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I always return a wai, even at the market, or with a service person. I do not wai them first. When they wai you they are showing respect. Your return wai says, "I accept and appreciate your show of respct, and respect you back. BTW, ครับ is fine, even with friends - unless you are all getting drunk together. Then there are other ending particles that maybe one shold not use in polite company. I won't give you them, just listen to what your drunk frineds say.

@@hughleong2560 thank you for the response and I appreciate your channel. Have a wonderful Sunday.

Good question. Yuppy stand for Yuparaj High School in Chiang Mai, where I was a Peace Corps volunteer. 1516 stand for 2515 and 2516 (1971 and 1972), the Thai years when I was there. The shirt was given to me by my old studnts, now in their 60s, when we had a reunion. Thai students respect their teacher big time and they remembered me (and my wife), their former teachers, and treated us like royalty.

@@hughleong2560 that was real nice - perks tons of memories I’m sure!

Sorry for all that gibberish - it’s me… Pete Coombs…

Ten days older than Trump.

@@hughleong2560 I bet 99% of people are shocked when you say your age? By the way, thanks for being one of the people who inspired me to learn Thai. I am currently at an upper basic level and my life is becoming amazing, so much support from the Thai people. I plan to enter the intermediary level within a year. I know my Thai is getting better because many people have stopped saying เก่งมาก and just have a conversation with me. I feel so happy about this 🥹

@@hughleong2560 you might get this reply twice because I just wrote it and it’s disappeared, for me at least. I was just saying that 99% of people must be shocked when you say your age. And I was also saying thank you for being one of the people who inspired me to focus on learning Thai. I’m at an upper basic level and my life is becoming amazing. I receive so much support and encouragement from the Thai people. I know it’s getting better because all of a sudden most people have stopped saying เก่งมาก and just have a conversation with me This makes me feel very happy 🥹

Here he is, the legend himself Steve Rosse. I’ve seen some of your content and enjoyed it. I particularly liked it when you talked about your life and career in America I’ve followed you too 👍🏻

@@CatManUKTH Thank you for those kind words.

@@steverosse you are very welcome. May I ask why you’ve slowed down on the content? I just realised I hadn’t seen you pop up on my feed for a while and then upon checking your profile I see it’s been months since your last upload. Is everything okay? I remember you had a bad bicycle accident, did you recover alright?

@@CatManUKTH I've put the "Postcards" channel to rest after two years and a hundred plus videos. I think that should be enough time to say everything I have to say about Thailand. I will return to Grumpy Old Men in September. I took two months off from that show because my ninety-year-old mother is visiting. Thanks for your interest.

@@steverosse I wasn’t going to ask about Grumpy old men in case you and Tim had a bust up. But I’m pleasantly surprised it will be coming back, great show 👍🏻

Thanks for the comment. I have only been doing this for a few months and still learning. Give me a few years. Will try and mitigate the problem.

One more thing, I am of course not monetized, far from it. I do these because I enjoy my life here in Thailand and would like all Expats to enjoy theirs too. So I share. Sometimes I get a little wordy. Comes from being a features writer for the Bangkok Post and other rags many years ago. I've got to learn to join the 21st cnetury and be more direct. Thanks for the suggestion.

@@hughleong2560 I wrote for the Nation 1991-1997. Lots of regional publications, in-flight magazines, guidebooks. A magazine trick that still works in video is Top n' Tail. End where you started: "Learning Thai is useful because..."

I was actively writing n the 80s, similar to what you were doing, then wrote a few textbooks, then life got in the way, changed careers, and had to learn about 10 different computer languages (mainly SQL and UNIX). Now that that is over I am attempting to get back to communicating with humans. Cheers.

I can think of nothing better than a long drink of cold water on a hot day. Some people say that eating ice cream might shorten my life by 5 years. If I can't eat ice cream then I won't need those 5 extra years. A bowl of ice cream and a glass of ice water, and I am already in heaven. We have planted over 250 trees on our land so I think that balances out my carbon footprint when I use my refrigerator.

My comment was not about your carbon footprint. The advice is about how the human body responds to cold food and drink, especially if a person has become overheated and is sweating. The sweat cools your body more effectively. The cold food or drink shuts that response down, potentially when you need it the most. Let the sweating taper off , and if/when it does - that is the time to enjoy your ice cream.

Everyone has their own way of dealing with the heat. BTW, how much is your electricity bill?

You're doing it right. Yeh, the caddies have these hats with huge brims and neck protection.

Wow, great to hear from you; it has been a long time. This is a great place to retire and also to visit. Thailand is wonderful if you come at the right season. Check this video out. czcams.com/video/FJ9SXfb-8IM/video.html Cheers to all back home. I still root for the Seahawks.

I just asked Google "How many people die of colorectal cancer worldwide?" The answer was 930,000. A colonoscopy in time catches pre-cancerous polyps and the person will not develop cancer. If my video helps one person to catch colorectal cancer in time and saves their life, I would be really happy. I am sorry if you feel my video was a waste of your time.

@@hughleong2560 My point was only that the title of the video "My Thai Colonoscopy" is not something that most people would search for. How many people want to know specifically about your Thai colonoscopy? (Apparently around 354 people worldwide). I never said or implied that your video was a waste of time: I was, and still am, just amused by your slightly bizarre choice of titles.

Pikun had her cateracts done and she has perfect vision now. Hope yours urned out as well.

For those who don't know Hong Dong is a small town south of Chiang Mai, and this was a government hospital. The government hospitals are lots cheaper than private ones, longer waits, but the care is still very good. Thanks for the comment.

