tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8214176262868500733.post2247656476818737418..comments2023-05-26T02:23:48.033-07:00Comments on Logan's Voyage: SO WHAT'S UP WITH BURMA?Logan9ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13169747635106093368noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8214176262868500733.post-84579542973120212912011-12-31T18:46:09.129-08:002011-12-31T18:46:09.129-08:00How long you been doing this and you still just go...How long you been doing this and you still just gonna bitch about it?<br /><br />Until I feel like stopping? Apparently, this is 'not yet'.Logan9ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13169747635106093368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8214176262868500733.post-32071305820898436242011-12-30T12:10:08.032-08:002011-12-30T12:10:08.032-08:00Look ya big numpty
Its got nothing to do with lik...Look ya big numpty<br /><br />Its got nothing to do with <em>liking</em> it<br /><br />Third world bureaucracy<br />Third world internet speeds<br />Third world banking<br />Third world currency restrictions<br />Third world traffic<br />Third world driving skills<br />International Visa regimes<br />Travel restrictions in areas of civil unrest<br />Flying<br />Waiting<br />Delays<br />Queuing<br />Stupid rules<br />Dumb rules<br />Pointless rules<br /><br />These are <em>sine qua non</em> apropos backpacking, budget traveling, or mooching around the world on a shoestring budget<br /><br />GET OVER IT <br /><br />You feel awkward in domestic situations?<br />You get the trots occasionally?<br />You prefer English communication?<br />You are amazed at the traffic?<br /><br />MIGHT AS WELL GET OVER ALL THOSE AS WELL<br /><br />How long you been doing this and you still just gonna bitch about it?<br /><br />I'll try a food analogy for you....<br /><br />If someone liked <br />two all beef patties <br />lettuce <br />cheese <br />pickles <br />onions <br />on a sesame seed bun<br />.....but DIDN"T like 'special sauce'<br /><br />One would expect that they would NOT keep purchasing and eating Big Macs and then continue to complain about the experience.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8214176262868500733.post-48575551350641211892011-12-30T04:32:46.974-08:002011-12-30T04:32:46.974-08:00As to what I do like:
Broadband internet
W...As to what I do like:<br /><br />Broadband internet<br /><br /> Working internet is a big, big plus. I am addicted to the internet and have made no secret of it. It is how I am staying connected to friends and something familiar.<br /><br />DVDs<br /><br /> I would agree if you said 'movies' but being that I own zero DVD's I would have to disagree on this.<br /><br />Crap books<br /><br /> I disagree. I put those in because I was reviewing them. I prefer good audio books. I've started listening to a 10 book series by Andy McNab that I am quite enjoying. I like listening to audio books as I wander around wherever I am. Plus, if I have headphones in, I can't hear the relentless tuk tuk drivers trying to sell me on giving them money.<br /><br />Gaming<br /><br /> True, though I haven't gotten to do any since I've left due to various stuff.<br /><br />Blogging<br /><br /> True. As you seem to enjoy reading it. And telling me how much I hate most stuff.<br /><br />Fluent English speakers<br /><br /> Who doesn't enjoy getting to communicate with someone they can easily understand? My German is decent but not fluent, otherwise we could add that to the list. <br /> <br />Staid and boring foods<br /><br /> Staid - good word sir. I would say that I enjoy foods that don't make me unexpectedly shit myself if that's what you mean. I admit that I am not so adventurous that I enjoy dropping a load into my pants every now and then. In the spirit of adventure.<br /><br />Well stocked pharmacies with western medicines<br /><br /> Western as opposed to what? A herbal Chinese concoction? Sorry, but if I don't take my meds, bad shit happens to me like more iritis, hospitalization and possible death. Yeah, I like medicine.<br /><br />Complaining.<br /><br /> No complaints with that one.Logan9ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13169747635106093368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8214176262868500733.post-13105602854385907312011-12-30T04:32:32.268-08:002011-12-30T04:32:32.268-08:00Third world bureaucracy
