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    February 01

    You know you’re from Thailand when…

    - You expect to see more motorcycles on the street than cars

    - You have partied on everyday of the week

    - If you are half asian/half western, people have told you that you could be a model or a soap-opera star.

    - There is a good chance that you are a model or a star, or know someone who is.

    - You have been to a full-moon party before

    - You are the tour guide for clubs (Thong-Lor, RCA)

    - You went to an international school and you smoked cigarettes.

    - You use MSN Messenger (or Windows Live Messenger) all the time.

    - You panic when a computer does not have MSN Messenger.

    - You got your DVDs from a shady guy in JJ market.

    - 80 – 100% of your DVDs are pirated/bootleg.

    - A good 40% of those DVDs were movies you got before they came into theaters.

    - You don’t buy CDs, you download them off the internet.

    - Your parents have seen you come home drunk as hell.

    - Your parents have caught you smoking cigarettes, but they are OK with it.

    - They are rarely ever OK with weed.

    - Paragon, and Emporium are the places to walk around, but you will rarely ever buy anything from there.

    - JJ market is the place to buy your shit.

    - The clothes you wear are either brand-name clothes, or a really good copy.

    - The only good schools around are international schools.

    - You had to wear school uniforms for 5 days of the week during the majority of your first 18 years of life.

    - Courtesy is the way of life, but you only use it in front of adults.

    - Its not “Sawasdee‿ to you, but rather “Waddee woi.‿

    - You’ve hung out with every type of mixed nationality (Thai-Irish, Thai-German, Thai-Egyptian, Thai-Australian, etc)

    - It is a high possibility that you have a dab of Chinese blood in you.

    - They sold you cigarettes when you were 13, and they didn’t care.

    - You started buying beer and liquor when you were 15, and they only sold it to you because you looked good or looked old enough.

    - They never sold you mixed drinks in clubs, you just brought a huge bottle of whatever liquor they sold you in the club and bring the remainders home.

    - You have had to carry at least 1 wasted person home in 1 out of 5 times you party.

    - Full Moon Parties by the beach are the way to go.

    - Weed is fun, and Thai weed is fun as hell.

    - Fuck Thai laws, fuck ‘em.

    - You started driving on the road when you were 15.

    - You love to speed, even in heavy traffic.

    - You have bribed the cops for pulling you over for speeding or reckless driving.

    - You have seen the Western teachers in your school at a club before.

    - You have seen the Western teachers in your school with their so-called “girlfriend‿.

    - You know what true spicy food tastes like.

    - You can tell the difference between a transvestite and a real female.

    - The price of things in the states (snacks, beer, etc) make you miss Thailand more and more.

    - You have a fake ID.

    - You have seriously considered oppening your own club.

    - You know that the only people who ride elephants these days are tourists and the trainers.

    - After clubbing at Silom you get moo ping from "that guy" across the street or you just make your way to Soi 38 from wherever the hell you were partying to get some amazing kao man gai, you all know what I'm talkin bout ;)

    - You keep having to remind yourself that bribing cops in "developed countries" is not a free get-out-of-jail card, but rather a sure-fire way to get your ass in deep shit

    - And bargaining for ANYTHING has become a well-honed skill

    - when the taxi driver just wont shut the fuck up

    - when wearin 'international school' uniforms and drink n smokin in front of the police is not wrong

    - when theres no such thing as a boring night

    - when all the motorcyclists look like dealers to you

    - The taxi drivers tries to charge you more money when you arrived at your destination because he has figured out that your not a local!!!!!!!

    - Your first night in Hua Hin was spent yelling at old British people whilst eating a BINTA BURGER after getting kicked out of the hilton club for sneaking in alcahol!!!!!

    - You've never called for a taxi before in your life, you just tell the motorcycle guy in your soi to get you one...

    - The Alley Dogs/Soi Dogs are not to be fucked with. They live on the streets and thats their home, not yours.

    - 7-eleven saved the night more than once...

    - Nothing is better than 2 for 1 night...

    - You miss the old Don Muang airport which actually worked, which is amazing for Thailand...

    - Everybody on the street becomes immobilized twice a day, at 8 am and 6 pm, when the national anthem is played.

    - You walk into the movies at 9:20, when the actual show time is 9:00, just to avoid the prolonged commercials.

    - You notice that most gays are better looking than straight guys, and that pretty girls aren't always girls.

    - You have a yellow shirt with "Rao Ruk Nai Luang" written on it in red.

    - You have played a coin-operated PS2 with a soccer game in it at any of the malls you go to.

    -You have bribed your way out of every traffic violation. Or most likley said to the police officer if he can pay the ticket for you while you slip him a 100 baht and drive on.

    -120 km an hour on the speedometer is just normal everyday driving.

    -even though it is the most dumb ass and idiotic thing we do, driving home after partying is something we all have done.

    - The reason you went to Villa supermarket in high school was only because they had the long Rizzla paper.

    - Johnny walker black label. its either Black-soda or black-coke.

    - You never check the weather forecast (hot or hotter today?)

    - You forgot that there are such things as "seasons" in other countries

    - You think that it's weird that motorcycles can take up and entire lane in other countries.

    - International School students don't talk to the kids that go to public schools

    - You're in a shopping mall al least once a week

    - You go to the arcade at least once a week

    - When speaking "Thai" half the words in the sentence are English.

    - People have "jobs" like giving out parking tickets, opening doors, and picking trash
    off the street.

    - You get a "Thai rate" when buying stuff

    - You need to stand up at the movies when the Anthem plays

    - Sometimes the police tell you to speed up

    - Popcorn gets all mushy after an hour (humidity)

    - "Farang" are so annoyed at the Thailand salespeople, but they need to bear with it because of such great prices

    - You worship trends and fads. (braces, korean hairstyle, being dek naew).

    - you know that no matter how much money you have, the thai food on the street is always better than the thai food in the big hotels and resturaunts.

    - You break up your weed with a knife and a cutting board...and always mix it with tobacco.

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