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Post by bazfaz on Dec 5, 2009 21:37:10 GMT
I have had an email from Spindrift, who asks me to say hello to everyone. She says that Phuket is as awful as she thought it was going to be (I know, why then did she go?).
The bad news is that her friend is is anorexic. So she says. No meat, no fish and no Thai food.
It was a short email because she said a pink motorbike had just come for her.
Our thoughts are with her. Right, gang?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 5, 2009 22:31:26 GMT
Oh, what a shame, because Phuket can be quite nice if you know the places to avoid. Poor Spindrift does seem to have a collection of, er, inappropriate friends, at least if you consider friends to be people with whom you can relax and have fun.
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Post by lagatta on Dec 6, 2009 1:10:55 GMT
I hate to say this but on a certain level the content is a relief after the thread title. I was really imagining the people of Phuket starving because of a downturn in tourism or some other reason.
That said, it is very unfortunate for Spindrift. Imagine being there and not eating Thai food!
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Post by bjd on Dec 6, 2009 10:17:32 GMT
Why does she have to eat, or not eat, the same food as her friend? Can't Spindrift enjoy some food even if her friend is anorexic?
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Post by bazfaz on Dec 6, 2009 12:42:06 GMT
As a general rule, if you are invited to stay with a friend then you expect to eat together. But I'll leave Spindift to speak for herself.
Anyway I have just had a second email (though extremely brief as anorexia extends to the internet) saying that things are not too bad. The sun is cheering her up.
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Post by bjd on Dec 6, 2009 14:07:59 GMT
Ah, I hadn't understood that she was staying with the anorexic friend. I thought they were just on holiday together and had the possibility of eating out somewhere. Indeed, if there is no food in the house, then that's a problem.
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Post by bazfaz on Dec 6, 2009 15:38:10 GMT
Poor Spindrift does seem to have a collection of, er, inappropriate friends, at least if you consider friends to be people with whom you can relax and have fun. She's been to stay twice with us. I guess I am inappropriate. The oysters I gave her were too big. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 6, 2009 15:42:37 GMT
But she relaxed and had fun with you when she wasn't be force fed.
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Post by auntieannie on Dec 6, 2009 16:59:28 GMT
poor Spindrift! I hope she can find a way out. And maybe also a way to help her friend.
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Post by hwinpp on Dec 7, 2009 5:45:23 GMT
Tell her to rent a scooter and get out to more remote beaches. Phuket City is actually not so bad, old tin mining town with rows of Sino- colonial shophouses. Western food should be good in Patong, that's where most foreigners stay. Good prices, good selections  |
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