[stephenr]

The "get around with basic english" part might be true if you live like a tourist and don't venture outside of Bangkok/Pattaya/Phuket/Chiang Mai.. some parts of the country are surprised just to see a westerner, much less have any chance of speaking english. I say this not to disparage them in any way (it's their country after all), simply as an observation.

To the parent: for some (particularly either young and unattached, or middle aged/older unattached men) the attraction is likely somewhat related to what they do besides work.

[hackerboos]

You can add Cha Am and Hua Hin to that list also. Much nicer places to live in Thailand than the list above.

[gregjor]

Once again I am sucked in by a troll and his dictionary.

You caught me by surprise. I actually expected the trolling to be about my choice of a MacBook or mentioning I use vim. Live and learn.

[stephenr]

What the fuck are you talking about?

It's well known that the parts of Thailand frequented by tourists have a much higher percentage of people who "can" speak english. By "can" I mean are technically able to, and feel confident enough to.

[gregjor]

Good generalization of the approximately 500,000 expats living in Thailand. You are perpetuating the sex tourist stereotype that is just as disparaging to Thais as it is to the sexpat.

[stephenr]

Can you not read? Did you not see the word "some"?

> "at least a small amount or number of people or things"

Edit: furthermore, if you think that the presence of sexpats, or the way some Thai people are "attracted" to them/their wallets, is disparaging to NORMAL Thai people, you are deluded.

I don't ever remember anyone ever saying all American women are gold diggers because of Anna Nicole Smith's antics.

[corv]

Just like everyone that visits Amsterdam is either getting high, looking for a prostitute or both? This place has gotten worse than reddit...

[stephenr]

> This place has gotten worse than reddit...

Why, is that populated with people who can't comprehend English too?

Please lookup the definition of the word "some".

[corv]

Some younger, middle-aged or older unattached men turns out to be a generalization about the majority of men. Actually reddit is a compliment, it's worse than 4chan.

[stephenr]

"Some" specifically means a small or unknown number of something, not "the majority of" something.

"either young and unattached, or middle aged/older unattached men" implies either men in their late teens/early twenties or men 40+.

I guess it was too much to expect people to actually understand what words mean.