NongKhaiKid

Skyscanner is an Edinburgh based website, we Glasgwegian's think people from Edinburgh are rude. I bet you can think of example's of people in your own country that have a reputation for being rude.

Some people take delight in being rude, like Yorkshiremen. They will tell you straight how it is, even if they haven't got a clue what they are talking about. Then they'll beam with pride when they tell you that Yorkshiremen are straight talkers.

Payboy makes a valid point, you can only be truly rude if you know what manners are.

Part of international travel, to gain exposure to more culture's, to learn how to get along with people. Too many people only export ignorance and bigotry.

It's embarrassing to behold.

Ladies from the west end of Edinburgh, all furs coats and nae knickers so here we have bias albeit in fun.

Payboy is absolutely spot on and I have to agree completely.

Part of the problem about international travel, well tourism maybe, is that people head off for a couple of weeks and behave, talk as they might at home and treat the locals as inferiors while being verbally shafted by someone who has an ear to ear grin while talking in a different language.

Try Kipling's " The Man Who Tried to Hurry The East ". Mr. Kipling also makes exceeding good cakes

After 30 years in hotel industry, the worst guests for me are, in no particular order: Israelis, Russians, Chinese, Koreans, Indians.

The best: Australians, Japanese, Thai, Americans (obnoxious at times but not rude), Kiwis.

This is a very interesting post as we get a professional insiders view.

He faces an arrest warrant but will it ever be enforced ?

They seek him here, they seek him there and there might be the operative word.

Just who is going to form the membership as all opposition parties have declined to take part if any proposed amnesty bill goes ahead ?

I'm sure this will be formed no matter what with picked members and it will be a success

Why do you need an education certificate to be a tour guide anyway?

To keep the masses out of decent paying employment. A good tour guide can make serious money, they're sought after by the better hotels in particular and their tips outweigh any average Thais pay packet.

I know a guy that worked night and day as a tour guide for eight years, from 8.00 till 3.00am on his longest days, and made enough money to buy half a mountain by Mae Sai in Chiang Mai. He now runs his own tour agency and owns an elephant park, living the dream and only 32 years old.

I once taught a class at a rural uni who were majoring in rural community development but nearly all of them said they wanted to be a tour guide because of the potential earning especially from tips.

A degree, any degree, was attractive to potential employers as it would show they had studied English BUT all were at basic conversation level and never rose above that. They had however mastered one phrase " again, again Ajarn ".

If in 2 years there's still pollution etc., the public will never know. It's all ok now and that's official.

Slightly different story elsewhere which says he will only surrender to DSI chief Tarit personally, wants to be assured of proper justice and get bail. It's also said that he will be met by a student of his, who is an unnamed police or military officer and taken to DSI.

Can't see why he's worried about bail as it's freely available to convicted and accused murders.

Why do I have the feeling that they'll still end up in profit.

The fine will be nothing like the quoted maximum penalty as I'm sure the panel will be quite " understanding " then issue an appropriate ridiculous reason why the brothers weren't hammered.

I don't see any mention of testing marine life especially seafood.

Maybe these tests will be conducted over the time frame mentioned but how about the results, will they always be " positive " irrespective of the truth ?

Just received a post from The post SMS service saying the PTP whips refuse to withdraw the bill. here we go

Have just heard on IN Channel news that Worachai is willing to withdraw his bill if the Dems accept amnesty by decree which would only cover protesters other than those involved in serious crime OR Mr. T. He added he had not discussed this with PTP leadership !

Given the interview with Mr. T's brother in law and how he got around Thaksin's role and past court cases where serious crimes were downplayed I doubt the Democrats will rush into agreement.

I doubt that - not your post - he is 'willing' to withdraw his bill. Even if he does, there are other amnesty bills all ready for the go-ahead.

What IN Channel is saying in effect that Worachai would accept a bill which corresponds to the 'People's Bill' which has already been accepted by the Democrats. Just doesn't add up.

'm not sure about about how the bills out there would work but if amnesty by decree was accepted it would give PTP enough room to drive the proverbial coach and horses through the situation and keep making it up as they went along.

I don't believe him either as nothing is simple or easy with this government and you have to smell " set up " if the Dems are stupid enough to fall for it.

Another 'great' idea on the way to wotk by some official..

Will they ever stop having (hare-brained) ideas?

Mercy..

You have to love TAT, they have big mouths but not big enough for all the feet they try to stick in.

Have just heard on IN Channel news that Worachai is willing to withdraw his bill if the Dems accept amnesty by decree which would only cover protesters other than those involved in serious crime OR Mr. T. He added he had not discussed this with PTP leadership !

Given the interview with Mr. T's brother in law and how he got around Thaksin's role and past court cases where serious crimes were downplayed I doubt the Democrats will rush into agreement.

The real scientific tests, if they can be trusted, cannot be a one off and will have to continue for a long time but I'm sure there will be a rush to pronounce a clean bill of health.

Hoisted by my own petard as the media are reporting divers have found no damage to the eco system and no dead marine life. Maybe the word " yet " should be included although " impossible " may be more appropriate.

Considering the amount of news footage we see from spills elsewhere there is one thing we are unlikely to see and that's shots of dead or oil covered birds and dead fish.

You've raised some interesting and scary points and I would doubt if much of a study, if at all, was done.

Remember the 3 Gorges Dam where a million plus Chinese were simply told " Move " ?

" According to Phra Thakrit, Wirapol will ask a US court to rule on whether the DSI's arrest warrant is lawful, as the statuary rape charge was already more than 10 years old."

That's his defence! This guy is dumber than a sack of rocks if he thinks that defence is going to fly.

The law, especially cross borders, can be a minefield and perhaps I'm being simplistic but if the warrant is lawful in Thailand why would a US court rule against it ? I suppose he could dance around some human rights plea but it doesn't seem applicable.

I can't get it out of my head that DSI et al aren't exactly in high gear over this.

According to global observers and energy disaster experts, this Thai spill and spread of oil in the sea is very serious. According to reports, PTT seems to be ineffective at marshaling the necessary resources to clean it up. The ceo of PTT Chemical came down to view the damage and clean up effort and turned around and drove home because it looked in hand to him, according to other news reports.

Lots of concern at the highest levels. I wonder if the CEO bothered to get out of his car and higher up the PM didn't even bother to go.

I believe that he can fight extradition, but at this point, he is fleeing prosecution, not persecution.

Unless there is a lot being unsaid about his situation, I don't think he has a good case for asylum. It could, however, be a slow process of getting him sent back.

Hopefully some of our legal eagles will drop by and provide some insight into the legalities of his situation.

Lots of good points and I'm certainly confused as to what's actually happening. For starters, his passport may have been revoked but has a request for extradition been presented to the US ?

I heard on television some years back that in the US lawyers specalising in immigration cases get more work than any others and with the money he's supposed to have stashed he can afford the best.