<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 22:22:57 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/farang/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[You don't really need to speak the local language to live in Thailand]]></title><description><![CDATA[There seems to be 3 distinct camps as far as expats are concerned when it comes to living in Thailand. There are the people that are seriously gung ho about getting deep in the culture and through a lot]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-141359/@jack.russelle/you-dont-really-need-to-speak-the-local-language-to-live-in-thailand</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-141359/@jack.russelle/you-dont-really-need-to-speak-the-local-language-to-live-in-thailand</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-141359]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jack.russelle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 06:12:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUcwvy2VRSDg29UgGuZHt59YZBagJig2wcpp8Kjz1J5vpmhfcVDEMbydbHvavDU6A9wwdaDTE1ZgQTp3KcYy4B5j9G?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tourists behaving badly in Thailand stories... this time in Phuket]]></title><description><![CDATA[I often write about the bad sides of Thailand and sometimes when I look back at past posts I feel as though I am, at least in part, becoming one of those jaded expats that is always bitching about Thailand.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-141359/@jack.russelle/tourists-behaving-badly-in-thailand-stories-this-time-in-phuket</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-141359/@jack.russelle/tourists-behaving-badly-in-thailand-stories-this-time-in-phuket</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-141359]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jack.russelle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 04:38:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC8ohkafgrsEuEwaw1NUhTVWVY8LtQsJ5M2iJ7d32LkGwUVeL2Tuk6EYgUg2yQUSiUGQa478qTkPKcmbomkgw45F1C9nzwheUHWrumZZxmA7UiBwZPyoL2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thailand to create two-tiered metro prices in Bangkok]]></title><description><![CDATA[The road to disaster is paved with good intentions is how the saying goes but Thailand is going to shoot themselves in the foot again with this idea of theirs that is actually a good thing that is meant]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-141359/@jack.russelle/thailand-to-create-two-tiered-metro-prices-in-bangkok</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-141359/@jack.russelle/thailand-to-create-two-tiered-metro-prices-in-bangkok</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-141359]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jack.russelle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2025 06:56:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZKAJMjFvQunNMq1WJrVR83eUWBo4gtcj1v2QsdE3sXCPSAeTFyxd2btpsq4gpxneg8hXaMpHr12Vk82ro6MCQ6Fdztvot3JNLdJXTLRBioYoMJoiRWPB5xnz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 3 begins of my first vacation in nearly 4 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have never been a guy that goes on vacation all the time especially once I moved over to South East Asia and all of my life basically became one really long vacation. 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That's natural.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/thailand/@striderpunk/another-dumb-ss-foreigner-ruining-the-image-of-expats-and-tourists-alike-in-thailand</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/thailand/@striderpunk/another-dumb-ss-foreigner-ruining-the-image-of-expats-and-tourists-alike-in-thailand</guid><category><![CDATA[thailand]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[striderpunk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2019 14:36:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3zpz8WQe4SNGWd7TzozjPgq3rggennavDx3XPY35pEAVnpozzvcsqjUMFqdSdssaFoRpj4aeDJxbrjHj95MvBSJXkJCWKcnNGoV8MrqcH3KY6PCvQDgNxy66n2NbdoaRiW7EaGLNAQaLRo1TbB7t?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thai Girl vs. Farang Guy Chi Sao Practice]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wing Chun is a traditional Chinese martial art which combines the most important and effective principles and techniques of Shaolin Kung-Fu into a simple but (nearly) complete system of self-defense. To]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/thai/@ericdubay/z1qounvi</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/thai/@ericdubay/z1qounvi</guid><category><![CDATA[thai]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ericdubay]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2018 05:29:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCMAECob5KMsobcLCqJ9i4WMkhMLr9FA9SKTZiopMx6ddCkJKEay6sWrTRoJJBJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[farang]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dawn broke. It was so hot, sweat stung my eyes. I couldn’t sleep, hadn’t since two A.M., and was waiting for day to come so I could get some orange juice, walk around, do something, anything. 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