In any country you need to make some decisions on what to believe and what is simply bullshit and some attempt at looking important etc. And let's be honest this country seems to attract a fair share of these types.
Been here more than 20 years, I've overheard many conversations at Dicks, and many other venues (let's not suggest this is confined to Dicks) which are just total fantasy, total bullshit, total invention, just ridiculous.
I was recently at Panorama and overheard a farang saying that Essan now has a policy to breed bar boys. Same farang also saying that there is a policy/process which ensures that every family from Essan has at least one boy or girl working in Pattaya in the sex trade.
I have an acquaitance from Australia (retired government clerical worker, been coming here for one week holiday every three years for perhaps 20 years, now about 70 years old). Back in Melbourne he tells his friends:
- That he contacts his senior police friend in advance who organises new boys to be available in at least 3 venues in both Bkk and Pattaya.
- That he has a secret police body guard which follows him 24 hours a day.
- That the body guard ensures that he doesn't come in contact with his previous conquests because there is a danger they might commit suicide if they know he's been to Thailand without contacting them.
- That he's so well known, boys desire him so much that when he visits boys insist on sleeping with him free, and often buy him dinner.
I can also recall an English language school which had to quickly get rid of one young farang who was sent out to teach at various company premises and was telling the HR staff and the students that a secret 'hot line' had been installed to his apartment so that the PM (toxin era) could ring him at any time for advice.
Can you imagine toxin asking a farang for advice about anything? Let alone a 'hot-line'....
In reality you could count on less than one hand the total number of farang who have regular discussion with hi-so thais, senior people in the police, the beaurocracy, etc.
None of these people are remotely interested in what farang think, advice from farang, etc.
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