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7 hours ago, JoePai said:

Unfortunately it's not just the Thai farmers but also the Laos and Burmese farmers you would need to stop - and that would be impossible

You do know multiple Thai Agro businesses contract with farming groups in those countries to grow feedstock products (corn) and then sell to china…

Enough blaming the Falang for getting her pregnant and not waiting to see if she is a precessional fast track executive type…

yes, he was stupid but she is committing criminal acts…

the courts should intervene w/o the need for him to physically come over…it’s called child services until legally sorted out 

You don’t use partying as a metric to rank beaches….

pattaya doesn’t even have fine white sand and zero scenic views… 

this criteria discredits this specific ranking

5 hours ago, JimG said:

My experience is that the smog is caused by farmers burning the leftovers from the crops.  It's always said that 'next year' it will be fixed. They never do.   Make it illegal and fine violators. Set up a collection system for the trash.  The gov't could even assist in the cost to the farmers.

What weed brand are you smoking?

Maybe she should have put it all into an envelope and then signed over the sealed envelope for added protection 

was she really smart enough to accumulate a million dollars?

On 5/4/2024 at 8:31 AM, marin said:

 

It seems you have little to no interaction with Thai's unless they are serving you. Telling.

 

All fine on my end with Thai's other than the fact we are all sick of the relentless heat. 

There is a difference between Thais and Thai’s….

“The boat lost control…” Thank God I was worried that pundits would blame it on crew incompetency or equipment failure 

Vultures fly!

I wonder if the Thai gov or lawyers get involved to reduce the amount of monies to the maid….

the smartest thing the maid could do is to hire an honest lawyer to walk her thru the process and protect her now assets

it is also sad the French lady had no close friends/family nearby or afar….

this suicide was preventable…yes, the maid was loyal and close by but was she someone who the French lady could talk with about issues? It doesn’t sound like it…
 

it started with and ended with a superior to inferior role….the French lady made all the decisions and plans by herself…the maid was taken care b/c the French lady had no one to confide in and talk with at her level…

movie making materiel….rosebud - hint hint 

Pathetic way to make money….an extremely vulnerable victim….punishment is never servere enough to deter so gov partly to blame

Two issues….was it a scanned job? And 2nd  the tourist should never physical touch the seller….

My advice to the police is not to make assumptions…if it is too perfect of an expected outcome, then was it staged? 

Another non story that if it involves a foreigner doing something wrong, lets highlight it..

this story is just fishing and has no idea who is responsible for what

xenophibia at its best and the this public loves hearing about it….more like a napoleon inferiority complex in the works …takes pressure off on reporting drivers killing traffic cops  

On 4/29/2024 at 6:06 AM, scottdavio said:

Succumbed to extremely low blood pressure ? Nothing to do with the injuries he sustained? Road traffic control,Probably the most dangerous job for a police officer in Thailand. RIP. 

To the very end, Thais always trying to save face even for guilty parties

he died b/c blunt force trauma due to being hit by a drunk driver

But let’s make a bigger deal of a guy kicking someone in the back or a guy getting his car stuck in the sand…

if a Thai is involved, the issue is downplayed…and not dealt with properly…so like driving, burning, garbage, alcoholism, domestic violence, and a host of other issues, never the focus on preventing or improving 

Just shooting them like a running elk to avoid damaging nature 

Thailand still has a problem learning how to prioritize important issues from non issues 

I smell entrapment 

12 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

That is not corract.

At least in Bangkok decades ago the air quality was worse and the traffic was worse.

Now it's far away from good, but a lot better than it used to be.

 

Remember those things?

 

Here is your problem with your thinking…so instead of 225, it is 150 AP…instead of 30 minutes vs 20 minutes sitting in traffic…

it has not improved to an acceptable level for an expat or tourist even if trends has improved…A person doesn’t say “oh it’s better now than 2 decades ago”…here and now bad is bad or bad vs real bad…bad is not tolerated anymore with more options than ever before 

Staff should not be liable for runners…are establishments going to cover legal fees if the staff takes violence in stopping runners?

don’t shift the blame to poor staff for things beyond their control…you are the ones with deeper pockets and defend staff not abuse them

Are we allowed to munch on bananas in public?

Hope the villagers quickly put on their covid masks….🙄

Maybe Thais speaking broken english to throw them off their scent…

staff became quickly distracted…what their mobile went off?

3 minutes ago, Paris333 said:

Amsterdam opts for 30 kilometers per hour in the city

A city with safer traffic The effects of a lower speed on traffic safety:  

Collisions have less impact;

Motorists have a wider field of view;

There is more time to react;

The braking distance is reduced considerably.

Source:

https://bikecity.amsterdam.nl/en/amsterdam-opts-for-30-kilometers-per-hour-in-the-city/

 

In highways we can decrease speed limit from 130km to 80km in order to reduse car emissions and safety.

This does not solve the tailgating issue that happens in thailand if one doesn’t understand the concept of safe breaking distance 

14 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Sunday was a holiday with people at their destinations.

Monday and Tuesday people will be on the move again.

I think you mean daily average