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The phrase "entitlement mentality" springs to mind.

I thought secret words were a bdsm thing.

Not my thing, but then it's not really necessary; in Thailand, as far as the locals go, I carry inherent "White Male Privilege".

Just part of the local colour; it all adds to the flavour, at least in the more Farang dominated bits.

Agree with the above (GinBoy2), speaking from my experience as a guest at a Thai wedding where a one millon baht dowry was very publicly announced; the Sin Sod is generally a part of Thai traditional marriage rites, and is a performative, rather than authentic, act.

Isn't it traditional Thai policy not to overcommit to any one side? Isn't that how they avoided colonisation? Makes perfect sense to me to keep a foot in both camps.

Every little helps.

I see variant BA.2.86 is mentioned; which is interesting, as this variant seems to have peculiar qualities.

To save you time scrolling through the original article, the answer to the question "how much" is 70 to 150,000 baht. Incidentally, the last I heard it's not free in the UK if you have substantial assets; in particular, a home with equity.

That brings back memories of an ex.

That's a Western conceit, though how democratic the West really is, nowadays, is open to debate.

Looks like virtue signalling to me.

Not too early, the sun has to be at a 50 degrees+ angle to generate significant Vit D; this equates to roughly 10am -3pm in Thailand.

Farage has been vindicated, it seems, going by the latest news reports.

Line and google translate do it fo me. I await the Babel fish.

Yesterday's thing, anyway. I don't even have this application on my phone anymore.

I'm guessing this is the result of a bow wave from a another boat.

The French have a saying that covers this situation: "Oignez vilain il vous plaindra, poignez vilain il vous oindra".

Could've been worse. Anyone remember this - "Six hundred and twenty four years in a sodding sewer" - Jonathan Pryce as "The Master", in "Rowan Atkinson is Doctor Who, Comic Relief". Life imitating art, 555. Incidentally, worth a watch if you haven't seen it, depending on what tickles your funny bone.

Wouldn't choose this myself, as a method of suicide. Though I suppose it is pretty final, if you're serious, as opposed to slashing the wrists or drug overdoses, which are more a call for help.

Can any single individual be so important. This guy is defying the nation. Thailand has so little self respect. Personally, I don't care. Enough problems in my own country with impunity. You know, when I came here I had a feeling of superiority. Lost that. Just saying.

Glad I'm not Ukrainian. At 67 I think I'd be next in line for mobilization. Slavs v. Slavs. Brutal. NATO, you don't even want to go there. It won"t be pretty, that's for sure, no matter who wins. Lots of mothers, sisters, weeping.

Well, we can see who's aligned with who. 555. Not my fight.

The Russians are useless at economics but good at war. Make no mistake..The incompetence of Western leaders in waging an effective economic war is leading us up a creek with no paddle. Just my personal opinion, based on Napleon, Hitler,and Gustavus Adolphus. Somebody need's to get with the program, and quick. The time window is closing. The only way I see this going is nuclear. Some people just like to see the world burn -555.

Eat less but eat well, and carry on with your daily activities. There's no magic bullet. There's no such thing as a free lunch. Every intervention, whether dietary, pharmacologcal or exercise wise, carries a cost. My father is 95 and has, basically, walked into old age. Though I must say, looking at him moving concrete slabs around in his 60s was a sight to behold. Having said that it's genetic at the end of the day. My mother came down with dementia in her 80s. I should live so long. Seventy is my current target, and to die with all my taxes and funeral expenses paid. 555.