Laughing Gravy

I am going to say it. anyone who has been here long enough to know the language, the people, the culture and tradition, know very well this is normal practice. You mention it to Thai who are in high positions and they all are aware and are apart of it. If you question then they will say that this is Thailand and you do not understand. We do its corruption through the fore. We do understand, the trouble is we have understood them. Nothing will be done and nothing will change. Sadly.

Its always about money. If they had any class they would have said thanks, we appreciate it. The culture here is so riddled with money, what they can get and how much. I have no sympathy for the  couple. How fickle people are. The whole ceremony about marriage and what they will get really irritates me. You sow what you reap.

Punished for doing something wrong and illegal or punished for getting caught. I wonder!

The only surprise to me is that people think that this sought of behavior/business practice is an isolated case. Nothing could be further than the truth. anyone who has dealings with business here knows this is the norm and that back handers, bribes or whatever you want o call it happens all the time. We call it corruption and it is in its definitive terms. Thais would call it local business practice. I am not condoning it. as I think it stinks but it is endemic in Thai businesses practice.

On ‎1‎/‎27‎/‎2017 at 4:57 PM, dunroaming said:

The sad thing at the moment is that May has to go (on her knees) to Trump and plead for a trade deal when in real terms it won't mean anything.  By the time we can actually negotiate one will be a minimum of two years and then it will probably take the same amount of time to implicate it and by then Trump will be gone.  Much better to simply tell Trump to stuff it and bide our time until there is a proper POTUS in place

Nothing sad about wanting to trade with one of the biggest and most important countries on the planet. Forget whether you like or dislike Trump. He will be president for at least 4 years. What is sad is that members of the EU have the audacity to tell the UK that you can't do trade deals until we leave. <deleted> do these people think they are. Don't forget Trump was democratically elected, so the people voted for him. It is irrelevant if we like him or not.

I keep hearing this line from remainers on how trade will take two years or longer. Says who? Just because the EU have demanded it take two years for us to leave. Well TM and the UK government can just as easily show them the middle finger and I hope they do.

8 minutes ago, Naam said:

can you also some some sources which are not questionable?

Well the people who are in charge of the EU have quoted this may and may not happen. Just like the referendum remain campaign. It has not happened yet but there have been threats. There have been many articles who have confirmed the fact that Juncker and other EU leaders have said. Just like the Maltese prime minister. Can you supply us with sources that these are not correct?

5 hours ago, Naam said:

can you provide some sources for your ridiculous claim?

I will help the poster out. There are countless more reports of what the EU and its countries are threatening to do to the UK.

https://heatst.com/world/eu-chief-jean-claude-juncker-threatens-britain-over-brexit-deserters/

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/678280/EU-referendum-Brexit-France-European-Union-Europe

http://news.sky.com/story/european-parliament-chief-martin-schulz-warns-no-a-la-carte-over-brexit-10589765

Another thread on brexit for some TV posters to go through the same old why brexit is bad, why it should be stopped and now why the MP's should have a say. Same old rubbish that won't change a thing.

12 hours ago, sandyf said:

What is the difference between brexit and a rigged horse race? One would be allowed a stewards enquiry.

I find that analogy totally inept.

20 hours ago, AlexRich said:

Glad you find it amusing ... here's who said it, he's obviously not as bright as you are:

Actually it was you who said it first and then later stated it had come from someone else. Just because he has wrote books doesn't mean her is brighter, right or anything. He may just be totally out of reach of the people.

18 hours ago, SheungWan said:

The Supreme Court decision is issued tomorrow Tuesday. After the announcement, any forum member who begins their contribution with the words 'I don't understand why........'  should pay the penalty of a round of Chang to the rest of us who are obliged to read it.

I would not force Chang on my enemies. Regardless of the outcome tomorrow (which we all know what it will be) do you really think it will change anything?

2 minutes ago, sandyf said:

The fact that there has only ever been 3 national referendums in the UK is a fairly good indication of how useful they are to UK politics.

The first 2 were merely a confidence boost for government policy and then David Camerons ego screwed up the 3rd opinion poll.

I wondered how long before the remoaning brigade came out to defend and champion the cause. it wasn't very long. It is funny how certain posters and people always use the line of well referendums have no real value, especially when it goes against them.  It doesn't really matter does it as the referendum has been done and an outcome happened. People should deal with it.

