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Did I read this correctly?

27000 people in 40 countries,  so about 675 people per country.  

I don't know much about sampling,  but 675 (even double or treble it) would seem doubtfully representative of populations the size of China or USA.

Interesting to know who sponsored this poll and why ?

Not only in Thailand.  

Last month a speeding tram in Croydon, UK,  overturned on a bend and managed to kill 7.

There are various definitions of the term "girl friend".

10 hours ago, trogers said:

 

Sorry to prick your bubble. You forgot to include the deciding factor. Why would they stork up on discounted 7-11 ready to eat food? Because they spent most of those hard earned money in the expanding karaokes...

 

Don't underestimate the weakness of the flesh...which had led a German to kill his wife back home...

The behaviour you describe is more likely to be associated with tourists rather than those who have work permits and are earning a living in this country.  

China has 20+ % of world population.  Why is it surprising that  Chinese nationals hold 13+ % of Thai work permits ? Many Chinese are very "business minded" and have relocated to countries all over the world  to make a new life through hard work.

9 hours ago, dick dasterdly said:

Can we stop with the 'labels' e.g. " the left , the tree hugers  the luvvies"?

 

IMO many 'ordinary' people whose concerns have been ignored by politicians and the wealthy - have finally given vent to their anger which, resulted in the Brexit vote and the Trump vote.

Note -  Clinton polled more than 50% of votes only in the lowest income group, <50000$ annual income.

In all higher annual income groups, >50000$,   Trump polled more votes.

Education establishments could request  a Police criminal record check  as part of their job application procedure,  in addition to a Birth Certificate to verify names.  Maybe not  absolutely foolproof,  but at least it might deter some.   

Why do people always mention the last ice age when discussing global warming/climate change?  Why not refer back to the last time the Earth was hot ?    There have been many times in the history of the Earth when it has been really hot - (palm trees at the poles).

Imports with a CIF (Cost, Insurance and Freight)  value up to 1000 THB are exempt from duty and VAT.

Goods imported into Thailand are subject to VAT at a rate of 7% calculated over the CIF value plus any applicable duty.

Duty on sunglasses is 5%

The Buddhist virtue of Ahimsa refers to non-violence   

All living beings contain a part of the Divine,  so to injure another is to injure oneself.

Not that all Buddhists have adhered to this over the centuries

This guy is obviously a great Buddhist teacher.  

The youngster will now understand that violence is acceptable,  if you are a big aggressor.

An important point to remember about Prostate issues is that they take many and varied forms.   

My advice (for what it's worth) for when you have been diagnosed with some issues,  is to tell as few people as possible.

The guy in the bar,  the person in the office or factory, the neighbour,  will all have different stories to tell you, totally influenced by the one (maybe 2 cases) they know of, however remotely. 

Their vague recollections are unlikely to be highly relevant to your case.    

They are in no position to help you.  Scare stories abound !  

This is a matter solely between you and the Medic.

Find a medic you can trust and put your faith in that person.  They will have more experience and access to relevant data,  far greater than all your other contacts put together.

The PSA test is only the beginning of the investigation.    Any Medic worth the name will follow this with Biopsys,  UltraSound scans,  MRI scans and PET scans and several frank consultations.    Although one hears of a few "headline" cases  where surgery is rushed into,  that is not the normal process.    Prostate tumors present in different forms,  and it takes skilled interpretation of all the results before treatment can be contemplated. 

P.S.  had  a robotic prostatectomy 2 weeks ago for a large but contained tumor.   Early days,  but recovering well and feeling good.

8 hours ago, transam said:

Work permits...?...........

Who is going up to check?  They would have a hard job catching up with them.   

The Vendor sells to whom he pleases.  He could choose to sell to a "deserving local"  at a reduced price.    Maybe the "problem" is with opportunistic vendors.

How many readers here  would sell their Thai property at below market rate just because many Thai couldn't afford the market price ?

The USA government should be grateful that someone with no malicious intent,  has tested their computer defences and found them lacking.  The holes in the software were obviously  present and they could have been discovered by some foreign power with evil intent.   Is the US government just trying to cover the obvious fact of the incompetence of their own software engineers.     

Migratory fish wont survive in the changed environment of the Mekong in Laos.  Isn't it possible that  different species could be introduced  which are compatible.   There must be examples of non-migratory fish which could survive., and continue to provide a food resource for the local population.

It is possible to check online for crime rates by UK Post Code .  Anybody seriously wanting to contribute to this debate could check a few areas and make comparisons.   There is no doubt that crime rates vary significantly between different cities/towns and  between different areas within those cities/towns. Often areas of social deprivation.   

This is the sort of issue that the British choose to refer to by inuendo, rather than plain speaking.     

Whether the Chinese should modify their forms of expression in their own publications is another matter.   

The Chinese have for many decades been" educated" in the firm belief that they have a culture superior to most other ethnic groups. Blame the teachers not the students!   

(not strictly relevant to the OP, but the Chinese living in the UK,  are amongst the least likely of any foreign ethnic grouping, to be involved in crime).

8 minutes ago, Khon Kaen Dave said:

If there was any oil to be had in the country Magabe would have been ousted years ago.No oil,no interest.he is left to get on with it and to ruin his country and slaughter,rape and rob his people as he sees fit.

Is that true?   There are several oil-rich countries suffering under ghastly political systems, which are supported by the oil hungry nations.   

It is very likely that a proportion  of the support she has,  is really a vote against DT.  And some of it is a vote for old Bill C. Not a vote for HC.

Who would be an American voter this time around ?  

How about fitting  a tracking device in these vehicles ?   

He is not the first to declare a "War on Terror".    

Does Erdogan have any better resources than another leader who announced that 15 years ago?

It wasn't many decades ago that physical punishment was widespread and quite normal in UK schools.    Thailand is still at that stage of social development.   This comment does not seek to exonerate the teachers who do this,  but is intended to remind us all of our own past.

Not American but as a friend of America,  one can only say " God Save America ".

On 7/30/2016 at 7:19 AM, ddavidovsky said:

First, stopping major new projects like nuclear power stations, hydroelectric dams, and fracking - which suddenly pump huge energy capacity into the economic system (as well as jeopardising the environment).

Transition to new forms of energy is all very well, as is moderate degree of growth - the problem is in growing too much too fast.

Energy puts a natural limit on economic growth, just as food puts a natural limit on population growth.

And if anyone asks why put a limit on growth at all? - the answer is because there's more to the earth than people. There's nature. And if they still demand an anthropocentric perspective, I would claim that people need nature for its own sake. Human life on earth is meaningless without it.

Human life for the rich.  Will that be the future of mankind.  That is one way, for sure.

Limiting a resource increases the price, restricting it's availability to those wealthy enough to pay.

Maybe that is the way the world will go, who knows.  

Anyway,why shouldn't the rich inherit the earth ?

" ...........At Nataree a "bribe book" was found full of names and several police from the Huay Kwang station were transferred ........... "

Why were they transferred ?

Bribery happens,  but when there is so much evidence,  surely, the guilty parties should be dismissed.