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13 hours ago, motdaeng said:

 

thailand faces one major issue: corruption! regardless of the area that needs urgent improvement, deeply entrenched corruption,

often passively accepted by many thai people, obstructs progress.

 

thailand's biggest battle was and will be against corruption, as everything is interconnected. without addressing or at least reducing corruption, nothing will improve in the long term ...  it has nothing to do with a lack of education or not existing laws; it's purely about corruption!

Sadly you are correct but it has everything to do with education which doesnt really exist in government schools.

People are given just enough to feel the government care to follow not to lead. That being said you can never rise up and threaten the protest in the past nothing as soon as the spoil brats are threatened it all goes away.

If you arent given choices how do you complain when one has no clue what they are missing.

Thailand the land of drink and drive!

On 7/28/2024 at 11:56 PM, Cameroni said:

Okay, so I'm in a relationship with a 24 year old beautiful, slim Thai girl who never asks for money, living together for 11 months now. She is funny and does a good job of communicating, in the bedroom she does okay. Now a couple of things, before me she had 2 relationships, according to her, one with a prostitute using Ukrainian, who gave her genital herpes. Which, though I've never in my life had an STD, I now have as well. Not great. But anyway, it is what is. Now, the odd thing about this girl, she is like an island to herself. What I mean is, all those normal relationship things, watching a movie together, she never does. She literally never sits on the couch with me, she watches her own youtube films on the laptop. She was raised by her grandmother and she never learned being affectionate, these evening cuddles, she doesn't really like that. She kind of does it for me, but you can tell it's just not her thing.

 

One part of me says, this girl is drop dead gorgeous, funny, good in the bedroom and doesn't ask you for money, give this a shot. The other says, her lack of physical affection and "do her own thing" attitude will be serious problems. What do you think is the best course of action here?

Dont go looking for another Thai cause a great majority have those issue.

The STD, you damage good stay no one want you spreading🤔

Everyone has their own way and outlet.

With me Im into hard work use it to vent same time do the best job I can to test and grow my patience tolerance.

Im also looking for a tree to cut my neighbors say Im a good neighbor but taking that Ax into a stump does wonder when that doesnt work clean up shower and head to my regular happen ending spot.

the only one I hurt is my pocket book.

That is capitalism!

I dont hear Thais complaining they love it.

As noted they had a monopoly and took advantage of that monopoly!

On 10/7/2024 at 2:30 PM, Dan O said:

Its a pretty common issue with Thai women or Thais in general, in my opinion. I've seen this a lot over the decades of being here. They have difficulty maintaining emotions in any disagreement and can often over compensate for little issues.  I think its part of their cultural upbring in that they must hold their emotions in and not air them. Then when things get disturbed they don't have the emotion control once things are going even a little uneasy and tend to blow little issues up to be more than they are. I think they have a problem with spatial thinking and it shows in various situations.

 

My wife does the same things and I've seen it in her sister too. When it starts to escalate its my experience the hard you try to explain or de-escalate it the long it goes. I've taken to just say that I think it would be better to talk a little later about the issue and then remove myself by going outside or a trip to 7 11 and give it some time to cool down. If its truly an insugnifican issue its not worth the mental gymnastics to deal with and if its bigger the cooling off period seems to help 

Thanks this is excellent Im not a good writer unable to express what you noted.  It is cultural and more doesnt have a thing to do with hormones. Drugs, bi-polar, expats with Thais consider themselves a minority if theothet half isnt. 

Ive been here two decades live and around Thais daily 99.9 it is more common than people think the Land of Smile is only a tourist thing.

Many Thais especially the men are a ticking time bomb volcano. 

As long as a Thai is calling the shots it never will.

W.H.O. need to cease providing wasted money in the Millions to this country!

What is the problem! 

Government officials new fleet of cars!

stick to the topic which is Thailand!

If I was reponding to down under you would have gotten a different answer.

Twenty years coming and going Ive never bother to look at what I could bring in.

Meat in particular including pork I've brought in process already sealed like Baby back ribs, Mexican pull pork, even T- bone steak, and cheese included. 

Never been stopped!🤔

What is the saying 

"  The past will be indicative of the future " the outcome will be the same in all due respect and Ive voice this for many years. These group mean will but they all come from the same school of though cant teach what teachers they themselves never learned.

Changes will never come fast enough until they put a outside person or group in charge full power to control, remove anyone who tries or stands in it's way only one person can direct that power!