What he means is that we will make it even more difficult for countries to get out (if not impossible) and cause so much bureaucratic red tape that it would take decades to happen, whilst imposing such financial penalties that the country would be ruined.

What an absolute idiot he is. In other circles his vision would be classed as a dictatorship.

20 minutes ago, AlexRich said:

Referendums are just opinion polls ... like opinion polls they can be wrong but are not as easily reversible

 Thank you for the most hilarious thing I have heard all year. I suppose elections are like a raffle.

Shame she killed herself but sounds totally bonkers. The obsession with ghosts here makes me chuckle. I hope he turns around and says he doesn't believe in ghosts, although I doubt it.

12 minutes ago, Grouse said:

"To mention just one"

 

what else are you accusing Mrs Merkel of?

Allowing to many other countries into the EU that should not have been allowed which has created the mess that it is in.

Dictating to other EU countries on policy when it should be a shared platform on decision making.

I could go on but don't want to humour you!

The problems have ben caused by you Mrs Merkel and your immigration policy to mention just one. Once you are out of the door, populism will then try and fix the mess you have created.

15 minutes ago, Grouse said:

 

Go on, humour us. What did you read at 3 universities? Do you have 3 degrees? 

 

I studied semiconductor physics...

Actually to be correct one was a Polytechnic first. The other two universities for post graduate level. No I won't be drawn into this either for your humour or for the rudeness of another poster. Regardless, if the polls what you are suggesting, then if I did the same poll amongst my circle of friends, then the opposite would be true. The majority who voted to leave had a university degree.

Also it has been certain media outlets suggesting that those who voted leave didn't have a university degree, so therefor they are less smarter and less worldly aware of the EU, which I believe it to be complete nonsense.

1 minute ago, Grouse said:

Do you have another 28 friends who voted remain? Or is there some undisclosed factor?

 

I know of only 2 people who I call friends voted remain. I had significantly more friends who voted leave who had no degree and we have discussed this issue before. So if this is some undisclosed factor so be it.

10 minutes ago, onthesoi said:

 

What a load of <deleted>!

 

Being smarter and better educated doesn't generally follow that you make better decisions?!?!?!?

 

 

Based on the grammar, structure and meaning of the above sentence I have to wonder what kind of university you attended.  It must have been the kind that didn't involve much writing.

 

 

Really, I didn't realize I was submitting a research paper or thesis. I actually went to three not that it really matters. May I suggest that you go back and read the whole thread, as I had discussed this with the poster Grouse. It would seem that besides your insults you have just jumped on the back of  a thread and made yourself look rather inadequate.

1 minute ago, onthesoi said:

Being smarter and better educated doesn't generally follow that you make better decisions?!?!?!?

 

I totally agree that is what I am saying and mentioned in an earlier part of the thread.

I have no respect for the banks as they are fat cats self serving. The gravy train is stopping for them. I would be interested to see the reason for the number leaving. are they closing completely down and moving the complete operation, or are they streamlining. There is a huge difference. I won't miss them.

9 hours ago, nontabury said:

 Am I the only one who is sick of the Remoaners harping on about those uneducated voters who cast their democratic vote for Britexit. Yet forgetting to mention that the majority of university US white voters voted for D.T.

Combine this with their continues talk of only the older people ( with their life experiance) voted for Britexit, while they, the selfish younger generation voted to remain. It would seem that the only thing the Remoaners have achieved is to cause an unnecessary chasm within the British people.

No you are not the only one. In fact I suspect that people are fed up with the constant whinging like little children, who have not got there way. I am and the futile argument has become boring. I suspect that it is the erason some TV posters are not posting as it is the same over and over again. Remoaners deal with it. The UK is leaving the EU and the single market and the ECJ. You should accept the referendum result, stop trying to block it, start showing a bit of backbone and support your country. If you don't like it then you can always become an EU citizen, according to Junker.

The EU are slowly killing any support they had from the UK people and the threats of punishing the UK and demanding this and that, will cause a revolt. Don't be surprised if a campaign for buying British starts and German and French products are left behind on the shelf. They would have brought it on themselves.