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Now on 6 pages of replies, has anyone else called BS on this whole thread? If not, I would like to.

Private Dancer, by Stephen Leather Anyone who hasn't read it and/or cant find a copy feel free to inbox me as I have it on PDF. It's a 2-day read.

In 2002 mass tourism was very much there, and so were the touts offering anything and everything. Local mafia rules mean that the 20B needs to be collected on the island, and not added to the ferry ticket. Bear in mind that electricity on the island is more than the mainland, and getting (and keeping cold) drinks such as water costs more than on the mainland. Therefore, prices are higher. This is a sad but unavoidable case of somewhere getting too popular for its own good, and it happens all around the world. I lived on Phi Phi during the filming of The Beach movie, and ever since then its popularity has sky rocketed.

It's not 'breaking barriers' it's just another human with two arms and two legs getting a job. All the time we go on about women or people from other races / minority groups we are effectively reinforcing the issue. Women are humans and so are black people. Why do we have to point it out every time these people achieve something?

It works because greedy stupid people hand over money to greedy sneaky people who are clever enough to create the scam, but stupid enough to eventually get caught. A fool and his money are soon parted. Idiots are being born every day, so this (sort of thing) will never end.

Why does the report refer to expats / expatriates, when surely it should refer to all non-Thai nationals / all foreigners?

This is the new fashion, along with moustaches and mullets. We old fellas are out of date.

I wonder how it would work when the culprit has money and a nice German car. No way a lowly traffic cops will take that. #anotherpipedream

No Thailand doesn't battle a Covid surge. Some people benefit from scaring the public. It's all a lot of nonsense.

It's 2025! The muppet doctors just want to be in the news. Anyone who didn't die of Coved last time won't die this time. Move on.

Considering the distance, and the amount of people that the can attract to pay, I feel a one-stop flight is always the best option. I find Emirates hard to beat. I'm in the UK and came on EVA, who I love.

Vancouver was in Canada the last time I checked. You wrote "when will there be direct flights to canada?... never i guess" but didn't specify your preferred city.

Let's throw another shrimp on the barbie, shall we?

I had to wait until the 8th paragraph to get to the GoFundMe bit. Why call him a Welshman, but other times use the word Brit/Briton/British, for example when English? I don't care, but am just curious why.

I wonder what one's "I'll suffer the financial loss rather than admit to what I was up to" limit/price is. 🧐🙃🤫 Asking for a friend.