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Good info. Thanks.

Bob's got a channel now?

For Thailand motorsports, CB Media. I need to meet that guy so I can know about the events before they happen. Scooter drag racing, drift racing, hot models, longtail boat races, rice tractor drag racing... If it has an engine and they race them in Thailand, he goes and films it. And, spoiler alert. Thais race everything with an engine. Shameless plug, I know. But anyone that doubts the mechanical aptitude available in Thailand should watch a few to see what kind of genius is around. I was floored. And got a bad case of "the wants".

I wonder who he really pissed off? I doubt it was Nestle. And it's not about 30 hectares...

Who wants to jump out of a plane with a guy humping them all the way down? But, I digress.

They clearly disclose that they're a 3rd party, and the official TDAC website says that travel agents are allowed to offer the service and charge for it. It appears to me that their only "crime" may be in the way they handle the payments. I won't be clicking on their link to find out for sure. But if so, that's an easy fix. I'd bet dollars to donut holes there will be a bunch of sites just like it. Just as there are a ton of sites from agencies helping with visa issues. All perfectly legal. To be clear, I have absolutely nothing to do with any of the sites. I'm just sorry I didn't think of it. Cha Ching!

I don't know... What's 40 million arrivals time $10? Even if only 1% of the tourists goes that way, it's $4 million dollars a year. And if they really wanted to be nefarious, they could implement a DDOS attack on the official website for a few hours a day to push traffic to their site.

Does this not meet that disclosure requirement? Clearly states that they are a 3rd party. My objection isn't to 3rd party sites. It's to the 3rd party sites that would have you believe that they are the only one that's authorized. Which this one doesn't seem to do..

He'd be home with his loved ones had he been in a Faraday cage with seat belts instead of on a scooter.

Run her again in 2028. I dare you.

Yeah, I’d agree that there’s a 'distribution' of funds issue and, of course, practical challenges... My big concern going forward is the tourists who decline travel insurance thinking they're covered for the 300 baht. Personally, an $8 USD tax increase won't break my piggy bank or have me looking for other destinations. As long as it's easy to pay. Edit: Getting back on topic, neither does dual pricing. It's less than $12. And if they use it to buy porcelain toilets so I don't have to squat over a hole in the floor, it's well worth it.

Correction noted. But it doesn't change the facts. 67,000 skilled SA workers have expressed interest in emigrating to the USA. You may want to ask yourself why. And why shouldn't the USA welcome skilled workers who want to flee their gub'ment? Over 67,000 skilled South Africans looking for the exit Over 67,000 skilled South Africans looking for the exit – BusinessTech

Different pockets. I suspect the medical tourism focused hospitals are doing fine. But they're not the ones where they haul the injured tourists.

The older I get, the more of my luggage has wheels. I've been pushed aside more by people with big backpacks that turn around in tight spaces like the BTS/MRT. I'm guilty, too sometimes. I forget I have my laptop backpack on. Never have that issue with my roller bag.

I'll have to try the mango. That's (by far) my favorite fruit. But it's hard to reproduce that flavor.

I don't think that's the objective. It's certainly not enough money if it is. It's not insurance. They're trying to recoup the costs of those foreigners who can't or won't pay after they've been treated. Last I heard, it was to the tune of 400 million baht a year.

What can you say? The guy's a Luddite. The 'shopped in MS13 is the subtitle.

We can't afford to save the whole world by inviting them in for free stuff on the US taxpayer dime. But saving the ones that cost us less than zero is (or should be) a no-brainer.

No. It's South Africa. Though it may be happening in Zimbabwe, too. Google South Africa white farmers. More than 10,000 white South African farmers have expressed interest in relocating to the United States following an executive order signed by President Donald Trump. Over 10,000 white farmers already looking to exit South Africa – BusinessTech

Looked up Mixue. That's a heck of a success story. Tens of thousands of stores around the world. 45,000 as of 9/2024. Hopefully, they just had a run on melon flavor and they'll restock soon.

Stubborn, bigoted, English speaking, educated and very employable. And not at minimum wage, where they'd displace Americans that need those entry level jobs.

Do the Rohingyas speak English, have an education level, and enough wealth that they wouldn't be a multi-billion $$$ drain on US taxpayers for years, even decades? Because the white Afrikaners do. I don't think we'd see many of them on the dole.

Meanwhile, Scott Bessent revealed that 100 nations have approached the USA for tariff deals, and they're focusing on 17 of the 18 that are most important. “All 17 have approached us. We are batching them in groups at a time,” Bessent said. “But we’ve had 100 approach us, and we are working with the top 17 to try to move them along as quickly as possible. Knowing that their levels could ratchet back up to the April 2 tariff level has made everyone come to the table with some, what I would say, are very good proposals.” I'm kinda glad they're not rushing. You get bad deals when you're the side in a hurry. His statement came from a Fox interview with Hannity.

I think the USA has had way too many globalists in positions to negotiate trade deals that are more favorable to their globalist goals than to the American people.

You mean the one he's suing for 10 Billion smackeroos for fibbing to the American voters?