That is true...if they are from the U.S. they need not come here to hear it they need only to listen to the Trump!Originally Posted by arsenal
That is true...if they are from the U.S. they need not come here to hear it they need only to listen to the Trump!
"In the land of the blind the one eyed man is king"
Even more reason not to have it here.
bobsaigon2 (August 16th, 2018), dab69 (August 17th, 2018), paborn (August 16th, 2018)
Do you wonder why you're one of my favourite posters!
High praise indeed.
A bit much perhaps.......to be fair they're all doing a fairly decent job of late in keeping their heads down and only popping in and out as Mods ( and not private posters) when something needs done, which is exactly the way it should be of course.
snotface (August 16th, 2018)
You're a martyr to your bitterness.
The Thais are nothing like as self conscious as westerners when it comes to political correctness, and have no hesitation when it comes to having an opinion about different racial groups. Thai women are also as obsessed about getting whiter as western women are obsessed with getting a tan.
That's the bad news. The good news is that they often see black Americans in movies and most bar workers are quite well disposed towards meeting them for real. Some will be shy about sitting with you, but plenty will oblige.
The one group most bar workers won't touch with a barge pole are the Indians and Pakistanis - they have a dire reputation for trying to get sex on the cheap, and being less than pleasant in the bedroom.
All true. But, I wonder if it is not true that this attitude is common in all of East Asia. I have encountered such attitudes to the nth degree in Tokyo. Plenty of bars when a Gaijan is not welcome.
Some years ago I was on a business trip to China. I was younger and proud of all my passport stamps. My Colleagues and I had come on some sort of group business visa with invitations from the ministry of Tourism so our paperwork was all done.
When clearing immigration I asked for a stamp. The young man happily stamped my passport while beaming a welcome. Immediately behind me was my black colleague who asked for one. He was stone-faced and categorically refused it.
Having said that you will face little of that in the commercial bars. At most, if a guy does not want to go with you an excuse of booked up or something will be made to be polite.
arsenal (August 16th, 2018)
What kind of stamp was that? All countries I traveled to, stamping in and out was not at the discretion of the immigration officer or on request of the tourist.
Christian. Many years ago it was common.for immigration staff not to stamp your passport unless requested to do so. These days you need to get a visa and passport stamp to go anywhere. My passport is less than 2 1/2 years old and nearly half full with stamps.
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