OneMoreFarang

Obviously she shouldn't have done that. But it seems many people all over the world visit places which are related to atrocities and take pictures. The Death Railway in Kanchanaburi, Thailand is just one example.

I am sure she will take selfies all night long.

Is that behavior an exception? I guess they all want to be just like their orange hero.

Lots of people worldwide agree that it makes sense to legalize drugs to remove the criminal distribution network when these drugs are illegal. And they also agree that drugs should not be promoted. Like cigarettes now (in Thailand). They are available but without advertisement. It seems Thai politicians missed the second part. I hope one day they will ban the promotion of any drugs.

Then asks guys who visited Thailand 30 years ago. They will tell you that "professional" photographers walked through the bars with their polaroid cameras, and they made pictures of guys sitting together with girls on demand. I don't remember, maybe something like 100B per picture. These photographers were well known to the bar owners and they knew the rules. They didn't take pictures of things which officially didn't happen. That was like this in Nana and Cowboy. I don't remember much from Pattaya from that time.

There is a reason why I wrote vehicles. With (western build) cars I guess and hope that the engineers make sure there will be safety measures to make fires less likely. But it seems there are lots of relative cheap vehicles, mostly with two wheels, out there without much thought about the fire risk. And many people buy them and keep them in their home and they are not even aware that there is a risk. Obviously people could read the manuals and maybe there are warnings, but it seems most people don't read manuals.

I think it's a question of how much fun you have. I prefer a "small" bike which feels like fun compared to a bigger bike with more power. I just saw this video. Same concept.

I had a Honda VFR400 NC30 for a couple of years in Bangkok. 100km/h in first gear with screaming 14,500 RPM (red line). I loved it. And if I would need a new bike now then I am pretty sure I would buy the ZX-4R - exactly for that reason that it has 4 cylinders and high rev and only 400cc. Obviously bigger bikes have more power and more torque and can be ridden at lower RPM. But who wants that? There is a reason they call these things pocket rocket. Does it make sense? Not really. And that's the point.

You're the man - at least you think so.

And what do you expect will happen then? Will the police officer be impressed by 2000B in food and alcohol? And what if the opponents then decide to give the same officer 10k cash to explain that farang this is Thailand? What do you think the officer will do?

Translation: Capitulate. Tuck tail and run. Give in. All nonsense. Thank you for writing a summary about my summary. I thought the three options are easy enough to understand. But it seems you understood only one option. And somehow you seem to think you have a better option. Come on, show us your wisdom. And please no theoretical solution which might exist in your imagination but will never work in Thailand.

Thanks! After I asked DHL if I can register myself, they send me forms to fill out, maybe 10 pages and obviously all in Thai. I don't blame them that it's Thai, we are in Thailand. I decided it will be too much hassle if I try this myself, maybe with a Thai person going with me together to customs. So I asked DHL about the option that they just pick up my passport and do all for me. Now they will send me the filled out the documents. I have to sign them and then they will pick up the signed documents and my passport, probably tomorrow, and do the work for me. I guess that is the easier option. I will report here when all is done.

What happens if a rider takes the bike and never returns? As far as I know this is not theft in the usual sense, because the dealer gave the rider the keys. In the more civilized world there will be more consequences. What happens here is someone takes the bike and never returns? The dealer has a copy of the ID card. And then? Will the dealer ever see any money? I understand why they are reluctant to let people ride any bikes.

The below video is very interesting and almost two hours, enjoy. There is a list with chapters in the description below the video for anybody who wants to see only part of it. And before the comments start: Yes, I know Peterson is a psychologist. He asks the questions, and he is good at that. He also analyses human behavior, which is a big part of this "crisis". Bjørn Lomborg analyses problems in this world and where people spend how much money and where it would be a lot more efficient to spend money. Both don't deny that humans are responsible for more CO2. But both question if that is such a BIG problem and possible solutions. Personally, I try not to pollute this world more than necessary. But I am fed up with the panic which too many people spread. This world won't end in 100 years because of climate change.

That's a good point. But I wouldn't be surprised if some of the newer once have lithium batteries. They are smaller, lighter, and can be charged faster.

CO2 is not a "pollutant". Plants need CO2, and more. People moved since thousands of years from one location to another. I.e. according to Wikipedia Bangkok for founded as capital in April 1782 - not even 250 years ago. The world changes, animals and people move, and not just in the past 100 years.

That's nice of you. But the fire extinguisher won't extinguish any lithium fire.

How about all those scooters, etc.?

The question is how much warming, and how fast, and is this the most important problem or are there many more important problems which should have higher priority. Lots of people look at CO2, CO2 and CO2 as if that is the only thing that counts. It's not. It's complicated. In fact, it is really complicated. Just looking at CO2 is for the alarmists and the do-gooders.

How often do we see news that a combustion engine vehicle was on fire? Seldom. How often do we see news that an electric vehicle was on fire? More and more. And there are a lot more vehicles with combustion engine out there.

And according to that trend there was a global cooling between about 1991 and maybe 2008, correct? No serious scientist pretends that we can measure global warming now. The difference, even for 10 years, is so little that it is not significant enough to make solid predictions for the future. The "climate crisis" is something journalists, media, politicians and activists like to use for their own goals. In reality there is possibly a little climate change but definitely no crisis.

What can possibly go wrong? See above. I wonder when people will realize that lots of electrical vehicles with lots of lithium batteries are a lot bigger fire risk than vehicles with fuel. And once they burn, they burn. It's basically impossible to extinguish lithium batteries on fire.

And honest politicians won't work with the criminal fugitive and his minions. Now if Thailand would have any honest politicians that would be great.

So what will be the reaction if next year it will be 2 degrees "cooler" in April? Will everybody agree then that the next ice age is coming? Or will people say there are variations all the time. But if it is a little warmer than too many people think that must be connected to global warming. No, it doesn't And it's always hot in April in Thailand.

Good post. I agree, there are lots of people who will invest in anything just because of the name Elon Musk. Let's see.