53 minutes ago, AndrewMciver said:

 

The mask isn't the sole prevention tactic to getting people back safely. Along with layers like testing before you travel, masks, social distancing all add up to give you collective layers of more protection.

 

Once again we aren't talking about elimation but REDUCING THE RISK. 

 

I'm not getting into a mask debate, it's utterly ridiculous that you are even debating this. 

Im not debating anything but obviously social distancing and face masks is not REDUCING THE RISK.

1 minute ago, Leaver said:

It not just the dolphins.  Look how the elephants are trained here, and what they do to the tigers so people can touch them.  

Highly doubt the Elephants and Tigers are trained by the same people as the dolphins this thread is based around.

8 minutes ago, Leaver said:

I doubt they have been trained any differently.  

So after the movie and all the years of animal rights activism Ric O'Barry was unable to change trainers ways ?

Shame about those 2 Dolphins he killed.

27 minutes ago, Leaver said:

Well documented.  He turned from trainer to activists.  

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ric_O'Barry

 

Official Trailer of The Cove, showing where many captive dolphins are sourced.  

 

 

 

 

So no proof in regards to the dolphins at Dolphinarium.

52 minutes ago, Pedrogaz said:

It's too many. Plus adding in all the Buddha days, makes about 30 holidays for people that work in government jobs. 

Several Buddha days are listed.... which ones are missing ?

5 minutes ago, NanLaew said:

 

 

Twenty or thirty baht is roughly a buck. Small change when they literally have to dice with death to get your order delivered.

Ironically brought on by their own atrocious riding antics !!

4 minutes ago, Burma Bill said:

With respect, for reference (publicholidaysasia.com) - 15 PUBLIC holidays listed for Cambodia in 2021 but please note possible amendments:-

 

Cambodia Public Holidays 2021 

This page contains a national calendar of all 2021 public holidays for Cambodia. These dates may be modified as official changes are announced, so please check back regularly for updates.

 

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Fri	New Year's Day
7 Jan	Thu	Victory Day
8 Mar	Mon	International Women's Day
14 Apr to 16 Apr	Wed to Fri	Khmer New Year
30 Apr	Fri	Royal Ploughing Ceremony
1 May	Sat	Labour Day
14 May	Fri	King Norodom Sihamoni's Birthday
24 May	Mon	Visak Bochea Day
18 Jun	Fri	Queen Mother's Birthday
24 Sep	Fri	Constitution Day
5 Oct to 7 Oct	Tue to Thu	Pchum Ben
15 Oct	Fri	Commemoration of Late King Father
29 Oct	Fri	King Norodom Sihamoni's Coronation Day
9 Nov	Tue	Independence Day
18 Nov to 20 Nov	Thu to Sat	Bon Om Touk
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2021 are released.

Yeah... did you notice some are 3 days long ?

Cant the old work permit be cancelled and then apply for a new one without leaving the country or is this a visa/permission to stay extension issue ?

2 minutes ago, tomazbodner said:

Maybe true on the many holidays, but they aren't mandatory. That's for banks and government, while the private sector can choose any 13 of these, which generally they do, if western companies, they'd have longer holidays around Christmas and New year, while Chinese will have longer holidays around Chinese New Year, and Thai companies could have longer Songkran... But on the other hand, Europeans are used to a month of annual leave, while Thais have far less, and in some cases even that is fixed to company closures.

Yeah we only get 13 of the 18 and shut down for 2 weeks xmas/new years, glad I get 20 annual leave days and not 10, company has a use it or lose it policy so will be  taking the whole month of December off this year.

16 minutes ago, Mike Teavee said:

I'm often shocked by the price difference for exactly the same product, e.g. in Phra Khanong a small bottle of Singha is 50 THB 5-7PM, then at 7:01PM it's 100 THB, same bottle is approx 250 THB at a rooftop bar just a few meters away, Madness....

[For anybody in that area O'Briens Irish bar does pints of Asahi for 89 THB all night long] 

 

Looking forward to sampling a few of those 44 THB Pattaya beers on LK Metro next week, just a shame that I'll have the GF with me so that's all I'll be able to sample... 

I was shocked to be able to buy cartons of Leo in Australia for Bt.650.00 (2018/2019) making me wonder why it is so expensive here.

1 hour ago, cyril sneer said:

i'm sure this list upset a few

Don't know why, its the pretty much the same list as 2020 !!

1 hour ago, 2 is 1 said:

And here don't have paid summer+ winter holiday like in Finland! 4 weeks summer holiday whit salary + 1 week winter holiday whit salary! So only that is 25 days vacation (monday-friday) + 9 public holiday so total 34 days! Saturday and sunday is free day in Finland anyway! My wife get 10 days/ year holiday in here (coverment officer) but if she not use , then next year its 20 days! If covid over it's trip to Finland.

Finland has paid annual leave too, thats pretty awesome and very similar to pretty much every country !!

1 minute ago, fangless said:

My figures were from previous years.  It appears that last year the Cambodian Government announced a reduction of seven for 2020.  I know that leaves 1 day unaccounted for.  I cannot be bother to find it!

The actual numbers are not that important as I was only trying to point out that Thailand is not top of the holiday table.

Thailand aint even in the top ten but there will always be some that moan about Thailand having too many.

3 hours ago, bkk6060 said:

Add 4 days to Songkran in Pattaya as it lasts a week.

There may be some but I do not know of another country with so many holidays.

Lucky Thais..

Be nice if they were public holidays so I dont have to deal with watering throwing morons when I drive home from work.

20 minutes ago, fangless said:

Suggest you read my post 6 above!

I did read your post, Google tells me Cambodia has 22 days, not 28.

what are the extra 6 ?

A friend put a Ranger 6 speed behind a 1UZ and stuck it in a Toyota crown, he drew up an adpator plate and got it machined.

Plenty of tidy TA22 celica's around, but they are not cheap.

16 hours ago, polpott said:

What is happening in Drinking Street? Open or closed?

Been dead for years now, it should close.

2 hours ago, Leaver said:

Torture.  

got proof or ?

On 9/11/2020 at 9:41 AM, Mansell said:

Driving on the main highway to Jomtien and at the side of the highway was a nice new Mustang that had broken down. One more reason I won’t buy a Ford.

What was wrong with..... assuming you actually stopped and diagnosed the issue to come to the conclusion it was broken down.

10 minutes ago, Hi Tea said:

Why show a car that, clearly, couldn't have been in Thailand and a 'monk' that, clearly, wasn't a Thai monk?  What have either got to do with Mustangs in Thailand?

Thai bashing is what it is.

On 9/11/2020 at 7:48 AM, jackdd said:

That there is a 300% luxury tax on such cars is not a secret.

But it's also interesting to see that they are actually getting 1,150.000 when selling such a car (if you add 300% import duties and 7% vat you end up at the 4.9 million THB for which they are sold in Thailand). Obviously from this they still make a profit, or they wouldn't sell it. This shows that production cost is surprisingly low and they probably have a quite impressive profit margin in other countries.

Its not a luxury tax.... its the going rate import tax.

3 hours ago, BestB said:

But Thailand is one of very few who so heavily depend on tourism and have no social system to deal with it 

And yet when I google "countries heavily dependent on tourism" Thailand is rarely mentioned.

On 9/10/2020 at 9:08 AM, Yinn said:

 

self drive cars. Be so good. Have bed in my car. If I go north thailand can sleep. Get drunk if you want. 

 

 

looking at the road toll thats how many already roll..... minus the self drive car part !!

ive got one of these, I would not bother with a 12v one.