mamypoko

There's an older Amercian guy living in my condo, it's a small condo only 31 units. I often saw this guy in the lobby and car park and would say 'Good morning' or 'Good evening' and never receive a response or acknowledgement. One morning coming out of the elevator I made my usual greeting whilst walking my son to the car, again no response. I turned around on my heel and walked back 'Don't you ever say hello or anything to anyone? It's really quite rude'. The old boy became really flustered and didn't say much except for 'sorry'. However each time I see him now he always replies if I speak to him.

You sound like a really annoying person, honestly. A bit self-righteous.

Funny, I was thinking just the opposite

Interesting topic. I always lead with a smile while walking and I have a pretty good average of getting a 'return smile' from Thai's older than I, but a near dismal average with any walking farang. However, I've made my best friends here when I encounter the very same non-walking/smiling farangs while they happen to be seated, say, having a beer or eating outside.

I find it nearly impossible to believe that there are 'stuck-up' walkers, but rather 'internally engaged walkers'.

On a side note, I once had a friend from the U.S. South (Arkansas) where greeting everyone was a duty and a return greeting was expected. If however, someone did not return his 'hello', he would literally do an about face and follow them saying 'hello! Hello! HELLO!".

A real loss. A real shame. Upsetting!

I'm so stoked to get thru today with minimal violence...can we just have a 30 minute break from the Red/Yellow falderal?

Asking too much?

90 million voting cards were printed - but only 60 million can actually vote.

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Actually only about 48 million or so are (in principle) eligeble.

Smart of them. Don't want to run out.

Voter turn out where I come from competes with the Septic Tank!

(all you Brits must applaud my knowledge of Your English)

IMO. election (democracy) is one of the four pillars to fight corruption. The other is the progress and well being of the people. A judiciary free of politics. and a compassionate society.

Law or more laws is not the answer. Laws are made for those who are law abiding not the law breakers. Criminals are always ahead of the law. it only helps to prosecute and sentence. It is never a deterrent.

Education is not the solution either. Corrupt people are usually highly educated. Educating people on corruption only helps to understand what is and the consequence of corruption and in fact IMO increase corrupt practices.

I write this in context of the activity trying to block and nullify election and its result. People must be allowed to choose using their votes though democracy is not the only answer to all problems.

As democracy progress together with the progress on the well being (livelihoods) of the people, it becomes harder to encourage corruption. When we observe closely, people who are trying to avoid the people's right to elect are those who are corrupt. They are afraid of the people's mandate.

The 4 pillars of democracy - Justice, Equity, freedoms, representative.

I think the PTP version has 4 horses with Thaksin astride the frontmost tossing the hearts of the rice farmers for his hounds to chew

I was talking about fighting corruption not the 4 pillars of democracy.

You can vote PTP out - what is the problem?

When there are no mechanisms for dealing with cheating in the house, democracy feeds corruption absolutely as we saw in late 2013

Progress and well-being - so the sick are a bunch of cheats and the eminently healthy Thaksin is to be beatified for his purity?

Voting is the mechanism

UDD leader, Ko Tee.

Quoted as saying "I want there to be lots of violence to put an end to all this" and "I'm bored by speeches. It's time to clean the country, to get rid of the elite, all of them."

UDD principle #3 - To promote non-violence as our modus operandi for all activities.

He is supposed to set the example for his supporters as a leader yet he doesn't even adhere to his own principles.

​A lot of votes for the PTP will be out of fear.

You were doing fine until your last sentence. The people who voted for the PTP last time will vote for them again (minus the farmers who have suffered from the rice pledging scheme/scam). They didn't do so last time out of fear and they won't this time. Those who are anti-PTP have the perfect excuse not to vote in BKK constituencies. I imagine that were all the polling stations open, the PTP popular vote would be slightly down on last time, given abstentions due to the Dems boycott and political deadlock. However, the PTP would still have a majority of seats.

However, we all know the election results will be annulled anyway, so this is all academic.

It will still be interesting to see what percentage of people voted & what percentage of those votes went to the various parties & the no vote.

