IMO street vendors are always welcome as long as they don't obstruct pavements and cause people to go on to busy roads to get past like they used to do on the soi's between 5 and 11 in lower Sukhumvit Road. They are a good source of income for the Thai people and should not be deprived of it.
The unelected PM is an ex soldier with a Military Academy education, so he probably has an IQ similar to the majority of the Thai people. He is only a PM because he is protected by his Junta. That alone should tell you about his ability to run the country.
I was reading an article about America and it's customs before I went there for the first time, and it said in it that we should expect to pay 20% of our spending money on tips, so with me being me I was put on the defensive side.
That is America's fault, the employers should not be so greedy and pay their workers a decent wage. There is no way I was going to pay 20% of my holiday money on tips in any country.
That's true JT. Years ago before I went on a holiday to America. I read that I should be prepared to spend 20% of my spending money on tips. I decided there and then, no tips at all, though I wasn't stupid enough to go to a restaurant a second time.