It really amazes me how much attention is paid to the subject of food in the South-Pacific region. Be it Thailand, Philipines or Indonesia and so on, food seems to be the main thought pre-occupying the minds of these tiny creatures (even more urgently than money). The Philipino way of showing interest and affection is done by asking "have you had your snacks", about every Thai girl I met spent about 50% of her time contemplating about food ... it's food, food, food ... it penetrates everything!

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My mom used to say "good morning " when I awoke.
My ex ( overweight,bitchin,crabby western woman) used to say " 'morning honey"
My children always used to say "good morning Dad.

The first thing outta my TW's mouth when I wake up in the morning is...

" Are you hungry "



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I also pay a lot of attention to food...... ain't nuffin wrong with that, i awake in the morning and am already thinking what i am going to eat for the evening meal, and some times me and the Mrs will talk about it the night before, lets face it if we don't eat we are dead meat, so a good subject in my eyes....I love food. .



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beer monkey wrote:I also pay a lot of attention to food...... ain't nuffin wrong with that, i awake in the morning and am already thinking what i am going to eat for the evening meal

That's a clear case of "Thailand overdose".

I think you are right...........back before my Thailand days i don't recall thinking about Food like i do now.

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Lynx in his original post is absolutely right. I lived 20 years in the Philippines and now 3 year here and it's always the same. We went to a very expensive wedding reception, huge cake, beautiful gowns, elegant setting, great music from 2 different groups and what does my wife tell her friends... she talks about the food that was served. It's amazing

I think the asian women understand very well . . . "The way to a man's heart is through his stomach."

I must agree. When we get back to Udon and are staying in the family home, the first thing the mother in law does is bring in a huge fresh fruit shake (made from fruit out of the garden) and a coffee before i am even out of bed in the morning. Then the minute i am out of the shower the TW is gingling the car keys and yelling out," come on tirak, lets go to the markets and get something for breakfast ". Dont get me wrong, i love my tucker, but it gets beyond a joke !!!

Nice to see all these comment from farangs who (in general) have never really been hungry and have always taken food for granted. I don't consider missing a meal or two being hungry. being hungry is when you are undernourished and slowly starving to death. This has been the lot of many generations of Asians in the past, so it is little wonder that food plays such an important part in their culture and social interaction. To many, providing food is synonymous with offering hospitality, comfort and security and in the villages even the poorest can manage by visiting twenty people a day - each will provide a little of something to eat.

gulfman wrote:Nice to see all these comment from farangs who (in general) have never really been hungry and have always taken food for granted. I don't consider missing a meal or two being hungry. being hungry is when you are undernourished and slowly starving to death. This has been the lot of many generations of Asians in the past, so it is little wonder that food plays such an important part in their culture and social interaction. To many, providing food is synonymous with offering hospitality, comfort and security and in the villages even the poorest can manage by visiting twenty people a day - each will provide a little of something to eat.

I don't think you have a valid case here. Providing food as a sign of hospitality, comfort and security is a global concept. "Undernourished and slowly starving to death" state of affair has been much more prevalant in Africa - and still ongoing, yet you won't come across this kind of food obsession. We are talking about everyday's, ever-present and undying food thought and appetite of Thai ladies who never experienced hunger.

hungry is when you are undernourished and slowly starving to death.

After being stationed in Africa for alittle while ( Botswana and forays around The Horn) and conducting very small medical clinics for human and animal, I have never witnessed what you are saying in Thailand. Never.
Maybe mix and matching nutrients that are not that sound, but not like I have seen in central Africa.

I cant wait to get back to Udon and one of the first stops I'll make after getting settled will be the night market. Just walking through the market with the sites and smells has my mouth watering right now. One thing I find amusing is both my TW and mother in-law going from stall to stall smelling and judging the contents of each pot. As for me I'm ready to buy everything at the first stop but not them. I not complaining though because every time we get back home everything tastes so good.

Just 4 weeks and counting. Keep them pots warm and the Beer Lao cold T1O is on the way.

Just 4 weeks and counting

1 week behind ya

Maligator, one of the reasons that you have never witnessed systematic starvation in Thailand is because such a large number of 'poor' people own and their own land (the same reason that Thailand was not ripe for a Chinese type communist revolution). Nevertheless, a large portion of the population are undernoureshed.

I spent four years in rural Africa (Zambia/Malawi) and a large part of the time was in helping to provde food. However, I will agree that the provision of food for others is not a general intrinsic part of the African culture. However, hospitalitity in the form of food and drink is very much part of the Gulf Arab culture - and offering a guest a 'drink' very much part of my British culture (inspite of the expression "The way to an Englishman's heart is though his stomach"

In Thailand the women think that feeding you is the way to go.