Sister-in-law just returned from voting in Ratchaburi - complained she only got 300 baht this time (someone is skimming off 200). Anyway, she voted NO. Politicians should not think their electorate is as stupid as they are.

Is there a 'NO' party or candidate? Perhaps the stupid supposition neither applies to the gov't or the electorate...but, elsewhere.

"Their goal is to nullify this election," Mr. Jarupong Ruengsuwan told reporters, "So be it ... No matter what the EC is doing, let them do it. It′s all a conspiracy"

Rattling a tin cup on the cell bars.

It's a conspiracy in itself to talk about conspiracies tis it not? Let's not speculate about speculation, or don't be too paranoid about rampant paranoia.

I'm not paranoid. But you all think I am, don't you? Don't you?

Don't be so paranoid, Ozmandias

BBQ Pork Ribs

Red Beans / Rice

Sweet Georgia Oysters / half shell

Cheese Grits

Corn Bread

Peacan Pie

Sweet Iced Tea

Is it too late to change my mind warden? I want what he's having!

Any Mexican food prepared by a guy in a dirty white t-shirt and a hair net.

The idea of "Reform before Election" came after the parliament was dissolved. The DEM demanded the Parliament be dissolved and when it happened, they boycotted it. Before this, the Government initiated a Reform Forum but that was boycotted by the DEM as well.

It is an excuse to hide their fear of the people mandate. They rejected all reform initiatives and demanded that only their 'people council' with members nominated exclusively by the DEM's PDRC/PCAD 'executives'.

No the demand was to get rid of the Shinawatra clan controlling Thailand!

And the election was their trick to continue.....(ala Thaksin 2006)

Election = trick = Wow!

mamypoko post # 5

Because a 'group' or an 'organization is not a 'they'.

One can but only presume that you have never been a member of any organisation, trade union., professional body, military unit etc which might have made comments that concern you and the subsequent actions you were expected to follow?

If by 'One' you mean you, then we all know the dangers of making assumptions.

I won't give a resume, but I still keep that funny short haircut.

...and if a supervisor or superior told his/her charge to vote a particular way and I was included in this group...I might just tell that person (read organization) to go eat a bag of dirt.

Cylon post # 2

Idiots

Why do you make such a comment Cylon?'

They are exercising their rights not to vote, the spoiling of ballot papers is also a comment in line with a refusal to vote.

Democracy sometimes works in strange ways

Because a 'group' or an 'organization is not a 'they'.

Police! A great chance to up your stock...cuff dat punk!

Any EVIDENCE that it was Red shirts?

Any EVIDENCE they were instructed by Satan himself, Thaksin?

Any EVIDENCE?

No?

Thought so!

Wait just a minute there, mister...stop using big words like 'evidence'

Be sure to wear extra protection from other harmful elements, like kevlar or dragon skin.

I'm amazed that the police will start gathering evidence and interviewing eye witnesses, 24 hours after the murder.

Are they jokers or completely incompetent?

In what civilised country would that happen?

Greece??

Ouch!

What's he going to do..... buy Chalerm a large bottle of malt whisky?

Nope ... chalerm prefers ear medicine

How refreshing with an original joke!!

How would Thaivisa survive without the creativity of some posters??

No doubt, SD!

It's always one of the following:

Red, Red, Red,

Yellow, Yellow, Yellow

Thaksin, Thaksin, Thaksin

He's a drunk...

She's a ditz...

Those of this ilk...skip'em

Next thing you know he'll have everyone's teeth pulled.

They don't have any food, so they don't really need teeth.

I was ref'ing the zombie thang...lol

Next thing you know he'll have everyone's teeth pulled.

Way back when, I took a class were the asst. prof. acted the same way; said the same sort of things.

behind the scenes, every other male farang was hittn that!

Oh, please! We can't stop gang raping her with all these people throwing rocks and taking pot shots at us. Call out the nat'l guard to protect us.

Whisky tango....F!!!

All the red lovers in T.V. will now be happy - of course it was Suthep's own people who did it - just ask a red and bear in mind they never lie

Why not put down your petty red/yellow b.s.. someone was shot in the head!