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wilcopops
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Brexiteers are running headlong into Despotism .... will they heed the warnings? No! Of course not, that's how despotism works ...
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think Brexiteers should note this article on government expenditure before making wild allegations about the governments of UK or the EU...
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11 hours ago, aright said:
Thanks. Your definition of a typical Remainer is better than Waterhouse's.
You forgot...Billy also alienates people.
You and Billy?????
I don't think you'd do very well on a literature course - but I fear that is the case for most Brexiteers. It seems a large part of the National has given up on analytical thought and critical thinking......thus the nebulous concepts of Brexit.
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1 hour ago, wilcopops said:
there are lies, damn lies and statistics - unfortunately even the WHO has problems reading stats from countries like Thailand and of course road deaths do not give the whole or even and accurate picture.
"Statistics refers to both quantitative data, and the classification of such data in accordance with probability theory and the application to them of methods such as hypothesis testing." WHO.
Here are the WHO's own comments. on their statistics and the problems they incur with countries like Thailand....
" ....... the report [GLOBAL STATUS REPORT ON ROAD SAFETY - 2018] shows that huge gaps remain in the quality and coverage of the data that countries collect and report on road traffic injuries. Reliable data on fatalities and non-fatal injuries are needed by countries to assess the scope of the road traffic injury problem, to target responses to it, and to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of intervention measures.
Underreporting of road traffic fatalities remains a big problem in many countries, and the situation is even worse with regard to non-fatal injuries. Furthermore, the lack of harmonization of terminology between countries, and even between sectors within them, limits comparability of data. For instance, varying time periods between the crash and death are used to define a road traffic death, and the definition of a severe non-fatal injury also varies.
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8 hours ago, aright said:
I watched Billy Liar and felt the same about Remainers
Ten you didn't understand the movie - try reading the book.............its about a dissatisfied person locked in his own fantasies, who creates a chaos with a load of lies.......Boris Johnson to a tee
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5 minutes ago, vogie said:
Quick question, has this got anything to do with the topic?
It most certainly has - if you don't understand then ask a friend.
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"The short version is that the people have to strongly feel they are being shafted by self-styled elites," - strongly feel? or rather have been told.....
Life of Brian illustrates it perfectly
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On 1/16/2013 at 2:40 PM, LaoPo said:
That's what I mentioned in my very last sentence
I wish I didn't have to do so though
there are lies, damn lies and statistics - unfortunately even the WHO has problems reading stats from countries like Thailand and of course road deaths do not give the whole or even and accurate picture.
"Statistics refers to both quantitative data, and the classification of such data in accordance with probability theory and the application to them of methods such as hypothesis testing." WHO.
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I'd really to believe this story, but it ignores several basic facts about road safety in Thailand - the most salient point in this case is Thailand's collection of road safety data.
There are about 6 sources used for supplying data and several bodies that use and collate it - the problem is though that the data is very incomplete and in reality almost useless.
The one statistic that the pundits repeat ad nauseam is the "Deaths per 100k" as if that is the be all and end all of road safe - -IT IS NOT - firstly international road say figures are gathered in 3 injury categories - fatal, serious and minor - Thailand does not do this.
They also have no established long-running stats for foreigners. Why? Probably because of the general under provision of people who can actually gather these kind of stats - there is also a conspiracy theory that would suggest that if the world became aware of how many foreigners died on Samui, no-one would come here.
So even if a statistic source was produced this figure could still probably be regarded as fake news - however one thing is certain - too many people die on Samui's roads and given the demographics of the place a lot must be foreigners - it would be great if Thailand got their poop together and started actually moving into the 21st century when it comes to road safety.
PS - I note that the rural roads authority have recently sent a delegation to the UK to see how they handle road safety on smaller roads like on Samui - par for the course would be politely listing and then quietly ignoring everything they've been told.
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Here's hat science based medicine says about intermittent fasting
" Fasting might help, maybe
People who can tolerate periods of hunger might find intermittent fasting helpful for weight loss; it is simpler to not eat than to try to decide what to eat.
