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I used to like Mrs. Balbir's in the basement of Robinson's and also the one in the market 7th floor Central World. She had about 5 or 6 going at once but the last one standing is Central World. Bawarchi on 11 also very good.

Could have been worse. He could have lost 3 cm off his member.

When you're swimming across the border in shorts and flip flops in the dead of night, the last thing you're asking yourself is "What day is this?"

Toxin will cross the Rubicon (Mekong) in the dead of night somewhere near Mukdahan wearing shorts and slippers and a Beer Chang T shirt.

Your taste in pizza is informed by where you grew up. I grew up in New York so I'm not gonna touch half the pizzerias mentioned here. And I'll only eat Neapolitan if there isn't a good NY option around. That said, the best pizza for me is Oregano off 2nd Road or Marco's on Thappraya. Of course, the absolute best is Bronx Pizza on Soi Bukhao in Pattaya but since this is only about Jomtien, they are an outlier.

I can't get this image of benigno aquino of the philippines coming down the airplane ramp in manila in the mid eighties out of my head.

Glad to see this doesn't include Pattaya or Jomtien. How many times do they have to get shot down on this 4 AM attempt before they get the message? What a bunch of pathetic losers! Their only way to increase tourism is to sell more booze.

So how is this different from when American Presidential candidates have to go bow down in front of the Wall St. Lords and profess, "Nothing will fundamentally change" before every election. You thought there were too many condos before, wait til this guy gets his hands on the reigns.

Not on the baht bus line. Forget it. Easier to get to the Pattaya location. Hardly worth the effort as it is for reasons already stated.

Meanwhile, the baht is going up. Go figure.

Good luck with the enforcement of that. Its gonna be the usual chaos and brown envelopes so that any two bit booze pit can stay open.

Corporate control of all Western media for 40 or 50 years has resulted in the dumbing down of the cultures. Especially evident in this century with the express intent of making a world full of ignorant wage slaves. Pravda and Izvetsia could only dream of such total control of the populace.

Should be good for the dollar, anyways. Sorry it has to come at the people's expense. So much for Toxin crossing the Rubicon, too. That would be a death wish if Fatty wins.

The guys with the guns set it up so that they can't lose. You wanna challenge that?

Started to look more like the Soi Bukhao flea market so the hammer came down? That family is rich enough. They don't need the piddling rents the street vendors were probably paying.

The US has 800 military bases around the world. They meddle EVERYWHERE!! To think otherwise is just plain naive. What are US interests in this election? Which party will be more favorable to the US and not China?

I am shocked-shocked-to find U.S. meddling in foreign elections. Round up the usual suspects.

Whoa, baby! Gonna see some fireworks in the Thai Baht next week. Got a lot of dry powder on the sidelines waiting for an event such as this.

Apart from Covid, this election is THE major event of the last 8+ years since the last coup. You can't just pooh pooh this off as a minor annoyance. There will be a lot of eyes on Thailand next month to see if they can deliver a peaceful transfer of power. The exchange rate is like the Vegas odds. Sentiment is driving this. Who knows which way it will go.

Russian tourists using Russian ride hailing app and Russian rent-a-car service, too. Cuts the Thais completely out of the loop in Phuket and Pattaya. Friction was bound to ensue and here we go.

Gotta be better than Pattaya or Jomtien. I know that's a low bar but...

Your Pattaya experience is not complete until you've been pickpocketed by a ladyboy. Preferably on a baht bus.

As the French say, "plus ca change, plus ca meme chose."

Dollar dropped 50 satang an hour ago but recovered a lot of it.

I spent many years in some top U.S. steakhouses and I can tell you that U.S. beef will only be outdone by true Japanese Wagyu, not some clown sticking a Wagyu label on his local steaks. That said, Aussie beef comes in a distant second or third (depending on the quality of Argentine you can get). Thai beef doesn't even register on the scale. And the much hyped Thai-French blend is hardly better than average Thai. Do yourself a favor and steer (ha!) clear.