Confusing countries with their governments is the reason the USA was the most despised country in the world between 2000 and 2008, and probably still is, residually.
A Common Lanuage We all Speak
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Confusing countries with their governments is the reason the USA was the most despised country in the world between 2000 and 2008, and probably still is, residually.
I realize you travel far more than I do and since you are much older, you have vast experience to draw on. If only you could play pool.
JoeyA
I like beer.
I really don't get some of you guys. Suge starts a nice pleasant thread about how pool makes a connection across ethnic lines, and even across nations and some of you have to find a way to piss in his cheerios.
Don't you have anything better to do with your time?
JoeyA
Don't you have anything better to do with your time?
JoeyA
I realize you travel far more than I do and since you are much older, you have vast experience to draw on. If only you could play pool.
JoeyA
A nice pleasant thread?
Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. I hope suge doesn't get turned off of posting his experiences, I like to hear about overseas pool. I can see spelling nitpickery and political garbage anytime, there are a thousand guys on here who can 'contribute' that. Not so many can tell us about the pool scene in Thailand.
If we are so despised, why does eveyone in the world want to live here? Go to school here? Work here?
Why do Canadians come down for Medical care? Who was the first in to help out the Haitians.
Shame on you! I just hope John Wayne and Ronald Reagan isn't watching this.
Thailand, especially Bangkok, is a great pool scene.
the world hates us... think I'll go kill myself now.....
sugeknight,
I understand what you are saying about a pool table and how it has a common language. I have traveled around the world at least three times since I have been in the Navy and at every port I seek out a pool table. Some really good times, in Korea where nobody could speak english and I found a billiards hall. I walked into this 16 table hall and the owner looked at me funny as I walked around to see if there was any Pool tables. Since there where no pool tables and I really didnt understand Billiards I was going to leave but the owner stopped me. He gestured to play billiards so I figured, why not, so me and the owner played Billiards and he had to show me the rules by pointing and grunting. I would also keep wanting to shoot the wrong ball and he would hit me with his cue when I tried to shoot, and just snicker at me while I laughed because Im not exactly a small guy. It was fun and it drew a pretty big crowd because an American was playing the owner and I actually beat him two games after I got the hang of it.
Singapore is a great place for pool also, Me and a buddy jumped into a cab and told the cab to take us to a pool hall. Well a block later, he dropped us off, boy did we feel dumb. Anyways, the pool hall was cool, 10-12 snooker tables upstairs and 6 9' pool tables downstairs with two more snooker tables. Well my buddy does play pool, but he likes drinking a little bit more so I told him I would buy his beer for the day if we just hang out at the pool hall. He jumped all over my offer and ordered two corona's and a shot. Oh, and by the way, I dont drink. So the owner sees him just chilling out drinking and asks if I want to play and of course I said yes. Well we played for a few hours and I ended up on top, but I figured I lost because there was no way it would cover my bar tab. So I go to pay for everything and the owner doesnt take my money and tell me to come back tomorrow and he will have some friends for me to play. I was thinking that he was going to get the local "top gun" to come down and whoop up on me.
So the next night my buddy and I show up and there are 6 guys waiting for us. Got me a little bit nervouse, but like I said before, I'm not exactly a small guy and neither is my buddy. So we are all standing there looking at one another without saying a word and I finally break the ice and say "so who am I playing first" and they all declined to play and then the owner spoke up. "hey, were not going to play, were going to take you two out on the town". Wow, what a different place singapore is when the locals are showing you around and paying for everything. fun fun fun.
I know it was long, but thanks for reading.
I understand what you are saying about a pool table and how it has a common language. I have traveled around the world at least three times since I have been in the Navy and at every port I seek out a pool table. Some really good times, in Korea where nobody could speak english and I found a billiards hall. I walked into this 16 table hall and the owner looked at me funny as I walked around to see if there was any Pool tables. Since there where no pool tables and I really didnt understand Billiards I was going to leave but the owner stopped me. He gestured to play billiards so I figured, why not, so me and the owner played Billiards and he had to show me the rules by pointing and grunting. I would also keep wanting to shoot the wrong ball and he would hit me with his cue when I tried to shoot, and just snicker at me while I laughed because Im not exactly a small guy. It was fun and it drew a pretty big crowd because an American was playing the owner and I actually beat him two games after I got the hang of it.
