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Scotland is part of Great Britain so I would assume so, unless he was just being ignorant and using the term British to refer to English. It's the Welsh you have to feel sorry for, at least Scotland is recognised as an actual country. Leaving tomorrow for Singapore. Still haven't booked any accomodation. Any recommendations on where to stay?
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Yeah, I was just trying to be sassy  IF you fancy a pint tomorrow night, I'll be out and about!
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kru posted:I'm Scottish, does this apply (y/n)?? Obviously not I meant specifically the British hehe In actual fact I get along best with the Scots and they get a pass raton fucked around with this message at 05:44 on Jul 18, 2013 |
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Jul 18, 2013 05:30
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We both should've said English. My fault!
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Jul 18, 2013 05:48
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I feel like I should be offended by these comments, but yeah we're pretty terrible abroad (and often at home too!  )
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Jul 18, 2013 07:54
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Sheep-Goats posted:In actual fact I get along best with the Scots and they get a pass :woot:
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Jul 18, 2013 08:03
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I'm going through my Viet-bodia trip from earlier in the year and remembered this. Thought you might like it.  =========== Some things that are asia. Chinatown in KL  Phenom Penh temples  Asians  Tuk-tuk drivers 
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Jul 18, 2013 10:21
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Sheep-Goats posted:
I like Scots just fine, though I can't understand them half the time. The Irish, however, have proven better than any other culture at talking me out of my pants.
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Jul 18, 2013 13:27
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Brimmy posted:Scotland is part of Great Britain so I would assume so, unless he was just being ignorant and using the term British to refer to English. It's the Welsh you have to feel sorry for, at least Scotland is recognised as an actual country. Depends on your budget - what's your expected daily?
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Jul 18, 2013 14:13
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Only there for a night before on to Cambodia. Budget isn't really an issue but I don't want to be spending over 100 USD for the night.
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Jul 18, 2013 16:41
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Had my balls looked at by a specialist in Phnom Penh who actually knew what he was loving talking about and gave me a...a...a......diagnosis!!! Gave me a pint of antibiotics directly into my veins then a 7 day course of ten pills per day plus cream to be applied twice daily. He says if I'm lucky and he's right (and he says he is) I might actually avoid surgery altogether  The antibiotic IV drip also contained a pretty strong painkiller. So strong that I immediately jumped into a tuk tuk, went to the airport and bought a ticket for a plane taking off in 15 minutes, all with a massive grin on my face. It didn't really sink in how crazy that was till I landed, then wondered where the gently caress I actually was. What a day. duckmaster fucked around with this message at 17:08 on Jul 18, 2013 |
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Jul 18, 2013 17:05
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Kommando posted:I'm going through my Viet-bodia trip from earlier in the year and remembered this. Haha, couldn't have happened to a nicer location! I'm sure the place needed a good hose down anyway.
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Christoff posted:So in a year and a half or so I plan on training Muay Thai in Thailand for about 3-6 months. I'm pretty set on a place in Koh Samui. I'll definitely check out Bangkok and such. I'm kinda done doing the whole hoping around thing. I'd much rather stay in one place, have my own small apartment, and really enjoy a hobby, volunteering, or something.
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Jul 18, 2013 19:07
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duckmaster posted:It didn't really sink in how crazy that was till I landed, then wondered where the gently caress I actually was. And...? Where are you now? Did you wake up in Brunei? 
