Ctkong

200 million won is only about 5.5 MILLION not billion Thai baht. Writer is not currency savvy I think .

Thais took offense to the act of kicking another Thai on the back while she was sitting facing away from him harmlessly. People in Asia took offense to being kicked like a dog because it denotes a lower status ( regard) of the person being kicked. I witnessed a scene in India while sitting in a car driven by an Indian friend visiting his huge home. He was driving me back to my hotel from his home where upon reaching his house gates which was a distance from his house, the gate did not open because the guard was snoozing ( maybe drunk? ) siting by the gate. Wordlessly he just emerged from the car , walked over to the guy and literally kicked him repeatedly like a dog. That, was a cultural eye opener for me.

Maybe water which is available is used to wet the contents of the luggage to slow the burning. .. while airline staff get the fire extinguisher…

No alcohol sales during 2-5 pm is always a bother when shopping for groceries because this is the time when the foot traffic is less. I like to select this period to shop for groceries after my lunch.

Driver talking nonsense into the phone to drive away boredom.… a national pastime I had seen numerous times both public and private transport. Thai drivers figure that it is too boring and a waste of their time just driving attentively on a deserted street…..until it wasn’t.

Always wise to use a backpack with a hidden zip pocket on the side between the back and backpack to discourage pickpocketing.

Seems to me many foreigners under 30 try their best to remain in pattaya and phuket regardless their financial situation. Could the laissez-faire attitude of thailand influence their thinking ?

In countries like thailand and China, it makes sense to let the medical profession or police to handle traffic accidents. You get to be blame because the victims can claim compensation for your insurance if they are not insured. Let the locals handle their fellow people . They know the method. Sad but it is what it is.

Class action lawsuit by the parents upon the teacher who meted the punishment? Time teachers made known about consequences of their actions . Thailand is not a barbaric nation.

This is a different issue. Truth is Tom has been uploading their private sexual videos to outside parties without their consents regardless the narrative.

Maybe it is the thrill of stealing, maybe it is poor social upbringing but at his age, old habits die hard. Anyway it is giving the Thai impression of expats or tourists a black eye.

I am a wine drinker and had been to neighboring countries like vietnam Cambodia and myanmar . All those countries have cheaper booze especially beer and wine. Even a Muslim country like malaysia has cheaper prices too. I guess any Thai who wander overseas do see the difference and the ridiculous prices charged in their home country.

Obviously rural thailand has a low entry bar for ‘abbotship ‘ given the huge number of temples having few monks.

Lack of logic and greed main driver.

Mooban security guard is not paid enough for him to do police job. It is better he must do the job assigned to him which is gate keeping and route policing. What goes inside the houses is not in his job description and maybe even detrimental to his health if he gets nosey.