Third world internet speed...Third world bureaucracy<br />Third world internet speeds<br />Third world banking<br />Third world currency restrictions<br />Third world traffic<br />Third world driving skills<br />International Visa regimes<br />Travel restrictions in areas of civil unrest<br />Flying<br />Waiting<br />Delays<br />Queuing<br />Stupid rules<br />Dumb rules<br />Pointless rules<br /><br />Find me someone who likes those things and I will show you a moron. Note, I left 'yappy dogs' off the list because a lot of people seem to like them. I don't.<br /><br />Bluntly put, yes, I think I like complaining. No, I can't afford the US so I won't go there. Also, it is stale so it would give me less to write about. <br /><br />Interesting info on the Vietnam wages and ATM's. That makes sense.<br /><br />As to these, let me break them down.<br /><br />Local food<br /><br /> Sometimes I like it but not for an every day thing.<br />Local attractions<br /><br /> I don't mind them at all if I can walk to them and don't have to pay for them. That's some of the stuff I do indeed like to see when I'm walking around. I just don't have enough money right now to do some of the things (like Ankor Wat) that I'd like to do.<br /><br />Local customs<br /><br /> Some are fine, some are 'WTF'.<br /><br />Local people selling shit to tourists<br /><br /> I don't mind it unless they keep coming after me relentlessly trying to sell me shit I don't need and can't use. It becomes quite a drag having a couple hundred people a day try to sell you shit hard.<br /><br />Local people operating guesthouses<br /><br /> If they are quiet, I don't mind. If they are loud, I do.<br /><br />The families of people operating guesthouses<br /><br /> I feel awkward marching in and out of someone's family room to grab a smoke, yeah. If they are not living in the main entry/exit area I don't care so much but coming across people dressing, undressing, bathing is awkward for me.<br /><br />The pets of people operating guesthouses<br /><br /> I'll give you that one. Pets should be a food source.<br /><br />Local people driving buses<br />Local people driving taxis<br />Local people riding motorbikes<br /><br /> It depends on whether they are trying to run me over or not. If they aren't, I don't care but I am constantly amazed more don't die in traffic accidents.<br /><br />Local people who don't speak English<br />Local people who try and speak English<br />Local people who aren't helpful<br />Local people who try to be helpful<br /><br /> I don't care if they don't speak English but want to be helpful - if they are. If I get 'fuzzy directions' or incorrect directions it is a bit of a drag. Hell, I can look at a map with roads of an area I have lived in in any language and at least tell you where you are. A lot of them can't. That's irritating not when they don't know but when they don't want to at least tell you that.<br /><br />(lets just write LOCAL ANYTHING & leave it there),,but then there is....<br /><br /> I disagree. I didn't enjoy Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh city) a lot because of the massive bustling of the town but I was able to leave it after a bit over a week. I just haven't found what I'm looking for. I think everywhere has a plus and a minus. I think you may perceive my writings as focusing on the minus. That may be fair - I don't report a lot of stuff like "Hey I met a friendly local guy today and we chatted briefly" because there is nothing else to the story. That kind of stuff goes on all the time. I like to give people stories about what happens and sadly, negative stuff is often a better story.Logan9ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13169747635106093368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8214176262868500733.post-75958116468175494632011-12-30T00:46:14.770-08:002011-12-30T00:46:14.770-08:00Fuck me...just call this blog
LOGAN HATES TRAVELL...Fuck me...just call this blog <br /><strong>LOGAN HATES TRAVELLING</strong><br />..and be done with it. <br /><br />So lets have a little recap.<br />You don't seem to like:<br /><br />Local food<br />Local attractions<br />Local customs<br />Local people selling shit to tourists<br />Local people operating guesthouses<br />The families of people operating guesthouses<br />The pets of people operating guesthouses<br />Local people driving buses<br />Local people driving taxis<br />Local people riding motorbikes<br />Local people who don't speak English<br />Local people who try and speak English<br />Local people who aren't helpful<br />Local people who try to be helpful<br />(lets just write LOCAL ANYTHING & leave it there),,but then there is....<br /><br />Yappy dogs<br />Third world bureaucracy<br />Third world internet speeds<br />Third world banking<br />Third world currency restrictions<br />Third world traffic<br />Third world driving skills<br />International Visa regimes<br />Travel restrictions in areas of civil unrest<br />Flying<br />Waiting<br />Delays<br />Queuing<br />Stupid rules<br />Dumb rules<br />Pointless rules<br /><br />So lets make a list of what you DO seem to like:<br /><br />Broadband internet<br />DVDs<br />Crap books<br />Gaming<br />Blogging<br />Fluent English speakers<br />Staid and boring foods<br />Well stocked pharmacies with western medicines<br />Complaining.<br /><br />I think your next port of call should be the United States....You'll be happy there.<br /><br />P.S<br />The average wage in Vietnam is $150 per month which explains why an ATM only pays out $200.<br />The average wage in the US is $2600 per month unless you have ATM's in the US which give $3000 a pop I'd say you have a pretty good deal in Vietnam.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com