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53 minutes ago, sumongkhwai said:

Inebriated Scotsman, isn't that a tad redundant? And, not sure why they calling the other guy his "friend". Maybe just another inebriated Scotsman lending a hand so to speak?

Probably a Brit. What makes you think the other guy is also a Scotsman?

On 5/29/2024 at 3:47 PM, georgegeorgia said:

Well I'm going back to Australia tommrrw after spending 7 weeks on off in Pattaya 

And I'm looking forward to going back !

I done my study of the retired single guys here living in small rooms in both View talay and Arcadia Beach resort and what a booooring life everyday 

Waking up , in a small room ,some yes same without balconies

 

Waking up toddling down to the pool , staying all day on ASEAN then as my newly found old friend I met at Arcadia resort does ,he can't wait till the bars open so he can go get drunk and waddle Home in the evening to sleep and do it all again 

 

Some even sit ALL day at a cafe bookshop to get company 

What a boring life 

I'm so bored I can't wait to mop the hospital floors on my next shift on Sunday 

Waking up , doing nothing all day 

Ok for a few weeks but please please don't sentence me to 20 years of it 

No thanks not for me 

I need to do something in my retirement,sit by a pool is  ok for a couple of days but no I'm not going to sit at hard drinking like these drunken old fools I see everyday 

Even opposite I see a mini mart  with drunks sitting outside drinking beer all day same guys

,same guys unfit looking shirts off in the evening after drinking the cheap mini mart beer they drunkenly go up to their rooms 

Maybe ok for a 75plus single guy but please you are just wasting days 

You miss the point of retirement. It means not working. Relaxing all day without worry. Going out occasionally to do something different. I agree with your assessment of sitting in a room all day bored. But who said they were bored? Also, did you see if they do this 365 days a year? 

I am retired in Thailand. I have my daily routines and mostly it is at home with my wife and kids. I travel with them several times a year, Travel alone several times a year. Do what i want, when i want and how i want. Sex who I want. My week goes by very quickly as well as the months. Very seldom do I feel bored but when I do, I go out and do something I have never done before. Even though i am retired, I still feel young and full of vitality. Not many retirees in US or other countries can say this or show it in their actions. 

I think you misjudged the people you watched rather than asking them if they are happy with their lives. I would bet most would say yes. As for their places to live, it was a choice they made. Perhaps a better choice than having your kids put you in a old people nursing home which could and most likely would happen in your country. 

So have a happy life in your country getting old. I think when that happens you will be worse off than the people you saw in Pattaya. Hopefully you will rot in your recliner there and the spider webs will accumulate on your crotch from lack of use. But, I know for sure you not find yourself in a better position than the people you have so cruelly judged in Pattaya. 

1 hour ago, Danderman123 said:

Imagine the silence from the Trump fans while they wait for their updated talking points.

I seriously doubt you will see silence from them. Even though he got convicted he can still run and become the next president. This case is not a case that would put him in a prison. As for the actual words being convicted it may even boost his following. More than 80 million people in the USA have been convicted of a crime there. With about 4-6% wrongfully convicted. That is over 1/3 of the population. Then there are many, many people who think this was all a political scam to ensure a win for Biden. Then one has to consider how many people think Biden needs to be in a courtroom also for crimes. 

Point is, that Trump can still change the outcome of the case simply because the judge was biased with kids making money off of his cases. Having many gag orders to prevent him talking about things or people. and many other irregularities in the case itself like using only the testimony of a proven criminal and proven liar to other official inquiries. 

I can not say for sure how this will affect the elections. But it seems to me that the people will not be deterred by his loss of this case. It may backfire instead and we may still find Trump winning the presidential elections. 

So, the people are finally beginning to see the Putz they have in office now. I am favoring neither party but understand why Bidens ratings are declining in his Democratically controlled states. People are seeing him for what he really is and what he has failed to do during his presidency. Trumps rise is just another facet of this. When he was Prez te economy was good. Unemployment was low and the country was not dishing out billions or tax money to allow and keep and support so many illegals entering the country. I do not know if Trump will win. But really think sure Biden will lose in the elections.

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The case signifies the tireless efforts by law enforcement to deliver justice for victims of serious crimes, regardless of the time passed. Capturing Uthai after he avoided arrest for 13 years is a testament to the dedication of Thai law enforcement agencies

confused, what effort? they got a tip and found the man had a warrant from 13 years ago and arrested him. I seriously doubt they spent 13 years tirelessly tracking this man down when he has been in one province for all that time. 

3 hours ago, daveAustin said:

HE postponed the court hearing? What the actual F! Let's hope the covid infection isn't trivial. All this crying wolf is going to come back at him. But if he does actually die, then we will all know that he really was sick.

Covid only last 1-2 weeks.. They should reschedule it as fast as possible. Also, he is still on probation. Why hasn't a probation officer come to check on his health. Where is the doctors report from a hospital stating testing positive for Covid. 

Does this article mean that if i am scheduled to go to court. That my lawyer can make any unproven excuse to change the court date?

10 hours ago, bob smith said:

what kind of truth is it?

 

are you saying that foreigners cannot naturalize and become Thais?

 

and let me guess, those foreigners aren't really thais, right?

 

bob.

Bob.. I am thinking you went ahead and got naturalized? Nto holding a Thai passport?  So in regards to your comment here. Ask yourself this? HOw would a Thai know you had that done? You may walk up to them speaking fluent Thai.. and the Thai people will be more cautious what they say about you when you are near. You may be close to several Thais in your home area but what about everyone else? 

12 years in this country i have learned we will never be treated the same. We are not in their hierarchy and if accepted into some group like that then it is only to show your white skin to make them look better. WE are walking ATM machines. Perhaps to the woman we love and married we are more than that. Perhaps not. In the end we are cash machines expected to adapt to Thai way and look the other way to everything and pay double or more for the same as Thais. There are only very few people who would think of you in the same class or social status as they do their Thai friends. You are an outsider always, welcome with your gifts or money. Unwelcome for anything else. Believe it or not, I was told this by Thai woman at a restaurant when I first arrived in this country so many years ago. I what they said was the truth. 

You may or may not have a small social circle of Thais you call friends. But they would be the only ones. Anyone else would see you simple as a foreigner with a big wallet.  

The guards could have easily detained the men and got the cops to come sort it out.. If what the poster says is true about breaking some girls nose then off they go to happyland prison after paying their bill and the costs to settle with the woman. But what those guards is nothing more than a gang beating. Assault with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. All of those guards should be arrested and carted off to happyland prison also. And the one that kicked the guy in the head in the end should be charged with attempted murder as well as various other charges. As of yet, my wife cannot find anything about this in the Thailand version of news to see what is being done about it. But, in all reality. Soi 6 just lost a lot of customers from tourism for this. Anyone that sees the video or reads news about this would be hesitant to go there. Even if they are usually a good boy and never get into trouble. One could easily have been pulled into this beating even if they were bystanders. Christ, I have seen tourists with kids walking down that street. Imagine if a bystander got hurt from this? Something needs to be done about this anti-foreigner ideology that seem to be prevalent now as well as the need to react with such violent force.