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by midlandmike
Sun Jul 07, 2013 10:38 am
Forum: Sports Fans
Topic: Wimbledon 2013
Replies: 23
Views: 831

Re: Wimbledon 2013

Muray had a fairly easy semi--whereas djoko had a tough LONG 5 setter. If Murray can take the first set he could do it.
by midlandmike
Thu Jul 04, 2013 7:23 pm
Forum: Health Issues
Topic: Farang doctors in Thailand
Replies: 12
Views: 2110

Re: Farang doctors in Thailand

It is not a big point, I give up.
I have worked along side the farang Drs that I am talking about--why would I lie about such a matter?
by midlandmike
Thu Jul 04, 2013 7:11 pm
Forum: On The Road
Topic: Changing face of Pattaya
Replies: 1
Views: 754

Changing face of Pattaya

The planners in P have being trying to change the image for years but it seems to be happening, no thanks to them. Search Pattaya+changing and there is a great deal of talk about this. The influx of Russian families, Indian, Asian and Arabic tourists has changed the mix. The single, white, British/A...
by midlandmike
Thu Jul 04, 2013 6:43 pm
Forum: Health Issues
Topic: Farang doctors in Thailand
Replies: 12
Views: 2110

Re: Farang doctors in Thailand

You can keep quoting the German Dr and his claim that he is the only farang Dr in Thai but it is NOT true.
I am a personal friend of two more but do not have their permission to mention their names.
One is from Bangladesh , the other is a lady Dr from the north of England.
by midlandmike
Wed Jun 26, 2013 5:00 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Thailand to target high-end tourists
Replies: 5
Views: 872

Re: Thailand to target high-end tourists

Getting rid of the scruffy ex-pats will be high on the agenda. Friday nights will be formal night on Binty.
Tuxedos will be worn, with shorts and sandals on hot nights, of course.
by midlandmike
Sat Jun 22, 2013 9:36 pm
Forum: Life In Thailand, Opinion & Relationships
Topic: Are Thais still searching for an identity?
Replies: 18
Views: 1522

Re: Are Thais still searching for an identity?

Thank you deepee.
I do wonder if the Thais who return are NOT typical, perhaps they are the ones that did not adjust to the west,
by midlandmike
Sat Jun 22, 2013 9:07 pm
Forum: Health Issues
Topic: Visiting San Paulo? Visit the ATM first!
Replies: 53
Views: 7358

Re: Visiting San Paulo? Visit the ATM first!

Be sure to go to the Bangkok Hospital Hua Hin--next time!!!!!!!!!
by midlandmike
Sat Jun 22, 2013 9:00 pm
Forum: Feeding Time
Topic: Fish and Chips
Replies: 541
Views: 48514

Re: Fish and Chips

Anyway enough of this burger and mayonaise chat back to what we really care about--Mashy peas.
by midlandmike
Sat Jun 22, 2013 1:18 pm
Forum: Life In Thailand, Opinion & Relationships
Topic: Are Thais still searching for an identity?
Replies: 18
Views: 1522

Re: Are Thais still searching for an identity?

There may be a superficial obsession with outside influences, but deep down nothing changes. "We do it Thai way" doing things Thai way, that is the identity. I am surprised how almost nothing of the west sticks on Thais who have lived abroad for many years and return. This is not true of C...
by midlandmike
Sat Jun 22, 2013 11:54 am
Forum: Feeding Time
Topic: Fish and Chips
Replies: 541
Views: 48514

Re: Fish and Chips

And some extras on a burger. I am not a Brit, but there are three guys I really like to thank -- Colman, Lea and Perrins.
by midlandmike
Fri Jun 21, 2013 10:27 pm
Forum: The Beach Bar
Topic: Negotiating MV's agonising entrance
Replies: 35
Views: 4097

Re: Negotiating MV's agonising entrance

My lady friend has a place she parks no more than a few hundred yards from the mall, Im not going to tell you where,but there are alternatives.
by midlandmike
Fri Jun 21, 2013 10:21 pm
Forum: Feeding Time
Topic: Fish and Chips
Replies: 541
Views: 48514

Re: Fish and Chips

Wow BB, the BIGGEST disapointment of the month was the lack of a F & c smell--all the agony that most people suffer--what a blessed life you live.
by midlandmike
Fri Jun 21, 2013 10:36 am
Forum: Digital Realm
Topic: poor customer service banana IT
Replies: 20
Views: 1968

Re: poor customer service banana IT

For a while the staff in i Beat were wearing T shirts that said-- "I love to talk about Apple products" They should have said "I love to talk about Apple products, but not in English" It is amazing that the staff in a place dealing with communication and with a big farang cliente...
by midlandmike
Fri Jun 21, 2013 8:16 am
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Hi, newbie to the HH Forum from the UK
Replies: 8
Views: 995

Re: Hi, newbie to the HH Forum from the UK

I dont know how much time you have but consider a mixed trip. Ex-pats who live here are obviously quite content or they would move but I have met MANY tourists who feel a couple of weeks is great but more than that is very boring. A few days in BKK, a trip up north to Chiang Mai, Kanchanaburi or the...
by midlandmike
Fri Jun 21, 2013 7:40 am
Forum: After Dark
Topic: Assault on Soi 80 at Whitehouse Bar
Replies: 53
Views: 9536

Re: Assault on Soi 80 at Whitehouse Bar

Ex=pats have little power, except that of the wallet. Dont spend a penny in any bar in which this man/woman/thing is a fixture.