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Jul 19, 2013 02:01
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McDonalds is doing a Despicable Me 2 promotion here in Malaysia and people are going loving crazy over the free toys you can get with a Happy Meal. They are sold out almost instantly and I've heard about people buying hundreds and then trying to sell them on at crazy mark up to cash in on the craze. People here are crazy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HUsk-QTfVM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhKnCMThDVg
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Jul 19, 2013 02:32
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Chair Huxtable posted:I like Scots just fine, though I can't understand them half the time. The Irish, however, have proven better than any other culture at talking me out of my pants. Sorry, Tytan, the English are just the English (and violent!). I know how it feels. I'm American. It's is kind of ironic, because the Scottish all bitch about how violent much of Scotland (Glasgow) is, but I never meet angry or violent Scots. On the other hand, if you add alcohol to any group of Englishmen over the course of an evening at least one is guaranteed to end up getting hostile with someone and yelling something like "Ahm from fookin' England, mate!" while gesticulating aggressively. I assume Tytan will eventually do this, but he has yet to fulfill his destiny while I'm around. Haha, there's nothing about that shot that's not awesome. I agree with Tytan. I'm surprised they didn't have to wear hazmat suits. ReindeerF fucked around with this message at 03:17 on Jul 19, 2013 |
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Jul 19, 2013 03:14
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duckmaster posted:
You really need to elaborate on this more. Where the gently caress did you end up??
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ReindeerF posted:Via Andrew Drummond's site: From DnD Pictures Thread: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuwoUM4oYe0 As to violent tourists, I've had problems with Irish, British, and Australians. I am not a violent guy. It's pretty sad that the most likely place to get in fistfights are the big expat bars. Play fucked around with this message at 04:59 on Jul 19, 2013 |
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Jul 19, 2013 04:55
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/\/\/\ No accent, no proof! I've seen that one, it made the rounds here a while back. Big Trouble In Tourist Thailand also has some entertaining clips. Also, how do you guys get in trouble? I swear, I've never been so much as threatened since being abroad over here that I can think of. Mexico, yeah, but not in Asia. Over here the worst issue I run into are the occasional skeevy lonely jerkoffs in touristed areas who just have to interrupt your table to make friends and tell you their story. This is easily solved by CHECK BIN. I have seen other people get in fights, in fact Tytan and I saw an encounter one night in PP that would've seemed bizarre in any other city, but these are always filed under the, "He probably deserved it" heading when living here, heh. I still want to know what's wrong with his balls that could require surgery, but that an antibiotic can take care of. That's a puzzle. Also, obligatory, "told you to wear a rubber, dude" comment. ReindeerF fucked around with this message at 05:09 on Jul 19, 2013 |
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Jul 19, 2013 04:58
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One time I did a high kick and twisted one of my nuts backwards so that the cord was crimped... I couldn't figure out what was wrong with it for the longest time but it hurt and finally someone told me it was torsion of the testicle and I just had to turn it back around and I'd better do it fast or else its gonna fall off edit: you're right. he does have that yankee look about him though  I can assure you that I have never been the one to make problems, I'm just in the wrong place at the wrong time when some roided out festival douche australian decides he wants a fight. But yeah overall Asia is SUPER safe and comfortable, esp. compared to Central/South America, where you can legitimately fear for your life on many memorable occasions. Play fucked around with this message at 05:10 on Jul 19, 2013 |
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Jul 19, 2013 05:08
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Play posted:One time I did a high kick and twisted one of my nuts backwards so that the cord was crimped... I couldn't figure out what was wrong with it for the longest time but it hurt and finally someone told me it was torsion of the testicle and I just had to turn it back around and I'd better do it fast or else its gonna fall off EDIT: Googling "testicle infection antibiotics" brings up a page full of results for Epididymitis, so I'm just declaring that this is what he has.
