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Yeah, the hub of syphilis.

It's hardly a program, 'woke' has infiltrated into the army, press, and politics, people seem to try and outdo themselves to show how tolerant they are, it doesn't mean they are of course but it only takes a few deluded people in high positions to corrupt the masses who will then pretend to toe the line, the great pretense was shown during the Anheuse Bud light debacle when a Trans person was used in an advert, their sales still haven't recovered. The fantasy world of trans people is rejected by the majority even as they pay lip service to the perversity.

You mean where people accepted their biological gender without having mental problems? where gay people didn't consider having their genitals mutilated to belatedly attempt making a fantasy become real? Where a minority couldn't brow beat the majority into participating in their fantasy world? Reality has the propensity to hit illusionists in the face so I chuckle and ignore the fad.

For a start he should be made to pay restitution for the damage and injury before being prosecuted, after a prison sentence he should be removed from Thailand forever, Thailand has enough nutters of their own, they don't need a foreigner to swell the ranks.

George Orwell warned us of newspeak, we didn't listen and now dystopia is knocking on the door but this too shall pass.

"All the world is mad save thee and me and even thou art a little queer." It's called diversity by the 'woke', insanity by the rest of us, I presume it is thought that if it's rammed down our throats long enough, we too will willingly join the ranks of the mentally compromised, in the UK it's fast becoming illegal not to.

I'm always there for anybody needing help, it's they way I am, all I ask for is a smile now and then to brighten up my day as I have brightened yours.

You mean they weren't crawling sycophants.

I don't go to 7/11

An adventure was promised and the company delivered.

Those services are there with or without me, with every purchase I make I pay taxes, with every visit to the IO I help to keep them employed, I helped keep several builders employed, I bring in foreign currency all year round, I'm already an asset not a loss and when taxation starts (I expect to pay 30k) I want some of the advantages as a Thai who pays no tax.

He is obviously not a gentleman.

At years end we expats will be taxed on our pensions from abroad, I was referring to this unhappy state of affairs. Since we will be taxed without representation I think it only fair that we should have some of the welfare advantages enjoyed by Thais.

That should also include tax paying expats who instead get legally screwed to paying 3 times the amount for hospital treatment than a Thai, we should also be included in the 30 Baht scheme, let us get something out of this instead of being eternally screwed.

Respect has to earned, the poor child was put under intolerable pressure by her alcoholic grandmother and lacked the maturity or opportunity to respond or escape, my sympathy is with the girl, the number of stab wounds relates to helplessness, pent up frustration and anger, she needs help, not punishment

The international taxation laws have a purpose, stashing away illegal loot in a foreign bank account has been made almost impossible, there are no doubt innovativ methods that could be used but once a tax office opens it's jaws its like a dog with a bone, Big Joke is fvcked.

Reality, reality, nobody will sit still and starve to death. Either the lucky countries help out (impossible in my opinion) or people will flood uncontrollably northwards, peoples migration 2,000 years ago was almost normal and threatened Rome's existence despite being the most powerful state on earth. The Zulu expansion of territory 2 to 300 years ago caused huge migrations on the African continent, once it starts it is impossible to stop.

Prison first, missionaries are a curse, disrupting communities which promotes alcoholism and prostitution, these bigots are so full of themselves, why don't they try it in a Muslim country? Jesus may save them from stoning and if not they will surely enter heaven

Plus, 'you aint seen nothing yet' wait until global warming makes life impossible in southern regions, there will be a human tsunami heading north, borders only work in normal circumstances where there is at least a minimal respect for the law, when this breaks down all hell will erupt and will be uncontrollable.

I've lost my desire.

He would probably be in more financial difficulty back home, he's an old man who handled out of desperation and he wont be the last, times are getting hard.

You have the government you have, giving in to fractious mob rule would lead to chaos. Government policies, especially global politics, are complicated with many points to consider beyond domestic considerations. The considerations regarding housing has become a problem worldwide, certainly in all western countries, but it has been made worse by the greed of large organizations such as 'Black Rock' among others. Government power to alter such situations is limited as capitalism has a different agenda. As for Ukraine, its again complicated, geopolitics, money, the military industrial complex, Nato, verses Russia, etc. but one thing is certain, appeasement towards aggression is never a good idea, WW2 could have been averted if Britain and France had acted immediately when Germany reoccupied the Reinland, Hitler said as much to his generals when he ordered the troops in, he would withdraw at the first sign of military opposition......there was none. Ukraine's security is important to the west, it would be a mistake to encourage a despot like Putin who, if unchecked, would go farther than Ukraine. It is unfortunate that there is no longer a global world power, America gave up that baton during the Vietnam war (which really was completely unnecessary), instead power is now fragmented into blocks, the US and Europe on one side and China and Russia on the other (very simply put) with nobody trusting the other and each member of the blocks failing economically, the world is awash in debt and consequently aggression and populations wanting answers and solutions where there are none despite demagogues like Trump or Putin insisting there are simple solutions, honesty, such as that displayed by Churchill in WW2 where he said to the public, "I have nothing to offer you except blood, toil, sweat and tears," is missing in our leaders today who refuse to tell it as it is. There will be better times but the world will have to go through a dark valley of hardship first........just my opinion.

Know your place!!

Typical, trying to sell him on his good points but ignoring the bad side of him.

The Baht to Euro exchange has in the past been a lot lower than it is today and I managed OK then, also my pension from Germany has increased a lot from then so I don't have any problems with the exchange rate as it is now, it would have to go considerably lower before it affects me and I don't anticipate that.