DaveyJonesLocker (April 17th, 2018), francois (April 17th, 2018)
A few years ago I ran into a guy who was a long time pattaya expat. He was (as I recall) in his late 60s and had a face lift done in Thailand. He looked good..for a man in his late 60s. He easily looked 5-10 years younger. But is it worth the time and money etc..to have a face lift and go from looking like an older sexagenarian (65+) to a younger (65-) sexagenarian?
For me the answer is a resounding..probably. Nip and tuck me - I am vain. Toss in some liposuction and I might easily look 5 years younger.
Then hang out with people that are fat and ugly (the contrast effect) and I would really feel good about myself. (sarcasm alert for those who are inclined to the literal)
Opinions are like assholes, everyone has one, and they all stink.
bobsaigon2 (April 16th, 2018), francois (April 17th, 2018)
I thought Thais call old men "Papa". It used to annoy the hell out of me before I realised it's a mark of respect, especially as I was barely 50 when it started. Like the Chinese who refer to every middle-aged woman of their acquaintance as "aunty".
francois (April 17th, 2018)
Interesting. Just wondering...is the "contrast effect" also responsible for the "paedophile effect"? What I mean is people often mistake an older farang who's with a younger Thai guy (or girl) to be a paedophile simply because the Thai guy looks much younger when with a much older man even if he (the Thai guy) is of legal age?
I am not sure if the contrast effect is what you described.
You see the contrast effect everywhere. We do not make decisions/choices in isolation we compare our surroundings and make choices based on the comparisons we make.
In a bar we might look around and pick the best looking guy - in the bar.
This is how we make decisions in general. In general. I am sure one of the posters will wheeze in with..well what about xxxx..I remember once when I xxx..OK great..but read my post..In general not always but in general people make decisions by making comparisons to what is in the environment.
Opinions are like assholes, everyone has one, and they all stink.
francois (April 24th, 2018)
mr giggles (May 13th, 2018)
Wait until they finally sing the blues...
francois (April 25th, 2018)