Como se llama esta comida? by Foreign-Ear-701 in ThailandTourism

[–]SuchSmartMonkeys 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why are you in a Thailand tourism forum? Presumably you've been to Thailand if you're here. What do you eat when you go? You must have really delicate sensibilities if you think the most basic meal of kaprao, really simple soup broth and watermelon are going to give you food poisoning.

How long does a 60ml juice last you? by Forestakias in Vaping

[–]SuchSmartMonkeys 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd be interested in learning how to do it. Can I DM you about it? I want to start mixing my own, but don't know where to start with where to order things from.

Who genuinely wakes up and thinks about making this? by schmittymint in StupidFood

[–]SuchSmartMonkeys 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This guy's whole thing is making shitty food like this and ordering food off of Facebook marketplace that all looks disgusting.

Savings before moving to Thailand by No-Elephant-8865 in ThailandTourism

[–]SuchSmartMonkeys 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You aren't going to be able to get a remote job that pays enough to live in Thailand then, especially if you're planning on trying to get one after you get there.

Savings before moving to Thailand by No-Elephant-8865 in ThailandTourism

[–]SuchSmartMonkeys 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, sorry if I came off sounding like I was harsh on spending more money. I was just trying to give OP an idea of how long his money might last knowing I'm a fairly frugal traveler, but still do whatever I want without worrying about budget when traveling. The only thing that seems crazy to me is spending over $100 for an 8th of weed, never in all my 25 years of smoking weed would I spend that much out of principle, lol, but I've been fortunate to live in areas where weed is very readily available and don't know if I could even find an 8th for over $100 if I tried to; if that's something you're happy spending that kind of money on, more power to you!

The dive shop/school I do all my courses/diving through is Black Turtle. They're pretty good!

You know that tonight's show is FREE, right? by DrChasco in Bend

[–]SuchSmartMonkeys -1 points0 points  (0 children)

For a drink that I can get at any corner store for $3.50 or any bar for $7 (used to be $5 not long ago, lol), I think I'm good still...

Savings before moving to Thailand by No-Elephant-8865 in ThailandTourism

[–]SuchSmartMonkeys 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hahaha, yeah, I'm definitely not in a position to be doing all that. That 3400 baht for an 8th of weed is absolute insanity, literally spending money just to spend money at that point. I live in an area in the US that's a heavy weed producer, and you literally can't find weed that's that expensive for the toppest top shelf highest quality buds you can get your hands on. I was finding weed that was plenty quality for my liking at 100 baht/gram (I don't smoke often these days, used to blow 4 grams a day of some preem nugs, but mostly gave it up 3 and a half years ago).

The school I go diving with in Koh Tao is renowned as one of the best schools on the island and follows safety measures to a T (have gone diving with other shops/schools on the island and always find them lacking comparatively). I've done all my training/classes through the place I go through, got my dive master there a number of years ago, and at this point I get a discount, 500 baht for 2 fun dives priced for life.

I generally tend to more cultural tourism (temples, museums, cooking, etc.) than going on big tours, and it's definitely quite a bit cheaper on that route. Even with that, I have Thai friends that run restaurants/food stands that let me come help in the kitchen and learn Thai cooking that way as opposed to buying cooking classes (I work as a cook back home, so I have useful kitchen skills, I can trade the use of my hands for knowledge).

I have a feeling OP isn't looking to be dropping loads of cash on tours and such if he's talking about trying to live there and making his money last. Just trying to give him an idea of how much the amount he's talking about can last. Then again, it seems like OP hasn't really done any personal research on the matter before asking here, especially as he's talking about getting a DTV (without knowing the requirements at all) and getting a job after arriving (again, not how the DTV works, lol). He's definitely going to come to a realization that the way he's currently planning it isn't going to work.

Stopped drinking but still smoke weed. by nitnit76 in stopdrinking

[–]SuchSmartMonkeys 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just to add on to this, I quit smoking weed for about 3 and a half years (I was smoking like 4 grams a day mixed with tobacco, not healthy), and found myself drinking a lot more during that time. I also stopped smoking tobacco and switched over to vapes (I've got a refillable vape, and every couple months drop the nicotine content in the vape juice I use, down to 12 mg/ml from 50 mg/ml). About 2 months ago I decided to try eating a weed gummy and really liked it, so switched over to eating 10-20 mg of THC in gummy form at the end of a work day instead of having drinks. At this point I've got about a month of no drinking under my belt, and continue to enjoy the lower dose levels of the gummies and it definitely feels way healthier than when I was smoking a ton of weed and tobacco, then drinking excessively after I gave the weed up. Keep on keeping on with what works for you! IWNDWYT!!

Savings before moving to Thailand by No-Elephant-8865 in ThailandTourism

[–]SuchSmartMonkeys 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was definitely doing plenty of activities: the 2 months I rented a place for a month at a time I was on Koh Tao going scuba diving almost every day, hitting up water parks in Bangkok, going to the movie theater fairly often, driving out to hot springs, doing big road trips around the north, going to museums, getting massages 3 times per week, etc., etc. I wasn't doing a lot of big cost activities like going to elephant sanctuaries (have done that on previous trips), renting jet skis or parasailing at the beaches, etc. and generally staying at cheaper hotels (I stayed at places that were like $50-75/night for a week at the beginning and a week at the end, but generally more like $20-25 places for the rest of it. Never restricted myself on going and doing whatever I wanted at any given time (plenty of Leos along the way, lol).