Although some of the evidence for intermittent fasting sounds promising, we don’t yet know whether it will prolong life or improve health.
It may be OK to skip breakfast.
We don’t yet know what the optimum meal frequency and timing are in health or in disease.
More research is needed, particularly well-designed human trials comparing various fasting regimens to the traditional three meals a day."
However you need to take into account the mental state that makes people so obsessed with health that they try this and any other idea that comes along - the overall effect is OCD and detrimental health effects.
Like the current cannabis fad, fasting is largely unproven.
"Basically, intermittent fasting has potential benefits for anti-aging, cancer, cognitive function, inflammation, hypertension, and the metabolic syndrome; but the evidence so far is insufficient to justify making clinical recommendations." [Sciencebasedmedicine.]
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3 hours ago, aright said:
I watched Billy Liar and felt the same about Remainers
I suspect you haven't seem or read Billy Liar.
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I rewatched Life of Brian the other day and it occurred to me what a perfect parody it is of Brexiteers......
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4 hours ago, beautifulthailand99 said:
Like his bluster that he is a wealthy man......#brexitpoundcrashingfacesavingnonsense.....plus if most of his money is in Baht as he says he has a vested interest in a falling pound as his safety net when he comes back uninsurable to the socialist NHS. Clever stuff (if true) like JRM talking sovereignty but enriching himself overseas....
Brexit only works for the gullible and the self-entered
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3 hours ago, billd766 said:
The only one I would partly trust to buy a used car from would be Nigel Farage. At the least I would get a pie and a pint down the local to settle the deal.
Unbelievable - and those are your criteria for Brexit???
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5 minutes ago, vogie said:
Nope, you're still leading.????
QED
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Taxis are indeed extortionate - as costed per kilometre they are at least 4 times higher than most other tourist areas in Thailand.
however the roads on Samui are so poor and the traffic so congested that it takes about 2 to 4 times as long to get anywhere.
Also there are four too many this casing far too few fares which far from making them competitive, makes them greedy to earn as much as they can from any single trip.
Even Song Tears are a joke but at least their prices are within a normal holiday budget. I'd use them in preference to most alternatives - as for the buses - I'm sure if you ever find one going the right way at the right time, they are very pleasant....I saw one going to KPN on the very last month.........
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18 hours ago, malagateddy said:
he Thai health service is FAR SUPERIOR to the nhs in the UK.
There's a lot of nonsense promulgated on this thread but this takes the biscuit!
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If Brexit wins, the UK will be headed uncontrollably towards a fascist state.......if anyone can't see that then look at Gemany from between the wars and see that history is now repeating itself.......
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6 hours ago, BritManToo said:
Now explain how the rest of the western currencies managed to crash without having Brexit.
Australia 30%, USA 15%, Canada 20% ............. comparing to the other western currencies Brexit may have accounted for a 5% loss in the pound/baht.
Did the finance houses and manufacturing leave Australia?
If they did, I missed it.
They didn't you are incorrect.
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The finance houses have left U....the pound on its own is now isolated and week...UK is a service economy, the remnants of manufacturing are leaving.....unless the Thai baht crashes, which is highly unlikely BTW, expats relying on money from UK can look forward to exchange rates between 25 and 30 to the pound in the next couple of years.
Together with rampant inflation on the pound at home.
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Mass exodus? Probably not but the Brits have shot themselves in the foot with austerity and Brexit and the elderly with no real healthcare should get out while they still can.
Old people without insurance expose the lack of ethics in Thai healthcare when they get sick and the Thai authorities don
Quotet like that
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insurance rumours are irrelevant - if you don't have medical insurance and you are old and living in Thailand, you are putting yourself in a position of unacceptable risk.
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yet more evidence that Brexiteers are educationally below par.....
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Brexiteers appears to be in total denial.....not only do they think it "isn't gonna happen" they can't see that it IS actually happening....
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I just finished a 48 hour intermittent fast (IF)
in I'm Too Fat Forum
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A processed food is any food that has been altered in some way during preparation.
Food processing can be as basic as:
freezing
canning
baking
drying