They wiil take full control of DLT, RTP it has to be s dictatorship anyone who doesnt follow or tries to use their influence is simply removed end of story!

Until that happens it continues to be noise.

Although it is the natural thing to do dont swerve unless you know. 

2 hours ago, actonion said:

 

Inspection, Inspectors,  who are these people,?  un- qualified  ex Motorbike Taxi drivers is my guess,  no where is there   any sort of  Apprentiship system  to allow these people to legally  call themselves Inspectors, just like those inspecting you vehicle  every year, or those who  work at the Vehicle licencing office who tell you you have failed or passed your driving test..

Correct, this is why I noted I said " change the system "  and we know that isnt going to happen in your or my lifetime.

The real change sadly is drastic basically a coup must happen from a person or group that care more about the people of course that is for another subject.

The leaders on down due to nepotism have people in charge and staff all around given jobs with zero credentials work contracted out also goes out to family. As you noted 

Inspectors in name only what is that you and I can do a better job!

Everyone goes along with what was given to them how can you go against those who you are do grateful. Example police have not a clue as to all the violations around them as they sit waiting for the lightbto turn Green. 

What moved this country is money exchanged to make people move and turn a blind eye.

First everyone knows there is corruption everywhere in the Thai government and their system.

From this story change the system to inspection and how payment is made twice a year! I guess collected money is more important than anything.

Im not into growing government but Thailand system on the surface 

" honor system doesnt work "

Having laws and regulations with zero enforcement doesnt work never has.

Unannoumced inspections doubt and heavy penalties is your greatest weapon. You go in flash your badge run through the operation from top to buttom woth an oversight system in place to check the inspector and their bosses.

From the photo, clear this bus was modified in height several years big news like now something was going to be done. Even with the 6 month so call inspection how the hell can a modified bus be clear if an actual honest inspection onsight is being done.

7 hours ago, watchcat said:

Why does the government let them in to the country?

Because they have a lot of cash and Red Envelopes to go around for officials.

The Chinese Triads are here been here for a long time especially out on the Darkside. If you didnt know the Chinese own 32 if not more of the 72 provinces in Thailand. 

A bit over a year ago the attempted arrest of one of the big boss who had his own club operating in Pattaya thumbing his nose at the Thai, Jomtien immigration were handling visa out like candy just like they were doing in Bangkok. They made a big show they are on top of it dig deeper uncover names so deep they swept it under the rug. There has been nothing mention since.

They invited money to come and the Chinese triads have plenty to blow and sadly it is a bit late they are here to stay this raid changing nothing. 

Isnt that what the debate has been for years especially with China, Thailand is no different " Free Trade "  problem it isnt free nor fair is it.

Import Duty what 30-40% ? 

It is a no brainer they want yo to buy local item if same price as Thai the choice is clear even for Thais.

Living here you pick and choose what to give up for me chip, ice cream LOL, local once I saw a sale on Kettle Chips 175 baht reg, sale 119 baht I broke the bank book 

home open it was near all crumbs as if someone intentionally smash the bag then it was stale.

Once saw fruit stand Big C extra, basket of Cherries imported from USA, 3500 baht a week later 

You want to bypass, need to open a factory just ask Toyota , its not just vegemit ask those wine lovers.

What about all the potholes!

Im still waiting for the Tour DeFrance to come too!

3 hours ago, fondue zoo said:

11 or 6  it would not have mattered, dollars for donuts the installation was substandard every time.

This bunch are not concerned about pride in their work.

 

Anywhere else there would be a class action filed by the parents, and they would be sued out of existence with jail time.

I really hope this is the case but this digging will be as far as it goes in Thailand.

Couldnt happened at a better place!

Someone was making a statement!

10 hours ago, Bobthegimp said:

So, 2 Brits and not one. 

 

No doubt it was just a coincidence. These two were probably gleefully singing "my grandad killed your grandad" to a couple of passing Germans when the disagreement broke out.  With any luck the survivor will serve his entire sentence here and not back in one of those cushy UK prisons where one can identify as female and bunk with the ladies. 

 

Decent Brits know exactly what I'm talking about and despise that element of their culture. You won't find many Yanks who know about that song, at any rate. 

 

 

what Yanks got to do with this story leave the yanks out of your Bias. 

4000 baht, new for unit that was for a PCX.  

In Pattaya, main supplier Pangyong on Sukhumvit Soi 55, just off Pattaya Klang, took one hour.