RareDingo

7 hours ago, petermik said:

Too late Mr PM ????

Yes the horse bolted a long long time ago, with the initial outbreak in the fish market.....

3 hours ago, thasoss said:

after many years...took years to perfect the vaccine,this is not smallpox.it's part of the flu virus family,not the same thing.

It's not rocket science, just a little research will tell you it's NOT the same family as the flu

https://www.mayoclinic.org/coronavirus-vs-flu/art-20490339

1 hour ago, Trentham said:

Thailand should have tested and quarantined everybody entering the country like Australia, New Zealand and many others.

17 hours ago, robblok said:

Sure sigh how aggressive alcohol makes some people 

Alcohol takes away your inhibitions, aka, if you are normally a funny happy person, when drunk you tend to be happier and funnier, but if you are normally a sour individual and aggressive these are the people to start fights in pubs when drunk and are no fun to be around at all.  There have been clinical experiments about this.  Alcohol can remove your inhibitions...great for some, bloody horrendous for others

1 hour ago, GaryAdriaenssens said:

Now the authorities know that some people, Thais and fahrangs, don't give a damn about social distancing....

Does this mean they'll increase the alcohol ban ????????????

2 hours ago, Forza2002 said:

The reported number of deaths in China does look incredibly low compared to other countries given that it was the original epicenter of the CV-19 outbreak.. Italy, Spain, US, France has more deaths than China. 

 

I know people here have probably said it all before, but I'll just say this again.  "FACE".  As a young boy growing up with a mother who majored in Asian Studies, taught Indonesian for years and sponsored students from Indonesia in our home, it's all about "Losing Face".  If those at the top admit to making a mistake they are gone.  Scapegoats the lot of them, publicly crucified to appease the masses.  So, they just lie and the lies are just accepted as part of their culture.  Unfortunately (for them) a lot of Asians are now being educated in Western Schools, Universities etc and they have become whistle blowers on their aging political hierarchy and culture a slow but evolving process.  Their future lies with the younger generation, the internet will eventually help (it's why the Chinese try to ban certain sites, god forbid the younger generation learn about the propaganda a lies spread by their Govt).  
So at the moment anything coming out of an Asian country about that I take with a grain of salt so to speak.  Science and fact however rarely lie, the truth will out over time.
All I can add is, stay safe people, it's a mess out there at the moment, because someone ate a bat....

40 degrees here yesterday in Nong Hoi

I enjoy reading this forum, because people generally have a somewhat "ok" sense of humour, but clearly, people don't understand or have ever lost anyone to suicide if they can make jokes about this topic.

Suicide is an absolutely preventable problem. Temporal displacement, if you can guide someone through the short time that ideation thoughts are present, they will survive.

Family relationship problems in Thailand are incredible, I know many young girls who are put under family pressure to provide money to the family and when they can't provide it, they think the easiest thing to do is to take their own life

I have been into a hospital in Thailand a couple of times and I find the medical treatment excellent. Mental health is under funded and misunderstood in my country, I'm not sure how well it is handled in Thailand. I hope we as a global community find a solution to this terrible problem soon.

RIP to all those people who have been taken from us by this tragic problem

Don't try to find your "unemployed" girlfriend's "brother" a job. The fact that you even innocently asked this question means you don't have the first idea.

Don't take it personally. I am not criticising you. Just follow the advice and don't try to "help". It will only cost you money on which you will see no return and no good whatsoever will come of it.

I take nothing personally, the only dumb question in life is "the one you don't ask" I have been lurking here for a while, whilst there are trolls here "don't take it personally" there are plenty of informative posts as well, one just has to sift through the crap. I am reasonably informed about the mafia and other intricacies with the "taxi employment situation" I'm hoping someone may have done this before and come back with some "more than useful" info

Thanks to every one for taking the time to reply and I am sincere, thank you. I want to try to find this poor guy a job, there's a reason he is struggling, (bad decison when he was younger, like all young kids got mixed up with the wrong people) and I'd like to help him out. I could give him a small amount of money every month, but its about independence, I'm no religious nutter but you know, give a man a fish, feed him for a day, teach him how to fish, yadda yadda yadda....

Thanks for that reply, so you are saying that he could rent a taxi, and make good money in BK? If this is an option I'll will tell the Mrs I'd still love to know what a jacket costs and where to buy one if possible

Hi all,

was looking for some information regarding the purchase of a motorcycle taxi jacket. My GF has a brother who is finding a good job hard to come by. I would like to ask a few questions please:

1: How much does it cost to purchase a "legal" jacket?

2. Where do I purchase it from?

3 Does a Jacket in Bangkok cost more than buying a Jacket in Kohn Kaen?

4. New motorcycle cost

5. Second hand motorcycle cost

His family lives in Kohn Kaen so I'm thinking he could stay with his parents until he gets enough money together for his own place to rent.

TIA for the advice

I'm wondering if it is the drug ICE, apparently it gives you the feeling that you can fly, but Newtons 3rd law of motion....

Unfortunately, Rupert Murdoch employs sensationalistic fools who cater and banter to the lame public who unconditionally believe everything they say. Fox couldn't get a news story straight if it fell out of the sky and hit it on the head. The worst thing is, they don't care about getting it right, they just like to stir up gossip so the mindless masses will flock to read the BS and their advertisers just love it. Happy to get sued for reporting a falsehood because the law suit is usually less than they make with the advertising....