MisterTee

US currency has had to be pristine to be accepted by Thai banks and money changers for a long time now.

I always thought it was a scam by US banks and/or government.

Maybe not.

The ONLY reason I stay in Thailand is my Wife works here earning good money, if she didnt Id be outta here in a flash.I dont like the Thai people much id say 1 in 10 is decent the rest are pretty awful, I do like the fact I can grow almost anything as I like plants but really thats it.

Thailand needs a real good kick up the ^rse in my opinion

That you don't like Thailand and the Thai people is obvious from the miserable tone of your posts.

My cat is 100% satisfied with anyone who gives out free cat food.

That might also explain Thaksin's popularity.

I think you're all on to something.

"Nabbed" who writes this stuff? Some tired old Sun newspaper hack.

Anyway getting back to the Canadian, he won't have a leg to stand on when they charge him,

Lucky for him he had that old pre-war wooden crutch beside him on the chair.

It took you three times, but you finally got it right.

You've been lying doggo too long, Lord Lucan.

East Asian countries should hold trade workshops in the USA.

That's where help is needed.

Have you been to Detroit recently?

It 'may' help to have the municipalities STOP burning the vegetation on the side of the roads in the mountains.

I'm not really sure the problems are caused by just the farmers and the mushroom growers.

Good point.

Finding the sources of the smoke would be the first step in solving the problem.

Israel was part created by terrorism.

Sure, after 20 years of terrorist attacks by the Arabs that started the conflict. It was only a couple of years after Dresden, Hiroshima and Nagasaki. No one was too careful about how they fought back then.

Arabs started the conflict?

Do you really believe that to be true?

It was the invasion of Palestine by European Jews that created this inferno.

Do you really think that Jews immigrating to the area - where there had been Jews forever - gave the Arabs the right to start murdering them? Well, whatever you think, Jews were forced to fight back and they ended up winning the war that the Arabs started. The Arabs started the war and the Jews finished it.

The Jews finished nothing.

It ain't over 'til the fat lady sings.

The whole world is against them... and rightly so.

I do not like Trump, but he may be nominated by the party...... That... will says ALL about the USA!

And..if Trump becomes President?.... Mohamed, Jehovah, Buddha and Christ together cannot save the USA!

The USA that I grew up in went to the dogs a long time ago.

It's doubtful that a clown like Trump as POTUS would make things much worse.

A Trump administration might even be the catalyst for an overdue revolution.

the types of rights you are referring to don't exist as much in third world countries.

that's the big trade off, you have more freedom under the radar, but less when things get sticky.

Good point.

Much more freedom here under the radar.

Just keep a low profile and mind your own business. You'll get along fine.

Its good to see a story like this coming out of Thailand.

There are so many negative reports these days that it turns people away

from holidaying here. The Tourism business is down & out and it will

take a long time to recover, if ever.

Good first line...

The rest is hogwash.

Israel was part created by terrorism.

Sure, after 20 years of terrorist attacks by the Arabs that started the conflict. It was only a couple of years after Dresden, Hiroshima and Nagasaki. No one was too careful about how they fought back then.

Arabs started the conflict?

Do you really believe that to be true?

It was the invasion of Palestine by European Jews that created this inferno.

Maybe a link, some capital letters and spaces after commas? Just for the sake of coherence, you understand. Oh, and check the spelling of "know".

grammer police active tonight,pathetic and irreverent post,do grow up if your going to make sarcastic and childish comments.

Irreverent or Irrelevant post? Your or You're?

Sorry (not).

Have some tolerance for those who use creative English.

They're usually from down under.

Post insulting another member removed.

That was a post by the OP against me.

Please put it back.

It goes to show the character of the poster. It was tame compared to the PM he sent me. I have made mistakes and been laughed at. I can name you three posters who just love to see it happen and many the time when they jump on me I will just hit a I like response.

Good for you, northernjohn.

You have the spunk to defend yourself.

You gotta love a woman who slaps the cop who stopped her Rolls in Beverly Hills! She's a star!

Hey, I'd forgotten all about that.

She had the spunk to do what we've all wanted to do at one time or another.

A New Jersey thug who causes trouble wherever he turns up.

This should be a pinned topic.

I hope the do gooders are happy now they have wrecked Europe, and for those who don't believe this try watching the link below.

https://www.facebook.com/John.LOL.French/videos/885731634879590/?fref=nf

Perhaps in the mind of a simpleton that kind of sensationalized crap feels like it actually means something, like something was said, but thankfully my mind is capable of rational thought and so I see through the drama and the scary music and see it for what that really is, Nazi propaganda.

It is certainly a very carefully edited film, which through both imagery and soundbites sets out to create a very scary scenario. Hugely exaggerated? Probably. But Europe does have a major problem now, simply because many of its governments have decided to accept these people, irrespective of whether they are refugees or economic migrants, and have done so without heeding or consulting their populations. The results of migration on this scale will be significant (Cologne on New Years Eve?),are ignored or not discussed by these governments, and are not wanted by the people of Europe . Perhaps for continental Europe it is too late. At least the British Isles have a physical barrier (the sea) which will stop them.

I really cannot see Thailand as a significant transit point in this movement of peoples.

Neither could anybody else who had even half a brain.

There is no significant movement of people from Syria through Thailand to the EU.

It's just not true.

Farangness. What is wrong with these people? I would love to see the Thais reaction at the rehab clinic when he tells them why he is there. Is he being treated for alcohol problems or sex addiction? Or was he that drunk he confused the dog for his Aussie girlfriend?

Be fair, he probably fancied a change from the sheep.

