NoshowJones

On 5/1/2025 at 8:31 AM, Maxbkkcm said:

Why is that that most tourists and expats, men and women. Farangs, asians or else do have tattoos? 

And not a small one but clearly visible and obnoxious ones.

In the West for instance, you almost never see those. But here young and old people are full of it.

I would say it’s almost 1 on 2 who are covered with tatts.

Why does Thailand attracts primarly those people? Knowing that in their culture is not perceived as good. Huge paradox…

Also tattoos people have a high tendency to be degenerate. And most are sadly. Not the cream of the crop…

So why is like this? Any theory or explanation? On why they’re attracts here. 

 

 

I am almost certain these tattooed people will have a very low IQ, they are nothing more than sheep who follow the flock and with very little brains. Will you see well educated people in good jobs following the flock? I very much doubt it.

Same applies to the shirtless, big bellied, big titted brigade.

16 hours ago, AgMech Cowboy said:

I've taken Alprazolam (aka Xanax) in past. It gave me some weird dreams 75% of the times that I used it. That stopped me off from asking for more.

 

10 baht per pill? I'd be extremely suspicious even though it came from the Doctor.  (But who's your Doc? I'd like to get some Lorazepam (aka: Travan, Antivan) that cheap). 😂👍

I checked again, it was actually 50 Bt for the packet of eight, not eighty Bt.

17 hours ago, ronster said:

Can they make a law banning people sitting in restaurants without a top on 👍

I have noticed signs two or three restaurants on the Soi Backawo forbidding shirtless men.

15 minutes ago, CharlieH said:

For most people, 10mg of melatonin is considered too much, especially for regular use.

Recommended Melatonin Dosage:

• Adults: 0.5mg to 3mg is often effective for sleep onset.

• Occasional use: Up to 5mg is sometimes used short-term.

• 10mg: Generally only used under medical guidance; may cause grogginess, vivid dreams, or disrupt natural sleep cycles.

Why Less Is More:

Melatonin is a hormone, not a sedative. Taking too much can backfire, either by making it harder to sleep or causing next-day drowsiness. The body responds best to doses that mimic natural melatonin levels.

Thanks Charlie, I have never had trouble sleeping at any time in my life and have no intention of ever using sleeping pills apart from on planes and jetlag.

The last two times I used Melatonin, it worked 100%. I'm sure that this time the Melatonin from Lazada was counterfeit.

25 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

Travan? Is that a brand-name?

0.5 mg of Melatonin would do nothing.

That sounds like heavy stuff and not for hand luggage.

Melatonin does not throw you on the mattress.

The 5mg is Travan. 10mg is melatonin.

16 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

Travan? Is that a brand-name?

0.5 mg of Melatonin would do nothing.

That sounds like heavy stuff and not for hand luggage.

Melatonin does not throw you on the mattress.

It was a small packet of eight pills which cost 80Bt from my local doctor

2 minutes ago, Maxbkkcm said:

Where do you think it comes from for authority and noise? 

I don't understand your answer, where does what come from?

On 4/28/2025 at 1:42 PM, Denim said:

I have the opposite problem. All the cashiers want my phone number or Line contact.  Sometimes being so incredibly handsome has its dawbacks

"sometimes being so incredibly handsome has its dawbacks"  That's not your photo in your avatar is it?? Didn't think so.

On 4/29/2025 at 5:02 AM, Georgealbert said:

 

Picture courtesy of Matichon.

 

An incident has unfolded in Phuket after a green-plate taxi obstructed an ambulance from Patong Hospital, resulting in the death of an emergency patient inside the vehicle.

 

The event occurred on the morning of 27 April 2025 along the Kamala-Patong Road, located in Kamala Subdistrict, Kathu District, Phuket Province.

 

According to information from the MCOT Phuket Facebook page, the deceased, identified as Mr Pradit, aged 62, had a history of heart disease. He collapsed while working in a durian orchard in the Kamala community. Relatives promptly contacted Patong Hospital, which dispatched an emergency team at 08:15.

