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Most Americans don't have a passport. In view of the fact that places like California have been issuing driving licenses to non-citizens, which can then be used as voter ID, maybe it is time to introduce federally authorised ID's, don't you think?

Shoppers at a grocery store in Dayton, Ohio, US, on October 21. Kyle Grillot/Bloomberg/Getty Images/File President Donald Trump has revived one of the most bizarre false claims from his first presidency and his 2024 campaign: an assertion that Americans are required to show identification to buy groceries. Trump was mocked when he made versions of this claim in 2018 and 2019 while pushing for stricter voter identification laws. But he said it again in 2023 as he ran for president, then said it once more on Wednesday morning while baselessly questioning the legitimacy of US elections in the wake of Republican defeats in various state and local elections the day prior. “All we want is voter ID. You go to a grocery store, you have to give ID. You go to a gas station, you give ID,” Trump said Wednesday at . Americans obviously do not need to provide identification to buy groceries or gas. Grocery stores generally require identification for purchases of alcohol or tobacco, purchases of certain medications and for the small percentage of purchases made by personal check.

Yeah, right, if you suffer from <removed> then that's the only possible reason. How about: (after Venezueal) controlling the export of oil and gas to China. That's a biggie. Stopping a regime that has been financing and encouraging terrorism - ISIS, Al Qaeda, Hamas, Hezbollah, Muslim Brotherhood, ETC, from getting hold of a nuclear bomb. Relieving Iran of an extremely authoritarian regime, that didn't hesitate to machine-gun tens of thousands last year... Agenda: It seems you missed it, maybe you should read some other news source that doesn't keep telling us how warm and cosy the Islamic conquest is. There will be difficulties, that is clear, but that doesn't mean Trump is stupid.

Oh, very clever.

Occasionally when filling up the car, someone will offer to clean the windscreen. That's ฿20.- for five minutes work. If I were working on a pump attendant's wages, I would be collecting ฿100.- a day I imagine. I've always been puzzled by the fact that I don't get offered the service every time. (+ check your oil? tyres while yo're in 7-11?...)

I can't understand why anyone would want to use any version of Windows. Dammit, I'm 78 and have no problems using Linux (Ubuntu).

If you have kidney disease, yes.

At age 78, I'm more interested in how I'm going to die than when. I won't be getting a kidney transplant and I have my doubts about three times weekly dialysis - too expensive so maybe I'll just let it go. I would like to see: successful moon landings, and something being done about what is happening to the UK at present.

I passed the tests while temporarily almost blind in one eye. A Thai guy in front of me got three tries on the colour test and failed.

Exception: people that tattoo their heads with rabbits, from a distance they look like hares. Sorry about that.

I believe that there exist stats that if you're diabetic and break a hip, you won't make it out of the hospital. I would claim that most falls are caused by lack of a sense of balance and/or dizziness, and that much of this can be prevented by daily exercise.

50 years ago in the UK, starting off at a green light at the correct speed would ensure that you would get a steady stream of green lights. Not everywhere, as it could get quite complicated, but it did work.

They respect strength. Incursions and provocations around Taiwan have drastically reduced since this started. Xi has other problems, like his personal survival, to worry about. The expensive radar system that they sold to Iran, not yet paid for, was easily jammed by the Americans.

Ah, that's a different story. Theoretically, the police are supposed to do this, it's the law. I haven't heard of this being done in a long time, but it's considered normal.

Varies from province to province. We had a police visit 7 and 9 years ago, likely because a jealous neighbour didn't like my building a wall. However, they did explain that there had been a wave of spouse visa scams, mostly organised from Nigeria, in the general area. They don't receive given instructions to investigate Nigerians, they are told to investigate everybody. + of course, Farang will be generous with tea money, just to get rid of them.

She thinks that the IGRC is strictly an Israeli problem. The IRGC sponsors and finances terrorism about 90% of terrorism and terrorist groups in the world, including the USA. Like most Americans, apparently, she is unaware of this. Then there's the little matter of them refusing to cease developing a nuclear bomb + missiles. 10 years of negotiations....

Immigration police regularly (every few years) starts checking up on Farangs, especially those on Spouse visas, when they find that abuses of the visa rules are getting out of hand. Clever Farang always find loophole. Seems to me that you are being overly paranoid.

We get this kind of remark mostly from America. Iran has been financing and encouraging terrorism not only in the Middle East, but all over the world, including the USA, which they don't seem to be aware of. Negotiations about nuclear weapons and developing ballistic missiles have been going on for 10 years now. Then there's the oil that they deliver to China, regulating that would possibly be a good thing?

At the moment, only people with Starlink phones in Iran can reliably use their phones. Not that the Main Stream media report on what their videos show. Land based carriers are still the best method for now.

Pathetic. The nuclear program was stopped, destroyed. We hoped they'd take the hint. Then they started it up again, along with ballistic missiles and daily chants of "death to America". I fail to follow your "argument".

Who cares? I don't like Trump either, and have no idea if these conspiracy theories about his motives are true. However, I DO like what he's doing in Iran, and so do most Iranians. Sit back and let these g**t f*****s develop nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles? And watch as executions continue? That's what Biden would have done, which is your alternative (or maybe Kamala). <removed> has gotten to your brain.

I was recently quoted ฿25 000.- for a private cataract operation, but he works in a public hospital. I probably will use his services eventually.

The Thais are getting sick and tired of this kind of behaviour. Seems to me that I read about this kind of stuff every day, and so am I.

I am well known as the world's expert on toe amputations, so this is definitely the right place to ask. The answer is, I don't know and nor will anyone else that isn't: 1. a doctor, and 2. has actually examined you. Sorry about that.

If your pension gets stopped and a demand for life certificate never arrives, then you can call: 001441 9121 87777. Get ready for a long wait, and also prepare your date of birth, insurance number, in my case date of marriage, etc. If you get through the conversation, the money will arrive pretty soonish. I do this every two years as I have never received mail from theUK pensions apart from the first one confirming my pension. The notices are not sent out regularly, so it's no good printing out and sending the form when you feel it might be time. There is only a three months period every year when you can do this. Personally, I prefer the telephone conversation to getting someone to sign the form, going to the post office and sending it by registered mail, which cost nearly ฿1000.- last time.