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February 19

46 minutes ago, Cardano said:

Duhhh.......

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so·cial me·di·a

/ˌsōSHəl ˈmēdēə/

noun

websites and applications that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking. Social media is made up of websites, apps, and other platforms that allow users to share information and ideas with virtual communities through text, photos, videos, and more.

From here:

Is an internet forum considered to be part of social media

https://www.perplexity.ai/search/is-an-internet-forum-considere-i5Z_QGLGSKiURmee3Uk2DA

"An internet forum is generally considered to be a part of social media, though opinions on this classification can vary."

Similar, but not same.

February 19

1 minute ago, frank83628 said:

If he is that bad but won, it doesn't say much for the opposition does it.

That is obviously another problem.

But then, America is the best democracy money can buy. For both parties and almost all of their politicians.

February 19

Let's not forget that over 70 million Americans voted for Trump. And nobody can say Trump even tried to hide his incompetence and bad character.

Americans made again clear that they don't know the rest of the world and don't care about the rest of the world. They want resources from the rest of the world and that's it.

It's time that the rest of the world treats Trump and the USA with the disdain they deserve.

February 19

12 hours ago, TheFishman1 said:

Why do you think Trump act this way

Trump would love to be just like Putin.

But he can't, because of that thing with the democracy and all that.

Trump is obviously doing his best to imitate Putin. I guess the best he can do is giving Putin all he wants and then Putin will tell the world what a great guy Trump is. And Trump will be happy that his superior talks nice about him.

Or in short: How f#@#@ed up is this world we are living in?

February 19

@swissie so, what do you think about immigration control at home, wherever you come from.

Do you think everybody should be let into the country, no regulations, etc.?

Or do you want strict control for those foreigners?

I think we should be consistent with our ideas. The idea that Thailand should let all foreigners do what they want but back home foreigners should not be allowed is a little inconsistent, don't you think?

February 19

Trump is constantly lying. That should not be a surprise for anybody.

And now his pal Musk adds his own lies - and promotes them on Twitter.

The brave new world.

February 19

9 hours ago, bokningar said:

The fact that people still use social media is mind boggling to me.

Why would you give up any kind of privacy so the platforms can make a lot of money?

But privacy doesn't seams to part of the deal now

It's funny, I recently saw a video from an American relatively young guy who lives now in Thailand.

He said when he meets women, obviously online, they don't have to write much about themselves. He just looks at their Insta history to know everything about them. And he said if that Insta history is only a year old or so, that is suspicious.

I guess that is the new world for many young people. If you don't have ton of pictures and videos of you online, then you kind of don't exist. Sad.

February 19

10 hours ago, fleccer said:

Yes of course it's very easy, how did I not think of that before? A work permit. It's jus ta piece of cake

My comment was a reply to "Each and every day, Thailand is looking like a bad place to work or retire....."

If you work, obviously legally with work permit, it's no problem.

If people work illegally then they should be surprised that there are problems.

February 18

Wow, two pages of interesting long posts. That's the way a forum should be.

Maybe the Americans are still sleeping. I guess in the next hours they will wake up and then we will have the typical stupid comments.

Thanks to all of you for good and respectful post.

February 18

On 2/15/2025 at 7:58 PM, candide said:

Currently, European countries are unable to agree on a common project. At best, there may be a possibility of a few countries agreeing on some common projects, for a start.

Util now they didn't have to do that.

Now, with Trump, they have to, and they are motivated to do something.

I am sure it will take some time, but the direction from here is pretty clear.

February 18

9 minutes ago, Cardano said:

says the man posting on a social media site!!

Is this social media? I don't think so.

February 18

When I grew up in Europe we had the cold war. And then the Berlin Wall was destroyed, Germany was reunited, and the future looked bright.

At that time, it seems we all thought things will only get better.

European countries reduced the size of their military and there were talks about dissolving NATO because the enemy USSR didn't exist anymore.

If anybody would have suggested spending more money on weapons people would not have voted for this. Like, where is the enemy? Why should we spend a lot of money?

And then the USA started wars with Iraq and Afghanistan. And later European soldiers joined them. Why? It seems to me like: We have anyhow those soldiers, send then down there. How many people in Europe wanted to see their soldiers in Afghanistan? Few!

And then, sometime later, Russia invaded Ukraine. It seems that was a surprise for most of us. We just didn't think any invasion of a country nearby was a possibility. We found out it really happened and is still happening.

And I think that was the moment that Europe, not really united, woke up and realized there is no peace anymore and soldiers and weapons are necessary again. But this happened slowly. And everybody knew we had our friends, the Americans, with the big weapons...

And then Trump happened, again.

And now Europeans can't pretend anymore that Trump (1) was just a stupid mistake which Americans wouldn't do again. Now Europeans really understand that they can't reply on America and NATO anymore. It was drastic, and people say Europeans should have woken up earlier. They didn't.

