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MarkC
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Quote: from Smegma on 9:54 am on Sep. 23, 2004
Europeans are responsible for the Thais eating so much spicy food. Europeans brought chiles to Asia from the Americas.
Why are chiles so popular in food in poor countries like Thailand? They make food last longer. Despite the pain and irritation they bring, the Capsaicin in them has an antibacterial effect, so food cooked with chiles keeps for longer without spoiling, thus less risk of becoming sick from spoiled food. Also the pain caused by capsaicin stimulates the brain to produce endorphins, natural opioids which act as analgesics and produce a sense of well-being.
Yes, I was always taught that the Portugese introduced chillies to Goa and they spread to the rest of Asia (or just Asia, if you prefer to think of India as a sub-continent). But twice this year I have read of new species of chilli being discovered (one in Thailand and one in China). I have not been able to discover if these new chillies are simply mutations of 'imported' chillies or if they are true indigenous strains. If the latter, then chillies were here before they were 'introduced' by westerners.
Oh, and contrary to popular belief, there is almost no heat (capsaicin) in the seeds, and not much in the flesh. Most of it is in the placenta (the white fluffy bit that connects the seeds to the flesh).
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Posted on: 3:18 am on Sep. 30, 2004
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ftumch
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I always thought that Chilli originated in Mexico and was brought back to the Old World by the Spanish and then they took it with them to Asia. Am I wrong?
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Posted on: 3:23 am on Sep. 30, 2004
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MarkC
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Quote: from ftumch on 8:38 am on Sep. 30, 2004
I always thought that Chilli originated in Mexico and was brought back to the Old World by the Spanish and then they took it with them to Asia. Am I wrong?
Europeans of some description...but the newly discovered species might suggest otherwise. I think it's resonable to say that someone (Portugese or Spanish) brought the chilli to Europe, but it may have existed in Asia before 'we' brought it here.
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Posted on: 3:40 am on Sep. 30, 2004
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Noknoi
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*On buses, alot of the wife-fare collectors having hairy legs
*Buriram babes are hot
*Falafel is great on Koh San Road
*Weapons of the Royal Thai Army of 1940-41
The following weapons are known, or at least suspected, of being used by the Thais in the FTW:
Rifles:
8mm, 5-shot Mausers bought from the Japanese army in 1926 when the latter changed to the 6.5mm Arisaka model 03 (1915) : 80,000-120,000 of. (From 1935, these were being slowly replaced by the "Rama VI" rifle, a more modern and shortened Mauser built to Thai specifications and the same length as the French rifles used by Indochinese troops)
?mm Lee-Enfields (simply described as British Army regulation rifles, possibly.303) bought by the "Wild Tiger Corps" (patriotic society founded by Rama VI) in 1923 and transfered to the War Office in 1926 to be issued to 2nd line units : 80,000 of.
8mm Arisaka model 03 (1915) rechambered and bought from the Japanese army in 1928-29 : 35,000 of.
Machine-guns:
8mm Madsen LMG, bought in 1924 and 1927 : 625 of.
8mm "Colt" MG (M1917 water-cooled Browning), bought in ? : 225 of, 192 for the Infantry (24 per regiment) and 32 for the cavalry (16 per regiment).
8mm Vickers : Air Force and Vickers Carden Loyd tankettes only
?mm Lewis : Air Force only
Mortars: 81mm Brandt
Anti-Tank Guns:
37mm (Pak35/36 or Japanese Type97) ?
25mm Hotchkiss Mle34?
Artillery:
77mm (German FK-16? Possibly WW1 war-booty sold by the victors as surplus? May be confusion with 75mm, below. Also 40x 75mm Krupp field guns bought pre-WW1).
50mm mountain gun, Austrian, pre-war pattern : 150 of, thought to be used as infantry guns for second-line infantry battalions. Range 3.5km, 2kg shell.
75mm mountain gun, Krupp design, some 40 bought from Germany in 1912, overwhelming majority (200) bought from Japan in 1923 : 240 of. (The Thai ponies proved too small to carry these as pack-loads, so locally-produced light limbers/carriages & caissons allowed draught by 6-ponies in harness. During 1930 maneuvers, 1 battalion of 75mm MGs from 1st {Guards} Artillery Regt was motorised with Morris 6-wheel trucks in an experiment). *New information from declassified French military archives: these were Japanese 75mm Field Guns, being lightened versions of the famous Krupp 77mm with a shortened barrel. Maximum range was 6000m, but seldom used beyond 4000m*
Bofors 75mm Field Gun, 4 delivered June 1936, and a further 90 ordered on 22 August 1936 (78 for the Army & 12 for the Navy)
Bofors 105mm howitzers, 8 delivered June 1936
Trials were conducted on 25/3/25 with a Japanese infantry gun supplied by the Japanese Military Attache...
AA guns:
20mm Oerlikon?
2-pdr pompom (dismounted from Vickers AA SPG)
Bofors 75mm AA guns - 2 batteries delivered June 1936
Tanks:
Vickers Carden-Loyd tankette, delivered 9 May 1930 and issued to the 1st Cavalry regiment according to the 20 May 1930 issue of the Khrungthep (Bangkok) Daily mail : 10 of. (30 by September 1936).
30 Vickers 6-tonners (10 ordered 17 November 1932). Also 26 Vickers AA SPG with 2pdr/40mm AA gun.
2 VCL Amphibious Tanks ordered between November 1933 and April 1934, apparently for use by the new, Army-dominated regime against the Navy if these rebelled in their turn!
Armoured Cars:
10 Citroen halftracks bought in 1925 (half by Ministry of Communications, half by War Office). Could be used as armoured cars.
6 Vickers Armoured Cars delivered in 1931
Much of the above from French military records, via Nowfel Leulliot (with thanks!)
*Buriram pussy has the right combination of sweet, salty, and sour tastes.
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Posted on: 12:53 pm on Oct. 17, 2004
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Noknoi
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More people looking for love on Thai dating sides have been disappointed.
Hualamphong Train Station was designed by a group of Dutch architects.
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More people are looking for love on the train tracks of Hualamphong and have not been disappointed, especially guys that like young boys.
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Posted on: 1:01 pm on Oct. 17, 2004
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Smegma
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Noknoi are you dutch?
Back to the topic.
You will not find foreign hair stylists in Thailand. That is a profession STRICTLY reserved only for Thais. Fat luck if you do not want a thai person cutting your hair while in LOS.
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Posted on: 1:10 am on Oct. 20, 2004
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Noknoi
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No I am not Dutch, but I love Dutch chocolate and Dutch Boy paints.
I actually get my hair cut at a little barbership on Sukhumvit 101 for 25 cents.
I get my pubic hair cut by my Buriram LTGF babe
I get my balls shaved by Mistress Midori and Co.
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Posted on: 11:24 pm on Oct. 21, 2004
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Yurune
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25c...????..approx 10B...give or take a baht here and there.....
I bet you look 'hansum'
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Posted on: 12:08 am on Oct. 22, 2004
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DrLove
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10 baht? I've been ripped off... my barber charged me 50 baht for years!
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Posted on: 12:45 am on Oct. 22, 2004
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