[Petter]

55555 a good one,made me think where/witch table some well known BM.S would fit in ,hehe

I think an important thing I have learned in the short time I have been here....or rather seen.......and this might be a little contencious (Sp) as well.......fire when ready........is catagories of falang.

You wander into a 'middle of the road' bar or restaraunt you discover by chance as you are wandering around and I see little cliques of falang....

The table with the blokes with the 'I been Thailand forever look' about them. Sun-bleached, hand-washed clothes and wafer thin flip-flops as a badge of how long they have been here (or not willing to part with 85 Baht for a new pair) Who resent what they percieve Thailand is becoming or has actually turned into. Reckon they live like a Thai, eat like a Thai but haven't actually assimilated as far into the community as the Thais would have them think they have. Treat the holiday maker with distain.....'What do they know?' Only here for two weeks and ruining it for everybody. Treat the waitress like something they may have stood in. Waitress comes with the bill, it's scrutinised in fine detail and paid to the baht. Tip! What tip!

The table with a bunch of blokes or a family who are here for a break from work or school in thier respective countries. Are treated very well while they are here. Don't know any better about what they are getting or are paying.......or really care because they are having a good time, enjoying themselves, have budgeted for their holiday or time here. Treat the waitress with respect for the job of work she is doing and if she does it well, with a smile, will quite happily leave her with a little something for her efforts.

The table with the falang with the bling, chunk of gold on every finger, hand-made shoes, designer sunglasses and the real Rolex! Bottles of the finest wines and spirits the house has for his entourage of young Thai ladies. Who sit giggling nicely as he lights another hand rolled Cuban. Buys everything the girls who come in the place have to sell, roses, necklaces, hats and wooden frogs! Winks at the waitress and gives her a 1000baht to keep the drinks coming to his table.

These are just my own personal observations over a short time here, I can't afford to sit at table three or would ever want to sit at table one..........