OneMoreFarang

I heard about him some time ago, but I never bothered to look at any of his videos. Lots of people wrote or said he is a bad guy, hates women, and all that. And then one day I looked at YouTube and was bored and there was this part of an interview with Piers Morgan, and I thought: ok, let's look for 10 minutes what this is all about. I was expecting lots of idiotic talking. But that is not what I saw. A lot of what he said made sense. He pointed out a couple of facts which in these politically correct times are often not mentioned (to make sure nobody could be offended). He also made some comments which sounded a little strange, but nothing too crazy. The summary of watching this was for me: Only because lots of people speak bad about someone doesn't mean he is actually so bad. Sometimes it's good to listen to that possible bad guy to find out that he is not as bad as many people make him. At least that was my impression after that 10min video. All that doesn't make me a fan of him. I won't watch now lots of video with him and I won't look at his "university" or any of that. But I also don't think he is such a bad guy that he must be cancelled and if possible jailed and removed from publicity and all that. And if he is a criminal then obviously he should go to jail.

Or you need to explain why you don't understand the difference. I make it easy for you: I will block you so that I don't have to read more of this drivel. No need to reply.

Do you read the news from time to time? Or watch it? Because it happens regularly (in Thailand, but not only in Thailand) that someone is accused of trafficking because some women are found in a place with prostitution. Like: Someone offered me a job as maid for 5000$ a month, without any qualifications, but they were only interested in young women. I never thought it could be that job. Now the police rescued me... That doesn't mean trafficking doesn't exist. And obviously real trafficking is a seriously bad crime, and those traffickers should go to jail for a long time. But it seems to be also easy to accuse someone of trafficking. And again, I don't know if he did it or not. But an accusation is just that, an accusation.

Why should I do that? If you are interested, go ahead and pay for it. My point was and is that only because someone is an a$%hole that doesn't mean he is also a criminal.

Let me try to explain this to you: Sometimes the police stop me with my bike in Thailand. They accuse me of riding in the wrong lane. But the reason why they stop me is because they want money. Comprende?

In situations like that use Google Image Search. https://www.google.com/imghp?sbi=1 Sometimes, and also in this case, it works well.

That is the accusation. It reminds me of all those victims which are rescued from prostitution. It seems nobody in this world knows when they enter that trade. They are all innocent victims which have no clue what might happen. Again, I don't know if maybe he did all those crimes. Maybe. But just because he was accused and arrested is no proof that he did it. He is rich and I am sure lots of "victims" want that money.

Is it "abusive rude and disrespectful" when he describes Megan Markle the way many people see her? And I wrote clearly that I don't know why he was arrested. The fact that he was arrested is no evidence that he committed any crime.

After watching some of that video one thing is very obvious to me but obviously not to the guy in the video: Only because people in the UK do X and people in Thailand do Y doesn't mean X is correct. Anybody who (wants to) drive in Thailand should look at reality in Thailand and drive accordingly. I.e. if you are at a junction and the light changes to green don't accelerate as fast as you can. Relax! Make sure nobody decides to interpret the dark-yellow as green. There will always be people who don't take the traffic rules serious. Get used to it and expect it. There is no point in crashing into someone who was late crossing the junction and then wondering why it happened. Should everyone follow the rules? Yes. But if many don't do it then get used to that and act accordingly and we will all live longer.

Should we listen to a guy who films (presumably) his kids in the back of the car without seatbelts?

On one side he seems to be an a$@hole. On the other side he does not shy away from telling the truth. Recently I saw (part of) an interview from Piers Morgan with him. A lot of what he said made sense. And some of what he said is what lots of people don't dare to talk about anymore because they are scared that they will be cancelled. Obviously, I don't know what he did or didn't do in Romania and other places. Maybe he committed crimes. But maybe he just behaved in a way that many people don't like and that was reason enough to arrest him. Let's see how this will go on. Will there be real evidence that he committed crimes? Or maybe just more of those MeToo accusations (without evidence)?

I think she said her name is Lek. Now that will help the police a lot - or maybe not?

That reminds me of my conversation with my gf today. I had to explain to her that there are countries in this world where you are your own filling station attendant. Not like Thailand, where you have all those attendees who do that for you.

I wonder why anybody with tons of money would live in Romania. I am sure there are reasons, but I am not sure they are the kind of reasons you would like to explain to your mother...

IMHO you think Pattaya is a rip-off until you come to Phuket. Then you realize it can be worse, a lot worse. Disclosure: I didn't visit Phuket since a long time. But I would be surprised if it got better.

Let's ask this in a different way: Would anybody who thinks clearly deliberately run away from a restaurant bill?

Was he in regular in those Pattaya bars? That would be interesting news. ????

I guess most doctors in Thailand are aware of the bad air-quality, at least the doctors in the polluted areas. Do they always get it right? No. But are they better than the average guy in a non-medical forum? Sure.

Obviously it's too easy for all of us to laugh and say we would never have done something like that. Yeah, sure, this is why we all have the experience how (not to) get the money back... Maybe try to look at this problem from another angle. Did she borrow it and there was never any business? Did she use it for the business? And was that business successful and she could give the money back to you? Or was it a failure, also for her, and she just doesn't have any money anymore? And if the business does currently not make (enough) money, it is just a stupid business idea or could it make money if it would be better managed? If there is a business and if it could be successful, then maybe you could ask her: How can I help you with your business? Maybe I look at the books or maybe I have some other ideas. Is this all realistic and will this help to get your money back? Maybe not. But maybe it is good for all involved to try together to make the best out of the situation. Carpe diem

Why ask a professional when you can rely on the opinion of the forum members? ????

Then why didn't they put any of them on the cover? ????

I didn't write people gave roses to the soldiers because they love them. I wrote: "people were happy Thaksin was removed. " And that is the truth. I was there, I saw it with my own eye, and many "ordinary" people did that. But obviously you will find some article somewhere that explains reality in a different way. And please don't call me "my friend". I am not your friend.

I am fine with Nit, Noi and Som - if that makes you happy.

1, 2, 3, 4: yes 5: passion for some "things", not for anything. Sometime soon it's time for an important part of that structure, 4 shots espresso in the morning.

I was referring to the last two coups. Many of us remember them because we were here at that time. Maybe ask a few people about the coups and many will be able to tell you something - without Wikipedia or any history book. And yes, people gave soldiers roses on the streets because people were happy Thaksin war removed. I can tell you because I was there. I didn't give them roses, I bought them some soft drinks.