Category Archives: farangs

Thailand’s Happiness Index Deficit

April 30, 2012 – 9:46 am

In 1972 Bhutan’s King Jigme Singye Wangchuck attempted to reform his country’s feudal economy on a Buddhist spiritual level rather than a capitalistic model. To best judge his efforts the king created a Gross Domestic Happiness Index based on life satisfaction, life expectancy at birth, and ecological footprint per capita. The Wall Street Journal ignores […]

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Five Excuses For Why A Farang Must Go To Walking Street

April 5, 2012 – 10:41 am

Most farangs in Pattaya are not church-goers, for their temples are the beer bars and go-go bars. For some it’s an every night adventure, but the majority only attend services on the weekend, which sets up the rest of the week. It’s Friday and you’ve haven’t ventured in the direction of Walking Street for the […]

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Burning Money For Quiet

March 26, 2012 – 1:20 pm

Last January Jamie Parker and I were drinking at a bar on Soi Bukhao in Pattaya. Several sound systems competed for our attention and Jamie said, “I’ve never see a people more allergic to silence than the Thais.” “The TV in my house is always on.” Thais love their soaps. “What about the loudspeakers in […]

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Blissful Ignorance

August 8, 2011 – 12:21 am

The husband is always the last to know and this truth holds course in Pattaya, the Last Babylon. Most men come for sex. It doesn’t take long for them to fall in love with a bargirl or go-go dancer. These novices tell their friends that their girls is different from all the other girls in […]

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The 6th Commandment in Pattaya

August 5, 2011 – 11:40 pm

The religious right in America have sought to increase the influence of God on the government by trying to place the 10 Commandments in various courthouses and legislature. While I am not a follower of the bearded Jehovah in the flowing muumuu, I have nothing against erection of the twin tablets of NO this and […]

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