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Jul 19, 2013 05:10
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Oh hey, more Asian Nazis: http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2013/07/a-mongolian-neo-nazi-environmentalist-walks-into-a-lingerie-store-in-ulan-bator/100547/
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Ringo R posted:Oh hey, more Asian Nazis: http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2013/07/a-mongolian-neo-nazi-environmentalist-walks-into-a-lingerie-store-in-ulan-bator/100547/
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ReindeerF posted:A friend of mine has a long and entertaining story about ending up with a similar problem. That much I can get, but this guy keeps getting antibiotics and I can't figure that out. They won't repair physical damage and they can't kill viruses or parasites, so what the Hell does he have? Or is this just a case of antibiotics being the aspirin of Southeast Asia? Heh. Firstly I'd like to apologise for getting everyone's hopes up that I flew somewhere crazy; I just went back to Siem Reap where I'd left all my stuff. Boring, I know. If you really want the details I have: 1. A major infection (the doc is clueless what this is exactly, either an STD or UTI; it's largely irrelevant though as its bacterial and can be cleared up with antibiotics). 2. Orchiepiddymitis, an inflammation of the testicle caused by the above (which will also clear up with antibiotics but the infection needs to be cleared as well or it won't work). 3. A varicocell vein. This is a vein which takes byproducts of semen production out of the testicles and up to the kidneys to be broken down and removed from the body. It will also take infected fluid out, but mine is blocked so it's not working. I am taking three pills a day, each about the size of my thumb, to loosen this up so it can help the antibiotics with 2 & 3. 4. An inaugial hernia. Because of 2 & 3 a small part of my bowel appears to have dropped into the testicle. However, the doc can't tell if it has for sure (the vein is blocking it so needs to wait till that has loosened up as the easiest way to tell for sure is just to feel it, make me cough and see if it moves). This is the one I'm most likely to need surgery for, and tbqh I'm being a bit optimistic that I won't. But fingers crossed! There you go, you asked. Some of the info may be slightly inaccurate as I've taken seven pills today and at least one is a pretty hard-core painkiller. Tuk tuk, airport!!
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I purposely did not read all those words to avoid my scrotum shrinking back up into my body, but from reading what I saw it sounds like something I'd get checked in Bangkok too. Good luck! Just out of curiosity, did you go to Rattanak?
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The plan is to take 10 pills per day for 7 days then go back so the doc can have a look. He says he is hopeful that will clear it enough to correctly diagnose problem 4, then some more antibiotics just to completely kill it all. I went to a clinic recommended by a reputable western doctor here. The guy in Phnom Penh is a specialist urologist and I was very impressed by him. However... They tried to convince me I had to stay for three nights for "observation", which I hazily agreed to after they'd given me a painkiller. As it wore off I realised they hadn't given me a price for that, hadn't explained my diagnosis in any detail and hadn't taken down my next of kin details, address in cambodia or anything. Nobody knew I was there and if I'd died the only thing they could have done is find my passport and contact the embassy; I haven't bothered telling them I'm here so it would have been weeks before they could contact my mother at home, by which time my body would be stored in a carrier bag or something. Whilst lying on a bed thinking about this a nurse came in to hook me up to a drip. I refused to let them near me until they told me exactly what it was, so a junior doctor tried to convince me it was for my own good etc etc. I then went ballistic and demanded to know what this was going to cost me - $125 per night. I wasn't particularly happy paying such an obvious White Mans Tax so went more ballistic and demanded to speak to the specialist again. He was fine though and explained everything and what my alternative option was (what I'm doing). Then he had a conversation with the junior doctor in Khmer which was quite clearly about what an rear end in a top hat I am. I understand that they've got to make money and for 99% of travellers/expats the bill will be covered by insurance anyway so I'd have got back that $375 eventually. It worked me up a bit that they didn't explain my options and made me agree to it when I was on a painkiller, and the next of kin thing really worried me. Did I overreact? Possibly. Still, no one lost face. except possibly me when I was given two capsules for urine samples, misunderstood, and returned ten minutes later with one of them full of jizz
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duckmaster posted:except possibly me when I was given two capsules for urine samples, misunderstood, and returned ten minutes later with one of them full of jizz What the gently caress?
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The Nazification of Southeast Asia continues http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2013/07/20137191141644129.html
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duckmaster posted:They tried to convince me I had to stay for three nights for "observation" Yeah this is when the costs really start to add up. It's usually recommended to try to avoid staying overnight unless it's absolutely necessary, or if your insurance can definitely cover it. Was it SOS clinic by chance? Decent clinic but one of the more expensive ones in town. quote:except possibly me when I was given two capsules for urine samples, misunderstood, and returned ten minutes later with one of them full of jizz  Please tell me this actually happened.
