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Interesting that an English or Welsh person in the news is 'British' but a Scottish person is 'Scottish.'

Well, every time I go into immigration for something like a re-entry, if I don't have the TM30 in my passport, they send me home.

Yes, it's the obligation of the landlord... until the passport holder wants something done at an immigration office.... and gets sent away

Well, you're right to an extent, but... The main roundabout in the middle of Phuket is fenced off, because Thais can't use roundabouts. You have to drive half a mile to do a u-turn and return to the roundabout. Many roads here are in poor condition or have too many warning signs and lights for nothing.... or no warnings for something that needs one.

I can understand anyone feeling suicidal approaching that roundabout! Joking aside, RIP that man, drunk or not, at fault or not. The roads here are special!

It was a good clean punch, but totally unfair and uncalled for. Two fellow passengers appear to be helping, but Bill & Ben and some others were just watching, while being in the way!

Well, these girls can't dance, so we're not going in there to see them perform. Any guys going in the bars would likely be attracted to these kinds of ladies, so why not have one sit on your lap for a drink? In western strip joints, guys stick tipping dollars in their clothing as a sign of appreciation and to get danced near. If you're not interested in flirting with the girls, then what's the point of being in the bar? If you're not interested in going in the bars, then why read and comment on the post? For example, I never go in the gay, tech, Pattaya or gardening sub forums, because I have no interest there.

I presume that the owner of these bars could be the same. At least the scam is identical.

Warning for all those out there. At least a couple of bars in Cowboy are scamming punters. I will not mention the names, due to Thailand's laws, but one is a reference to memory in French and the other is a time that 7Eleven stop selling booze. Taking into account that I have been here 24 years and my mates are far from bar novices, and in their 60s. No one was drunk. This is not Patpong.... Order a lady drink and she brings two (a shot and a cola). In bars in Nana this is classed as one drink and costs about 200B. More girls turn up and when you offer/say yes to a drink for the new girl, ALL the girls on the table get a shot and a cola, not just the extra lass. And the price of these lady drinks is 300B each glass, so you're looking at 600B/pop/lady. There's a chitty/bill that the lady asks you to write your name on, but it's not like a bill in a plastic pot like normal bars. For me, it was in her bikini bottoms. Then when the punters question 'what's going on here?' and it all kicks off, the management say 'you signed for it, and it's all on CCTV' Two mates had one beer each and the bill was 4,300B but I negotiated down to the 3,000B that they had signed for. Two mates and I had one beer each and the bill was 2,700B. We all know that there are a few options to resolve the situation, and each has his own way. Yes it cost us a lot, and we made our feelings very clear in Thai language, and in a Thai way. As I wrote, this is not Patpong and we have all been to many many bars before, hundreds of times and none of us were drunk. Yes, we should know better, but if we can get caught, others are likely to as well.

You know and I know, and sometimes we're wrong, EVEN YOU.. I bet you're fun at parties.

The sedan didn't lose control. It was some (possibly drunk or not-paying-attention) Somchai who lost control.

' 'from today until the end of the week' written on a Friday! 😶🤔🙄 This happens every year when the skies have less cloud. Maybe school activities they could stop is forcing the kids to stand outside and/or wearing Covid face nappies

Mercedes driver... couldn't possibly have been on the phone or expecting the sea of people to part in front of them, I guess?

If this guy was overweight or just lazy, and the instructor had said 'ok, no need for you to run. You can skip this training exercise.' people would complain that the training is insufficient. We don't know for sure how strong the command was to continue and complete the run. Personal trainers say stuff like 'come on, one more set' to encourage people to try harder. Without all the FACTS this case is impossible to comment on with any authority. RIP that young man.

Initially sentenced to 105 years, which is far more appropriate in my opinion! ????????????????????

It was all just a misunderstanding! I'm surprised CCTV works there!

This guy's 'one of them' and this 'logo' seems to fit. Those who know, know! I would leave it as is if I were you @bignok. Or go and chat with a brick wall... the result will be the same. ????????????????????

I think my first (and only worthwhile) contribution was THE first reply, and an accurate location. Who cares what it's called (factually, in English, Thainglish or Thai)... the good people here just wanted the OP to find the bloody bookshop!

So, it's Google vs Some Forum Keyboard Warriors in search of facts. 5555+

In the same way that there's no Bangkok, only Mahanakorn.... I'm not going to try to spell it or Google it. If you were speaking English to someone and referred to the capital of Thailand, what would you say? Why have we hijacked a simple thread which was started to help someone find a bookshop?

Leave the guy (and Google) alone! There's a distinct difference between Rambutri Alley and Soi Rambutri, and anyone talking to tuk Tuk drivers is likely going to mispronounce everything anyway. Plenty of places in the world have names that make no sense. The OP asked for help, and @Red Phoenix and I obliged. Maybe you need to spend some time with Liverpoo Lou

https://maps.app.goo.gl/WhYMSn8ut3QobHts8 This one is really good.

I've ridden motorbikes and driven cars in Bangkok for over 20 years, and consider myself to be confident and capable. But every time I rent a scooter in Khao Lak I'm slow careful and spend more time looking in my mirrors than looking forwards. The road is lethal, and has recently been made worse when it was widened.

It's most unlike Thai men to fight 3 on 1 against a foreigner. ????????

This is a convenient excuse to give up on a show which was loved by millions only when the three PROPER guys were on. Then getting Chris Evans was awful. I liked Matt Le Blanc and I still like Rory's Auto Trader YouTubes. Chris Harris is ok, and a great driver... but these two not-funny northerners ruin it! I can't sit through 20 seconds of either of them, and NEITHER has prior experience in motor journalism, so why on earth were they employed!?