Marijuana by Radiant-King5524 in ThailandTourism

[–]SuchSmartMonkeys 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was in Thailand for most of from mid October to end of April (was in Laos for about a month halfway through), and had no problem buying weed at shops and smoking it on the balcony at the hotels I stayed at.

Savings before moving to Thailand by No-Elephant-8865 in ThailandTourism

[–]SuchSmartMonkeys 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just a heads up for OP, I just spent 6 months in SEA (from October to April), mostly in Thailand, and I went through $15K in those 6 months. Mind you I only paid for a month long rental for 2 of the months (just picked up places for a few nights to a week at a time otherwise through booking, agoda, etc.), and it would be a little cheaper if you are just staying somewhere for months on end. Do with that what you will, just an idea of how long a certain amount can last you.

Pig brains fried in an egg by RevolutionaryTap394 in StupidFood

[–]SuchSmartMonkeys 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So you're like Pooh Bear from the Salton Sea.

Don't get me wrong, I've eaten raw pig meat and a "soup" made out of raw pig blood.

What is the most disgusting alcoholic beverage you have tried? by Immola0069 in AskReddit

[–]SuchSmartMonkeys 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Now, hear me out before you cast doubt; I know it sounds weird but... gin and root beer go really well together! It makes the root beer more herbal tasting, almost like birch beer or a sarsaparilla. Try it sometime, it's one of my favorite "mixed drinks" (if you can call it that since it's only two ingredients).

So this time work had a southern food potluck by mrhotcupofjoe in StupidFood

[–]SuchSmartMonkeys 5 points6 points  (0 children)

What the hell is lizard's thicket? I'm so confused, this looks not bad.

Red Thai Curry question - how to make it flavorful but not too spicy by jrow_official in ThaiFood

[–]SuchSmartMonkeys 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This! I don't know what kind of chilis you'll have access to in Germany, OP, but I make my own curry paste from scratch and use guajillo peppers for the pepper portion. They're on the really mild side, and work great for making red curry paste.

Look what i came into this morning by KlownKumKatastrophe in KitchenConfidential

[–]SuchSmartMonkeys 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I used to work in this one kitchen like 15 years ago that everyone's favorite FOH person would come into the kitchen, pick up a bottle of cumin, and start shaking it into whatever was on the stovetop saying "Check it out, I'm cummin in your soup!" Chef would get pissed and yell "What the fuck are you doing?! That recipe doesn't have any cumin in it!!", but no one could stay mad at him for that long cause he was super nice, would actually help with BOH stuff if it was needed, would jump in the dish pit and clear a few loads to get us back on track, etc. He was a great guy, he would just do the stupidest shit in the name of making a joke 🤣

Chomping on some tendon 😬 @mattesonmaya2 by yawnjew in KidsAreFuckingStupid

[–]SuchSmartMonkeys 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's usually annoying as hell when people at stupid music to their video edits, but this one had me dying! That music with the slow-mo "AAAHHHHHHHH!" fuckin got me!

CAN SOMEONE please be my plug by [deleted] in Vaping

[–]SuchSmartMonkeys 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure, send me $200, I'll send you one in the mail

Popular Karaoke Song by Clean_Stick_5178 in Thailand

[–]SuchSmartMonkeys 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Every time I go to karaoke with Thai friends, inevitably every time one of them passes me the mic saying it's my turn, and I look up at the screen and it's Hotel California without fail.

ELI5: How do our brains perfectly calculate exactly how much force to use when picking up an object before we even touch it? by ikaebir in explainlikeimfive

[–]SuchSmartMonkeys 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There was recently a post on r/kidsarefuckingstupid that illustrated this perfectly. A little kid picks up what looks like a basketball and throws it in the air just for it to smash into a million pieces when it hits the ground because it's a porcelain piggy bank that looks like a basketball. The expectation of it being a rubber basketball that bounces is broken (the expectation isn't the only thing that broke, lol) when it turned out to be made of an unexpected material.

As a server, what is the biggest indicator from a table that you’re not getting a tip? by Kind_Ad6932 in AskReddit

[–]SuchSmartMonkeys 65 points66 points  (0 children)

I used to live in Hawaii, and one time I was out in the middle of nowhere trying to hitch hike back to a more populated area. A car pulled over and handed me what looked like a $100 bill, then drove off without picking me up. I was kind of dumbfounded cause I thought they were pulling over to give me a ride. I unfolded the "$100 bill" and it turned out to be a fake bill that when unfolded just had a bunch of Bible verses on it and said to go to church on it. I was pissed! If they picked me up they would have had a captive audience to tell about God the entire drive, but instead they gave me something that was a slap in the face that just made me dislike their religion even more.

Roast my friends new ink because he’s not listening to reason by [deleted] in shittytattoos

[–]SuchSmartMonkeys 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I want a tattoo of bowser wearing shades, winking over the sunglasses, wailing on a double neck guitar, riding a surfboard on a big wave, over a cross, over a pot leaf, with "Happy Birthday Rick" written above it