 

 

Upon reaching the scene, the ambulance team quickly placed Mr Pradit into the vehicle and began the journey towards Phuket Town for urgent medical treatment. However, en route, a green-plate taxi allegedly refused to give way, driving slowly along the leftmost lane, thereby preventing the ambulance from gaining speed as the crew continued to administer critical cardiac resuscitation.

 

Despite the medical team’s efforts to revive him, Mr Pradit was pronounced dead at approximately 08:45.

 

Eyewitnesses reported that the ambulance had its sirens fully activated, but the taxi driver failed to move aside. “The road was narrow, but if the taxi had just pulled over for a moment, the patient’s life might have been saved,” one witness said.

 

Patong Hospital, together with officers from Patong Police Station, has since reviewed CCTV footage and summoned the taxi driver for questioning. Initial charges include obstructing an emergency vehicle and violating patient rights, with legal proceedings to follow.

 

Police officials also announced that they are reviewing traffic regulations in the area and plan to launch a campaign urging motorists to yield to emergency vehicles, aiming to prevent such incidents in future.

 

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from Matichon 2025-04-29.

 

 

 

What about all these speedbumps?? They are just as bad and hold up emergency vehicles in a similar way.

19 hours ago, roo860 said:

Wasn't causing a problem, don't what all the fuss was about.

Probably Swedish on his way to the sauna 

Big problem, almost as bad as the members of the shirtless, big bellied, big titted brigade.

On 4/28/2025 at 3:14 PM, Reddavy said:

If you can do all that on 40,000 bht per month you must be living in a dump and live on a bowl of rice a day or never go out. 

If he does not drink or smoke or entertains women, then yes easy on 40,000 Bt per month.

On 4/27/2025 at 5:21 PM, Mason45 said:

All religions especially Catholic are total crap.

I am not a Catholic but of all the Catholics I have known in my lifetime, I have never known any of them to be total crap or trouble makers, not like the religion I was born into.

Although none of my family or relations have been involved with the trouble making bigots of the Orange Walk, there are many more trouble making Protestants than Catholics.

18 hours ago, nakhonandy said:

It's wrong and we all know it. To be fair we knew this when we decided to retire to Thailand. The government won't change this rule as it's too expensive to do so and we don't vote anyhow so we have no power.

I did not know the annual UK state pension increases were frozen until I moved to Thailand but I had a good few years to go before I reached pension age. 

On 4/26/2025 at 3:44 PM, Magictoad said:

"As a foreigner who lives here, I feel intimidated "

Well you are definitely in the wrong place then. You should try India or Burma or Pakistan or Afghanistan or Turkey or Libya or any of the 60 or so countries I've visited..That area of Pattaya is a Gay area and not the least bit intimidating.

You mean it is all men? How can you tell if they are homosexuals or not? The post mentions there is a woman there.

19 hours ago, jas007 said:

I sometimes feel sad when I see people opening business that are obviously doomed to failure.  

 

Wishful thinking? Stupidity?  Failure to do basic market research?  Or, maybe they just don't care and they want to run money through a business, with or without customers. 

 

 

Just down from where I live someone had a new coffee shop built from scratch and is painted all in black, it looks like a funeral parlour. I knew it would not last, it lasted less than a week and that was months ago. The building now stands empty and is just an eyesore.

Just now, save the frogs said:

exactly.

they will spit in your food. 

 

Spot on.

On 4/5/2025 at 2:52 PM, save the frogs said:

whats the official "laws of the land" for tipping?

 

is tipping mandatory/expected? restaurants only? hairdressers? masseuses?

does it differ in tourist spots? 

 

do you tip? usually? sometimes?  

 

 

Years ago before I made my first trip to America, I was reading about their customs, one thing said that I should expect to pay about 20% of my spending money on tips.

I then decided no tips for anything and that applied to my trip and future trips. I did make a point to never use the same restaurant etc a second time for obvious reasons.

12 hours ago, JJ-Thailand said:

 

I can remember a time when nobody checked anything, and we could smoke on the flight.

Are you saying that smoking should be allowed on planes???????? Or any other transport?????

18 hours ago, NorthernRyland said:

Who does this benefit? the US did this under the pretense of terrorism but what reason does Thailand have? It seems to be coming out of nowhere.

Thai's love authority, it's in their gene's along with wearing uniforms, and not to forget NOISE.