This morning I sat having a coffee with a few expat friends and I could see that one guy was not his happy smiling normal self , well it turned out that he had just received an email from his daughter back in Nottingham that had upset him . The acidic email went on to say how the daughter though her father had become in her words , a right pain in the arse grumpy old bugger .
After hearing the guy’s story I started to realized that I am becoming more easily worked up and less tolerant with life in general , I can now some times feel my self getting angrier with simple frustrating situations , where in the past I would just have laughed it off .
Now I seem to be less forgiving when I come into contact with people who I think are morons or just plainly stupid. Compared to a few years ago , when I would have given any one like that , the benefit of the doubt , but not now .
I can’t seem to tolerate silly behavior like I use to , and my thoughts are now dominated by negative words and emotions , especially while looking at any news articles related to Thailand.
I’m defiantly not so laid back as I use to be , I can’t seem to go an hour or two without moaning about this or that , or instantly complaining if I feel I don’t like a situation or thing.
Can this possible grumpy bugger affliction be age related or could it be due in part to all the years I have been immersed in the Thai way of life.
I sleep well , eat well and exercises , along with enjoying a leg over on birthdays and anniversaries .
My friend is convinced he’s not a grumpy old bugger , and I have to agree with him , but on reflection , I’m not so sure about my self.
Any one else have similar feelings about being called a grumpy old bugger , and if so what did you do about it , what’s the antidote .