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I'm reading it as 20 seconds per passenger, and no more than 20 minutes in the queue. Last time I flew in (last Wednesday) there were 6-8 Immigration officers and nobody in line. Took me less than a minute. Sadly, then I waited 45 minutes for my luggage.

What I'm saying is that apologizing for behaviour doesn't necessarily mean that behaviour occurred. It's one bit of evidence, sure. But certainly not enough to ruin a guy's life. In one scenario, she woke up, couldn't find her underwear and ripped into him because she thought she was raped. Most guys I know would apologize simply because she was offended after the fact, regardless of consent. Or he may be guilty as sin and he may or may not even remember. That's what drugs and alcohol do...

Hang out in AA long enough and you'll meet a lot of guys who apologized for stuff they don't even remember doing. Maybe didn't even do. And a lot of women who consented to sex but don't remember how it happened. Except they can't find their underwear. It's the difference between a blackout and passing out. In a blackout, you're ambulatory. And you can make tragically bad decisions, yet not remember a thing. I'm sure a lot of guys tuned in here can recall a night when they didn't remember driving home. That's a blackout. There was a recent case (California I think) where a co-ed swears she was raped, but the security cameras show otherwise. I don't think she was malicious. Just didn't remember.

Gotta admit, I don't know the British legal system. If they're prosecuted for rape and the accusations prove maliciously false, the accuser should be prosecuted in addition to being sued for damages.

I'll grant you that, but it's still dangerous when an innocent guy's life gets ruined. I'm not claiming Brand is innocent, and I rarely (never) make it past the first 30 seconds of his YouTubes. But I think the guy deserves due process. Depp didn't get any and he'll never get back the millions and millions from his discredited, broke accuser.

And that makes it okay to ruin his life without benefit of the niceties like testimony, witnesses, and representation?

And yet, more people would vote for him than for Biden, if the election were held today. After TDS dies down and future history books are written, this is going to be called the most shameful period in DOJ history, weaponized against one party over the other. And 20 years after they bury Trump, the Dems will still be blaming him for everything wrong with the country.

Yeah, he is. Just like Johnny Depp was. Probably cost him tens, if not hundreds of millions of dollars in film roles before it ever got to a real trial. Social media may not have the ability to lock Brand up. But it can sure ruin his life. On a he-said, she-said. With suspicious timing, 10 -15 years late when he's "dropping some truth bombs".

I still remember when it was held out as a safe and fun way to keep in touch with family and friends. Edit: I'd add that I also remember how Johnny Depp's career was ruined in a trial by social media.

Investigate the allegations, sure. But don't try the guy in social media.

You're confusing empathy with weakness. If you believe the oft repeated statistic that women swipe left about 95% of the time, while guys swipe left about 50% of the time, the ones really taking it in the shorts (literally) are the women that are going on marriage tryouts that are only going to result in disappointment. And STDs. All the while believing they have the upper hand- until they hit the wall and realize they've been had. Again and again.

Sure, if you consider bragging about a $97 Billion surplus, then delivering a $25 Billion deficit as "doing quite well". https://calmatters.org/commentary/2022/11/remember-that-budget-surplus-never-mind/

If you didn't get mugged last night walking on the sidewalk, you're enjoying for free the benefits of tax money spent on police and sidewalks.

Last month when I came to Bangkok, I had forgotten my MRT stored value card so I bought a new one. My passport shows me now to be over 65 and they gave me an orange "Elder" card. This visit, I have both my old card and my new Elder card. If I'm getting a discounted fare using my old fart card, that's the one I'll top up when it runs low. If not, then it really doesn't matter. Any insights?

Sitting here in a hotel on Soi 16 and I heard what sounded like 10,000 butts puckering. I figured out why when I read this headline.

Maybe a minority, but it is a plurality.

Current polling says that 46% of American voters must be clowns?

That was back in the summer of 1980. It's gotten worse since then. Much worse.

Nope. Only 86.4% chance. I still remember my summer working for a Fortune 100 oil company, when 5 secretaries came back from lunch at 3:00PM loaded down with shopping bags. 4 of them were fired. I'll let you guess why they didn't fire the 5th one. Getting sued for discrimination, not a problem in Thailand.

Then your HR qualities are below par. I now loads of great Thai workers. It's the same guys who lament not being able to find good help back home, when they're offering minimum wage. I worked with dozens of very competent, responsible Thai employees. We paid them well enough that they wanted to perform well and stay. Still a tiny fraction of what we paid "back home".

You don't figure it's kind of suspicious that they're just now crawling out of the woodwork after 10-15 years of saying nothing?

Dollars to donuts his driver keeps his car nice and cool for when he gets back in.

5th largest economy on the planet and it’s only a state,and just so you know every state has its share of problems One stat tells it all... CA is losing population under Newsom, Florida is gaining faster than any other state under DeSantis. https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/population-decline-by-state They're gonna have to change Newsom's first name to Swirlie.

It's from the US News and World Report, Americans being able to own 100% by the Treaty of Amity. I know... Kinda sucks for the rest of you guys.

But given the choice...