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How tough is Thai to learn if you already have functional Mandarin? Edit: Just did a quick Wiki and apparently the languages aren't as related as I thought. I've been told they're structurally similar and that the tones aren't overly difficult if you're familiar with Mandarin tones though. Atlas Hugged fucked around with this message at 05:10 on Apr 29, 2014 |
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I'm all too happy to late the old white guy tell me his life story because that usually means I drink for free for the rest of the night.
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May 1, 2014 05:50
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cent0r posted:You mean to tell me, all you have to do is sit there and nod to some old guy at a bar for free drinks? GOD drat IT I'VE BEEN DOING IT WRONG! In fact, every twenty minutes or so you can start to act like you have somewhere else to be and they'll up and buy you another drink! Sometimes they try to take you home, but I just tell them I'm on my period.
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May 1, 2014 10:01
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They're just so much more spiritual than us.
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May 2, 2014 04:07
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Is there such a thing as a specialty beer shop in Bangkok? All of the beer I saw there was your generic imports (Heineken, Corona, etc) and domestics. Chang is alright, but the country seemed to be lacking in variety.
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May 3, 2014 11:55
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This is actually really annoying about Taipei too. There's tons of beer, but i's all Belgian and I think those are super over rated.
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May 4, 2014 07:42
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The usual suspects. Delirium, Duvel, Westmalle, etc. Give me a good British ale any day. Actually, I just tried the Iron Maiden inspired beer "The Trooper" and it was drat good.
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May 4, 2014 17:14
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Gail Wynand posted:Mikkeller in Ekkamai sells bottles (not cheap) and also lets other breweries set up stalls in their front yard.. Thanks, this is exactly the kind of thing I'm looking for.
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May 5, 2014 05:23
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How's the political situation in Bangkok holding up? I just read about the PM getting ousted.
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May 7, 2014 14:23
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duckmaster posted:Every single male goon in this thread clicked your profile to see if you're female. Just you buddy.
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May 9, 2014 02:38
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Not renting a scooter was the first thing I read when planning a trip to Thailand a couple of years ago for exactly that reason.
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May 13, 2014 08:16
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Has anyone been to Immortal or The Rock Pub? I'm looking for a decent place for beers and music.
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May 14, 2014 05:08
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ReindeerF posted:Haven't been to either. If you're over at KSR, the new Brown Sugar might be good. Service was always poo poo, but the drinks and music were excellent. It's just up Phra Atit near Democracy Monument. There's also a place called like Blues Pub in Samsen, just North of the Khao San area, it's across from like Samsen Soi 6 or so. Good music, a little cramped. Thanks for the suggestions. Really anything from classic rock to heavy metal would be great. I'll probably never find a bar where I can drink whiskey and listen to King Crimson and Opeth in the same sitting, but the dream lives on.
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May 14, 2014 06:29
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I'm not sure if that's better or worse than the Taipei. They typically have a full band, but I'm not actually convinced the guitars are plugged in since all you can hear is the keyboard. Does Thai karaoke basically just sound like midi loops?
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May 14, 2014 06:41
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Then I'll fit right in. Too bad about the beer selection and whiskey prices though.
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May 14, 2014 07:00
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Chair Huxtable posted:A friend of mine goes to Rock Pub a lot and says they play really good hard rock. But he's also Thai and they usually consider The Scorpions to be heavy metal. So YMMV. I'd say some Scorpions falls under the broader umbrella of heavy metal. Those guitars are sick man.
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May 14, 2014 08:12
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Heavy metal has become such a broad term that a lot of people forget that bands like Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden are where the sound started and instantly assume all heavy metal has to be like Slayer or Gwar. Scorpions are guilty of writing some pretty cheesy ballads, but that doesn't mean stuff like "Nobody Like You" and "Rock You Like a Hurricane" aren't metal.
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May 14, 2014 09:56
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Chair Huxtable posted:goats on motorbikes. Is that a thing I need to be aware of?
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May 14, 2014 10:41
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Is it possible that your bank deducted the amount on the assumption that the transaction would be cleared but then a few days from now when all the information is sent back and forth between the banks, the money will reappear?
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May 20, 2014 08:33
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Are the borders closed?
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May 22, 2014 14:15
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There's an article on the Nation saying the airports are still running, but I'm curious to know what happens if I land in Bangkok at 11pm.
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May 22, 2014 14:57
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If I get stuck in the airport, are the airport bar prices at least reasonable?
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May 22, 2014 16:41
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cent0r posted:Good ol' Thailand. The bar just closed its doors and everyone got pissed inside. Got loving hot in there though. Did people just stay until 5am?
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May 23, 2014 04:52
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Well, no one is chucking grenades into Scalia's garbage.
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May 23, 2014 10:44
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I'm reading about the curfew right now and how it affects air travelers. It seems that you are allowed to go to and from the airport during the curfew hours. However, and this is a big however, you have to provide your own transportation. This means that there are no airport taxis after 10PM. It looks like if the curfew isn't lifted next week, I'll be stuck in the CIP room until 5am unless a kindhearted goon with a car wants to arrive at the airport prior to 10PM and then give me a ride.
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May 24, 2014 11:11
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I will try to go to Hong Kong this year just so I can finally have a guy at the airport with my name on a sign waiting for me. Only it has to be my goon name and avatar.
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May 24, 2014 11:48
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Holy poo poo the Taylor Swift concert has been canceled. Truly a tragic day for democracy.
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May 27, 2014 09:18
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Also I got my itinerary changed so I won't land post curfew. I've been hearing and reading different things about taxi availability at the airport and decided to just avoid the problem altogether by arriving at a not retarded time.
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May 27, 2014 10:48
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Math Debater posted:Hi friends, I'm really looking forward to going to Thailand this August for TEFL stuff, and I'm also hoping that I'll be able to make it to Cambodia while I'm in the area. I'm posting right now because I really love my computer and I like shaving with an electric razor, and I want to make sure I won't have any problems plugging in my stuff once I'm out of the U.S. Where are you doing your TEFL?
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May 28, 2014 02:28
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Charging my 3DS is always a pain because Nintendo is the last company on earth that refuses to make their chargers work with a range of voltages.
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May 28, 2014 03:05
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Farang and Kathoey at Pattaya.
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May 28, 2014 06:45
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One more: An idiot. A broad?
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May 28, 2014 16:32
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I'm thinking about checking out that restaurant you goons were at a few weeks ago tomorrow.
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May 30, 2014 06:49
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I meant the gold bay place
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May 30, 2014 11:12
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MothraAttack posted:Ah, poo poo, how long you in town for? In Laos this weekend. Just a few days. Next time.
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May 30, 2014 16:04
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Almost got tricked by the old address, but a waitress ran across the street to bring us over. The dude was holding his hat so I didn't see him. I'll be here for a bit.
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May 31, 2014 12:20
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I ended up getting a 150baht foot massage across the street from Gold Bay Leaf. They spent time debating among themselves if I was really a foreigner because I was speaking in Chinese with my friend. "She must be Chinese, but what about him. He's speaking it too."
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Jun 1, 2014 04:01
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Taxi driver told us not to go downtown today because of protests. Anything going on?
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Jun 1, 2014 05:54
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I'd guess because it's a largely Muslim country with a recent violent past. It seems beautiful enough, but the documentary The Act of Killing shows how even today murderers are considered national heroes.
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Jun 1, 2014 18:46
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Thailand rumor check: are they stopping people on toast tourist visas to see if they are carrying at least 20,000baht? That seems ridiculous.
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