But I think now Europeans realize that they need a better defense. And they will work on that. It just takes time.

February 18

I never saw such videos. But then, I also don't use social media.

As far as I know the users are presented with what the "supplier" thinks is best suitable for you.

Watch a couple of those videos and you will see more of the same.

Maybe next time click on cat or car videos and get more of them. It depends on you what is presented to you.

February 18

Why would you buy one from Lazada and not an online or offline computer shop?

February 18

3 minutes ago, Eloquent pilgrim said:

If you can explain how every muslim in Europe can be trusted not to flip his fundamentalist switch like the one in Munich did, then please do so.

Change "Muslim" to "person" and that sums it up. There are always some people who seemed to be harmless to everybody around them and then suddenly they do crazy things. That happens in all countries, religions, male, female, whatever. It's just a fact of life.

February 18

What happened to your hooker from Kho Chang?

February 18

1 hour ago, Robert_Smith said:

a bottle of wine in hand..

You have style - or maybe not?

February 18

1 hour ago, Eloquent pilgrim said:

Deflection whataboutery once again from you, it seems to be your only modus operandi whenever you cannot respond with a rational answer.

Below, is the rest of my comment that you shortened in order to try and change the subject completely from my comment; so now respond to the rest of my comment, and if you think after the terrorist attack in Munich, it is fine to accept all muslim immigrants into Europe, without questioning their potential for terrorism, please explain why … thanks

“All the left wing liberals on this forum and elsewhere, have been telling us that he was fully integrated into German society; working, no criminal record, western clothes, gym membership, nice cars, the perfect citizen.

Then one day, his fundamentalism bursts through his carefully contrived facade, and he decides to try and kill as many innocent infidels as he can.

And all we hear from the left is that he had mental health problems; don’t demonise them all because of him; but he has unequivocally proven that none of them can be trusted, because you never know when a ‘fully integrated’ muslim will suddenly flip his fundamental switch”

Why should I respond to the rest of your statement when it starts with garbage?

Maybe think twice before you start typing. And if you don't know what you write about then don't do it.

February 18

50 minutes ago, frank83628 said:

Thosbare not domestic issues, , Social security is and it doesn't effect non Americans , neither does DOGE auditing Goverment spending ..

Just read the very post in this thread. It's about nuclear weapons.

Now, does the USA have these weapons to use them within their country? Then it would be a domestic issue.

But that is not the idea about those deadly weapons. That should be obvious, but it seems you don't understand it. Sad.

February 18

1 hour ago, frank83628 said:

why they feel the need to stars threads about American domestic politics is beyond me

Because often American politics impacts the whole word. Not just the nukes, also Ukraine, Gaza, and many other issues.

It would be great if Americans would live over there and just built a big wall around themselves. Unfortunately, they don't do that.

February 18

1 hour ago, pedro01 said:

You ever taken a really fat person on the bike?

No, my bike is restricted to me and cute girls. And because my gf wouldn't be happy if I take other cute girls for a ride that means my bike is restricted to me riding and her sometimes on the back.

February 18

1 hour ago, Eloquent pilgrim said:

The appalling terrorist attack in Munich proved beyond doubt that not a single muslim living in any western society can be trusted

Please remind me, how many Christians committed crimes in [insert your favorite location].

If one did it, are they all guilty?

The world is not black and white, for everybody who looks this is obvious. But some people are so stupid that they can't process that the world is complicated. They only want to see black and white. Some of those wear red caps and dream about a future which should be good like the past - the only problem is that that past never existed.

February 18

32 minutes ago, 248900_1469958220 said:

Are you comparing the muslim lady you meet at 7/11 in Thailand to the many military aged men from countries that have Sharia law???....that are flooding Europe? If so that is extremely naive. The muslims here know their place...the same way I do. Thailand is not weak in this sense in the same way Europe seems to be. The muslims here KNOW the Thais wont put up with any Sh%t...and why should they?

I don't like that some people like to see everything in black and white. Like all Muslims are bad.

That is just wrong!

I know enough Muslims to know there are many reasonable Muslims out there.

And obviously I see the news and know there are some extremists.

How many are reasonable and how many are extremists? I don't know.

We make our lives not better by trying to put people in the good or bad box depending on religion and other criteria.

February 18

10 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

The whole family can be transported in the flat bed

I have to admit I would never do that. The same as I wouldn't have more than 2 people on a bike.

It's too dangerous and I wouldn't want to be responsible for any injuries or worse in case of an accident.

February 18

10 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

... but in all seriousness.. he mentioned 'he sometimes uses a taxi because he wants to transport something heavy'.... I'm assuming cases of beer etc, rather than a sofa !

Heavy in this context for me is anything which does not fit in a backpack or is too heavy for a packpack.

On a bike I manage a 5kg bag of rice. That is about as big I accept on my bike.

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