He's Aussie not Kiwi.

What difference would that make to the sheep?

The best place to buy what you will need for that is Kamtieng Market.

The area near the Tesco Lotus on the superhighway, north side of town, has several very good outlets that sell what you are looking for.

visa on arrival

Most likely you mean a visa exempt entry.

A visa on arrival is only available to certain nationalities, is good for only 15 days and cost Baht 1000.

Umm... no. The OP's post asks about visa-on-arrival when crossing INTO Laos not into Thailand. There's a visa-on-arrival service for most nationals in Laos and it's not a visa exempt service.

He says it's a border run/visa run...

That seems to imply that he wants to do a turn-around and re-enter Thailand.

I may be wrong, but that's how I read it.

A 30-day visa on arrival for Laos is no problem. The problem might be getting a visa on arrival back into Thailand - especially if his passport is full of Thai stamps.

The situation now isn't what it used to be.

Good luck in any event.

Anything but the old trogs on BA!!!

Worst cabin crew on the planet by a mile, and I've flown a few airlines in my time.

Treat passengers as if you're interrupting their shopping trips and gossip by daring to expect any kind of service.

Not much better on the ground either.

Shame, because it really did used to be the best.

BA the best... when?

Maybe you're not old enough to remember Pan Am.

I genuinely have nothing but sympathy for those who have to travel in coach. I've only ever seen one butthead in the front of the plane, and she was promptly ejected.

Squishing all those people together back there must truly be Hell......

You're Welcome!!

Nonsense.

Just sit down and behave yourself.

It's not so hard to do for a normal person.

That news story is a lie.

The majority of Palestinians want the Jews out of all of Israel.

The settlements in the west bank aren't helpful, but leaving them won't bring peace any more than leaving Gaza brought peace. The Hamas government in Gaza is more honest about this, their charter has clear genocidal intentions towards Jews. No they don't have the capability for that. That's the idea ... don't let them ever get that capability.

Go to any Israel demonization protest anywhere these days and what chant will you hear:

Free Palestine, from the river to the sea.

They know what they're chanting. That's a chant of pro genocide towards Jews, of the end the end of Israel, an Israel with no Jews.

While Israel does include 20 percent Arab citizens, Palestinian leaders have been very clear about their intentions for their state: NO JEWS.

So river to the sea, that's genocide.

It's impossible to separate the Israel demonization movement from racist hatred of Jews ... they are joined at the hip.

Which story is a lie? The OP? Whatever, it's quite a claim, and one that you back only with opinion.

The majority of Palestinians want an end to the occupation of their land and cessation of continued land theft. THAT is inarguable.

Leaving Gaza didn't bring peace because Israel didn't stop occupying it!!! By legal definition, it maintained it's occupation by it's blockade. Stop with the strawman silliness and the ingenuous deflection.

"River to the sea" I believe is a quote from the Likud charter, referring to the Jordan River ..... which is not quite as drastic as the original Zionist "river" being the Euphrates!!!

OF COURSE it's possible to separate racism from Israel criticism! What a hateful and odious accusation! You are implying that I, and many members here are racist. Quit with that nastiness, please. You have been warned before.

It not their land. It's Israel.

The problem for Israel is that most sane people, many world leaders such as Ban ki Moon, the Swedish and American ambassadors to Israel and the majority of the world's countries can now see through the great Israeli hoax: that they play the victim when they are in fact the aggressor.

The conflict is perpetuated by a hardcore of fanatical Zionists and nutjob US Evangelicals who believe that a popular work of fiction,the bible, is some sort of real estate title deed and refuse to join the 21st century. They are doing the future of Israel a great disservice.

Excellent post.

It's remarkable how the plain truth can make propaganda look so devious.

Do you have your own transportation?

If so, you can get a lot more for your money outside the city center.

“Israeli army has to stop arresting Palestinians,” he posted on his Facebook wall, “but, it must execute them and leave no one alive.” Eliyahu declared that the Palestinians are the enemy of the Israeli occupation state and they “must be destroyed and crushed in order to end violence.” Chief Israeli Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu

I have participated in these discussions for 10 years and nobody has changed their mind about what side they are on. This Rabbi points out much of why I am on the side I am on. From the way it sounds, this is the Israel illustrious potentate and his way of thinking is criminal to say the least.

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From an Israel demonization propaganda site (which you conveniently failed to cite, sneaky tactic) accused of false translation and leaving out the word TERRORISTS as the people needing to be crushed. Apparently he didn't say ALL Palestinians as that twisted website implies with that EXCLUSION turning their text into a BIG LIE. Unless you can rebut those accusations, your disgusting FLAME post should not stand. That is the kind of garbage that fuels Israel demonization and it's associated Jew hatred and fuels more insane terrorists based on LIES. The same lies as the Palestinian leadership lying about a change of status at the Temple Mount which isn't happening. Of course that filth you posted got likes. Surprise surprise.

Yes, this rabbi is an extremist right wing rabbi. But that's not the same thing as advocating genocide. Also, dude, he is Chief Rabbi of one area, Safed, your text implies he is Chief Rabbi of all Israel. Also, dude, Israel isn't Iran, it is not ruled by crazy rabbis, it is a democracy.

If you can actually prove that this rabbi actually does favor genocide, I would agree with condemning him in strongest possible terms. But again, whatever he said, a far right wing rabbi is not the same thing as actual Israeli government policies and intentions.

Favoring executing actual Palestinian TERRORISTS is not even REMOTELY the same thing as advocating GENOCIDE.

You sound like you're about to go off the deep end.