Getting beat up

[forestgrovejerry]

what pack would that be Paulie....its an OK country that's for sure but the head of the pack?.....i don't think so

 

[scruffycat]

That's awesome Denver will have to think of something like that for myself...

 

[sucounnilync]

Breaking a bottle was looking for trouble.

But I wonder what a tout was doing at 4 am with a golf club. Was he on the was he on the way for an 18-holes?
And what did he use? A wood, long iron or pitching wedge?



Oh... and did he have a caddy?:intello:

 

[Adrianna Q]

meaning in economy terms
probably has one of the most sound economies in the world right now
stays out of getting in trouble
can stand on it's own

 

[phillyfan11]

fair enough...i wouldn't argue with that...it has a decent banking system + fiscal laws.....very similar to OZ/NZ in many ways

it is also a picturesque place same same NZ...In fact I find many similarities between the people of both places....

 

[SecuritySupportAV]

you always have a caddy it's just not cricket to carry your own bags

 

[Bob B]

Answering where I'm from is always difficult for me. If I say Canada, I get pigeonholed into whatever people's stereotypes of Canadians are. Having spent my entire adult life not in Canada, I'm not particularly Canadian anymore (though I still love and am proud of my country), so their stereotypes are likely quite off the mark. If I say I'm from Japan Japan, no one believes me. It's a difficult question.

 

[Uncle Jez]

Post natal oxygen deprivation? 555

 

[Pompal 09.]

i tell people im from england and they instantly leave me alone... ??

 

[Dr. Tabas]

This.

There is almost always something that precipitates a fight, even if it is just harsh words spoken in haste. Whilst I think MWM is exaggerating a little bit, it's would be quite delusional to think there weren't a few Thai's who'd take any excuse to put the boot into a Farang. Especially in the tourist area's.

So basically Bazza the Bogan and Charlie the Chav act like they do back home, call the bouncers counts, threaten the tuk-tuk drivers thinking they are invincible. Pretending they are tough. But the bouncers don't think they are as funny or as tough as they think they are. Violence ensues.

Put simply, Thai's are culturally wired not to start fights (loss of face) but can be very easy to piss off and once that happens, they have the excuse they need to save face (as it's you're fault they hit you, Thai logic but it is Thailand).

 

[Buster Brown]

spent some time in canada in my early twenties..loved my time there.. met some wonderful people there.....it's a bit like the usa but run by the swiss
have to admit not much happends there....what i found strange was you had to get your beer at the beer store and then go to another store for wine/hard tack....and then it had to be put in the trunk(boot)....

 

[Krunal J]

Just so you know hey!

Snow-shoes are classed as weapons in Hollywood and are NOT permitted. If you are wearing them and they notice them, they may take them off you.

They will probably pat you down for golf clubs, if you haven't got one with you they will give you one for a small deposit.

You will find moose in there and the occasional Elk, especially after dark. Don't forget the two official languages of Thailand, Thai and Tinglish! No French, well, some BG's speak a bit of it. No Molsons, Labatts and if you ask for Picaroons Traditional Moosehead Lager they will just give you a strange vacant look and offer you a Singha.

If you find yourself down Soi Croc way remember.......'Big Foot' means totally something else down there! OK!

Lots of beaver to be had! So take off and hooser on over eh?

 

[SirUberNoobPwnr]

not anymore
the govt has their own stores

as for not much happening there, i don't think i have lived in a livlier city than Vancouver
but some of the smaller interior cities can be boring, i am told

 

[Skully]

Yep! Bowler hat, umbrella, brown socks and regatta sandals, never a good look on holiday our kid!

 

[ape shit]

Thanks for all the comments guys. I figure I'm all good then. Living in Japan as a white man for 11 years has taught me how to 'keep the wa' (maintain harmony). Im happy to know that as ling as I'm not being a ****, I probably won't end up with any unexpected golf clubs to the head.

 

[Lady Gaga Fan]

Just remember to shout 'Fore!' if it looks like it's going to kick off! OK!

 

[cajunboy09]

i beg to differ! its a big look! you wait, everyone will be copying...

 

[Nero]

Head of the banking pack. Stablest banking system in the world. Canada didn't even go through much of a recession after the Lehmann crash, and Vancouver housing prices are actually higher now than before the crash. For years Canadians were complaining about the strict banking laws because the Americans had it so much freer south of the border. But then when the American banking system semi-collapsed, and Canada's banking system had pretty much no issues, Canadians realized 'ohhhh, that's what those rules were for'.



But you can buy weed downtown on the street. Go figure!

 

[Sebastian M]

errrm...ya missed an op there....."Tee Off"

 

[Queen V]

we were out last Saturday and i think my wife was literally getting stoned off 2nd hand smoke
every single block people were walking and smoking