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Lifeguards at Jomtien beach are less than useless. Typically spend all day looking at smart phones near that info box near Soi 6. I went up to them and asked them "What would you do if someone were drowning near Soi 11?" they got slight worried look, "Is someone drowning?" Said I didn't know, maybe, but they sure as hell wouldn't know. Once (and only once) I saw a couple of them near Soi 9
Who's their daddy? I wonder if they can even swim.
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0$ tours combined with free visas. Nice to balance it into a lose lose situation
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Maybe he can get a sore throat and require treatment in Singapore, like that other kid with the Ferrari?
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"No responsible government should subsidise Iran's bloodlust."
Do it American way: get proxies going like KSA to do your war crimes for you.
Wasn't Trump's usual bombast. More of a bit of subdued bombast. "Who's a good boy? Who's a good boy?"
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Clear does not necessarily mean clean. Duh. I suppose those tourists had water test kits? Check for fecal matter, chemicals, etc?
The beaches are cleaner, thanks to people hired to clean up (mostly sidewalks, but it's a start). Thai tourists are also helping out by leaving their trash on the sidewalks rather than the beach.
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"...special bike lanes being introduced."
Already have them. We call them "sidewalks" in the west. Though sometimes cars and trucks also use those special lanes...
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Not much info on how survey was conducted: was it a true random survey or more along the lines of a Fox phone in survey? Without randomness, seems angry responses "not gittin any" and bragging responses "any time I want it" would skew and distort.
Are there expat women in survey? Yes, there are such folks.
Was it done over phone, in person? Geographical spread? Makes a difference. Dewey was picked to beat Truman due to error of using phones. Many Truman supporters didn't have phones (1948).
The sample size v population size is a tad low even if other factors were taken care of. Could be off 10-20% (guessing here, been decades since studied stats).
Fun topic to "discuss" but don't bet the farm on accuracy of results.
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BBC reported they were still taking bookings just last night. Cheeky, eh wot?
Maybe a new take on old term: "I've been Cooked!"
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Maybe the Donald can give him some Trump Steaks as a going away present....
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Trash and most pollution just doesn't spontaneously pop into existence. Go to the mirror boy...
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Must have slipped his mind, not mentioning government's role in this blame game....
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"...a support ship for its submarine." Need something that can get around in shallow waters I reckon. Tow the sub off a sandbar, etc. Throwing good money after bad is tradition here, ya think?
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"Ain't nothin like the real thing, baby. Ain't nothin like the real thing..."
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"... a whole pig cost 50 satang (half a baht) and you could get a cow for 5 baht and a house for six baht (20 US cents today!)."
These sorts of price comparisons (East and West) tend to leave out how much the pay was then. 5 satang a day?
I saw the Beatles in '65 for $6 and Rolling Stones in '66 for $4.50 (best seats, too). Wow! great! However, minimum wage for a teen like me was $1.25 an hour. It's not the price, it's how many hours work you put in to get something.
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Air con at malls and cinemas here are insanely cold: "What's the point of having air conditioning if it only makes you comfortable?" seems the attitude. If I go to a film I bring some sort of jacket, blanket... Coming in off of street into mall I wonder if icicles are forming from my sweat freezing. I have to get out of those places after 20 min max.
A study was done on the energy savings that could be had here if temp was set at comfort level, some years back (sorry I lost link when computer died). Enough to power a mid sized city.
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Brilliant idea, bunch more "infidels" in their "holy land". Do recall that bin Laden's reasons included keeping infidel troops in Saudi after first Iraq war.
Trump has bragged about all the weapons US sells to Saudis. Don't defend them, better let them use those weapons to defend selves. Turn over that inventory! Think of the orders that could roll in!
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It would be worth 1 billion baht if someone paid that amount... well, not "worth" but valued perhaps... any takers so far?
I've got an old Gibson guitar I'll let you have for only 800 million, marked down from a billion. Act now, supplies limited
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"No missing parts".... yet....
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"...she had found a israeli guy in Phuket who owned a restaurant and moved in with him..."
Lots of restaurants closing in Phuket? Maybe his has/had one of them?
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Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day
Fritter and waste the hours in an offhand way.
Kicking around on a piece of ground in your home town
Waiting for someone or something to show you the way.Every year is getting shorter never seem to find the time.
Plans that either come to naught or half a page of scribbled lines
Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way
The time is gone, the deal is over,
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Nice to have good news as final topic after all the other stuff
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" "So we won't leave on the 31st of October and then we are really into uncharted waters.."
Nigel you said it would be as easy as falling off a bar stool during referendum..... and now UK heading into areas like old maps with warning "There be dragons here...."
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Moment of truth coming for Brexit with time running out, EU and Britain say
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A moment of truth probably all you could hope for with Boris and what's left of his gang. A minute? Nah, too long