mran66

Some years ago I did some cable installations to my house. Bought 1.5mm2 cable and looking at it, it looked thin compared to what I thought 1.5mm2 cable looked like back home. Measured and clearly it was not 1. 5mm2 regardless of the marking in the cable Thai labeling 1.5mm2 has different meaning than international standard 1.5mm2.

Mama sent 16yo daughter to work in Pattaya? More likely than not mamas/aunties know exactly how things go - including the money coming home. What happens when money stops coming, for whatever reason

Probably many different reasons just like for other nationalities. Chinese and Russians who have funds they can move outside of their country are buying property in many countries for the simple reason of not keeping all eggs in one basket, esp not in their home country where one day all they have could be taken away. Even if property value here goes down it is still better than loosing everything. And as someone who has lived in China for well over a decade, easy to understand they move to thailand if they can arrange their life here in a way that it works for them

TAT. Possibly the Thai soft power committee. As they do care, does not matter what everyone else thinks. Thus world class it is

... Probably all would be better off if they would have transferred all the areas where Malays/Muslims were dominant. End result of not doing it along ethnic/religious lines are well visible thwree (as well as in many other places elsewhere too)

World's oldest profession indeed creates timeless appeal. Literally.

When in Rome...

Goverment not controlling it now (and since it was established)?? Just smoke and mirrors around a bit.

You mean even more than their thai counterparts? Or just a general note?

Thai police ashamed??? 7000 baht per small bottle of hair loss medicine (water?) can make miracles.

For taxi mafia it certainly is.

Meaning of soft power in thai terminology = possible opportunity get additional forex from tourism by any means

Must have been a foreigner driving the car.

The main law enforcement problem in Thailand is clearly foreigners violating laws. Deaths and scams caused by locals on roads and in the society in general is a minor issue compared to problems caused by foreigners TIT.

If this would happen in some place, would probably be top national news headline. In Pattaya just another day in game cafe

It's all relative... This guy still has a long way to go to get to that level

True. Correction: flying down the balcony disease now spreading to locals.

Jumping from balcony disease spreading to locals as well.

Would be very interesting to have a discussion about how world works over a cup of coffee or a pint of beer with a 41 year old male who gives 7000 baht for a promise of hair regrowth done by a Pakistani person on pattaya beach. Would certainly be educational about human race.

How stupid can people be. Even Germans.

... So where did he get the electrical connection? From the fish? From. The water on the marshland?

Relevant authorities certainly will examine every single bottle to verify whether contents is fake or real.

If you want to minimise your cost, order oil and filter from lazada, and go to any of the many small car fix shops have it changed. I've paid 300 baht for the change job in Pattaya. I even have tools for the job but not worth the 300 in the heat

Never mind. Let's just conclude that it makes perfect sense to officially announce winter season starting based on whatever calendar, without looking out the window nor at the weather forecasts that say water is expected to come pouring down and temperatures remain high - and take back couple of days later after noticing no winter in sight. In the meantime ngos and social authorities happy having been woken up from their summer sleep, running to distribute winter gear while sweating in sun and wet from rain.

I understand public announcements and warnings of cold weather periods. But that has little if anything to do with 'official winter season', especially a canceled one.