Before, when it came to household or life decisions I used to ask for everyone's opinions, and try to get a consensus so everyone was happy and comfortable. I've now unfortunately realized that's totally useless though, because they don't think things through, then proceed to change their minds every 12 - 24 hours. So hell with it, I'll just make the important decisions, and tell you how it's going to happen. Easier that way.
Here's one of many examples. Needed to move a wardrobe from a house down the street to our house. There was four of us young, healthy males around, and the wardrobe was small enough to fit down the stairs, so we could have moved it in one go within 10 minutes. But, no, no... have to take it apart. Once they got it about 30% apart, I mentioned again, "guys, it's in three large pieces now, and we can easily move this to the house as is now".
No, no... on a mission, and have to take every last screw out. I figured alright, up to you, and I helped take all the pieces over to the house. After that, I decided hell with ya, you took it apart for no reason, so you can put it back together, and I'm going for a beer. So they screw around for probably 4 hours trying to piece this thing back together, and they finally get it.
Whoo hoo! Everyone's all happy, and proud they got it back together, and showing it off to me. Then I mention the realization that they put the wardrobe together downstairs, when the bedroom it's going in, is actually upstairs. Sure enough, this brings about the standard "mai bpen rai", and the wardrobe continues to reside in our living room to this day.
heh, living with Thais. Talk about a good adventure.
