Comments on: Thailand’s Killing Fields

By: Talen

Talen — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:31:41 +0000

Yes, the honey do list definitely turned into the bucket list….and of course after a hard day of work I supplied the beer for the karaoke party that night.

I can believe Thai’s are surprised when they go to a western country because here they all think I live in a palace of gold…I heard pee baa less today but the looks from other Thai’s while riding on the tractor to the other fields was priceless. I thought one man was going to wreck his truck.

And Mike I don’t know why they don’t have proper shovels and wheel barrows but if they did the job would have been wayyyy done by now!

By: Catherine

Catherine — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 06:43:31 +0000

Talen, what a fine post! And wow. I feel for you. Because it's not on the day that the back of everything starts aching, it's the day after and the day after that. From what I've read, when Thais go to a Western country they are surprised to find farangs doing menial labor. Even the not so poor. Catherines last blog post..Thai Language Phrase Books: A Mega Review

By: Nixon

Nixon — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 04:04:02 +0000

The gist of it all is falangs have money so don’t need to shovel shit and any falang that has money and still shovels shit is crazy. haha, Careful, you're going to shatter the illusion of the farang having a money bend and getting grapes fed to him by nubile young women back in farang-land. Truth is, I bet most westerners would rather be shoveling shit than taking crap from a know-it-all boss 60 hours out of the week. Well, the grass is always greener. Nixons last blog post..Creepy Craig's List Killer Is Ruining the Internet for Everybody

By: Martin In Bulgaria

Martin In Bulgaria — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:23:59 +0000

Nice one Talen, shit shoveling is good for the soul (not sole - lol) and you can't buy that! Martin In Bulgarias last blog post..Car Insurance Rip Off For Brits in Bulgaria

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 02:27:40 +0000

Talen great post, shovelling shit in Thailand! Mind you I have done the same collecting cow shit from the field behind my home for the garden.(why don't they have shovels and a wheelbarrow?) Now I understand what my neighbour said, but short of getting "Taksin"(her bull as in bullshit)to come and do it in the garden I will have to remain farang pee baa! Mikes last blog post..Week in Review (5)

By: Martyn

Martyn — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:19:41 +0000

Get down to the local shopping mall, grab a dress, stockings, high heels and a copy of Indian Basket Weaving (paperback) by Navajo School of Indian Basketry $9.95, then you can sit chatting to the women all day. That's what I'd do anyway. Great post, I really enjoyed reading it. Top banana. Martyns last blog post..Let’s Work Together

By: Malcolm

Malcolm — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 15:56:47 +0000

Talen, It looks and sounds like the honey do list turned into the honey bucket list , ha ha and thats not over the TOP ha ha . the reason they called you Ba is because they (the Thais) can't belive that we do anything when at home in our country , but sit around all day and drink beer and pick the money off the money trees that grow in all of our farms , so for us to do something called work we are call ba , what they really thought would happen is that when they said they needed help , what they really meant was for you to pay a few of the relatives to help uncle and then you buy them all beers at the end of a half a day's work. They were scocked to see you actually work, the same looks and laughs I get when I pull my weeds , cut the grass or wash my truck myself they wonder why I don't pay someone to do it for me, after all I'm rich rich. .It's the same as when they say they want to borrow some money , what they are really saying is will you give me some of your money , you can pick more when you get home . Borrow is not the same word as we know it to be we think loan they think give , because you will never see a penny of your money repaid. Any way, I am proud of you for working so hard and I'm sure you other Thai half is proud too ,maybe? Malcolm Malcolms last blog post..BACK TO THE REAL WORLD (at least here in Whang Pho)