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Governments have a propensity to over regulate businesses...but in Thailand...anyone can hang out shingle and start working on people with little worry about being discovered...unless they do a sloppy joy and police are alerted...

Something about the raw power of bears fascinate me...watch a good bit of bear footage on YouTube...

Thanks for sharing the pics...many people in the US are maimed or killed by bears...some horrifying stories of campers being attacked while sleeping in their tents, bikers, and hikers...mountain lions are bad to bone also...

Odd assortment of characters aptly describes the Demonic party...

That same group of people who are crying for a re-vote on the Brits leaving the EU...this same bunch in the US will be crying in their soup and asking for a re-vote...maybe even a revolt...after the Nov. elections...

You coin conservatives as hateful...yet all the hateful rhetoric comes from your camp...own it!

supporters of Trump--are older, non-college educated, non-urban, distrustful of elites, xenophobic, and nostalgic.

Blah, blah, blah...do you progressive liberal Clinton peanut-gallery folks just copy and paste your garbage?

Not one of your generalizations of Trump supporters can be verified...

What Trump supporters do distrust...is the bought and paid-for liberal press demonetization of Donald Trump...

This is you liberals standard mode of operation...do not engage in any meaningful discussion of issues...use spiteful terms to demean your competition...

Your message is old and tiring...try actually speaking to the issues...this will require one actually having more than a cursory knowledge and use of over used one-liners...

A trend toward the silent majority voting their conservative conscience is going on in many countries around the world...

Having seen the outcome of liberal social leadership...countries becoming nanny-states under the guise of helping minorities and immigrants improve their standard of living...the world is on the brink of massive unemployment...unpayable debt...money printing with no underlying economy to support it...and either zero or negative interest rates so that fiat money (paper money) has become less valuable...to be rendered near worthless if things do not change in a hurry...

Work...work...hard work...not hand-outs and freebies...is what is needed to turn away from the direction the world is headed...

Entitlements...government assistance...from cradle to grave is a form of elite slavery...people have no incentive to become educated, better themselves with a good job, and contribute to local and national economies...

Time is up! The overtaxed workers and the unemployed/unproductive...are just about in equal numbers in the US...and maybe elsewhere...

Either do the tough job of tightening government's belt, providing job opportunities for those who simply sit at home and watch for a check to come in the mail...or we are in for what will likely become a world filled with chaos, rioting, anarchy...citizens out of control...killing one another like lions and hyenas over a piece of meat...

It is time for a change to a more conservative form of governments...both socially (no special toilet privileges for those who are gender challenged) and fiscally responsible ( no more printing money out of thin air and accumulating unpayable debt to keep the ponzi scheme going)

The people of the GB have voted for freedom to map their own future...go ahead and get your petition of millions of disgruntled losers...does not change a thing...

Watch for the elite to mount a campaign of fear and threats...as they realize their power has just been diminished and their quest to collect all the people under one elite world government has taken a hit...

Makes one wonder...has the outcome of the public referendum already been decided? Is all of this bickering and jockeying for position...just eye-wash to keep up the ruse?

The UN understands only what they have been told...nothing more...

Few Thais completely understand the current situation in Thailand...the present government has a history of moving the target date to elect a democratic government...many folks do not trust that a new democracy will ever be formed...and yet others do not care if they are ever under a civilian government again...

So, how the heck can the UN have a clue?

She said it’s unusual for a foreigner to be attacked in Thailand, so the police have been highly involved in her case.

“All of my Thai friends were speechless when they heard the news, because they had never heard of such a terrible act of violence being carried out on a foreigner,

It appears not everyone watches the news, reads the Bangkok Post, or logs into Thai Visa Forum...there is nothing unusual about this case except for the naivete of the victim and her Thai friends...

The elite power brokers...the 1% money bags...were shocked by the results of the Brexit referendum...

They started immediately to do what they do best...demonize the opposition...start calling for a new referendum and protesting...

It is not over yet...they will stop at nothing to get back their power from the people...

The people have spoken in GB...now let the people begin to take back their countries around the world...

This was just the first volley of a war between the common people and the elite...

It could get ugly...wars have been started over less...