Singapore is a great place for pool also, Me and a buddy jumped into a cab and told the cab to take us to a pool hall. Well a block later, he dropped us off, boy did we feel dumb. Anyways, the pool hall was cool, 10-12 snooker tables upstairs and 6 9' pool tables downstairs with two more snooker tables. Well my buddy does play pool, but he likes drinking a little bit more so I told him I would buy his beer for the day if we just hang out at the pool hall. He jumped all over my offer and ordered two corona's and a shot. Oh, and by the way, I dont drink. So the owner sees him just chilling out drinking and asks if I want to play and of course I said yes. Well we played for a few hours and I ended up on top, but I figured I lost because there was no way it would cover my bar tab. So I go to pay for everything and the owner doesnt take my money and tell me to come back tomorrow and he will have some friends for me to play. I was thinking that he was going to get the local "top gun" to come down and whoop up on me.
So the next night my buddy and I show up and there are 6 guys waiting for us. Got me a little bit nervouse, but like I said before, I'm not exactly a small guy and neither is my buddy. So we are all standing there looking at one another without saying a word and I finally break the ice and say "so who am I playing first" and they all declined to play and then the owner spoke up. "hey, were not going to play, were going to take you two out on the town". Wow, what a different place singapore is when the locals are showing you around and paying for everything. fun fun fun.
I know it was long, but thanks for reading.
Awesome story. Travel is the tits.
Thailand AZ'ers
Actually there are a few of us in Thailand (I'll be back next month.) Monto P2, thaitom, SugeKnight, GoBrian77, and myself. Also FourKingsCues is there fairly often. Bangkok is a great town for pool.
Hope to play you again at T.J.'s one of these days. My consulting out there has slowed down in this economy and I haven't been back for over a year.
Actually there are a few of us in Thailand (I'll be back next month.) Monto P2, thaitom, SugeKnight, GoBrian77, and myself. Also FourKingsCues is there fairly often. Bangkok is a great town for pool.
Hope to play you again at T.J.'s one of these days. My consulting out there has slowed down in this economy and I haven't been back for over a year.
You know, I never saw that either before living in south Florida for three years, where all my friends there from NJ and NYC did it.
My last couple of years playing snooker in New Zealand and Australia I saw guys tap the wood rail of the table upon approaching it after you played them a good safe. If you made a good 'pot' they would usually just utter the word 'shot' under their breath. Being a native of New Orleans I found myself far and away the loudest person I met in 23 months overseas in any snooker or billiard room.
JoeyA...You WISH old man! You're right, I do get around. However, I wasn't trying to be sarcastic, just commenting on how unusual it is that you would not know that custom, since it's been around for many decades. Guess you thought it was a poke at your ego...
Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
Thank you Joey
I like those stories a lot. Thanks for posting!
and you're from Whidbey Island? I hear thats a beautiful place!
Hey Brad, its been a while man. Im going to check out Singapore and KL over Songkhran but when I get back lets shoot some. Im down for a ring game, and a few buckets of beer :grin:
JoeyA...You WISH old man! You're right, I do get around. However, I wasn't trying to be sarcastic, just commenting on how unusual it is that you would not know that custom, since it's been around for many decades. Guess you thought it was a poke at your ego...
Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com
I was too young to be hanging out at Johnston City 50 years ago. If you saw people snapping their fingers at Johnston City 50 years ago, you are FAR OLDER than I thought.
JoeyA
Sow what are you saying? That we shouldn't associate with people from those countries? It's their government, not them. How jaded are you?
MULLY
Holy Christ, Scott, are you smoking sterno? I've been playing this game for damn near 25 years and I never saw anyone snapping their fingers until about 10 years ago, if that far back. Now, if you were talking about tapping the cue on the floor, yeah, but I think you're wrong on this one. No real way to prove it though.
MULLY
I hate it when people snap their fingers to recognize a good shot