froglink

He was singing? And going back to France? That's the most bizarre aspect of this story!

Perhaps the difference is that Thai society is not inherently split and violent; it is not built upon the idea that conflict is normal, and that each of us has to fight for our rights. Of course, there have been wars and invasions in Thailand. But I doubt if conflict is hardwired into the Thai psyche as it is in the West. Perhaps this is why some Westerners find it so attractive, while others find it hard to accept the Thais' tolerance of what they think is intolerable.

This does not mean that interests don't conflict in Thailand - they clearly do. The lack of a cultural fighting mentality might also explain the sudden and apparently inexplicable outpourings of violence here. In most Western countries, the sense of conflict has been channeled into institutional norms, even in France. Naturally enough, those norms are stretching as the pressures mount.

At the moment, I sense that Europe is closer to a breakdown than Thailand. But who knows?

Oops! Unconscious plagiarism. Didn't see that FDog had picked up on the finger lickin theme. I'd better go and chew a bone.

Bones are off topic here, methinks.

@Jingthing.Good one! But I did serve you a slow ball.

I didn't know you could plead guilty to murder. Might that not amount to suicide, which is a crime?

Oops! Unconscious plagiarism. Didn't see that FDog had picked up on the finger lickin theme. I'd better go and chew a bone.

@Jingthing. I think that KFC would be a better sponsor for this one.

This death sounds strange.... but so do a lot of deaths in Thailand......Especially a lot of us old guys....reminds me of the African Elephants who go to a certain place to die.... Us old guys seem to do the same.

A bit off the subject. The video is an excellent tutorial on the drop and roll technique. Prevents a lot of broken bones and even death. I fell a few months ago and my drop and roll instinct was still there. I was thankful for that because I could have really gotten hurt. Everyone, men/women, should learn this.

I'm new to this forum but interested why "us old guys" would go to a certain place. There seems to be an urban myth that westerners sell up back home, wash up in Asia somewhere, do all the things that they wanted to do before, and when their money runs out, do themselves in. But I have seen little proof of this as a widespread practice. Does anybody know?