Baht Simpson

What's many to you, Johnny? You need to justify your assertion.

Very few oppose Pride. Some, like Douglas Murray wonder whether Pride marches are now necessary but that's not Pride per se.

Many years ago I went to one of the Similan Islands, Koh Miang. Stayed two nights. Only 1 hour of electric from a generator for a shower between 5pm and 6pm, then complete darkness. We would lay on the beach looking up at the firmament. You could hardly put a pin between the stars. It was astonishing. The only downside was the dreadful day tourists who arrived in a flood of boats during the day. A real trek getting there and back but worth it for the night sky.

Absolutely. Even the Southport killer should get due process. What some people don't understand is that protection is for all our benefit. It's worth watching this again.

I'm sure it's very entertaining. But my comment was about contempt of court. Your switch and bait won't work. 🙂

I said he was jailed for contempt of court. You agreed he was. How is that me "starting with establishment lies"? Bizarre comment. Just because you think there was some unproven ulterior motive doesn't make it any less of a fact. The rest of your post is irrelevant to my comment.

Interesting. Love Sandalwood.

Trashed not crashed. Lol

Is that before or after she trashes the economy again? Lol

No, not similar to Tommy. He was jailed for contempt of court, a serious offense.

Dumping the NHS and raising the State Pension to 81 are real vote winners.

I use Dettol liquid if I've been in the garden but I prefer a hard soap for casual hand washing.

I'm not loving the idea of putting used soap in the freezer. Bacteria city, man

All 11 baht. No wonder you're up in arms about it. 😀 Let me send u the 11b so you can sleep more easily.

You responded to a post about transgender people getting hormone treatment being better than suicide by stating that " If people (any gender) want to kill themselves then let them let kill themselves." It's crystal clear what you were referring to. And obviously not all transgender will want to kill themselves if they don't get treatment but it's a risk. And dont equate medical procedures with non-medical enhancements.

Thailand has a population of 71.8m. Of that number only 11m are registered to pay tax and only 4m actually pay tax. This is a 145m initiative, I.e. that is the figure set aside for trans hormone healthcare. Depending on which metric you use that's 36b or 11b per taxpayer. So it's not about expense is it? It's about aggression towards Trans people.

Honestly. You think it's better for people to kill themselves than live happily as transgender?

Plenty on this thread. 😀

I'm so fed up with hand soaps going soft and turning to mush in a couple of weeks. Even though I use a drip tray and shake it regularly it still goes soft and squishy. Protex isn't too bad but not a great smell. Imperial Leather is a good aroma but tends to crack. Some of the more expensive brands smell great but turn to custard after a while. Maybe it's the humidity. Any recommendations on something that will keep firm in the hand?

If it's considered a health issue then yes, I guess. People more knowledgeable about this than you or I will make that decision, as with all health issues. Of course you can complain........as we've seen. But that wasn't my point. It's that you and I have no leverage in this matter. Thais won't pay "a lot of taxes". Don't be silly. Many don't pay any taxes at all and the amount those they do pay will pay for this small part of healthcare will be insignificant. One wonders why your so upset about this one issue.

So they don't need Greenland's resources then? They just need a way to patrol that part of the Atlantic. Just lease part of Southern Greenland and build naval bases there. U.S. has its patrols and Greenland keeps its country, sovereignty and resources. Job done. I should be President.

What sort of strategic security risk is Greenland anyway? From Russia? Canada is nearer Russia as is the U.S. If it's security that's the problem then sell the land that doesn't have massive natural resources to the U.S. so the Greenlanders retain the wealth and charge the U.S. for stationing security forces there. A win-win situation. Greenland then could join the EU and have their security forces there too. 🙂 Put that to Trump to test whether he's serious about doing it for the benefit of all.

Has there ever been an instance of a nation selling the whole country for a few million dollars? I'm not talking about the Alaska or Texas situations where land is released but a whole country. Why on earth would any nation do that? Why would wonderful patriots (sic) want them to do that?

Well said.

Regarding yourself it's because as a foreigner living in Thailand you have no vote therefore no say in the matter. It's taxation without representation. I live in Thailand and pay tax in the U.K. yet I at least retain voting rights. I could say, why should I contribute towards U.K. education, police, infrastructure, defense, social services, NHS etc. when I have no benefit from any of them? The simple answer is because that's the law. You (or I) don't get to pick and choose what you pay taxes for. If you think for prejudicial reasons that transgender people shouldn't get treatment that increases health outcomes then that's a shame.