Comments on: The Interview: “Beautiful Virus Bangkok” http://absolutelybangkok.com/the-interview-the-beautiful-virus-bangkok/ The Portal for the Bangkok Connoisseur - The Elaborate & Profane of Big Mango Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:46:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: cosmos http://absolutelybangkok.com/the-interview-the-beautiful-virus-bangkok/comment-page-1/#comment-1799 cosmos Sun, 28 Sep 2008 06:19:53 +0000 http://absolutelybangkok.com/?p=103#comment-1799 My own observation is that the poshy Thai restaurants are normally frequented by farangs (not just Western but Hong Kongers, Singaporeans, Koreans, etc. also), whereas the Thai hi-so like to eat out at the expensive Western cuisine restaurants. They hardly eat out poshy Thai restaurant unless taking out some farang on business lunch/dinner or farang friends visiting from abroad. With food, probably similar logic as beauty in eyes of beholder. My own taste for Thai food is that I enjoy the hawker stall type food most. My own observation is that the poshy Thai restaurants are normally frequented by farangs (not just Western but Hong Kongers, Singaporeans, Koreans, etc. also), whereas the Thai hi-so like to eat out at the expensive Western cuisine restaurants. They hardly eat out poshy Thai restaurant unless taking out some farang on business lunch/dinner or farang friends visiting from abroad.

With food, probably similar logic as beauty in eyes of beholder. My own taste for Thai food is that I enjoy the hawker stall type food most.

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]]> By: Uncool Bob http://absolutelybangkok.com/the-interview-the-beautiful-virus-bangkok/comment-page-1/#comment-1797 Uncool Bob Sun, 28 Sep 2008 03:33:31 +0000 http://absolutelybangkok.com/?p=103#comment-1797 I am truly uncool. My bad. ThaiCrisis a French man, not Thai. My apologies indeed. I'm not completely surprised by this information and am relieved to see that some of you are still working hard at something, like finding good restaurants on side sois in Thailand ... and blogging with attitude. How continental! Of course the only people that, in their own minds are generally even have more cool than an "elite" Thai would be our friends, the French. ThaiCrisis, I stand corrected. But obviously I could still use some of your excess cool and your restaurant tips - which you still haven't spilled. I am truly uncool. My bad. ThaiCrisis a French man, not Thai. My apologies indeed.

I’m not completely surprised by this information and am relieved to see that some of you are still working hard at something, like finding good restaurants on side sois in Thailand … and blogging with attitude. How continental!

Of course the only people that, in their own minds are generally even have more cool than an “elite” Thai would be our friends, the French.

ThaiCrisis, I stand corrected. But obviously I could still use some of your excess cool and your restaurant tips – which you still haven’t spilled.

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]]> By: ThaiCrisis http://absolutelybangkok.com/the-interview-the-beautiful-virus-bangkok/comment-page-1/#comment-1796 ThaiCrisis Sat, 27 Sep 2008 20:58:31 +0000 http://absolutelybangkok.com/?p=103#comment-1796 If I drank some vitriol, TotallyUncoolBob has certainly eaten some bad som tam. Too <i>fermented</i>. And it's funny to see how people can get so easily confused. He thinks I'm Thai. Plus a hippie. ;-) It's huge. And that's a lot for one man's shoulders ... UncoolBob should peruse my blog. He would certainly learn interesting things about GDP, oil prices and thai politics. As for the <i>real</i> cuisine, I'm not afraid to say that I know what I'm talking about: I'm french. Too bad that PasCoolBob is missing the irony and reacting at first level. Probably too ... American ...? Ooops. Sorry. I shouldn't say that. That's wrong. Peace. <i>And</i> love. If I drank some vitriol, TotallyUncoolBob has certainly eaten some bad som tam.

Too fermented.

And it’s funny to see how people can get so easily confused. He thinks I’m Thai. Plus a hippie. ;-)

It’s huge. And that’s a lot for one man’s shoulders …

UncoolBob should peruse my blog. He would certainly learn interesting things about GDP, oil prices and thai politics.

As for the real cuisine, I’m not afraid to say that I know what I’m talking about: I’m french.

Too bad that PasCoolBob is missing the irony and reacting at first level.

Probably too … American …?

Ooops. Sorry. I shouldn’t say that. That’s wrong.

Peace. And love.

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]]> By: Peter Hall http://absolutelybangkok.com/the-interview-the-beautiful-virus-bangkok/comment-page-1/#comment-1795 Peter Hall Sat, 27 Sep 2008 11:38:39 +0000 http://absolutelybangkok.com/?p=103#comment-1795 UncoolBob's comment must be one of the clearest and most honest regarding certain "strata" of Thai's unspoken attitude to foreigners... and really funny to boot.... foreigners re-incarnating as beaded car seats! great stuff UncoolBob! UncoolBob’s comment must be one of the clearest and most honest regarding certain “strata” of Thai’s unspoken attitude to foreigners… and really funny to boot…. foreigners re-incarnating as beaded car seats! great stuff UncoolBob!

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]]> By: Peter Hall http://absolutelybangkok.com/the-interview-the-beautiful-virus-bangkok/comment-page-1/#comment-1793 Peter Hall Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:50:32 +0000 http://absolutelybangkok.com/?p=103#comment-1793 Me thinks Thai(has-a)Crisis with Mr. Buy-my-Map-to-know-what-I-mean Groovy Nap, rather than street food, per se, and maybe legitimatley so. I'm guessing the AbsoBangers interview with Groovy was a teething issue for Abso. I know and freely share info a lot deeper than Groovy knows/publishes about many cities, including secluded and delicious 24 hour restaurants in Bangkok, and no, I don't mean Sukhumvit, Silom or Yaowarat ... and one can get the info "free" on the net ... talk about redundancy publishing in the age of the internet. Me thinks Thai(has-a)Crisis with Mr. Buy-my-Map-to-know-what-I-mean Groovy Nap, rather than street food, per se, and maybe legitimatley so. I’m guessing the AbsoBangers interview with Groovy was a teething issue for Abso. I know and freely share info a lot deeper than Groovy knows/publishes about many cities, including secluded and delicious 24 hour restaurants in Bangkok, and no, I don’t mean Sukhumvit, Silom or Yaowarat … and one can get the info “free” on the net … talk about redundancy publishing in the age of the internet.

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]]> By: BangkokDan http://absolutelybangkok.com/the-interview-the-beautiful-virus-bangkok/comment-page-1/#comment-1791 BangkokDan Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:42:46 +0000 http://absolutelybangkok.com/?p=103#comment-1791 <em>ThaiCrisis</em>! You swallowed that bottle of vitriol? Street food may not be that "good," but better than non-street places. It's easier to pick up a food poisoning in more upscale places. And well, there are streets and streets. A <em>pad thai Sukhumvit</em> may taste different than a <em>pad thai pak soi</em>. <a href="mailto:absolutelyBangkok@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">BangkokDan</a> ThaiCrisis!

You swallowed that bottle of vitriol?

Street food may not be that “good,” but better than non-street places.

It’s easier to pick up a food poisoning in more upscale places.

And well, there are streets and streets. A pad thai Sukhumvit may taste different than a pad thai pak soi.

BangkokDan

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