Aardvark wrote:It's always been the height of fashion in New Zealand

As has standing in the middle of a sports stadium with your legs apart and making funny noises and gestures

I love the people who dress like they have lost their luggage and had to wear what was available from the 'Lost Property' office..
A bit like being back at school when you forgot your sports kit and was told to wear all the stinking dirty sports clothing that has been discarded in the changing rooms over the years..

Police today issued an artist's impression of a man wanted in connection with possession of a ridiculous looking ponytail.

Alan, where did you get my portrait from

If i am not mistaken that is the Great David Soul..painted in oil.

Sometimes I am embarrassed by other farangs in their attire in Thailand.

Last night a few buddies and myself were having a meal at a middle class restaurant at Sukhumvit BKK.
Around 9pm 2 BIG farangs and 2 Thai ladies walked into the restaurant. The ladies were in blue jeans and attractive shirts while the men wore those Red Bull and Singha beer sleeveless shirts, short shorts, long brown sox with sandals.

Besides their clothing, one had a gut the size of a 40 gallon drum. Utterly repulsive (poor girls) the men were, our waitresses looked at us then looked back at the other 2 men, looked at us and you could see the look of disgust on their faces. We were in blue/black jeans and decent shirts with shoes. The 2 men were from a country that produces Benz and BMW.

We could and did not tell the waitressess they were from G...... and we were from the States, it makes no difference to them, us farangs are put into one heap. It takes no extra time to dress in comfortable, presentable clothing and its cheap here as well, so why would you want to look like a grub, beats me.

And people wearing shorts, and those terrible long sox and sandals, ridiculous looking, you think they are going to break into a Bavarian singalong slapping their sandals.

Cryptic,
I guess those guys were in holiday mode and dressed down. Without concern that their clothes would likely cause a breach of the peace. Were they in the Lower Sukhumvit, near the "Mothership"?
Thai's judge by appearence, that's why the waitress was pouting with distain.
Let's hope they did not succumb to temptation and make even bigger pricks of themselves and buy one of those awful shiny "bacofoil" shirts, that the Indian tailors sell along with the street vendors, to tourists with no taste.

prenders88 wrote:Let's hope they did not succumb to temptation and make even bigger pricks of themselves and buy one of those awful shiny "bacofoil" shirts, that the Indian tailors sell along with the street vendors, to tourists with no taste.

Although they are gaudy and shiny and could damage the retinas in your eyes if the midday sun was to reflect from one...they might have one small benefit what the rest of us might not have Those 'Baco Foil' shirts might come in handy if a nuclear blast occured.

Also this time of year a few twinkle lights and Baubles would compliment them rather well. (top tip)

cryptic wrote:(Some text removed) while the men wore those Red Bull and Singha beer sleeveless shirts, short shorts, long brown sox with sandals.

And people wearing shorts, and those terrible long sox and sandals, ridiculous looking, you think they are going to break into a Bavarian singalong slapping their sandals.

I bet the shirts were grey. Long socks and sandals?

Prenders88 wrote:Cryptic,
I guess those guys were in holiday mode and dressed down. Without concern that their clothes would likely cause a breach of the peace. Were they in the Lower Sukhumvit, near the "Mothership"?
Thai's judge by appearence, that's why the waitress was pouting with distain.
Let's hope they did not succumb to temptation and make even bigger pricks of themselves and buy one of those awful shiny "bacofoil" shirts, that the Indian tailors sell along with the street vendors, to tourists with no taste.

You can get a matching suit now Prenders.