liquidflux Posted November 26, 2006 Report Share Posted November 26, 2006 Funny story about the lies.... Read a post on another board from a guy who owns a hotel in pattaya. His cook asked for some time off, as her mum was ill and she had to go take care. Anyhoo, a couple days later the mum comes into the hotel, healthy as ever, asking if the daughter is OK. Apparently she hadn't been in touch for a few days and mum had just come around for a little chat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted November 28, 2006 Report Share Posted November 28, 2006 I read through some but not all and I think I heard it before. I can deal with everything except the clerks that don't think for themselves. I've had problems at Western Union. Customs. Etc. and the culture is, if I don't understand it or its not exactly like the routine, I don't do it or try to do it. I've had problems at banks and western union getting money. Some of my family and friends call me by my middle name and even though my passport has my full name including middle, try explaining to a Thai that your middle name is a 'pet' name and its still you. That all the other info points to you as the person. I've never had problems in western nations or in Japan suprisingly, which to me is a 'western' nation in terms of wealth and outlook. The other stuff (lying, taxis, driving, whatever) are annoyances. This however, can have material effect. I had a friend that got held up in transit in Bangkok because they wouldn't look at the situation logically and with reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magician Posted November 29, 2006 Report Share Posted November 29, 2006 So true. Base level employees literally will not make a decision. They will be obsequious, and they will smile their asses off, but until you politely ask them to bring their boss to you, and that boss comes, and you then ask him to bring his boss to you, and then that boss comes, you will not make headway. So many people just give up, of course. Which is also a very Thai thing to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pasathai1 Posted December 2, 2006 Report Share Posted December 2, 2006 SUGAR, so much sugar put into everything these days! DOG definitly, try and get an iced tea ( cha farang) with no sugar. its like some kind of secret concoction for thais to figure out ( hot water and a tea bag, add ice) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soiarrai Posted December 4, 2006 Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 The tanoy speakers, erected along soi's and villages, strategically placed outside windows that blare out in the early hours when your trying to get some hard earned sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cockroach Posted December 5, 2006 Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 ....the point i was trying to make with the taxi thing was not about having to pay a dollar more ,because i always tip good if i feel the cabbie is honest and not on the take.... This taxi meter thing and its not directed at you 66, amazes me. I used to be a hard "meter only" taxi user, the meter rarely ever got to more than 100 bt. The meter would read 60bt and i would give the taxi driver 100bt and say keep the change anyway. So now I just say "go Nana 100bt Ok" in thai, 90% of the time the driver says OK and off we go. The driver has a fixed price, the quicker he gets you to your destination the better for him. I was going to give him a 100bt no matter what so what difference does it make to me. It's good for him cos he gets the 100bt, its good for me, cos he gets me to where I want to go as quick as possible, everyone's happy. We are only taking about the difference of $1 maybe $2AUD here at the most, can you guys really be that tight. Its only ONE DOLLAR. Once again not aimed at you 66. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunsanuk Posted December 5, 2006 Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 Hi, "We are only taking about the difference of $1 maybe $2AUD here at the most, can you guys really be that tight." Before the subway was built I used to take a taxi home from work every day. That '$1' difference would have added up to 2 weeks lunch every month. Sanuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cockroach Posted December 5, 2006 Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 That '$1' difference would have added up to 2 weeks lunch every month. You are right but we are looking at it from 2 different perspectives, you an expat, me a 4 week a year sanuker. Do many expats really catch a taxi to and from work each day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunsanuk Posted December 5, 2006 Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 Hi, "Do many expats really catch a taxi to and from work each day?" I don't anymore due to the subway opening, but I would imagine that there are many who do. I used to take taxis very often (10-15 trips a week easy) and overpaying by 40 Baht a trip would quickly add up. Sanuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 5, 2006 Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 I use taxis everyday, always round up the fare, but i wouldn't do what you do CR, as it encourages scamming and attitude with farang...furthermore a thai person wouldn't tolerate a taxi driver taking the piss, so why do you bother? Sure, flash your cash around as if you are some high roller, but for what? You wont get anywhere faster, it's often impossible to do so in BKK... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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