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Unclear as to whether this includes death penalty for drug dealing.... and it has included for having too much pot. Couple fun films on the subject "Dada means death" and "Return to paradise".

You clearly don't know about Thai hospitals first hand. In this case, Brit does not now need emergency services, first responders, etc. Yes Thailand is awful in that regard, with ambulances chasing each other and warfare, etc. GF of friend was in ICU in Chonburi after mc crash(you do not want to go to one of those ICU's.... seems all mc head injuries). She got very good care, but injuries too much and died after one week

Thailand has perfectly good hospitals, no medical reason for him to return to UK (other than national health program to pay). As a bonus, Thailand probably has far more experience with motorcycle head injuries than the UK.

I knew it was a good idea for hospitals to hang on to all those ventilators!

Yes, of course. But do you realize that it is Putin who is threatening to use nukes against Ukraine? Just checking

Fine. How about the Thai "guides" becoming fluent in foreign languages and perhaps even study up on whatever attraction they are going to haul the rubes to? So they could say more than "There's the ice factory. Nice place to get some thinking done" and so on...

Florida is not in danger of being taken over by far right...implying a future event. It has already happened

"Wacko(s) in Waco" should be the headline

The west should consider "storing" some nukes in Ukraine to replace those that were given up in the Budapest agreement in the 90's. Ukraine had a huge supply of nukes left over from USSR days. They foolishly accepted Russian promise to respect Ukraine's borders in exchange for going nukeless.... should have at least kept 2 or 3....

If passed, Trump could shoot someone in the middle of 5th avenue and nothing would happen. Well, maybe friends and relatives might seek revenge. Jordan and those sycophants have never heard the maxim "We are a nation of laws and not men". Used to be something to be proud of, in spite of occasional hiccups

This forum may qualify as one of those pesky "foreign media" outlets that makes Thailand look bad by reporting the news. Many times I've brought up some item I read about here, but it's just silence from Thai media. Bottom line might be "no foreign coverage" (which we can't control) and assumed no Thai coverage (we can threaten into submission).

Yeah, that is like my ex saying "I didn't sleep with him". No, you had sex and then you went home to sleep.

could have been worse. Could have been "Smile Happy Fortune Lucky Family Airlines"

So lying in good faith is some sort of virtue? Does he actually believe any of that?

It appears victim was in buoyed off area, usually "supervised" by so called "lifeguards". If they are anything like the ones near where I live, they are worse than useless: sit at tables all day looking at their phones, half of them even facing away from the beach. Have so much clothes and gear on they would be at risk for drowning....

Many Thai think US and Europe are one and the same. Really

I get plenty of food from carts, followed by mom and pop small Thai restaurants. Does the cook look healthy? Good indicator of hygiene. Is the cooking done out front where you can watch? Too much disagreeable goes on behind closed doors. I don't go to that famous US chicken outfit. Food poisoning was a 50-50 proposition. I don't get sick from street food.

Bamboo, no problem. Concrete: not so skilled

When I saw the prices, I thought "Finally, real prices not the expat working for western corporation expenses cost of living junk". Ah, but then we get the "Aussie beef costs more than my daughter's wedding", same for wine. You're in a different country, what you pine for (rather than enjoying Thai food) is like a 7 year old crying for Maypo. Have you priced Thai food back in your home country? Very east to get great pad Thai hear for 40-50 baht. In US can easily run $15 (about 500 baht). I've stayed a plenty of great little hotels in Bangkok and Pattaya in 500 baht range: clean, comfortable, air con. And price often included breakfast. Prices aren't always higher in big cities. People (well, expats) remarked how cheap Jomtien was. I thought the opposite, having moved from Phra Kanong in Bangkok. And quality much lower....

They just amended that advice: Only exhale and you'll be just fine

If Iran wanted some US weapons to copy, might it be easier to buy them from the Taliban? I am pretty sure lots of weapons were left behind when US took a powder

Besides early citation by placeholder, there is this in US Constitution " Article I, Section 10, Clause 3: No State shall, without the Consent of Congress, lay any Duty of Tonnage, keep Troops, or Ships of War in time of Peace, enter into any Agreement or Compact with another State, or with a foreign Power, or engage in War, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent Danger as will not admit of delay." Seems Trump has more company in the "I haven't a clue what the Constitution states" crowd. Dumber than a box of rocks

"...to fix a drainage problem that had just been fixed." I would take issue with idea that "problem had just been fixed". If they have to go work on it again, that seems to indicate the problem wasn't "fixed" before..... more fixes, more envelopes: where's the problem?

I would like to see some specifics regarding this porn: Name the schools that have these books in the general library. Even name the librarian. Until I get some specifics, it seems too fuzzy, similar to "some people are saying xyz". Name names and places, then we can talk based on facts & not just what a grandstanding politician says is "true"

You live in Thailand? Live near other farangs? (If you are one). People of like interests and cultures often hang out with each other, as opposed to a larger majority that is different. That is not segregation. It is choice, the individuals choice. When the government decides who you can and can't associate with, that is segregation. Think of the Warsaw ghetto of WW2. If you can't see the difference between "must" be separate versus "choose" to be separate, there is little hope for you