@@hughleong2560 ? I go to Sriphat now .. Been very pleased ..

Good to know that people have responded favorably to a number of different Chiang Mai hospitals. We all need to find our comfort zones.

Wonderful. I hope this convinces others to do the same.

I wanted to keep this generic. If you are in Chiang Mai you know there are 3 or 4 really good hospitals, and the government one, although the service is lots slower, is also very good. The best is to ask your doctor what he recommends and good luck.

Wasn't it Aristotle who listed moderation as one of the moral virtues?

Good luck on your retirement. It will be a whole new world. You will have to reinvent yourself.

Very beautiful manicured landscape. Lucky you.

Steve, thanks for your comment. Sounds like you know how to tell a story. I suggest you try making a CZcams video with your own stories - it ain't easy. If you already do please leave a link. Check out this to help you begin. czcams.com/video/aB0TlsnkY6E/video.html BTW, have you seen the movie Mean Streets? It depicts exactly where I grew up and I used it to juxtapose my life then with meeting a U.S. Ambassador - different worlds, and it is rare for a boy from the "Mean Streets" to ever make it out; Johnny Boy never did. Also btw, we add text sometimes when we made a mistake and to correct it (and can't go back and reshoot it). I said China but should have said Taiwan; we didn't have an ambassador to the PRC back then. Anyway, thanks for the suggestions. I have more stories to tell. Stay tuned.

@@hughleong2560 I attended graduate school in the Creative Nonfiction program at the University of Iowa, but before I did that I had a very popular column in The Nation for five years, and tens of thousands of people in this Kingdom would begin their Sunday by checking to see what story Steve Rosse was telling this week. My face once adorned a billboard over Sukhumvit. I've published five books about this Kingdom, I've got a hundred videos on my own channel, a dozen long-form interviews on other people's channels, and I appear every week on Grumpy Old Men on Tim Newton's channel. I'm trying to help you because the monologue form is what I know best. I reassert that your youth in New York, your feelings about certain movies, all belong in another video; they have nothing to do with the story you're trying to tell. They are speed bumps in the audience's journey. And you misspoke in a sidebar about the Ambassador's career, not at all worth the distraction of that word of text at the bottom of the screen. Just tryin' to help, but you do you, Dude. Carry on.

Embassies are how governments talk to each other. Consulates help citizens abroad. Two different offices.

Yes I did. Sometimes one just forgets to take pictures. there are 2 satallite sites that are away fromthe main site.

Working on one now. Thanks.

Try them all.

I've ridden motorcycles in Thailand on streets and mountains for 50 years, and there is method to their madness. You need to understand the rules or lack of rules.

I did one of my scientific surveys and found that right in the middle of the city about 90% of the riders were wearing helmets. Outside in the countryside it was more like 50/50.

@@hughleong2560 years ago in the 70s when I lived in thailand, I always wear a helmet and wiped out on an oil slick. I always remember my head bouncing down the pavement and of course my helmet protected me. Since then I've never had any problem wearing a helmet every time I ride. No one plans accidents

That is why one should always put the helment strap on. Without it the first bump on the pavement knocks the helmet off and then the rest of the bumps will be on your head. Glad you had your helmet on.

@@hughleong2560 I agree, putting on the helmet without the strap is asking for it. It being a concussion

I know the owner of the Colonel service. He is a retired, not current, Immigation colonel in fact (no secret). I don't think that my using a service impacts you in the least. I am sorry you have had a bad experience at CM Immigration. The last time at Immigration I sat at one of the Colonel's booths drinking a coke for exactly 12 minutes, and I was done. Good luck on your next trip. BTW, I think you might have missed the point of my story.

@@hughleong2560 It does not matter whether he is retired or not. Visa agents pay immigration officers. And Immigration officers make the visa process tedious and painful on purpose to encourage people to pay for visa agents who pay them off. Ask around and you will find that CM immigration is known as the worst in Thailand. Maybe there will be periods where it gets better temporarily like now because they are so desperate for tourism, but a tiger never changes its stripes. If you don't think about things you may never see the reality in CM and Thailand. But if you are alert and observant you will eventually see the truth and then you will leave. Best to not think too much if you want to enjoy your time there long term. Fact is Thais don't like foreigners. They really don't. And they especially dislike long-stay foreigners. They prefer you to visit for a few days and leave after taking your money. I have many years of experience living in CM so I know the deal. I thought it was great at first. But slowly I started to realize things aren't what they seem on the surface. Good luck to you.

It sure was. Short story: I was at a noodle shop upcountry when a half dozen Thai Rangers, beards, bandilleros, hand granades, and wearing fatiques walked in. They slapped their M16s down on the table and ordered whisky. Guess what I did. "Check please." and rushed out of the noodle shop as fast as I could. Scary then, good story now.

I bet , @@hughleong2560

Did you get your Thai drivers license after that, and did you ever see that beautiful lady again

@@Brad.whatthe I'll have to take the fifth on both of those questions

Thanks. I need an editor. Any volunteers?

Glad it was helpful! Thanks

Thanks fro your comment. I was just with an old friend I knew back when and we were both telling stories. He had some great ones, as I am sue you do. I encouraged him to tell them, through writing or video, even if it just for his friends and family. Consider that too. Cheers.

Thanks, I knoticed the audio problem too late. I have changed my recording system and things are okay now. this was done about 3 months ago. All fixed but cnan't change an already pulished one. Cheers.