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Ah, there it is. How can she be sure other buildings are safe and meet appropriate standards? Who told her that?

Oh aye, they dress up to the nines to avoid it. Amusing, eye opening process to anyone that hasn’t attended. Can’t blame them.

It's a bit knee-jerk, but many people just don't get the physics and heed social media tat too much. The thing happened days ago well inland; there will be no tsunamis.

Those that continually run them down typically have bad experiences in the tourists hotspots. Those places are not Thailand or 'real' Thais. I sometimes have a whinge, but Thai people overall are very cool. I have yet to witness such generosity of spirit anywhere else in the world. The amount of times--in similar situations as the op--where I've been helped out when in trouble is uncanny. Some of my best friends are Thai and I'm more comfortable around them than I am my own to be honest.

Why are Trump supporters so unwilling to criticize even some of his policies? Delusion, foolhardiness, fear of the alternative. Tempting to say they are thick but the support goes across the spectrum and there are very clever people that voted for him... or more so the idea. Hard for them to say the guy is out of line. I get it and we also need some tough policies in the UK to counter ott leftism and unrelenting illegal immigration. But not to the extent of hating the rest of the world.

Gawd, what a drab deluded bunch of right wing garbage. Everyone reckons their pissant little patch is 'the best' blah blah. But one thing's for sure, America ain't it and never will be. There is just no deep culture, history or homegrown innovation. Just a nothing ness off others' ideas. While it is of course the richest economy and also one of the most beautiful places on earth, especially up and about the Rockies--and there are some very cool people--it has done this through the influx of (chiefly) European input. Delve into history and there is only one true great after Greece and Rome and that is Britain. It gave an advanced language, law, sports, diverse music and was pretty much unparalleled in the arts and science. Donkeys will naturally poopoo this because they have an axe to grind and there is the envy element, but we'd all still be rolling around in the old poop if it weren't for them. Read your history. Only reason it ever let the Americas go was because of a weak, prat of king who didn't know wtf he was doing and there was more pressing stuff going on elsewhere. But of course the yanks (actually the brits at the time) think they beat the greatest power that had ever been by poking a few redcoats/chucking tea into the sea etc. F-a-doodle-do! Having said all that, despite the total and utter Fwits in charge right now, still reckon America is a force for the good, and of course we could all be destroyed if they so wished. They just need to line their ducks up a bit and clear out the trash. Regards the left destroying America: yes, they are a weird and as equally devoid of logic bunch and will do so through provoking the other side, as we have now. Congratulations.

Well done for lowering the tone of this wonderful story. There’s always one.😔 He received/receives a massive amount of donations; how do you know some of this didn’t come by way of something similar? Scammers aside, there is no difference with folk in ‘trouble’ in the West. It is just a more effective way. A war veteran back home needed help recently and without a similar thing to gofund, I couldn’t have helped.

Who by, Pinocchio? If that is a thing, so what? FO! F'ck the US and everyone else, they do what they want on their own turf. How about a Danish or Greenlander delegation going to Long Island and threatening to take it over? It's just the <deleted>;s ploy with his little henchmen to bring the world 'into line'. He'll then soften his stance and negotiate. Classic new boss 101 bs. Only thing, it won't work with smart people and countries... many of which have fought alongside the US in their made-up wars.

It may be a dopey question, but, as a hypothetical 'IF', it would have to be Canada all the way. Few people would back the US in anything nowadays aside from the axis countries or unless they had an agenda. I don't know what's worse, the US being top dog with the current thugs in power, or commie China. I just wish Britain would grow its balls back and tell Donald & co to FO.

You can't really blame the vendor since she very likely has NO clue who Hitler and Putin are. All she sees is baht.

What a total ass. If ever someone was in more dire need of a punch in the face! Trump is a total knob by default, but what is this little urchin's excuse? When the aforementioned is dead and the rest of his mob administration is in chains, I would pay good money to see the look on this tosspot's face while he's picking the soap up in the shower. Btw, careful with riling up the Danes!

Nope. Everybody may hate them (not the people of course), but they produce a lot and have massive grain output. Their economy will suffer but their current rulers will get their way in the end. Just so long as they know they're on their own in the next 911 or Iraq or Afghanistan etc etc...

