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Working-class Chinese, including expats, are more educated and therefore, more civilised, than the average Chinese tourist. This means they are less rude and less raucous. I have bumped into quite a few at some restaurants and bars, and sometimes I have to strain to hear them speak, although I was at the next table (no, eavesdropping isn't my hobby - I'm just curious to hear what language is being spoken). This bunch is different from some of the loud and rude ones, most of whom are 'farm fresh' i.e. straight from the farm to the rest of the world. 

Hahahahaha... do the brown clowns read their own crap??? Sheesh...

Nothing is wrong with the vans. The problem is the stupid idiots behind the wheel. Changing these vans to bigger vehicles will only result in bigger accidents and more fatalities. It will be the same idiots driving these 'micro' buses. Don't the authorities here ever THINK???

Ok then. Job done. Go back to doing nothing to enforce the laws until the next seven-deadly-day period. Seriously, you guys deserve a standing ovation for such a fantastic display of utter stupidity.

12 hours ago, stubuzz said:

This is why nothing ever changes here.

Blame it also on the media for bothering to include the 'amulet saved my life' line in its news report.

Here we go again - more vowing, and more jerking knees. Just enforce existing laws - 365 days a year. Numbskulls.

So druhk driving and speeding are not the cause of accidents during other times of the year?

4 hours ago, ezzra said:

 

You haven't been in Thailand long enough haven't you?

we would be very happy if the indiscretions end in only 50k,

but it's only the tip of the iceberg....

If I may be so bold as to suggest, this is not the tip of the iceberg. This is just a whiff of the tip of the iceberg :-)

Trusted third party... really? Where did that get you?

This is the new stupid. First they talk about the seven deadly days, which is already a farce. Enforcing laws periodically, while ignoring it on other 'normal' days, that is. And now, they're giving new year gifts to traffic violators?

How more stupid can these morons get? Might as well throw in a bag of rice while you're at it.

And in my book, using a mobile phone while driving isn't a 'minor offence'. I think it's just as dangerous as driving under influence and running the lights. Some idiots can't even operate a vehicle properly, let alone operating both a vehicle and a mobile phone.

Says a country that crushed unarmed students with tanks. However this does not mean I condone what Japan did during WWII.

It's time these idiots learned the fact that safety and security in this country is largely a farce.

Ok, you need to try harder at creative storytelling. The old superstition-and-spirits card has been used just too many times, and not the most creative way of justifying the fact that you fell asleep while on duty.

Now seriously dear employee-of-the-year, just what was it that really made you check on Room 309... hmm?

No smoke without fire.

Why can't they just enforce the damned law 365 days a year. This 'Seven Dangerous Days' malarkey is really stupid. 

Let me guess - the revenue will come from charging foreigners THB500 per person, while locals and Thais go in for THB5 each. Or maybe even for free!

2 hours ago, fruitman said:

 

Trust us we are Thai, Thailand safe krab.

 

That's why they removed ALL the bins from the markets/streets/mall entrances and gave training to Phang-na inhabitants how to deal in case of a tsunami.

 

Yesterday we drove into the parkinggarage of a big Central mall, waited for the girl in the booth to open the electric barrier.......there was nobody in the booth!! They stopped with that so everybody can drive in/out now unchecked.

 

4 weeks ago they even had security to let us open the carboot and now there's nobody at all. So i feel vely safe now.

Typical half-arsed approach to safety and security. Look at the farce at the BTS and MRT stations. They stop ONE person with a bag, but three to five people with bags/backpacks walk past. And, are these people even trained to look for bombs, or do they expect the bombs to look like a sticks of dynamites with the brand 'ACME' on it?

I was at the Marriott at Jakarta in 2013. That's four years after the 2009 suicide bombing, and 10 years after the car bomb,  yet security was still at the tightest. Taxis approaching the hotel were thoroughly checked by security personnel who looked like they know what they were doing, and every one and every bag was screened (akin to the screening process at major airports) before you even get onto the hotel grounds, never mind the lobby. Do I feel safer? Not necessarily, but at least I know these people take security seriously. Life has to go on, and no matter what happens, at least I know we did what we could to be safe.

In Thailand - they just arbitrarily roll a 'mirror' (honestly, some of these are so crappy, you can't even see your own reflection on it!) under a vehicle without even looking (if they bother to stop you at all, to start with) and then wave you past. So many vans, buses and other vehicles wait in front of lobbies of major hotels. Any one of these could be 'it'. Of course, any stricter form of security will result in 'loss of face', 'bad image for the country' and 'will scare tourists away', so there.

Sometimes, it feels like we're better off on our own when it comes to our safety and security in Thailand.

Nothing like a good dose of stupidity on a Monday morning. How can these idiots make such arbitrary, even irresponsible, statements like "Thailand is unlikely to be affected by another deadly tsunami any time soon..."??? Earthquake expert or not, even the best of them cannot predict when an earthquake will occur. And, as far as being prepared is concerned, how many of those 'warning systems' still work... hmm?

Oh? This is not the one developed by the masters at Chula? Hmm... that's odd. And I thought 'we' already found an Ebola vaccine some time ago!

7 hours ago, Peterw42 said:

 

I hate to break it to you, but thinking "people know where the plane is and its part of bigger events". Is by definition a conspiracy theory.

Hmm... good point. Taken. Perhaps a rephrase - "I don't normally indulge in conspiracy theories but in this case... " I guess that should redress the issue.

I am no conspiracy theorist. But I firmly believe that there is no place on earth that is beyond the coverage of satellites. Some people somewhere know exactly where this plane is. MH370 may probably be just a small part in a bigger chain of events that has yet to be fully played out.

Careful Noona Udomsan. You may be charged with tarnishing the good image of the brown idiots or worse, tarnishing the image of Thailand and Thai people with your online rant.

Ok, I'll give this bozos full marks for at least trying to be creative - i.e. rolling 'tourism growth' and 'hub' into a single story. Not bad!

Tell that to the elites.

5 hours ago, webfact said:

an aerobic exercise on the lawn in front of Thai Khu Fah Building, under the guidance of officers from the Sports Authority of Thailand for 15 minutes. 

To gain any significant benefits (cardiovascular health, increased metabolism rate etc.) from a aerobic/cardio workout, the workout has to be done non-stop for at least 150 minutes a week, moderate intensity. That's about 30 minutes a day for five days. Or break it down in another way that suits your routine. Rough rule of thumb for 'moderate intensity' - your breathing is heavier, heart rate is raised, but you can still hold a conversation with your running partner.