Is it just me? Or has Thai Visa Forum become inundated with whinny butt posters...who add nothing to the subject of the post...but prefer to be hyper-critical of others who actually do post...try actually posting to the subject...you may find you like it better than bashing other posters...

Get a grip...not a gripe!

The mugger was really a foreigner...made-up to look Thai...so he could do harm to Thailand's image...

While escorting the soon to be ex-gf to the condo door...she reached into a kitchen drawer and pulled out a knife...whereupon she set about trying to stab me...during the melee I managed to call the condo police desk...asking for assistance...I could hear them talking a laughing...no one came to my aid...

Managed to get the knife away without too much damage to her or myself...and throw her butt out the door...

When I went down stairs to ask what happened to my condo police assistance in my time of need...they laughed once again...

This is Thailand...

I think most people...both foreign and Thai...would tend to agree with you

However, gloating over the fact smacks of racism...

No kudos for your post...

What goes on with the Brits...is of interest to citizens of the US...we have no dog in this fight...but like a favorite relative going thru a bit of turmoil...we wish you the best...

Obama has no clue...how his condescending, abrasive, self-serving rhetoric is one reason he will be considered one of the worst Presidents ever...except by his loyal peanut-gallery...to which he can do no wrong...the darling of the progressive liberal left...

If Clinton becomes President...she will try to figure-out how to profit personally from your struggles...

If Trump becomes President...he will work with your leadership in everyway possible to bring about the change you seek and the stability you deserve...if he profits in anyway...it will be because he offers a service to the people...not taking bribes under the table...

The Brits exit from the EU has shaken-up the elite 1% wealthiest people in the world...the peasants were given a vote...and despite all the damning rhetoric by the elite power brokers...they voted for Freedom from unelected and unknown people calling the shots in their country...more votes and exits could be coming...

It is not a done deal yet...taken by surprise...the elite will continue behind the scenes to stop at nothing to bring the Brits back into the fold...once one group of people leave their sphere of influence, meddling, and calling the shots...other countries may wish to follow...this could upset their game plan for One World Government...controlling the peasants...and skimming off all countries to maintain their lofty lifestyles...

The IMF will stand ready to bribe other countries with their gobs of money...to keep them from bolting and seeking independence...

OMG...should be considered a historic site in Thailand and protected from demolition or looting...the DNA alone...collected in various areas of the club...should make it an international tourist attraction...the Japanese would pay good money for a fantasy tour there...

Whatever you do...do not pay any attention to the people who talk about the crime, corruption, rip-offs, stealing, and beat-downs of foreigners by gangs of Thais...

To really immerse yourself into Thai culture and experience the good life...you will need to hook-up with a young Thai hottie...build her a house, purchase a new car and truck, motorcycle and be willing to enjoy the company of her parents and children as they move in and take over...

Don't worry about learning Thai language...you will not be included in any dinner conversation and will likely be totally ignored unless they all want to go to dinner and need someone to pickup the tab...

If you stay in a hotel and condo...be sure not go out on the balcony if you are entertaining guests...may foreigners find Thailand just the place to jump to their death committing suicide...clean...not too much paperwork involved...the police like this method...

You might want to visit Chiang Mai in the North...cooler up there...even the people are cooler...with signs tacked to electric poles which say...get rid of foreign beer bars...take our city back from foreigners...

Don't forget Southern Thailand where the Muslim separatists have been doing what they do best...killing officials, policemen, soldiers, and teachers...bombing hotels...

Immigration is an unforgettable experience for many...you will get to see these folks often...and also the police may stop by your home just to see if you need anything...be prepared to offer a small donation to their retirement fund...

It is all good Mike...Enjoy!

If this "utopian" socialist state is ever adopted by the citizens of the US...they will run headlong into a country just like Venezuela has become...no food on the shelves...anarchy in the streets...

People...get real...it is work...hard work...that keeps an economy going...not government entitlements and freebies...

Bunch of economic and resource leaches asking for more...

The changes Bernie proposes wouldn't even bring the US into line with other developed Nations that have standards of living many Americans could only dream of. Many Americans would be considered 'dirt poor' and living in a third world underdeveloped Nation by people living in advanced Democratic Socialist countries.

Hardly a revolution. More like small baby steps towards a fairer more equitable society that provides the very minimum basics to its citizens.

