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35 minutes ago, Curt1591 said:

Although neither are really into hugging, my brother-in-law, married, will hug his mom. I have witnessed this when one will partake of foreign travel.

A question might be, how well did he accept his mother marrying a foreigner?

That's been my experience exactly with my wife's extended Thai family.

There is no lack of affection among them, they just don't express it the way we do.

Hugs and kisses are for departures and arrivals, weddings and funerals.

Your last question may have hit the proverbial nail on the head.

1 hour ago, thaibeachlovers said:

You could start at the psychiatric hospital.

 

Does anywhere do?

No, bad counseling would be harmful.

Quite right.

That would be Suan Prung Hospital.

The best known and most popular psychiatrist is Dr. Kittiwan Thiamkaew.

She is on the staff at Suan Prung and also has her own clinic located at Samlan Rd., Phra Sing, Chiang Mai.

1 hour ago, stevenl said:

Nonsense, nothing anti-semitic abpout this ''Macron berates Israeli security men in tussle at Jerusalem church'.

Just as a headline like ''Macron berates Palestinian security men in tussle at Jerusalem church'. would not be anti islam, or ''Macron berates USA security men in tussle at Washington church'.' would not be anti USA or even anti christianity.

That explains it very well and blows away the canned narrative of omnipresent anti-Semitism.

7 hours ago, Swiss1960 said:

1 Baht Gold will  cost you around 20'000 Baht money... Baht is a gold currency here... 

"Baht" is not a gold currency here.                                                                                       It's a measure of weight in the buying and selling of gold.

I haven't heard anything about a new queuing system.

The last time I did my 90 day report all that was required was my passport and the single 90 day report application form.  No more photocopies of passport pages.

The whole process seems much easier now than it was at Promenada.

6 hours ago, stevenl said:

No demand for an ex prince? You think he wouldn't be able to give lectures, speeches, and get handsomely paid for that?

Spot on.

Dishing up dirt on the Royal Family could keep Harry and Meghan in lucrative book deals for the rest of their lives.  The well-paid personal appearances would be the icing on the cake.

1 hour ago, ICELANDMAN said:

The queen Elizabeth at 93 and still decides for the whole family for four generations, true that with all the imbeciles of the family she has no choice, and  Meghan not will make also a fatal accident but nothing is sure about this dangerous family, the murderous ancestor is not a good guarantee.

What "...murderous ancestor..." are you talking about?

King Henry VIII?

If so, you've got the wrong dynasty.

21 hours ago, cocopops said:

 

I'd love to hear the short version of the long story if you're in a sharing mood. For what ailment was the oil prescribed?

PM sent.

2 hours ago, MisterTee said:

Thanks for that evaluation of what looks like the form of cannabis that will be most readily, and legally, available in the near future.

You say you mixed the oil with "homegrown" - maybe you've got some good weed there and the oil doesn't have any psychoactive properties at all.  Or possibly heat is necessary to activate it.  Using it to make fudge or brownies might have the same effect.

It would be interesting to hear from others who have had experience with the oil from hospitals and clinics.

That's a good suggestion about adding the oil to baked edibles.

The next time my wife makes brownies I'll put in a "secret ingredient" and put them aside for myself and my friends.

2 minutes ago, Sheryl said:

1. Most oil is CBD and does not contain THC

 

2. Government product not yet out but when it is, I think also no THC

 

Are you sure what you got was THC oil and not CBD oil?

 

THC is not needed for the intended medical uses

What I got from Maharat Hospital was labeled "Cannabis THC Oil".

But taking it orally as prescribed, the effects were more like CBD oil.

So you may be right...  TIT strikes again.

I was stung on the hand by a very small one and was in agony for almost ten minutes afterward.

The pain didn't fully go away for twelve hours.

I see them in all sizes and wonder what the sting of a big one would be like.

As recommended above, get an exterminator and try to find out where they are breeding.

As a graphic artist and business woman she was a success in every sense of the word.

All the best to her family and former employees.

They had a good run.

32 minutes ago, wgdanson said:

Come on over to my place. Cherry Berry 13%, Apple & Pomegranite Rose 13%, Mulberry 15%. All made from Tipco juices, sugar, yeast and that's it.

That's the way to go.

Make it yourself instead of buying rotgut at inflated prices.

3 hours ago, Aussie69 said:

On ‎10‎/‎23‎/‎2018 at 9:21 AM, Rimmer said:

Transall C160 in somebody garden just near to Nong Nooch Bangsaray.
Rather strange, as far as I am aware Thailand did not operate this type only France; Indonesia; West Germany; South Africa and Turkey.
Unable to get any closer to it but looks like it is being beautifully restored as a garden ornament

This is not an old aircraft. Those 6 bladed high efficient props are relatively new.

Maybe they are decorative add-ons.

The rest of the plane looks like a genuine Transall C-160.

2 hours ago, mogandave said:

 

Yet the automotive industry is thriving...

 

Indeed it is, and the country as a whole has modernized to a great extent since I first came here forty years ago.

Somebody knows how to get productive work out of Thais, Laotians, Khmers, and Burmese.

1 minute ago, Justfine said:

Of course it's racist. It refers to white foreigners not non Thais.

 

There's a lot of racism in Asia.

A word can define race without being derogatory.

You would have to be living in the expat bubble to think that "farang" was a racial insult. 

As already pointed out, the word has a long history in this part of the world as a neutral term for Europeans and people of European descent.

If the word was offensive then surely sometime within the last 600 years that aspect of it would have been commented on by Thais themselves or the visitors to this country who have written extensively about the manners and customs of the Thai people.

So many posters on this forum come across as querulous and nasty. They seem to take pleasure in confrontations with Thais. Just look at the level of Thai-bashing and the number of "likes" these misfits get.

Lack of freedom in my own country.

Just one example:  In the New York metropolitan area you aren't allowed by law to make repairs to the outside of your own home. The work has to be done by a licensed contractor at grossly inflated prices.

In Thailand I've built several additions to the houses my family and I have lived in over the years and never needed so much as a permit from the local authorities.

Some might argue that situation results in a lot of substandard work and that would be hard to gainsay; although not in my case because I've had a lifetime of experience in the building trades.

Nevertheless, even with all its hassles and dangers, I'll take Thailand over the USA anytime.