daveAustin

And that is how it should be until it is established who everyone is and what they are up to. They should be treated as potential criminals until it can be proven which ones are genuine asylum seekers, with all others to be deported immediately. Many of these are single, able males up to no good. If it were left to the bleeding heart liberals, all EU countries would eventually be overrun and you can bet your bottom dollar they will never have to rub shoulders with these people. Well done, Italy. Do not listen to the EU airheads!

Subway and flip-flops? lol. Good luck with accommodation if you go back to Oz. Heard it as horrendous there now, esp if wanting to buy. Btw, not that I wear them, but your flippy floppy things can be had in 7-11 for a few baht.

Can be sure certain powers that be will use it to their advantage for further control. Not a conspiracy theorist, covid was a thing as were the moon landings, but one thing's for sure, I won't be taking any hastily developed garbage vaccines.

Never heard of him, but a moniker like 'Diddy' already sounds pretty suspect. Hopefully he didn't Diddy Justin as well!

I wouldn’t be here in the first place if it were anything like what the state of that region is in regards land grabs, hate & religion. Likely same for most others. Those Thais are only there because of the coin, not for the love of it.

Strangely jovial, hip article for such a serious thing. Almost a puff piece. Anyway, about time the Thai system got with it and issued long term licenses. Enough with the money spinning and time wasting. At least make them 10 years!

Well done, fellas!

Not being angry.

Buddhists desiring that people don't do something. Hmm. How buddhist of them.

Sniggered at first, but utter tosh. Many locally educated Thai friends are well over and above myself. And I’m no thicky… I think. 🙂

600+? Those are not very impressive figures. There are some very capable people here (there is in every country) but many of these Thai unis are essentially businesses first.

US should just come out and say it… stop buddying up with those self serving a-holes or else! Totally agree.

Indeed. The AGED can take it if they want but please keep it away from the young! This drive to preserve life at any cost is screwing up the next gens. It is selfishness. Ancient people should move on with dignity.

If it actually helps some people then fair enough but you can shove that wholesale arthritic-inducing junk where the sun don’t shine! If it ever became a ‘serious threat’ again, I will never be swayed to take that crap in place my own immune system. Garbage!

People did rather well with the ol BS on here way before AI came along. 😀

Would go along with some of that, but ain't clear cut. The age thing for instance; women (here especially) don't tend to look at a guy the way we look at a woman as a thing of beauty. Money and tarts aside, as long as you're clean, decent, fairly trim and polite, the age thing is secondary. But, personally, 20y younger than me is about my limit. That is a generation. Aside from being a bit daughter weird, what would you talk about... Probably best they have a job first, yes, preferably own business. Give me a smart, independent woman any day. They know what they want. I know a few standup middle-aged businesswomen that I know would be fine. And, at that point, the kids thing does not matter. Again, though, these kinds of topics typically hail from regions where tourism is a thing and the girls they are rubbing shoulders with might be there for a reason. Nowt wrong with that of course. But if you want to at least meet a 'genuine' gal unconnected to any of that, you gotta get out and about, garner some good Thai friends and at least speak some of the lingo. Even then, it could all go pear shaped (we're dealing with the fickle fairer sex here) which is where the vetting comes in... Brit's response is pretty much on point. ALWAYS wear the trousers (the guys that let their woman control the purse? 🙄), have and continue to engage in your own pursuits, don't follow them around like a F puppy dog, or even be agreeable beyond the obvious. The silverback does not concern himself with the musings and trivialities of the woman gorilla! 😀

500 baht fine. Next!

Nice one. In previous years, have used the fishing line trick suspended couple inches above railing on a balcony that they would always roost on. Bird crap everywhere. Not a one landed afterward and we could go away for weeks on end and return to no droppings.

Needs it! The last few long haul flights I've had with them have been especially off. On the one flight, most people around me seemed to have just a nibble and then pushed it away. First meal: chicken or garlic prawn; next meal 6-8hrs later: prawn or chicken pasta. Out of literally hundreds of flights, it was right up there with the worst I can recall. Very surprising. THAI should just stick with what they do best and serve up Thai fare -- it is a Thai carrier after all -- and avoid doing other cuisines beyond basic breakfasts, which rarely works out well at the lower end. Perhaps stuff like khao man gai and straightforward pork dishes etc, and a basic fried rice to fall back on. Anyway, looks like they heeded my scathing feedback. 😛

Twaddle. Only a leftie who doesn't do opinion would say such a thing... their prissy policies have all our countries in a bind as a result and we have NEVER been as divided in recent times. The sole objective of the above individuals is to typically look after number one first (the indigenous populace). If that sows division then so be it. If things are not turned around soon, it will be pretty much game over.

It's because GB is no longer in that is accelerating the collapse. Loss of big revenue and a player with balls to help steer the ship. It is currently rudderless.

Hub 😀

Wonder if Bratwurst was on the menu? Sorry! 🙂

He’d never get those kinds of numbers or enthusiasm since many current and former Reds would be up for casinos. Let the place move on, dude!

^^ Well said. Cash is intrinsically not worth anything either, but. Thailand needs to woo Apple to really move on (Apple Pay—for those with iPhones😜—seems to be all over above methods) and outlets like LOTUS need to sort their sht because they have become ridiculously slow when paying any way bar cash.