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AloisAmrein

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  1. Information in this article is partially wrong. Prostitution in Switzerland has always been legal, not only since 1992. Illegal is the enforcement of people to work in prostitution, as in the case shown here. Many Thai women in Switzerland work as prostitutes on their own decision, and some of them bring friends or family members and force them in the same business, which is clearly illegal. As far as I know, prostitution is also illegal in Thailand... but law enforcement in Thailand or in Switzerland are 2 quite different things...

  2. Why do the Swiss have so many guns and armed service/ex service personnel? They were a neutral country in WW II.

    I think they border 6 or 7 countries, some of them ex USSR, so the plan is the ex service personnel can grab their gun and join the fight if invaded.

    You think really wrong. Switzerland has only 5 neighbours, France, Italy, Germany, Austria and Liechtenstein. None of these country is ex USSR. Your knowledge in geography needs an update.

  3. Abhisit is a Hero. His only mistake was not authorizing the use of deadly force sooner. The Army should have been able to neutralize the terrorist red shirts after they attacked and murdered the general with hand grenades.

    Abhisit is the contrary of a hero. He was not able to manage the crisis in a human manner and so he is personally responsible for the death of the people killed in the confrontations. Democracy is other then did Abhisit. Even if the oppositional Red Shirts used at times illegal means, this not justifies the killing of more than 70 protesters. Killing is not an argument.

  4. Switzerland isn't a Schengen country but since a while accept Schengen Visa.

    A Schengen Visa is valid in all Schnegen Member countries.

    http://www.eurovisa.info/

    For all countries you need ONLY one and issued by Embassy of the first Schengen country you enter.

    After you are free to travel as you want.

    Not true, Switzerland is now a Schengen country. It is not a member of the EU. I am Swiss, so I know what about I am speaking.

  5. Carrefour is closing down business in more and more counties, also in Europe. They closed in Switzerland and Portugal already some years ago. I was working for the advertising department of Carrefour. Something seems to be wrong with the worldwide market strategy of Carrefour. They also fired the old CEO 2 years ago but it seems to be without effect.

  6. Same could be said about Pakistan -- who can develop a nuclear weapon but cannot support flood victims without begging the rest of the world for help. Look at mot African countries who spend more on arms than on health care --- no nets for malaria prevention yet plenty of money for bullets to arm 12 tear olds. Who says politicians anywhere want peace and stability.

    Yes, you are right. Thailand such as Pakistan spends much too much money for teh army, and not enough for social development. That's why the have the Red Shirts in Thailand and the Taliban in Pakistan. Stupid goverments.

  7. I'm a dual Thai- Australian citizen.

    When leaving Thailand: Show your Thai passport to the airline check in, and they will see with the visa you can enter China.

    Present immigration your US passport to be stamped out on. They won't care about anything, as the airline wouldn't have issued you a boarding pass if you didn't have the authorisation to travel to your destination country.

    Enter and leave China on your Thai passport.

    Re-enter Thailand on your Thai passport so you are no longer subject to immigration controls.

    I'm not sure why you decided to 'live' in Thailand on a US passport, but my advice is if you are Thai citizen with dual citizenship, always enter and leave Thailand on your Thai passport. Makes life much easier.

    Exiting Thailand on your Thai passport for this trip wont work - according to immigration, that passport is still outside the country.

    Very good and correct answer!

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