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Cereal

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  1. The article says there was a broken helmet nearby. What kind of helmet? Was the chin strap fastened. Too many times, more often than not it seems, I see motorbike riders wearing helmets that look like they are from a young boys first tool set. Or having a cheap crappy open face helmet with the chin strap dangling down. 

     

    Wear helmets everyone. Good helmets that fit properly. They save lives. 

  2. On 7/23/2024 at 2:23 PM, Gecko123 said:

    Thai men would be eagerly pursuing foreign women which is not the case

    I don't think Thai men are eagerly pursuing foreign women for two main reasons. Foreign women are not interested in Thai men. And, Thai men are insanely insecure and take rejection not at all politely or nicely. It's a huge loss of face. 

     

    I've been here a long time and have never met a foreign woman, Thai/Lao man couple.

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  3. I get it. I don't agree with it, but I absolutely get it. You take a man who feels he has nothing to live for and nothing to lose, and push him past his breaking point, this kind of tragedy can happen. 

     

    My wife pushed me to the limit a couple of years back. I didn't snap, but it got waaayyyyy to close for comfort. Typical rhetoric spouted too often to too many,  "Get out. I get everything. You get nothing. You are falang." 

     

    I lawyered up instead. $150 and 30 minutes of his time and my wife understood. We were legally married here so if we get divorced it is 50/50. That's the law. Sell everything and split the money. She'd lose her dream house and never be able to afford a replacement. I would be better off financially with a new girlfriend half her age. 

     

    This is harsh I know, but it is reality. 

     

    Anyway, she calmed down when she realized it isn't 100% hers and 0% mine.

     

    Turns out, menopause crashed down on her in one gigantic swoop. A trip to a top notch doctor in Thailand who knew what to do and it's better now.

     

    Thankfully 🙂 

  4. On 7/10/2024 at 2:32 PM, charleskerins said:

    You gotta lotta likes for your callous post ,how exactly is it her fault?

    It's her fault for having a damaged passport. Just from reading the story it seems most unlikely she was unaware of the damage.

     

    Many people don't realize that you do not own your passport. It is the property of the issuing government, and they allow you to use it on their behalf. 

     

    This is why it's illegal for a business to demand your passport for holding. I never allow that. I'll let them take a picture of it, a photocopy of it, a scan of it, but I never hand it over and pick it up later when I return the motorbike I rented, for example. 

     

    A damaged passport is not acceptable. The rules are clear. If a person doesn't  know this, perhaps they shouldn't be traveling.  

  5. The rules regarding passports are clear and ubiquitous; they must be undamaged. A 1 cm tear on the most important page is significant damage. 

     

    The questions are. When was it damaged? How long did the woman know it was damaged. Why didn't she do something about it when the passport was first damaged?

     

    I spent 10 years in the airline business, I seen passengers refused for a lot less damage than that. 

  6. On 6/19/2024 at 2:00 PM, youngster30uk said:

    A lot of the money from these zero dollar tours does not enter Thailand and does not benefit Thailand in any way. A chinese person would pay a chinese tour company, all the money stays in China, then they are taken to chinese businesses in Thailand all the money goes back to china

    Thais taking foreigner to their 'Family' business is bringing money to the Thai economy, they are completely different situations

    You are absolutely right about this. It's all import and export leakage. Relatively little money actually makes its way into the Thai economy and the huge majority of jobs that are created are low end hotel positions. Which again, do little to help the Thai economy. 

  7. 1 hour ago, atpeace said:

    Too good to be true 🙂 I might try but I have my serious doubts it will make the slightest difference. Worth trying...

    At least once every dengue season, government officials come by all the houses to check for standing water. We always get a pass because of the standing pots full of fish. It's the buckets and tires full of water etc. that are a problem. 

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  8. A problem is the height of balcony rails. In Canada, standard height is 107cm and in Thailand it is between 90 - 100 cm. As we male falangs tend to be much taller than the average Thai (Canadians avg. 178cm and Thai 168cm) it's very easy to imagine accidental falls happening.

    So, the difference could be 27cm or more. That is a huge amount. Falling over that height is like tripping over a curb. It happens. I always approach a railing on a Thai balcony with care. 

     

    Booze doesn't help of course, nor do drugs. 

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