Please name them and give examples

If Bernie truly means what he says then the solution is simple. Join Johnson as VP on the Libertarian ticket. He doesn't like the GOP or the DNC, then make the 3rd party strong enough to oppose them.

I'm sure President Trump would find him a job on November 9th.

Publicly funded health care, Publicly funded higher education tuition fees, Publicly funded Pharmaceutical benefits, Publicly funded unemployment benefits, a living minimum wage (no food stamps), 4 weeks paid holiday pay, sick pay, maternity leave, worker representation.

France, Germany, England, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Australia, Finland, Israel, Singapore, Denmark, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Canada, New Zealand etc etc etc etc ALL have higher living standards and far better publicly funded facilities.

Americans simply don't realise how far they are behind the rest of the world.

So Bernie's proposals are just basic standard rights citizens receive just for being a citizen. If you said to these Nations this was revolutionary they would laugh.

This all sounds so wonderful...sign me up!

What is that?...someone has to actually work and produce goods and services for all this to be possible...and there are as many people receiving government assistance as are work mainly for minimum wage...and what?...the country is going broke at an ever faster rate...and those living off of government are going to be in for a big surprise in a few years when there is no check in the mail...

No problem...more freebies and throwing out the welcome mat for indigent illegal immigrants will make everything work out for the good of the country...

Let us not over react here...the chances of these illegal immigrants being shipped back to their home countries is extremely slim...

Depends upon who wins the US Presidency...If Clinton wins...nothing at all will be done...nothing will change...more illegals pouring into the country and placed on assistance while the county is going broke and Clinton raising more taxes...

If Trump wins...then he will build a fence...and send any new illegals found crossing the boarder back immediately...those illegals who have established a track record of good citizenship and working...will be given a penalty and a path to citizenship...IMHO

This US Supreme Court ruling shows how biased and dysfunctional the Supreme Court has become...

Obama tried to usurp Congress and acting as a dictator...determine the fate of illegals without changing the laws that presently address this situation...his actions were illegal and unconstitutional...

The Supreme Court voted along party lines...rather than defend the law and Constitution...

The average American citizen is fed up with leadership putting partisan politics above the laws, Constitution, and the good for American and American people...

Trump may ride this ground-swell of patriotism into the White House...

We have a different definition of patriotism. Mine doesn't involve writing the President of the United States is a dictator. No one writes something like that except a wingnut.

Ground-swello of patriotism?

Good luck

It has come to my attention over many posts...that anyone who does not agree with your bleeding-heart progressive liberal pinko ideology is coined a wingnut...right wingnut to be exact...I will gladly embrace your flaming posts...if it keeps me at odds with your way of life and thinking...

And yes...Obama is arguable the First Dictator of the United States...usurping Congress and doing just whatever promotes his agenda...the Supreme Court has sent him home with his butt handed to him on more than one occasion...

If this "utopian" socialist state is ever adopted by the citizens of the US...they will run headlong into a country just like Venezuela has become...no food on the shelves...anarchy in the streets...

People...get real...it is work...hard work...that keeps an economy going...not government entitlements and freebies...

Bunch of economic and resource leaches asking for more...

The new street lights will help the CCTV camera catch nefarious transactions in the area...

This is the "good" side of the tracks. There are no nefarious transactions here.

I wish there were some nefarious transactions on this street...what do you know that i don't? ?

Let there be light...

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To repeat for those unfamiliar with this area...this street goes on in a straight line for a couple kilometers! We on this street now have what must be the best illuminated street in all Pattaya ?

The lighting will allow street racers and spectators to enjoy their illegal sport...

Those looking for a place to dump the cheating gf they have just killed...will have to find someplace else now...

Drug transactions will have to move further out of the city...

All good, No?

I love it! The police have begun to actually do their job in various places around the country...if this becomes a nationwide phenomenon...Thailand is in danger of becoming civilized...

There may be hope for Thailand yet...I am proud to say this definitely causes me to rethink my perception of Thai police...they actually arrested the criminals...instead of joining in the fun...kudos to the police dept. in Nonthaburi...

No news here! Police do their best work when called upon to declare a farang death a suicide...cream-puff job...see no evil...hear no evil...but the badge allows the police to do evil...IMHO