daveAustin

Yep, whiny knowall boomers are the worst, but everyone seems to have a story. If having an off day, I’ll cross the street or hide at the back of 7 to avoid them. 😋

lol. Just as well axe the tat. How about this: tempt the Chinese with free visas? Oh wait! 😁

Demented is the word I’d use. But yes, the EU is a weak bloated pile of do do. Perhaps Donald should consider slapping 200% on Thai cars… Okay, tuk-tuks! 😋

And what would that achieve, bar fostering criminality (it would not stop randy teens doing what’s normal) while also keeping HIV rates high! It is all about education.

😂 They are b’stards like, chimps too, and getting up in the trees to do some work is better than them hanging around in gangs terrorising people and wrecking property. They create havoc in Lopburi, Krabi, Songkhla and other places they’re allowed to congregate. Of the ones I’ve seen go up in trees for coconuts and fruits, they are well treated and fed and seem to enjoy it, being foragers and innate climbers. But as soon as the do-gooder types get a whiff of it, they scream exploitation. Total morons. The only monkeys in this case are the politicians screwing with peoples’ and animals’ lives. F off and do some real good by addressing the smoking vehicles transporting the coconuts!

And that’s exactly what it is, control by fuddy-duddy a-holes, plus big business missing out. All drugs should be legalised. They are out there, underground, as it is. Get it all out in the open, ensure quality and tax it. Then watch the greedy tobacco & alcohol magnates squirm as they lose out, along with big pharma when public health goes up.

Secondhand shoes? That is cold. Enjoy the fish head soup and the trip back to the desert.

H pylori is a b’stard and typically present in most, albeit largely dormant, but only gets a foothold when conditions are right, such as low acid environments and the gut being disrupted after antibiotic use. Don’t know how effective they are, but H Pylori tests are readily available online, stool and saliva.

That is proper banana republic and a surefire way for an airline to lose customers. Hope it wasn’t a connecting international flight! Did others miss it?

Still here but more time in other places. Certainly couldn’t live in the likes of Dubai or Hawaii. Both ok for a visit, but… Thailand still has that freedom factor.

That was short lived. What happened? Or are you saying all posts since this have not been ‘erudite’? I would agree with that. Rambling and confused are the keywords.

Nearly 17M in six months is still too many for Thailand. It clogs the place up. They should be aiming for a sustainable 20M per year or less, max 1M Chinese.

Load of cobblers. Know several dollar millionaires that choose to live here full time, since Thailand is sound whether one is rich or living by normal means. Would personally divide my time, but majority would still be here.

😴😔 Another thread stained by you know who, both from fanboys and haters alike. How boring. As for Diddy; a proper POS who should do serious time (in gen pop). Reclaim his throne?; he shouldn’t reclaim his freedom.

It’s rubbish. Best off using browser and booking through agoda.

Well I found it amusing at least. All the thumbs down are probably those with sense of humour deficit. Though have only had positive experiences with AA, domestically, don’t think I’d chance them long-haul. There’ll be all that kerfuffle with extras, meals, bags, seats yada yada yada, then mincing around in the Middle East. Just to save a few pennies. It’d have to be significant, like 40-50% less, for me to not go direct with full service airlines.

Whoever. It clearly wouldn’t stop never ending donkey posts on this boring topic. About time this sub-forum and World News were shelved. It should all be about Thailand as was originally intended. The ‘USA, USA’ folks could spam Taiger or Reddit.

Because we have so many enemies? Guess you could always sell it to your pals in Russia, or your besties for when they take Taiwan. 🙂

Thai massage might be all that, if done correctly, but just because they’re Thai doesn’t mean they’re doing it right. Have had massages across the board; cheapos like this up to pricey hotel spas, but rarely had a great one. Unless they really know what they’re doing (some intentionally cause pain or bumble about yapping), are attentive and focus properly, it can be an uncomfortable waste of money. Though I get it, some of you guys are just happy to have a woman’s hands on you. 😂 Among the best I’ve had was in Sanur, Bali.

Some of the girls can always do some real work and get in the fields to pick the rice.

Anything the TAT have a hand in is a cluster Fk and doomed to fail. A bloated, anachronistic, xenophobic mashup if there ever were one. If there is another coup, please disband this embarrassment of a (dis)organisation.

Indeed. Seems to be a few of them types on this thread. When did TV get so trollish?

Not a bad idea for a woman I guess, since the air can be really <deleted>tty. The wet towel thing might be to cool them down. Anyway, these threads come around like clockwork. Next will be 'what do you love about Thailand?' 'how much do you live on?' etc etc.

Par for the course. No-one was hurt. I wouldn't go chasing Thais down to voice disapproval. Suggest do your utterances to yourself and move on.

It has always bounced back.