Emdog

and/or if you're up to good (whatever that may be) but have overstayed maybe nothing to fear?

Read an essay maybe 40 yrs ago and author thought the (relatively) non stop action doesn't give fans a chance to catch their breaths. It was written by an American newsman... compare to major US sports (baseball, gridiron football, basketball somewhat) which have so many stops in the action (NFL even has "TV timeouts", WSJ says only 7 1/2 minutes action in average NFL game), maybe has a bit of truth in observation.

Same reason farangs go to McDonald's and KFC

friend owns a restaurant, known him for years. Not farang. He paid 10k a month (few years ago, pre covid) and then a gang of cops came in from Bangkok and hit him up for another 10k. No girls, just Indian food.

Ask any farang what they are celebrating. I reckon only a handful would know....

Absurd idea that abortion rights are some sort of "leftist" idea. IF you were a true conservative your credo could be "That which governs least governs best". You would believe it is none of the governments business whether a person has an abortion or not, full stop. You are the part of the right that is authoritarian, dare I say fascist leaning? You believe that the individual is there to obey the government edicts, not the government is there to serve the people. You can have your opinion, but in a free society it would just be that, an opinion.... not a grounds for limiting other adults decision making about their own lives.

"Also show me an election where it comes down to one vote. Even Bush beat Gore by more than that didn’t he?" "Though Gore came in second in the electoral vote, he received 543,895 more popular votes than Bush, making him the first person since Grover Cleveland in 1888 to win the popular vote but lose in the Electoral College." (wikipedia) In the last 30 years Republican Presidential candidates have only won popular vote once (Bush in 2004) Those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it. Except they won't know it is a repeat, not knowing history and all that... You don't like to vote but you think somehow free speech is a right that can't be taken way. Look around where you are living... have it here? I don't think so

what leads you to think the army would act any differently in a similar situation?

steer clear of som tam and nam prik my advice... or make sure there are enough stalls in restrooms for quick after meal exit to relieve themselves

In the 90's my bank in the US credited my account for $115,000 I am fairly sure I didn't put in. I'd remember than, ya think? I sat on the money... didn't notify the bank. Their mistake, let them figure it out. Around end of the month got notice they were withdrawing $115,000. No explanation, nothing If there is a positive, they didn't take the interest that cash earned during the month. Not much, but > 0

So many school shootings in the US that I forgot about that one.

prop him up, include him in roll call and warden can pocket the food allowance...

'The crowing moment for his career would be when the leaders of some of the world’s leading economies.." I thought standard statement would be "crowning moment", not "crowing moment" but on further thought, perhaps crowing is what author intended. Cock a doodle doo