Are we "bores" with our travel stories? (page 15 of 16)

Would you have the courage to tell them to their face what you think?

It seems Jojoone1 wrote what they thought in travel journal 1. Others did too.

Personally, I mentioned the 300-photo rule since that’s what bothers me.

Then there’s the "unfollow" button...

I’d heard about it but thought it had calmed down.

Apparently not.🤪

Hello,

You see, all that bothers me less than the bad vibes in the Asia section, where sarcasm, mockery, and other nastiness are spread by members whose pretentiousness is constantly competing.

Southeast Asia, right? Traveling through the west, north, and far east of the areas in question (where I never pay attention since I’ll most likely never set foot there), the conversations are completely friendly.

Catherine

Hi Catherine,

You're right, it would be fairer to limit the number of photos per day of travel. 🙂

But what a hassle! 🤪 (Another very French thing...)

There were a lot of restrictions/interventions/options I didn’t agree with in the old team.

But personally, I find the photo limit sensible (even if it’s really hard to stick to on a long trip).

Myatlas, like VF, almost didn’t recover from Covid.

The problem: server costs.

VF is still free, but what’s expensive is limited. Myatlas is free in a limited version and paid in the "all-you-can-post" version.

That’s pretty much how it is everywhere now for hosting large files.

Southeast Asia, right?

Yeah, pretty much.

Southeast Asia, no?

Yeah, pretty much.

We can even say SEA.

What a nightmare! (Another fine French invention...)

You’re probably thinking of the Flamanville EPR, which has finally started operating? (Nope, I’m outta here =>)

To offset the operating costs, maybe we’d need to add more ads 😛

I get the feeling that ads galore aren’t the cash cow they used to be back in the early days of the internet...

Wouldn’t your idea fit better in this discussion? 😇

https://voyageforum.com/forum/idees-diverses-relancer-ameliorer-site-d10628432/

yeah, I agree, you’ve got to see that the Covid crisis changed the course of things and modified everything 🙁 Edit 13:00 yeah, my idea is just one idea among others. We’ll see if the members of this forum accept it

Southeast Asia, right?

Yeah, pretty much.

We could even say PDS...

I don’t know what PDS means 😕

I didn’t get it either.

It remains to be seen whether the members of this forum accept it

Personally, I don’t like ads. They’re getting worse and worse, popping up like a bad hair day even when you don’t lock your cookies... Worse, they have the opposite effect on me. I tend to boycott brands that bombard me with their cringey ads.

I’ve always wondered what the ratio is between views and actual purchases?

Here, it’s more about travel-related product presentations than ads for fast Chinese fashion. It’s less annoying.

You know, all that bothers me less than the bad vibes in the Asia section, where sarcasm, mockery, and other mean-spirited comments are spread by members whose pretentiousness is constantly competing. I’d heard about it before, but I thought things had calmed down.

Back then, I’d skipped updating my travel journal about Vietnam because of that atmosphere, where every sentence I wrote was met with controversy. Since then, my Laos/Cambodia journal has been pretty quiet… Maybe the bad-news birds hadn’t come back yet? 🤪🤪

About the predictable and repetitive side of boarding in 4x4s (which are out of the question: how awful the lack of space is! Can you imagine your skin rubbing against the bumps in the road against your neighbor’s? ), a little indulgence, no? Who cares! Cat

But all of this is still hypothetical, Catherine! We’d never squeeze 15 people into a 4x4! (I know you know )

I don’t know what PDS means :/

Land of Smiles (and it’s been that way for a long time). That’s Thailand. Actually, it’s *them* who smile, not us—we’re caught up in the relentless work grind and Western lifestyle.

Ugh, Asians—they work like crazy, it's in their genes. They can work more than ten hours a day without complaining. It's not that Westerners are lazy, but obviously the mentality and culture aren't the same. In Asian culture, influenced by Confucianism, the goal of life is to get rich. In French culture, that’s kind of frowned upon :P So even in Thailand, the Land of Smiles, I don’t think they work just 35 hours a week.

What bothers me is the little debate started by Jojoone about a certain travel journal. I feel bad for its author! Would you have the courage to tell them to their face what you think? As for the 4x4, so what? I find the expression rather nice, good-natured, and encouraging for the author of the travel journal.

Oh come on, would I be the only one being honest? :) Go ahead, we can occasionally start a debate or voice some criticism. It’s way less serious than France’s budget situation. Maybe there weren’t any responses because most people agreed?

See, all this bothers me less than the bad vibes in the Asia section, where sarcasm, mockery, and other mean-spirited comments are spread by members whose pretentiousness is constantly competing. I’d heard about it but thought things had calmed down.

It probably didn’t go over well for you to get such blunt responses after some of your less-than-perfect interventions. It’s too bad because each time, you started with good intentions. That’s life—one day you say what you think (without meaning any harm), and boom! Someone ends up feeling really uncomfortable. With so many people on a forum, there are all kinds of personalities. Different ways of expressing yourself in writing that can affect others. Don’t worry, the people who annoy you are also annoyed by others for different reasons.

If you look closely, in the Thailand forum, there are really only 4 or 5 regulars who do their best to answer most of the questions. Given how long some of their responses are, they even spend a fair amount of time on it. And I’ll say it: the worst ones haven’t come back to this day. Among them, some have unfortunately left us for good.

There’s so much to say on this topic.

In Thailand, you often see two to five people doing a job you’d handle alone back home. Let’s not forget the French were long at the top for productivity. At least their system keeps unemployment very low. The flip side? The average monthly income is around 400 €, and retirement pensions are negligible. In the end, you realize that in a tropical country with high humidity—where it’s either 30°C or 40°C—you can’t grind as hard as you would at home. Digging deeper, you find that many juggle multiple jobs just to get by, often working 7 days a week without even taking vacations. Imagine their surprise when they learn how much you paid for your flight ticket or what your salary is. I often wonder how they feel knowing all the places in their country you’ve visited, while they’ll never be able to afford it themselves.

Oh come on, would I be the only one being honest? :) Go ahead, we can occasionally start a debate or voice a criticism. It's way less serious than France's budget situation. For all we know, there weren’t any other commenters because most people agreed?

There were at least two of us; I tuned out and said so.

In the same vein, this was a big debate back in 2007 when we had to decide whether to go to Thailand or not. On one hand, lounging by the pool (even though we didn’t *just* do that) while the country was still rebuilding after the 2004 tragedy. But it was also about bringing in our foreign currency by not snubbing the destination. The trip was magical!