Emdog

2 hours ago, Chris Renaix said:

ehm... will they promote the entrance price difference for foreigners too?

 

Maybe they will give Koreans advice on how to "pass" as Thais?

On 12/21/2023 at 11:18 AM, Tug said:

Yea old bill got caught dead to rights on having relations with that legal age hottie doubt I could resist that one myself mistake on bills part but Monica was of age and I’m sure she was bragging to her gal pals about it lol 😂 

Bragging to her friend Linda Tripp was how the Monica services came to light "After Lewinsky revealed to Tripp that she had been in a physical relationship with Clinton, Tripp, acting on the advice of the literary agent Lucianne Goldberg, began secretly recording phone conversations with Lewinsky and encouraging Lewinsky to document details of her relationship with the president" Tripp was charged with illegal taping, but since she helped Ken Starr, case was dropped. See wikipedia for more info.

"He's making a list

he's checking it twice

Who's been naughty and

who's gonna flip...."

"Shockingly, an ethnic Uighur dissident and an accomplice were arrested for this horrendous act..."

Didn't surprise me: Thai gov sent a planeload of Uighurs who had UN refugee status back to China shortly before the bombing. What became of those refugees we can only guess... or maybe do a bit of research...

Besides all that, the bombing was eight years ago, not something that happened last year...

22 hours ago, bradiston said:

"Perishable inventory consists of products that expire or lose value over time, eventually becoming worthless."

Brings my ex to mind.... :)

These numbers all relate to "searches", right? How many "searches" statistically become actual "visits"?

"Eventually, the captain called for help, and the roof of the boat was cut open with a knife for passengers to jump out."

Idiot. He should have been cutting holes in  floorboards to let the water out. Everybody knows this!

"Thailand has a perishable inventory of 787,000 accommodation units of all types..." Perishable? say what? 2 week shelf life then building collapses?

That photo looks like very very poor attempt at photoshop: bottom out of focus, wrong shadows section just sort of melts away... thank goodness not real: I would hate to be within miles of that scene if were real

On 12/24/2023 at 1:56 AM, Selatan said:

I'm not from the US, but in Malaysia, we did study a bit of American history.

 

I don't remember the Confederate States were allowed to secede peacefully from the United States in the American Civil War. And the United States is a federation. But China was never a federation. China has been a unitary state for thousands of years.

The US Civil war started due to the confederate states firing on Fort Sumter: "they started it" which solved the problem the union faced of "what do we do about it?". A similar problem occurred after Japanese sneak attack on Pearl Harbor: do we declare war only on Japan? Hitler solved that by declaring war on USA.

Anyone who thinks Taiwan would peacefully slip into CCP is nuts. They've had their experiences with dictators, and don't want to go down that path again. Would probably agree to reunification IF mainland agreed to be under Taiwanese goverence.

Musings: I wonder if tourists are more likely to buy some bauble due to the charging of admission: "Well, I already paid so I should get SOMETHING to make it seem worthwhile..." Never been there, never will unless Mrs decides it's a good place to dump my ashes.

18 hours ago, kwan said:

Attach 'stickers' over them saying eg: 'event cancelled' - 'now closed' - 'gone bankrupt' - mind you that would probably be illegal too.

when you guys talk about this and removing price tags, I thought you were talking about the cops! or maybe you were?

3 minutes ago, Nickcage49 said:

Pattaya is a traffic ridden nightmare.

I like it better back in the days when it was simply a nightmare...

"...a wellness tourism model revolving around physical and mental fitness, incorporating spirituality."

Dang they can ladle that on thick. People want to get high, one way or another, since humans found out some things would get them high. This great little tune sums it up nicely

The ruling class somehow notices that half the population not so well off... duh.

Explain why Takshin, just by acknowledging they exist, became wildly popular.

The rulers don't give a damn about anyone outside of Bangkok, and even less for agriculture workers (farmers or "harvesters".. as if that isn't part of farming!)

They need to start giving out fruit cakes: unlimited shelf life. Seriously. "Life after people" covered them and due to ingredients, can last decades on decades

Just the other day some minister was spouting off about building lots of new roads to relieve traffic congestion, like more brothels will reduce number of hookers per sq km or some such logic. I suggested more light rail.... higher gas taxes won't bother the rich, and they are the only class that seems to be considered when making policy.... the middle and working class... big ouch

How much of that production goes through Thailand to the world? How much "trickle down" economic benefit do the rich and powerful accrue here?

Parks. Green spaces. Concrete jungles don't cut it

There is treatment for mental illness in Thailand? Really? Since when?

I have a condo in Jomtien and am glad so many condos are empty, sold or not. Always see those signs at constructions "EIA approved" & wonder how much the payoff was.

Thousands more condos since I moved in 15 yrs ago and no real improvement in transportation... bad enough just with weekend crowds. Water needs? Plenty of water trucks around filling up tanks around town. Was it 10 yrs ago when all those articles posted about nowhere near enough water resources available

I can walk away from my condo and still come out ahead compared to paying rent over the decades, so sales levels don't bother me.

send the owners into feed the tigers. Should get a meal or two from each of those *&%&&%$...

2 hours ago, NE1 said:

What I was trying to say , is that the matter is subjective , 

it is not like being the heaviest or tallest something that can be measured and proved to be a fact.

 

Agreed, and as someone once said "there's no disputing taste" but we do anyway

(Signed) "the world's shortest giant"

dare not go against the income flow to the Thai tobacco monopoly

On 12/12/2023 at 6:46 PM, KannikaP said:

From where do you get this information please? I have IQAir app on my phone, and Bangkok is currently (18.45) 68 US AQI. Chiang Mai is 80. New Delhi = 251 and Osaka = 8. 

you posted at 6:46; I posted at 10:30