an American guy came up to me and a friend in a bar and started a conversation. He wanted to know pratically everything from what my inside leg measurement was to what I'd had for breakfast. My friend and I were very non-responsive, to which he said, "hey, you guys don't talk much do you".
We explained that it's not the English way to open up to a stranger on first meeting someone. Were more reserved.
Now me and the American guy are good friends.
I seem to recall a topic on the map where someone was talking to a stranger about their personal situation about their Visa, or something, and the stranger dropped them in it. Would this have happened if they took the British attitude of initially keeping their distance until they know them better?
I first came to Udon over four years ago.Then,in Tesco Lotus,you saw very few farangs so I think it was more natural to acknowledge each other.jingjai wrote:
I have lived in Udon now close to three years. When I first moved here, other farangs seemed to be friendlier, walking through Lotus people would acknowledge each other. Now walking through Lotus, I either get blanked or get a scowl 90% of the time. The times-they are-a-changin.
Hey, I think I resemble that remark!oldfield wrote: Well said Gallee. You also have to factor in that a lot of guys around Udon are nutjobs...
We're not all like that. I've also had my share of drunken Englishmen (incoherently) talk my ear off.oldfield wrote: Also, A few times I have engaged in conversation with American folk and immediately regretted it as they would proceed to talk my ear off.
Why do Americans like to talk ....and talk...and talk...and talk??
Maybe it's my imagination but aren't we awfully hard on the ladies who formerly or presently work in a bar? I know this forum was never meant as a discussion board for those subjects, and I can respect that. But it seems we go out of our way sometimes on here to speak in a degrading way about them. They are all human beings and deserving of some measure of respect, regardless of their station in life. I may avoid them in their professional capacity but it is part of Thailand. We all knew of it before we came here and I would venture to say a fair few of us have come to know one or two over the years. It smacks of hypocrisy when we may have enjoyed their company sometime in the past, but suddenly behave in a holier than thou manner. I prefer to give them the benefit of the doubt and avoid discussions on the matter if I have nothing good to say about a person's choice of career.
As said, we are all different. And you are right we should not generalise! Mmmm thats a nasty experiance,hopefully an isolated one but we are not all like that believe meSteve3 wrote:And since the only time I have ever come close to a physical altercation in Thailand is when I was having a drink with friends in a bar and a shaved Englishman (judging by his accent) with tatoos up one arm and down the other gave me a belt across one arm in passing, saying something to the effect of "F*ckin' 'septics" should I assume all Englishmen are cut of the same fabric? Of course I shouldn't. I've come to know many fine English gentlemen in my travels to Thailand the last dozen years. I know quiet a few great guys who are English businessmen in Patt.
So would I, i always enjoyed patters, not been for several years but get a little saddened by its downturn and increase in crime.Steve3 wrote:I would wager there are quite a lot of gentlemen on Udonmap who have visited that "Sadom by the Sea" known as Pattaya but the town is given a horrible beating any time it is mentioned.
Ok.. well in all fairness you did get a reply on the first post from pompui, more details could of followed i guess, but you was not totally blanked, sometimes topics get pushed down the list and out of the spot-light, so not a bad idea to re-post(bump it up) to get more attention sure you would of had more replies.Steve3 wrote: most text removed
Beer monkey sir.
Some of the examples where I have been blanked or left without a clue:
Drivers licenses: http://www.udonmap.com/udonthaniforum/t ... t4886.html
Mocha Restaurant: http://www.udonmap.com/udonthaniforum/l ... 70-15.html
I didn't mean to stir-up anyone's long standing resentment for Americans, but it seems that was the net result. That's a pity I think because I really wanted only to stir your curiosity enough to think about how some one new is treated on Udonmap. Feel free to tie and gag me and pitch me in the nearest river!! :-"
~Steve3
