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Smegma
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I risk sounding extremely pedantic ... but ... I know by now that I am a smart guy. I failed miserably in high school with girls. But I got my revenge on the "bad boys" in college and ever since. Well, maybe I found my match in Thailand after 20 years of unnending success with western educated babes.
Back in the farangland, I learned that I was not good at the 15 minute bar pick-up. Maybe I never had the Brad Pitt looks or Mel Gibson's killer smile, but after getting done with high school stupidity, in college I learned that I could have any girl I wanted, if I spent the time and effort on her. I was happy to see that at the end they liked smart guys. I was finally saved from sexual oblivion at the age of 18 (not the cherry - but getting the desired mate)! In farangland, at the end, I found that being smart paid off -one way or another, over time -if done well- one can impress and get the girl one wants by being smart and showing to her that you are a smart guy.
In general, i think my post works in all cultures. The difference is that in farangland, all you have to do if you are smart is not be an ass trying hard to show it. At the end, the girls like the guy who is obviously smart.
But here things are not exactly the same. Yes, girls also like a smart guy ... but .... provided all other things are equal and they like the guy anyway.
And why not? Because here they have not so much use for a smart guy if he is not able to give them all the other things that the girls care most about.
I am not saying one way is better than the other. I agree with all those who have said that we can not look at this culture through strict western values. In this instance being smart means being able to recognize the differences and being able to subvert one natural's inclination at displaying intelligence the same way a proud peakock extends its tail. I have a local friend who is academically smart that annoys all the Thai girls by simply talking too much. The girls talk to me saying that they are tired of this guy. Seeing them react to my friend's attempts at impressing them has been very entertaining and educational. My friend so far hasn't got the hint, even after living here for some time. I am starting to consider some of the "dumb" girls 10 years younger than him, and without real "formal" education much smarter than him.
Peace to all and let the smarter guy win  -just kidding.
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Thai Girls : Meet Sexy Thai Girls
Posted on: 5:10 am on July 8, 2003
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Arcadius
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Aha! So your original post wasn't really a joke after all.
I don't know when high levels of intelligence and education have ever stopped people spouting the most appalling rubbish. It may well be that women appreciate this better than men.
There's that film where the guy is expounding to his GF the 130 reasons why she's dead wrong and gets the devastating response: "Just because you can argue better, it doesn't make you right."
I think women everywhere just 'know' things men can only talk about. Anyway, it's worth remembering that the seemingly dumbest, least-educated farmgirl from the arse end of Isaan knows one helluva lot of stuff you don't even know you don't know. So if you look down on her, you're even more of a fool than she probably thinks you are.
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Bangkok Women : Meet Sensual Bangkok Women
Posted on: 6:39 am on July 8, 2003
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Smegma
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Quote: from Arcadius on 6:39 pm on July 8, 2003
Aha! So your original post wasn't really a joke after all.
It was, but every joke has some truth in it
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Thai Girls : Meet Sexy Thai Girls
Posted on: 9:00 am on July 8, 2003
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ducksnutz
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<but every joke has some truth in it >
So that joke about you taking it up the arse from a ladyboy has some truth in it!
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Bangkok Girls : Meet Sexy Bangkok Girls
Posted on: 9:14 am on July 8, 2003
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Kaymanx
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Arcadius,
"Why should I have an opinion on De Gaulle" is a telling response indeed. Something of the sort struck me as recently as just a year ago. Throughout the long years in my profession, I had consistently believed that the best public image is built by companies where staff speak good English. And my frustration in failing to attain that level within my company had become almost a disease. Till one day I kicked my own butt. Damn, I said to myself, why SHOULD everyone speak and write correct grammar ? Companies in the Far East have set high standards of service and their English skills are nothing to shout about. Isn't it enough if your people are RESPONSIVE and attend to queries promptly and courteously and never mind if their English is a bit warped ? The customer wants service, courtesy, honesty and efficiency and nothing else is really noticed. I am a more relaxed man since then!! But, thanks for that narration. It is good to know one hit the right track after all. Like you enjoying your life out there!!
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Thai Women : Meet Matured Thai Women
Posted on: 12:34 pm on July 8, 2003
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invaderzim
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I find that if thais smart or not is irrelevant because I always have to speak to them in cave man talk anyways..I dont know how anyone can sound intelligent when your talking to them like your tonto
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Bangkok Women : Meet Beautiful Thai Girls
Posted on: 1:55 pm on July 8, 2003
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Smegma
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Tonto or no tonto, for you, the outcome will always be the same.
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Bangkok Girls : Meet Attractive Thai Girls
Posted on: 4:40 pm on July 8, 2003
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ThaidUp
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Wow What a great thread!
First off if you want intellectual conversation who can find a better place than this forum. At least with most of the bros.
Smegma, The better technique I found is to elevate the TG into being smarter than oneself. I do this by making them the teacher. I need a lot work in the Thai language department, who's a better teacher than a TG, plus you can screw the teacher when you're done. This elevates her self-esteem and makes a better overall situation.
If you want to impress a TG use your intellect to make more money. The fatter your wallet the more she will be impressed!
Kaymanx. On hiring based upon English skills. Agreed When we first started our Thai company in the electronics industry when we hired a guy from the hotel industry for our customer service because of his great written & verbal skils. What a mistake, a couple of years later we fired him because the lack of his technical abilities. Most of our staff now consists of Thai’s with limited English abilities, but high on technical abilities. In fact one of our best guys speaks no English (and little Thai for that matter) and he produces the most work.
Tsonoqua, Haam Sup and all other who think China is going to be the next great thing I say BS. The China Myth is the next Internet Bubble only bigger. I be willing to forecast that half of the companies moving to China now will be out of there in less than two years with less of their Ass. China has so many problems, one big one is that the Chinese workers have no loyalty, so already in the semiconductor industry there is massive flight of trained labor to the next new company. This has already accelerated labor rates over Thai rates. So my bet is on Thailand. Let the Chinese come back to the table when they learn to make toilets that don’t leak so they don’t have a water shortage. China is the 1800’s CA Gold Rush and everyone’s trying to stake their claim. Most will get fools gold.
Haam Sup Thai’s great problem solvers??? Please... You must not live here. Problem solving is not one of their good attributes. If you stated problem avoidance, I would agree with you. Living on $150.00 is really not that hard to do if you are out of the city and growing your own food, its more of survival instincts than problem solving.
Arcadius Here! Here! “That passage is very important to me because it pulled me up short too. When I read it, just about my whole life (working life included) had been devoted to having opinions about de Gaulle and similar, and it had never even occurred to me that this was unreality on stilts. I think that's when I finally made up my mind to go and live in Thailand.”
Why should I have an opinion about de Gaulle and furthermore who the hell cares about my opinion anyhow..
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Thai Girls : Meet Active Thai Girls
Posted on: 9:26 pm on July 8, 2003
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Smegma
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I wonder what the new JHJ we see nowadays would have said in this thread had it been started more recently.
I am sure he would have a field day here. Way back then he made some decent nice comments on the topic.
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Thai Women : Meet Matured Thai Women
Posted on: 8:57 am on May 27, 2004
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Oz
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Quote: from Smegma on 9:57 pm on May 27, 2004
I wonder how the new JHJ we see nowadays would have said in this thread.
I am sure he would have a field day here.
It's pretty warm here tonight after the evening rain and JHJ probably doesn't have his "Field Jacket" on yet? Give him time!
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Bangkok Girls : Meet Attractive Thai Girls
Posted on: 9:00 am on May 27, 2004
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