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Welcome to the Thai education and welfare system. I'm surprised the school haven't sued this awful parent for bringing this to public attention and damaging its (and the head's) wonderful reputation! ????????????

There are two sides to every story. - Possibly drunk Brits abroad entering a bar soon before it's due to close. - Asked to leave. - Gave some lip and a slap to Thai bouncers. - Thai bouncers overreact, because #1 they love to do stuff like this, especially when feeling safe in the numbers #2 they're not 'trained' as Bob might hope they would be... this is Thailand and they don't get paid much, so who would pay for any 'training'? The rule is, do not ever challenge Thai men in cases like this, ESPECIALLY if they're in uniform, at work, and you may have had a few drinks. Just never do it, because you can't win. A real man should have brains as well as muscles.

Hang on... the original article says Grade 5 อยู่ชั้น ม. 5

Forgive me. I stand corrected. I was thinking P5.

Nice one Tim. Happy anniversary. Your efforts are appreciated.

Not sure if BigNok and BobSmith are the same person or not, but the recent behaviour appears so. I gave myself a 10-month holiday from this website forum until very recently and it looks like I should try again. ????????

This thread is attention-seeking clickbait, and not the first one recently. But it works on here! Could it be that the OP is not perfect, and that some productive and positive stimulation or inspiration could get things back on track? A lot of fat people eat because they're depressed, and they're depressed because they're overweight. It's similar with drinkers.

Hang on. Am I reading it right that Grade 5 students are offering sexual services! Forget about the cross dressing, sneaking out, and doing it within the grounds of a temple. Grade 5 is about 10-11 years old! Call the police!

For which country? I'm very much a proper-size dog person, but here in Bangkok a little Yorkie is just about enough. It's very much all about the human family's needs, commitment and ability to give the dog what it needs.

Very sad, but all too common in the Land of Fake Smiles.

He's just delivering karma justice for all his compatriots who have visited these shores in the past.

Khao Sarn Road was rammed last night (August 2nd) with beer openly on sale and being drunk. But then Patong doesn't attract foreign non-Buddhists, like Khao Sarn does.... oh hang on!

But how was it even possible on him to be drunk on August 2nd, when alcohol sales were forbidden since July? Don't answer. Me do sarcastic thing.

I actually meant 'collective noun' not 'collective pronoun' but I think we've come to some conclusions and exhausted the point. My friend says thank you.

Although I'm sceptical that man landed on the moon, I do believe it, and the earth are globes/spherical. Can we start a flat MOON society? We all know that we only see on side of it, so how do we know THE MOON's not flat?! (asking for a friend, again????)

RIP chaps. Could it be that like many Indians they're non swimmers and the NO SWIMMING sign was misunderstood for 'This is the time and place for non swimmers'? Asking for a friend. ????

Collective noun. A herd of wildebeast. A murder of crows. A flock of seagulls. A ... of katoeys/ladyboys/cheezers.

He said, she said. Or should I mean 'he said, he said' Handbags at dawn!! Don't mess with a gaggle* of cheezers!! *(Does anyone know the collective pronoun for ladyboys?)

I might have scrolled through quicker than I should have, but has anyone considered that the OP is likely trying to enter a third country (already assumed to be Vietnam) with less than six months on his passport, unless he's going here with 6 months and a few days, because he wrote 'a short jaunt.' Personally, I see it as very risky and wish him luck.

There are two sides to every story. It infers that the 'pilot' is connected to the police. Does she drive a manual car that requires all five digits to change gear? As others have already said, it looks like she's trying to milk this for all it's worth, and I would say 17k isn't such a bad chunk of compensation. Ok ok.. that wasn't 'compensation' as it paid the expenses, but she's not whiter than white in my opinion.

So, it's news that the police need to enforce laws because it's a long weekend? I'll drive like a <deleted> for the rest of the year then... but not this weekend. Am I safe?

Sad and disgusting. This demon has no place near children, ESPECIALLY in his position of 'respected elder, educator and protector' which is what a teacher SHOULD be. As a previous member already wrote 'cut 'em off'... a leopard doesn't change its spots and he will do this again, given the chance.

Really? To be honest, this would be perfect. Is there a link to a thread for this? Thank you in advance.

For the last few years airlines have become wise to - the potential problem of people changing seats as soon as possible, such as when the doors close or when the seatbelt lights go out. - the good business sense in charging extra for these seats. In their defence, they make it clear on booking what you get and can choose from. Sadly, some people still feel it's worth risking not paying and making a dash for it to get the seat others didn't pay for. I recently sat in a nice seat right behind one of the better ones and a guy did just that. The air hostess was incredibly professional about it, and even though the guy tried to convince her he worked in airlines for many years, .... he was returned to his assigned seat. And the air hostess continued to talk to him really nicely even after that. I mean like a conversation that wasn't necessary, but made the whole situation lovely.

Thanks guys!