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A Korean named Park. That narrows it down a bit.

What about the monks driving luxury cars and flying business class? Seems a bit of nooky is pretty tame compared to some.

I know a girl, she's 21, and her father got into debt with lenders to the princely sum of $900. Yep...$900 measly dollars. What did daddy do? He sent his daughter to "work" to make the money up.

Absolute racism. I'm not entirely sure of the Indian angle, but the Chinese angle is ludicrous. The Chinese may arrive in huge numbers but the import and export leakage with respect to their numbers is almost total. They fly in on Chinese owned airlines, get driven around in Chinese owned buses by Chinese owned tour companies. They stay in Chinese owned hotels and eat in Chinese owned restaurants. They spend a ton of money but very little of it affects the Thai economy.

are the people running TAT really that obtuse?

8 hours ago, thhMan said:

Sometime you have to wonder if China is an Ally or an Enemy

I don't know anybody who wonders about that. They know. 

13 hours ago, taichiplanet said:

it wasn't that long ago that they were coming down hard on Tibetan Buddhists. Anyone remember Falun Gong?! I wouldn't be surprised if the Commie Party wants to pick the next Pope. It's not like there hasn't been any precedence. They even frown upon  Daoism as a religion which is home grown.

Anyone remember Banga Gong?

Help carry the load?!?

You're an actor.

Two young guys facing serious time in prison. They won't be as lucky as Amanda Knox, who I think was guilty as hell.

On 7/27/2019 at 12:30 PM, RichardColeman said:

Be honest I think you need to be putting yourselves in these young guys position. WHAT exactly do they have to look forwards to ? 300 baht a day, corruption, nepotism, too old at 30, no great pension and a coup every 5 years and a fat old bald farang running off with their g/f. The live fast die young motto is quite understandable - how many happy old Thai men do you see. 

There's more truth to this than most people are comfortable with.

20 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

police believe the teacher shot the girl before turning the gun on himself.

Now that's some pretty fancy police work right there. 

A Nigerian scam artist? Say it ain't so.

He's got my sympathy. I'll fork over the thousand quid, just let me run out and buy a lottery ticket first.

On 7/14/2019 at 7:37 AM, HauptmannUK said:

Canadian accent?

Possibly Newfie. 

200,000 Yen is about US$1850. Looks like the tourist didn't do a lot of shopping in the LOS!

I eat neither raw blood nor vital organs. It's disgusting. Raw blood is also fraught with potential disease and bacteria.

I drive our car over to Thailand and my Laos license is fine. 

I was in Phuket for Song Kran and went to a motorbike bike rental place close to my hotel by Patong Beach and they said my Lao license was only good for Isaan and wouldn't rent me a bike. They said I'd get in big trouble by the cops. I was impressed by their honest and thanked them.  

On 7/9/2019 at 8:46 AM, Benmart said:

Every time? Think again. This article has nothing to do with the Catholic Church, except perhaps in your confused thoughts.

It would appear you missed both the metaphorical and the ironical. It reminds me precisely of the Catholic Church.

11 hours ago, Traubert said:

And any Thai band trying to do 'Zombie' and 'Hotel California' should be put up against a wall, because Glen Frey and Dolores O'Riordan are dead. Someone has to take the rap.

 

By the way 62% of Thai's have Chinese heritage.

And 100% of Thais have African heritage. As does the rest of humanity. So, get our the djembes!

20 hours ago, tracker1 said:

That's what happens when you run fowl of the law !

Or foul.

That's some serious money and prizes she won. Pretty good haul.