Very Poignant, Simon, albeit that is your mind's ego sidekick doing its thing. That he died at 66 is sad, but 100y ago they were dying a lot younger... 500y ago 30 was an old man! It's what we do unfortunately. Just do not worry about the inevitable and live through your senses like the animals do... mind is WAAY down the list, i.e. don't think too mutt. When it comes, as it will, just accept it.

Nope. It needs to rid itself of both extreme left and right a-holes having influence on the wider world. Both are as idiotic and as damaging as the another. And, 'normal' SHOULD mean anyone over the age of 60 should have absolutely no power or anything to do with politicy making.

What the actual F! People are currently fighting for their lives and you're posting flippant tat to get yourself noticed. There are many messed up old screwball folk on this site, but this topic takes the biscuit. Complete ****!

Probably more so that she hates the guy with the fire of a thousand suns. He is kind of a priick. As a kid of Elon, she’s got an excuse for being mentally unbalanced—what’s the average ASEAN NOW user’s excuse?

What a state of affairs… genuine folks worried about going back to their own country. Would the above be as blasé if/when they get hassled with their other half, I wonder. It was a rubbishy experience getting into the US, as a white tourist even, 30y ago! US immigration was policed by robots back then, so guessing it’s a ball now! You’ll probably be alright though Mike, but I get the apprehension. However, better off seeking info elsewhere than this hateful site.

I dunno, Alex Albon is none too shabby. Alright, born in UK but half Thai and potential future world champ. Plenty of talent here. Thais can even fly planes you know. 🙂

Ooh, the boomers will be all over this… ‘a good old thrashing never did me no ‘arm’ etc. Never met so many messed up folk as that age group. If you’re a decent parent and know what you’re doing, you don’t need to bash a kid for them to turn out well rounded and respectful. It does take time and effort of course. The schools here are notorious for smacking the kids, even for late homework. They typically do this because the teacher is hopeless in the first place. If there’s a particularly unruly kid, expel the rascal. Of course he’ll then likely be beaten up by his father… see above.

That's all fair enough and I agree, but one has to baulk at the incredulity of the Secretary General of the Office of the Education Council in questioning the survey, which is non-bias. It is what it is. He then bandies about word salad--'objective educational metrics'--in a bid to cajole the World Population Review or impress upon readers in general that the system is wrong. The bottomline is, and aside from the occasional brilliant student, Thailand's general education standard stinks and his typical misdirection is not helping. Points mentioned above: not failing flunkers, laziness and cheating for sure. But, more so, there is an abundance of poorly trained/educated teachers overseeing bored kids with tired rote-learning, making classes 'fun' rather than educational first and foremost, saluting the flag and chanting nationalistic slogans day after day, etc. A lot of time wasted in teaching the wrong things the 'right' way. This is not showing a superior attitude. It just is what it is. I personally couldn't give a monkey's chuff that I may have gleaned a decent education or that my country might be right up there in the rankings. Who cares! I'd still rather be here after all. I'm also of the mind that the place doesn't need to be world leader, in anything, or need its populace to be proficient English speakers and the rest of it. Thailand is about right where it should be, the people are laidback and generally happier on the face of it than the so-called first world. BUT... Dr Prawit Erawan should perhaps see it how it is, focus more on the above and not try to bs the rest of the world.

He would do. Boguns one and all. The EU sucks on many levels, but the US administration is acting like a bunch of school kids. How embarrassing.

But thanks for what exactly? Bleeding the world dry? Another reason to despise boomers… the three biggest a-holes currently holding the world to ransom are of this generation. Of course one cannot blame all and have many great friends and family in this age bracket, but just can’t hack that air of superiority while giving F all back. Would sooner have the woke gens front and centre and that’s saying something. Time to move over, give us all a break yeah. 😉

... not an untypical view of those born of convict musings, of a place with a dubious history that could fit on the back of a matchbox. Be wary of overly contentious posts from new niks, folks. Probably been banned a half dozen times. Darn, I ignored my own advice... see above.

Ignore the troll. If you changed the topic to 'Should all US officials be banned from entering Western Democracies...', then yes. Until they're ready to be civil and grown up, then countries should start turning their backs on America. Thailand is still emerging from the grips of third/developing world status, so could be forgiven for discretions here and there.

Probably conspiracist tat, a bit like 911... you know, 'the towers were brought down by charges because they came down awfully quick' etc. Donkey flat earth people. Covid was real, the overreaction by our governments was agenda, but it was real nonetheless. Jesus was real, too, and the spammers pounced on him then wrote a bs fairytale about it all. Funny world!