Zack61

So, no good news at all then?

Zero empathy here. Hope they like sharing small spaces with lots of people for a long time.

Should be illegal with a mandatory jail sentence

The dog needs to be put down but I'm not sure Thai Buddhist culture and beliefs will allow this.

Sadly, this sort of treatment of legitimate refugees is becoming commonplace emboldened by the policies of some of the world’s more powerful countries who turn a blind eye to it. This is a shameful act as these people were knowingly sent back to China to face horrible reprisals with no effort of repatriation to a third country willing to take them. The world is turning to sh!t. Thailand is not Robinson Crusoe when it comes to this sort of kowtowing to more powerful countries. These people are being hung out to dry just like what is happening to 40 million Ukrainians. Shameless kowtowing to the world’s despots.

My heart goes out to anyone who is subjected to living anywhere near an AirBnB. Must be horrible. The laws of probability ensure that you will get the odd a$$hole and then multiply that by the number of short rentals in a condo complex. No more quiet life

Off with their hands

It’s been a while since I’ve been to Cambodia but the one thing I remember about the many bus trips I did was the endless miles/kilometres of plastic rubbish strewn alongside the roads. Litter pigs is an understatement.

Not sure that their contribution is any more than a drop in the ocean.

I stay away from Thailand at this time of the year because of the smoke. I found it very hard to go outside and enjoy the experience when everything was a hazy grey blur with no real colour. It was like the aftermath scene of one of those apocalyptic movies with AQI readings in the high triple digit range. There is nothing pleasant about the smoky season and despite the fact that I love living here, getting away at this time is a good, healthy move and an opportunity to visit family back home. I’ll come back when the rainy season starts with a healthy set of lungs.

I first went to Pai 40 years ago and it truly was a tranquil place. I hitched my way there on a logging truck from Chiang Mai on a predominantly dirt road and, as I recall I had to walk in 5 kilometres from the road that went to Mae Hong Son and the only accommodation I was able to find was floor space and a mosquito net on a 20m x 20m elevated wooden structure with no walls with a big open fireplace in the middle. Probably 20-30 other people altogether. The last time I was there was about 10 years ago and the place was unrecognizable. I can only imagine what it is like today but the photos suggest it has slid further into an abyss. I'm not sure what the attraction is, but maybe I'm not stimulated by the same things as the current generation. Each to their own but I find lot of the tourist attractions a little bit "ho hum". I'm just glad I saw it when I did.

Ditch the dowry culture and you may see an improvement in the numbers.

I’m glad I don’t have to get around with a walking stick or wheelchair. There’d be nowhere I could go without competing with the traffic. Very few pedestrian friendly sidewalks in Thailand.

Off with their heads. Scum

I have no issue with properly ventilated smoking rooms. I do recall Singapore has them and as an ex-smoker I have used them. I even remember when Thailand had them but they weren't well ventilated. When the rooms were full the smoke used to build up quite a bit but was contained to the room itself. The problem I would now have is that anyone who had used this facility and was seated next to me in a plane would smell like an ashtray. It's the smell I would find offensive. Smoke would cling to their clothes like sh!t and I'd have to put up with it.