Big boy my self and my Thai wife were lucky to meet your family last night. You have a wonderful family, and I congratulate you on the way you have gone through life troubles and good times.
I hope the early retirement comes soon tnen you really relax.
Uurs is a good example at what can be achieved thanks
Isaan Girls (Buksi's topic suggestion from the news)
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Woke up this morning breathing that's a good start to the day.
on this interesting thread
We have a place up in Issan near Nong Ki where my partner is from and I have a lot of time for the people up there.
They may be largely uneducated but I admire their knowledge of agriculture and the local environment and their ability to manufacture and construct things from nothing. You can hardly blame them for their standard of education as village schools are under funded and many of them had to leave early to try to make a living in the fields.
Generally they are not lazy either; my partner has spent the last couple of weeks planting cassava with her family which is a lot of hard work that she really didn’t have to do from a financial perspective.
One of the things that I like to experience in Issan is that they still have a very strong sense of community which we seem to have largely lost in big city life, up there you are never short of someone to look after your kids, pets, crops or whatever, they seem to have a never ending supply of family and friends for these tasks.
They may be largely uneducated but I admire their knowledge of agriculture and the local environment and their ability to manufacture and construct things from nothing. You can hardly blame them for their standard of education as village schools are under funded and many of them had to leave early to try to make a living in the fields.
Generally they are not lazy either; my partner has spent the last couple of weeks planting cassava with her family which is a lot of hard work that she really didn’t have to do from a financial perspective.
One of the things that I like to experience in Issan is that they still have a very strong sense of community which we seem to have largely lost in big city life, up there you are never short of someone to look after your kids, pets, crops or whatever, they seem to have a never ending supply of family and friends for these tasks.
Big Boy,thats a lovely story and 20 years is a great achivement, i think your wife looking after your father is very commendable,good old Thai family values, this sort of thing in U.K is now farely rare, that people nurse there own reletives let alone there spouses, and i bet she never complained once.
I also think wot you said about cooking is true my wife is a fantastic cook and home maker and never moans,well almost never..."i am a bit of a beer monster" so some times that is justified when i come into her pub, and all ready talking broken biscuits because i have been down the town all afternoon with my mates.
When my wife finishes work i am going to show her your story because one day that will be us,i think we are both very lucky to have found true genuine isaan people, and i would not change my life for anything apart from living in LOS now,i am still going through the company to see if i can get something in Leam Chabang,if nothing materializes, i might take the plunge and sell up and come to HH and do something,as Crazy has said his mrs is a real asset to him and his business, maybe if i do something with the wife it could be quite good to.
Big Boy,if you are ever down my neck of the woods visiting your brother PM me and maybe meet up and have a beer.
I also think wot you said about cooking is true my wife is a fantastic cook and home maker and never moans,well almost never..."i am a bit of a beer monster" so some times that is justified when i come into her pub, and all ready talking broken biscuits because i have been down the town all afternoon with my mates.
When my wife finishes work i am going to show her your story because one day that will be us,i think we are both very lucky to have found true genuine isaan people, and i would not change my life for anything apart from living in LOS now,i am still going through the company to see if i can get something in Leam Chabang,if nothing materializes, i might take the plunge and sell up and come to HH and do something,as Crazy has said his mrs is a real asset to him and his business, maybe if i do something with the wife it could be quite good to.
Big Boy,if you are ever down my neck of the woods visiting your brother PM me and maybe meet up and have a beer.
Good to see the forum flooded with positivity for a change.
Lots of great replies! Puts a human face on those that have replied, whilst being informative aswell.
Shows that there is more common experience here than might be initially thought.
Many thanks to all those that have shown the courage to reply and those that may still do so.
Lots of great replies! Puts a human face on those that have replied, whilst being informative aswell.
Shows that there is more common experience here than might be initially thought.
Many thanks to all those that have shown the courage to reply and those that may still do so.
Resolve dissolves in alcohol
BB
You were even identified in Sara Jane's and they've never met you. They only know you as Big Boy but may have fed on a few snippets I've fed them
They described you and your family and said 'well that must be Big Boy'
I too am a lucky Isaan farang
Get to know the family
Get to know the village
Get to know the culture
Get to know their communal spirit
Get to know how hard they work for little renumeration
I recently posted on another thread about security and belongings
In north east Thailand I feel totally secure. The family and friends take care when you are out and about
To me the secret is to know and experience where are coming from
Many farangs do not do this and expect to 'westernise' her asap
A fatal mistake if you do not understand and do not EXPERIENCE their culture
You were even identified in Sara Jane's and they've never met you. They only know you as Big Boy but may have fed on a few snippets I've fed them
They described you and your family and said 'well that must be Big Boy'
I too am a lucky Isaan farang
Get to know the family
Get to know the village
Get to know the culture
Get to know their communal spirit
Get to know how hard they work for little renumeration
I recently posted on another thread about security and belongings
In north east Thailand I feel totally secure. The family and friends take care when you are out and about
To me the secret is to know and experience where are coming from
Many farangs do not do this and expect to 'westernise' her asap
A fatal mistake if you do not understand and do not EXPERIENCE their culture
RICHARD OF LOXLEY
It’s none of my business what people say and think of me. I am what I am and do what I do. I expect nothing and accept everything. It makes life so much easier.
It’s none of my business what people say and think of me. I am what I am and do what I do. I expect nothing and accept everything. It makes life so much easier.