jamhar

And what keeps them there? A religion which advocates the murder of those who don't believe the same stupid myths as yourself, even a slightly different version of the same stupid myths.

While i believe that is a bit over the top generalized view,

I do wonder why the reported majority of the peaceful Islamist,

tolerate the reported minority radical Islamist?

From my perspective, the radical violent Islamist is a cancer on Islam

and needs to be resolved, or it will spread until it dominates or is cut out.

In every organization I've been involved with, silence is acceptance.

if the quiet peaceful majority Islamist remains quiet much longer

they may become the minority.

just one man's view

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/closeread/2013/02/love-and-murder-the-oscar-pistorius-case.html

His latest account does not pass the smell test.

What a bum!

Is there supporting medical evidence of rape?

A gang rape typically isn't a benign process.

Wake up call? to say the least

The call was for 6AM, its now noon.

TL, get to work!

Can someone tell me how you can be surprised by a planned event?

Those swat boxes pisses me off!

Agreed

As well as the power generation issue, theres the natural reserves to generate the power. the 12 years of Natural Gas Reserves goes contrary Thai's wanting to become a manufacturing center (notice i didnt use the term "hub". you are welcome ) TL will have to address the long term power issue if it wants to continue to attract businesses. Along with flooding, educated population, ect.

turn off all the street lights, they rarely work anyway.

Wait, if they dont work anyhow,...........

Now I understand why k. Plodprasop wants THB 120 billion to build a giant wall around Bangkok. Please give the man a budget before I get wet feet

May i recommend some galoshes? Cause this may take a while lol

On another note, this may be a good time to invest in a floating house manufacturing company.

"in confusion there's profit" Tony Curtis, Operation Petticoat

or for those without a sense of humor

"in the midst of chaos there is also opportunity" Sun-Tzu

Just got back from dinner with some friends, all of them Thai. Some just got back from pattaya. My friends complained nonstop about the Thai drivers in pattaya for about 15 minutes. Comments such as "a stop sign is just a recommendation to those guys!" and "right of way means who has the most expensive car", and " the lane markers are just an FYI to those pattaya drivers"

As I listened to them talk, all i could think was,

now i have to convince my Thai buddies not to bash the their own drivers?

I give up!

really ? Thais strting to discuss the drivin habits of their fellow Thais, this could be the revolving revolutionary effect. Hopefully it will effect into road-motorist-education. Let's talk about it again in 2113. In a hunnerd years to come. nothing will change.

I'm sorry but dont expect too much change. My friends are typical Thai. All are university grads from US, Australia, or NZ. And my friends consider me "Thai", so they speak freely around me.

Which brings me to the point i was hoping to make. The fundamental problem i see is the basic education level of Thailand. politics is dummied down to a 6th grade level (or 7th or 8th or what ever it is). The general population is susceptible to political steering with relative ease. People drive like they have a 6th grade education, because, well they only have a 6th grade education.

Want better drivers? improve the basic education level of thailand.

Tired of the sophomoric Thai political statements? improve the basic education level of thailand

But be careful of what you wish for. a more educated population will most likely realize they want to be paid more. and there goes your 30bhat noddles.

Just got back from dinner with some friends, all of them Thai. Some just got back from pattaya. My friends complained nonstop about the Thai drivers in pattaya for about 15 minutes. Comments such as "a stop sign is just a recommendation to those guys!" and "right of way means who has the most expensive car", and " the lane markers are just an FYI to those pattaya drivers"

As I listened to them talk, all i could think was,

now i have to convince my Thai buddies not to bash the their own drivers?

I give up!

ok dinner time.

I'm checking out of this topic for a while!

Oh please not again,- after China and Berlin another hub of walls...

OK gotta admit

I didnt see "hub of walls" coming!

"5) to reclaim land and practically cover up the Gulf of Thailand area"

umm i dont think that's very practical.

just MHO

Atleast 2 separate issues

Storm Surge.

excessive rainfall.

They each require a different solution.

The dude,has one tough job.

He has to educate the population, then find a solution.

Good luck on both.

No wonder he sounds pissed.

As I posted earlier, you do have the bum gun in the US, only it's mounted on the kitchen sink!

Americans are taller.

And like to multi-task.

Also true! and our sh*t dont stink,

so its a non-issue to begin with

As I posted earlier, you do have the bum gun in the US, only it's mounted on the kitchen sink!

True that.

And we can rinse our salad at the same time!

dam_n,

that would be a lot for pot

let alone diamonds!

Wait

It's not banned in TL?

The more i know, the less I want to know

Hub of senior citizens

lol thank you!

Regading this topic i was just going to say

"Oh this is an old story!"

but that was just too easy.

Sorry about the double post but had to get this off my mind.

In every country, people complain about the other drivers.

Blacks , whites, asians, old, young, men, women.

Its always the others that are such horrible drivers.

My dad would complain about other drivers

as he drove, biting his lit cigarette in half.

Of course I would complain about my dad's driving to my friends.

My point? I dont know that Thai's are as bad as most on here are making them out to be.

i'm off my soap box,

please continue with your whine-a-thon.

PS! I have seen elephants having a red light attached to the tail

Hey that's my Ex you're talking about!

If you think thai drivers suck check this out...

Russian dash cam hell

I was impressed with the horse that knew how to use the crosswalk.

more "streetsmart" than most of the Los Angeles population

An American here

We, in the US, have neither the bidet or a bum gun.

Most of my friends (and myself included) have both wetwipes and TP available.

wetwipes are akin to flushable diper wipes for babies. its a moist wipe with lotion in it.

I perfer the wetwipes to the bum gun.

When i first got to TL, i actually didnt know what the bum gun was used for.

Cleaning the toilet? washing your feet?

then one night, after it appears i ate something that didnt agree with me

I realized exactly what it was there for

NICE! but i still would have rather had the wetwipes.

Glad i found this topic, AFTER unch!

Come on, someone is going to say it

Tap water is drinkable in Bangkok ???????????????????? since when ?

In theory, it's been potable for a long time in most places, but I've never had the nerve to try it - at least knowingly.

Amen to that brother.

The proof is in the pudding.

how often are you offered tap water vs bottled water?

and how often do you accept?