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So she planned to build a big bird-scarer firework. Place it in the field. BANG! Right, that worked, what next? Oh make another big firework for the next couple of birds.... Somewhere, her logic of thinking this through is not very good!

No I wouldn't. But that's not anything particular about her. I don't trust ANY politician, whether they be from the UK, USA, Thailand etc. IMHO, they are all a bunch of sh*ts, only interested in lining their own pockets 🙂

Well, if you define racism as someone who is concerned about UK security because a potential future PM has dual-nationality (this is a fact because both her parents hold Nigerian nationality and I don't think she has denounced her Nigerian nationality), and therefore potential conflicts in her views and beliefs - then I'm proud to be a racist! I don't give a jot about Kemi's religion, skin colour blah blah blah - I am concerned about possible conflicts of interest.

Ah, there is a fundamental difference! I am NOT racist but you ARE a wokie 🙂

Luckily for me, my bank app has a safety system in place for my account. If I try to make a payment more than 2,000 baht, it immediately pops up a message that says "Khun Simon, you will be overdrawn AGAIN!" 🙂

As BruceWayne has logically pointed out, if you have 2 Nigerian parents, then you as a child automatically have Nigerian nationality. Kemi was born in the UK and by the law at that time, she also acquired British nationality. Has she subsequently surrendered her Nigerian nationality?? (I won't hold my breath...) (Below is my reply to another off-topic personal comment - wokies have a habit of making things personal don't they?) "You did the same , you weren't living in the U,K and you went to the U.K for free medical treatment ". Correct, I returned to the UK, stated to my GP and the hospital doctors that I lived in Thailand, and it was their decision to treat me for free under the NHS system. Perhaps it was because I had been shafted by my insurance company, or perhaps it was because I had 2 British parents, was born and raised in the UK, paid UK taxes and continued to pay NI all the time I lived outside the UK. Who knows - their decision, not mine 🙂

You have a problem understanding written English. I said " I am in the process of doing just that - having already sent an email to the originator of that claim.". So stop hopping up and down and be patient while I wait for a reply. If my claim proves to be incorrect, then I will have no problem to withdraw my statement. On your second point - again, you are making false claims. I stated that she (and Sunak for that matter) should not be allowed to hold high political office in the UK because this could involve a conflict of interest due to their background of dual-nationality or strong ties to another nation through their parents' nationality. Just look at Lammy and his reparation claims, or handing over the Chagos Islands to a country who hever previously owned them. Is he a loyal Brit or not?

Huh? I never claimed that she is Nigerian and not British! You're in fantasy land... I stated that according to a report on YouTube, she is a dual-national, holding both a British and Nigerian passport. I was asked to provide further evidence of my statement and I am in the process of doing just that - having already sent an email to the originator of that claim. The information that I posted about the circumstances of her birth have indeed been stated by others. These are facts, and I feel it's important to remind you of these facts.

The only reason why she has a British passport is because her Nigerian parents deliberately flew to the UK for the birth, then flew their new baby back to live in Nigeria, and then repeated the same process for their next baby! Her parents obviously felt more attached to Nigeria than the UK (since Kemi continued to live in Nigeria until she was 16 years old). Her parents played the system, without doubt.

Yawn..... in my left ear and out the right ear. Go moan at someone else!

Ah, another wokie! You confuse patriotism with racism. If I am racist, then it is strange that I live in south-east Asia for 22+ years, have been married to Asian women 2 times, and have my own educational charity in Myanmar, where I spend $$ of my own money to donate books to schools and orphanages..... 'Sticks and stones' etc. I'm old enough not to worry about name-calling. You're wasting your time applying false labels to me 🙂

2 hours?! Good grief - I have better things to do than run around to pamper to your impatience! I've been sleeping soundly for the past few hours. As to my claim, I have sent an email to the person who stated that she has dual nationality, asking for links/clarification. If/when I receive a reply, then I'll post it here. Either way, I'm not stopping MY world whilst waiting for that detail. IMHO, any person who is born of foreign (not British nationality parents), should not be allowed to hold high political office in the UK, regardless of whether they hold a British passport. That is regardless of their religion, race or skin colour.

I think that's what the MSM want everyone to believe. I'll try to find concrete evidence that she does have a Nigerian passport. Please be patient while I find the links!

And if they were Nigerian, it would make no difference, because Elton John is not a senior British politician, possibly to be the next PM of the country. Look at what's happening with the current bunch of Labour politicians who have foreign parents (Lammy's parents are not British, they are Guyanese). Lammy IMHO has views that conflict with being 100% 'British'. For me, having lived for so long in remote regions of south-east Asia, the concept of Political Correctness and appeasing Woke ideology has completely passed me by, so I have no shame in speaking my mind on these matters 🙂 Update: I have now discovered that 'Kemi' is also Nigerian - she has dual-nationality! Conflict of interest or what?

Yes, and his parents were both British.....not Nigerian

To remind everyone, (in case it hasn't yet been mentioned): Her name is actually Olukemi Olufunto Adegoke Badenoch Her parents are Nigerian, not British, and were not born in the UK Although born in the UK herself, she spent her childhood and teenage years living in Nigeria. She is quoted as saying that she is to all intents and purposes a first-generation immigrant We are a strange nation, which see no conflicts of interest when appointing those with foreign parents to important political positions (think Sunak as well...)

Although employment opportunities are welcome, the truth about these jobs include: - The Thai worker has to pay a very large 'placement' fee to the employment agency. This is in direct contrast to EU agencies, where the employee pays nothing. - Specifically in regions of Israel, there is a risk of injury or death from munitions - Reported in Israel, (but no doubt also in other countries), Thai workers have experienced both physical and sexual abuse. - The job requirements are age and gender-discriminatory. (Note that from my own experience, the most hard-working Burmese general workers are female). My Thai brother-in-law worked hard in Israel for 5 years. At the end of his contract, his employer refused to pay the salary due to him and his colleagues, got them jailed for 'visa-infringements', and then got them deported from Israel after 3 months in jail, penniless after working 'for free' for their scum Israeli employer for the past 5 years.....

I always remember 'the more beautiful she is, the more likelihood that she was born a boy!!!'

Unfortunately, absolutely normal for many houses in Thailand!

I'm a scientist - I'm well-aware of how flies digest their food 🙂 I seem to have survived so far!

If Thais can eat it and don't get sick, then so can I! The problem with 'city folk' is that they have weak immune systems. A bit of fly poop never harmed country folk. Thanks to my dear old mum's atrocious cooking and total lack of culinary hygiene, my digestive system is like cast iron.....

I used to legally own a pen gun in the UK (I collected disguised weapons as a hobby). The Dunblane tragedy resulted in stricter gun controls and my pen gun had to be surrendered to the police..

There is nothing wrong eating food from a Thai stall that is frequented by Thais and is popular - the food is freshly-cooked and the locals wouldn't eat there if they were getting sick. In 22+ years of eating food in south-east Asia, I have NEVER got sick.... I just use common-sense and avoid stalls with zero customers. As for the OP's toilet problem, stop eating chili peppers if they have that effect on you! jeez - it's not rocket science....

It's not just qualifications that you need in the UK - you have to be young! They simply won't consider oldies. Well, actually it's the same in Thailand.... As for me, a few months till I hit 66 years old and my UK state pension. Next week, I start a new teaching job back in Myanmar again (a country I both love and am drawn to time and time again).

I had a great inverter which I bought in Amorn a few years ago. It just died and Amorn has closed down... I don't want to buy online from Lazada because I am only in Pattaya for 2 days. Does anyone know of a shop that sells these kinds of inverter in Pattaya? Thanks