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Oh - that's right - they pat/check you for guns entering businesses & stop and check your car for guns during elections.....nice place.....

No - no - and no.....

I am very familiar with the Phils and have spent a good amount of time there + married a filapina (that's over way too controlling - a matriachal society) & I really did not ever want to be in a position I'd be forced to move there......I would never live there. Very dangerous, you are a target, they are desperate in many cases, driving is abysmal, angry, and aggressive - mano on mano....beggars everywhere pounding on your car doors at most stops.......forget cleanliness of all types. The friendliness and smile you see around Thailand -forget it there.....pray your car does not fail when in places you don't know........

If you like dirty, poverty, danger,people that do not mix well with the Buddhist way of thinking and very aggressive people you might like it there - no place to raise a child or bring a Thai wife......

If you take a good look at the Farangs that hang out there and spend time with them at all you'll find they are not a good grade of person in a high percentage of cases......

My family was hi-so and highly placed so was better than 90% but all you have to do is really look around.

Building standards - forget it.....the food/diet sucks & no Thai cooking spices available or easily found.....

I tried with a US credit card = no go - - - - probably a good thing - no added international fees.......

No - after being here several year the USA just does not fit for me anymore.....it was getting bad 5 years ago and now everyone I am in contact with are stuck there and unhappy....many thinking of leaving....when young/old/married/single friends leave Thailand and go to the USA they cannot stand it for more than a week or two.....it's just not the friendly country it used to be....Thailand reminds me much more of the USA I grew up in than the USA to me now......only way I can stand it is have a RV there - go back tour for a month or two with my lady...take practice with some of my sports playing friends from coast to coast - then get back here.....USA does have some of the best scenery and beaches in the world to offer.....

Right now the people are running scared, angry, and over worked - unhappy........I do not see that here......

Quality wooden items (like in Baan Tawai) - made to order teak furniture - custom made shirts / materials......fruit.......entertainment.....smiles.....meals.....mechanical service work.....pharmaceuticals.....some shoes if you have the right sized feet (I don't).....backpacks.....medical care.....movies (cleaner theaters too).....custom made items.....housing.....elecrical service.....memories.....cell phone rates.....car insurance.....professional services.....

Not as many red flags noticed in the villages as in the past around CM.....maybe they haven't been paid yet....maybe they are tired of the T's too.......maybe the thugs are hiding.......

Interesting stuff.......

This being done by the country that attracts more tourists than any other???????

They think people are hoarding a 1000 Baht note when they come in and leave with it still stashed away?

Rodman goes WAY out of his way to prove that men are from Mars..........talk about wanting quality visitors.......

.................. Come to Papa................................

Male or female I do not care for them.....trashy......

I have spoken to some gals that have the Buddhist tatoos (usually one/usually small) and was told that when young they were either sick or some other malady and the tatoo was designed given on advice to the parents from a Buddhist Monk/Temple/Wat/Visit............those I can understand. A lot are intricately done and the girl didn't have a choice.

At one time there were some countries that would not accept people with tatoos - indicated character flaws....so, of course, men got tatoos so as not to have to serve. Now they take them but also remove the tatoos (ouch).

Then - there are the gang affiliated tatoos - completely different story.......

As always pity/feel bad for the old Farangs walking around with brand new tats on their bodies - thinking that somehow with 70 knocking on the door that they look more studly/manly/sexy.............

Thai girls with that beautiful skin all tatted up = let the buyer beware.......

I am constantly suprised by some of the answers on TV......it seems like most of the type of people that are written about are happily lurking/trolling the gutters...they certainly aren't on TV.......

if you live in kanchanaburi this would be a must have to fend of the thousands of soi dogs here

Small can of ant/roach spray with a tube nozzle will work if it's a severe safety problem...they don't have any bear spray in Thailand. Handful of salt could work too but they'd be pretty close by then.....

“There is no need to carry around this kind of equipment at night,” he added.

So they will start to do this jobs in daytime .?.?

I think they are talking about skimmers to be put on the ATMs best done under cover of darkness I'm guessing.........

I suspect the inspections will reveal the druggies & drunks....two brands of tourists Thailand (or any country) is better off without. The electronic ATM equipment is the inspection/search door in.......sly.....

Yes, lets not forget the Thais in their PJ's.

But somehow they carry it better......

I have to agree - I dress in a tee shirt and athletic shorts around the house....daytime wear is a nice polo type shirt (material picked out by me and had made) but not flashy and nice casual shorts....evening again a hand made shirt but brighter coloring to fit the evening & casual shorts or slacks.

I see some nicely dressed Farangs (usually with a Farang wife/sometimes with a Thai gal)......but for the most part the solo Farang men I see walking around do give a bad impression 65-70%......

Hopefully the Thai's notice the difference in the way people dress and carry themselves. Also, I've seen the Thai's glance at one another showing discomfort when witnessing embarassing behavior - attitude - dress by Farangs.

I have a hard time believing that people are dressing, acting this way did the same at their home country.

Maybe they just never got out of their houses, hovels, rocks.........

Worst look ever and is seem epidemic - Plaid walking shorts on spindley white little legs - miss-matched colored stripe shirt (worse when a wife beater) - long black socks with sandals.....mix with shaved heads, bulging stomachs, new tatoos & piecings - what are these guys thinking?

We're walking around a country where most of the women are looking demurely lip smacking good and setting records in the worst dressed catagory trying to impress these same women..........huh??????

As for meeting people look up the Chiang Mai Expats club - meetings every month + once a month expat womens lunch to meet interesting people. They have many groups meeting weekly covering multiple interests......

Plenty safer places to visit with the family in Asia Cambodia Vietnam & Philippines unless you are just a high quality sex tourist then Thailand will do just fine.

Philippines ??????? Safe ????????

The two words do not belong in the same sentence.....not sure about the other countries you mentioned.....

T as is Thaksin & in Thugs....nice legacy

Obviosly the dog did not die without a yelp.......

I would say it was an accident that the mutt was aggressive and running around wildly.....offer to take her to the police station and explain how she allowed this aggressive animal to run wild attacking children, adults, and killing domestic pets....offer to pay the fine involved - if any for the "accident" - face saved for you and your wife - "owner" has an out....and the circus is over.

In the USA people are jailed for owning dogs that are knowingly aggressive and allow them to be "loose".....

Be sure to make it plain how badly you feel about the accident - but it was entirely possible that you might have been the next attack by THIS LADY'S dog......point all the collective fingers at her.....

It's not like the dog was poisoned - it ran in front of the car - I've had turkeys do this in the US protecting territory.....

Bring the little girl (or record her story on your phone) that you saved to the Police station with you......along with the "owner".....make it clear to the "owner" she could be fined and held responsible for the terror, trauma, and damage this animal has caused......put a value on your safety and the safety of your family (surrounding families) + the losses ($$$$) for your dear departed pets......

If she wants a value on the animal - give her a negative one.....

Things might change in the neighborhood.......zero to hero.......

Highly probable/possible that some other Pattaya high dives might be explained in this fashion......

If no one is left around to account for what is missing it is never missed......

Sounds like fun.....anyone been before?