daveAustin

Both sides of the extreme are as idiotic as one another. Take a step back yourself and listen to the vitriol from those you support.

Growing Concerns Over Pattaya Image They always do this. EVERYBODY knows about Pattaya’s ‘image’. If it was magically turned into a peaceful haven and no mongers went there, it would still have that image. It is what it is. You may be able to put lipstick on a pig and get away with it, but you can’t polish a turd!

Wow, chill dude, you’re irate. Get out of bed the wrong side? Drunk? Many here are just normal people that have had bad experiences with hordes of visiting Chinese and you’re not convincing anyone otherwise. I’m sure there are nice people in China and also visiting, but they generally don’t do themselves any favours when they come over in those big bolshy groups and start upsetting the locals. Any one people (including my own) piling into another country en-masse ain’t great and if the number from China is significantly reduced, it can only be a good thing. BTW, in case you hadn’t noticed, this is Thailand not Burma. 😋

Well that’s one way to put it.

You can auto check in now too. Last time came out, no line, lightening fast. I was practically through to departures before my ride was on the motorway!

Imo the worst that can happen is we all yield to Putin in the drive for peace, they mobilise and become strong again, then they do what they want, again. That idiot in the White House is in a good position to grind this out and bring Russia to its knees, having that little urchin eviscerated from inside, ending one of the biggest threats to the world. There is no negotiating with them. They are a despicable bunch that care not one jot for anybody. Guess you could say that about a few countries today.

The root cause is YOU and your nation’s imperialistic bent! The bloke is a deviant and will want all sorts of concessions. Ukraine will lose lose lose.

We knew this would happen, Biden or Trump. Putin is a lot smarter than the pair of them, and Zelensky. He'll take what he wants, and that is it. Trump has no input really, unless he means to go all in, and then that is game over. The way is for the world community to punish that little shyster by backing Ukraine and perpetually chucking on sanctions. He will be fold and be eliminated from the inside.

FO to your perfect 1st world haven then! Stop <deleted>ting on Thais. I may abhor barking dogs and the rest, but as crap as that can be, it pales to what donkeys have to put up with back there.

Could be a smoking gun but almost guaranteed those guys would be involved.

^… only so far it can go though until prices rise wholesale proper. which then hurts the minimum wage people. Economics 101. There are also typically double or more the number of staff here than you’d see in a western shop. Wages will have to rise steadily in kind with making the workforce more efficient and harder working. 😙

Issues with access by the looks—property can be acquired btw if you know what you’re doing. Not going to comment further on this since we don’t know it all… probably connections through the other party’s woman (the perp)? Farang also by the looks. Maybe you’ll get a dose of karma in the future, dude! Beating up on old folks indeed!

But Thai can fly in farangland, no prompem.

Yes it does. The guy might love dogs for all you know. I do. But when they are allowed to bark all day, it is not cool. There is a massive difference between incessant yapping and occasionally barking at a stranger.

… or they bark incessantly because that’s what they do. Yours is a typical ‘dog person’ response. What a world to live in! When they recreationally bark like that, they are a menace to everyone bar the owner. I’d bet my bottom dollar that most people in the vicinity of that noisy mutt are pissed off. Thailand’s stray dog problem and relationship with dogs in general (I.e keep them caged, let them intentionally bark all day, biting kids, causing road accidents etc) is third world and one of the downsides to living here. There’s one by us, albeit probably 100m away, that stays chained up in the back garden and can recreationally yap ALL day. It’s disturbing from a high up condo so must be a nightmare for next door neighbors. Not really the dog’s fault, it is squarely on the selfish owners. Big fines should be dished out to get these selfish people to change their ways or you’ll have more of the above… people taking it into their own hands and killing their dogs. The way it goes in other countries is you get a warning from the authorities followed by a fine, then if it continues you lose the dog. This is how it works in a civilised society to prevent people’s lives from being disturbed by others. Putting up with it because it’s ’good for security’ lol is head in the clouds Thaier than Thai nonsense.

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Nothing or block her unless you consider her a friend. It’s a stock message and guaranteed it would be sent out regularly to all her customers. You paid for your time and owe her nothing, forget any guilt. These girls working the big ticket areas are not poor, esp if lookers. Very likely earning more than you shaving away in Blighty.

Yes. Very risky. As for the no god thing, and C&P, I wouldn’t count my chickens on that either… not in the way it’s been sold. No Country For Old Men… a classic. Hate that Brolin and wife had to die, but of course they were secondary and the story was all about the sheriff and the changing world.

Hmm. If we weren’t meant to eat meat, we would never have evolved the way we did, esp the brain. As to the sometimes barbaric way we treat cattle, well that’s another matter.

Let’s hope they keep that child, Vance, out of the room this time.

The drone attack on Moscow was good timing > Russia unlikely to agree > Russia looks like the bad boy… but we already knew that.

What a lovely friendly group.

Gawd 😴 Nothing to do with greatness (dear me), all about self-will and not wanting some non-elected foreigner making policy. How would you feel about some random country that doesn't speak your language making up your rules? Agree with the op, the US is untrustworthy and is losing friends faster than most of you are losing hair.

Exactly. Easy for them to say. Imagine US government willingly giving up the eastern seaboard to Putin, for example, or he will turn the entire country to ash? Alright Ukraine is in a bind, but the Yanks have no real empathy since they have never been invaded (revolutionary wars don't count, where the Brits 'beat' themselves). Getting into bed with Russia on this is sickening. America, you have sold your soul.

Yes at least it drops it down on default mode, although is still using up real estate. I’ll keep it on dark, however to save eyes. Thanks anyway.