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I think I was charged close to $100 for a clinic visit in Saigon at a place that an expat friend recommended. He didn't say it was the most expensive place in the town. Worth every penny though. It was for an infection too. I got two massive blisters on the top of my feet from where my shoes rubbed on them and both became infected. At the time, the only shoes I could wear comfortably were ballet slippers which put the blisters on full display. Nothing like coming into a clinic and seeing the staff freak out as soon they saw my feet
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I want to know what else could possibly go wrong with your genitals. Like where do you go from here? You've hit peak nut trauma.
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duckmaster posted:except possibly me when I was given two capsules for urine samples, misunderstood, and returned ten minutes later with one of them full of jizz  Quoted for posterity I'd be happy to buy you a beer if you make it to Bangkok as you've made this thread 5x more entertaining with your balls.
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duckmaster posted:except possibly me when I was given two capsules for urine samples, misunderstood, and returned ten minutes later with one of them full of jizz God I love this thread. Play posted:One time I did a high kick and twisted one of my nuts backwards so that the cord was crimped... I couldn't figure out what was wrong with it for the longest time but it hurt and finally someone told me it was torsion of the testicle and I just had to turn it back around and I'd better do it fast or else its gonna fall off My son had that at birth and one nut had to be removed right after birth. Welcome in this world, little guy!
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There were three people who saw me; the specialist who spoke flawless English but was in and out constantly, the junior doctor who was trying to ramp my bill up as much as possible and a male nurse (presumably he hadn't read the right book yet to wear a white jacket and call himself a doctor) who spoke no English. Guess which one gave me the capsules? I asked if both were for urine and he just pointed to the side of one to show where to fill it up to. I assumed that because he was Cambodian he was too embarrassed to explain that I had to masturbate into the other one and as I'm British I was far too embarrassed to mime it to confirm. So I wanked into the cup. He looked at it slightly quizzically, shook his head and left it on the desk before scurrying off with the urine sample he actually needed. Then the junior doctor came in to ask me about my sexual lifestyle whilst we did a fantastic impression of pretending there wasn't a capsule full of my cum sitting between us. He took me to another room for an ultrasound and when we returned it was gone. One of these days I'm going to compile all my posts in this thread into one long monologue so future generations of SE Asia travellers can watch my rapid slide into depravity. It might as well go in the OP.
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Senso posted:My son had that at birth and one nut had to be removed right after birth. Welcome in this world, little guy! Noooooo!  That's a tough break for the little dude. He hasn't even made a fool of himself like duckmaster and he still loses a nut . Truly, the world has no justice
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Well, add me to the list of goons with horrifying bacterial infections. Mine isn't in my genitals, but if the round of antibiotics don't work, I get an all expenses paid (by me) trip to the hospital for three days with an expensive antibiotic drip. My boyfriend is in Puket right now for the low season and called all his friends to tell them I'm sick. My room has been a parade of well meaning Thai people checking my fever and bringing water and food. On the upside, they ran some tests for Dengue and found that I'm immune to it. I've never heard of such a thing but I guess that's one less tropical medical issue to worry about.
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Duckmaster will be a father to a Khmer child by the weeks end.
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I'm sure at least one savvy Khmer person said, "Why are the Westerners always thinking about sex?" when he or she saw duckmaster's load sitting in a cup.Chair Huxtable posted:Well, add me to the list of goons with horrifying bacterial infections. Mine isn't in my genitals, but if the round of antibiotics don't work, I get an all expenses paid (by me) trip to the hospital for three days with an expensive antibiotic drip. My boyfriend is in Puket right now for the low season and called all his friends to tell them I'm sick. My room has been a parade of well meaning Thai people checking my fever and bringing water and food. Chair Huxtable posted:On the upside, they ran some tests for Dengue and found that I'm immune to it. I've never heard of such a thing but I guess that's one less tropical medical issue to worry about.
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duckmaster posted:
I'm fuckin dying here. God, I love every post about your nuts way more than I should. what a goddamn saga For future reference, the Khmer for jacking off (one of the phrases, at least) is "sop snop". its the same verb used for pumping up a bike tire.
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ReindeerF posted:You have [unspecified disease] so naturally a course of antibiotics is the cure. Here take some extra home just in case. I'm amazed that they didn't just "give injection" and call it a day
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