DualSportBiker

There is a short answer and a long answer. The short answer is to stay away from Downtown Bangkok, Pattaya, Hua Hin, Cha Am, Phuket, and Chiang Mai. There are second-tier T.Traps in some Rayong towns on the coastline, and the islands are off for you as well. The long answer is any town in the following list. In some you might need to avoid the 'capital' of the province, but you can be close and still be a million miles from a place dense with tourists. Samut Prakan Ang Thong Lop Buri Sing Buri Chai Nat Saraburi Trat Chachoengsao Prachin Buri Nakhon Nayok Sa Kaeo Ratchaburi Kanchanaburi Suphan Buri Samut Sakhon Samut Songkhram Phetchaburi Prachuap Khiri Khan Lamphun Lampang Uttaradit Phrae Nan Phayao Chiang Rai Mae Hong Son Nakhon Sawan Uthai Thani Kamphaeng Phet Tak Sukhothai Phitsanulok Phichit Phetchabun Nakhon Ratchasima Buri Ram Surin Si Sa Ket Ubon Ratchathani Yasothon Chaiyaphum Amnat Charoen Bueng Kan Nong Bua Lam Phu Khon Kaen Udon Thani Loei Nong Khai Maha Sarakham Roi Et Kalasin Sakon Nakhon Nakhon Phanom Mukdahan Nakhon Si Thammarat Surat Thani Ranong Chumphon Songkhla Satun Trang Phattalung Pattani Yala Narathiwat

I studied French, Latin, German, Italian and Russian. Thai was a real shock when I moved here. I wholeheartedly agree, Latin and Thai have nothing in common.

Do you mean like Nonthaburi (nntburee)?

I studied Latin for five years and must confess I struggle to see any similarity between Latin and Thai. Latin is highly structured, caters for a variety of tenses, infers actor, recipient, object very clearly through its accusative, dative etc cases. Thai is almost without structure, has limited vocab compared to English, and its syntax is minimalist. Can you explain to me how Latin and Thai share anything?

Well that is miserable. What happens with annual visas then? Have to apply for the multiple entry once back here? Or will all Non-Imm visas be single entry? Confused by one step forward, two and a half back! Thanks

I watched the opening night(s) at Lollipop when there were still restaurants, a pharmacy and a Lebanese restaurant in Nana. I agree with you, it was all pretty off by the early naughties. Don't go to any of my old hangouts any more. Too old, too bored with it, my mates have left or died, have changed my tastes and stopped drinking...

In the interest of sharing, here's how my Cat O Non-Imm visa application went at the Consulate in sunny Savannakhet. Booked for a Tuesday as Monday was fully booked Arrived to the back on the queue at 09:15. Only a single line with perhaps 10-15 people outside. 70 minutes to get to the window Did not bring a copy of three months of bank statements, so printed them at an exorbitant price across the road Given a receipt Returned at 14:15 on the Thursday - I was the only person there and the tray was full of passports Done and dusted and drove back to Thailand 30 minutes later Whenever they introduce e-filing the 70 minute wait will be gone. Just drop of one's passport and return two days later. Looking forward to that next year. What did I do for two days?

From 2010 to 2015 I had a company that delivered industrial cleaning services - high end stuff. The process we used creates large static charges and the equipment we used would only work if there was sufficient ground. A ground-check system was built in to the equipment. We would normally tether the work piece to the equipment to discharge the static to ground. All well and good... We'd ask for confirmation from the maintenance team - you have good grounding all around your factory (and expensive kit) right? Sure! Except, factories designed and built after building regulations required a ground would often not have one. I am talking about units on large and well known industrial estates. Not that the estate mgmt were to blame, but the designer and contractor would often not see the need and try and save a few thousand Baht... We carried a drill, very long bit, big hammers and a 1.5m copper bar to create our own ground more times than I can remember. There are standards in Thailand, it just seems none are enforce and nobody cares until someone dies.

You might want to refresh yourself with facts. The riots and protests that were not Jan 6 were protesting highly visible and documented police abuse of power and resulting deaths as well as the coverups and protection offered by DA offices and courts. Jan 6 was an attempt to stop a legal, lawful and legitimate government process for the sole purpose of usurping the electorate's choice of leadership. You would do well to consider the symbology and significance of the country that rails on non-democratic processes everywhere else succumbing to anti-democratic rebels subverting the documented will of the people. As for the guns: these facts might hurt: https://www.courthousenews.com/jan-6-committee-convenes-surprise-hearing-to-tackle-new-evidence/

You seem like the large part of a dkwad to me

Written history covers all the times when women were beaten into acceptance of male leadership (dominance). Men have shown that their egos are too fragile to take feedback from people they consider physically weaker than them. Leadership in today's world is not about physical strength. Do you think that the men who do and historically have beaten their wives into submission are better leaders or just a-holes? Mental agility, knowledge, application of logic, the ability to listen, openness, respect, knowing boundaries, appropriate humility are some of the traits that leaders require. A female president or PM does not need to wrestle a foreign leader into submission - they have others to do that for them if needed. NB, I appreciate you stating that djt is not a good leader.

Versus thinking with ones small head... the neanderthal is strong in this one...

FFS man - you are the embarrassment. not only is trump as far from a real man as they come, there is no reason having a dong makes anyone a better leader than someone without. Can you just grow up and act like an adult?

I am surprised half of you can walk with all the magic insight and assumptions you carry around in your heads!

Your survey omits the only scenario that suits me: I have on very rare occasions driven hours after I have had a single drink Drinking and driving should be treated with physical punishment.