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I believe that in a short time in Thailand, banning sex

I hear a rumour that the ban will come in next week & will be rigorously enforced through a crackdown

"However Dr Samarn assured, however, he proposed only banning of sales but did not prohibit drinking.

Customers still can buy before the banned time goes into effect, and then take them out for drinking during the festive time, he said."

So what is the point of the ban then?

Exactly right, instead of banning sales, why not prosecute those who do drink and drive or become disorderly. I appreciate that you cannot compare, but we have the Christmas and New Year coming up, in the UK everyone knows that there is a heavy Police presence at this time of the year and so only a fool would drink and drive. But this would take a complete mind change and an honest Police Force !

Thai logic in traffic = biggest goes first, <snip>

As a general guide ... it seems a general guide.

It's the only guide

Isn't it the same the world over, people change behind the wheel of a car as they change in a forum !

Having driven in Middle East, Thailand, communist Eastern Europe, USA, Canada and Western Europe, I think the Brits are amongst the most polite drivers, with a few nut cases

The OP article talks about racial profiling, are those being stopped mainly young, back-packer types, or are they stopping any Westerner or tourist ?

The slip is an arrival/departure card and anyone entering the country is required to fill one out. They will keep the arrival portion and staple the departure card in your passport which you will have to fill out when you leave. The form is a TM6 form.

OR, more likely, they will NOT staple it (didn't staple my son's in July, didn't staple mine in October) and you will lose it at some point in showing your passport to hotels, etc. Then the nightmare begins. Staple it yourself if they do not.

They haven't been stapling for some time, must have run out

I want to know their full names and see their faces!!!!

I want to see pointing fingers

Thais often put the most ornate and gargantuan gates on their house.

I don't know which idealised life the OP is talking about, but my experience is it can come about because in villages the people may be so poor they have nothing worth stealing and so they don't close the door.

This also happens when the kids aren't in school, mum isn't working and grandma is home being taken care of. Everyone is home and no one is working, so no need to lock anything.

Most of the houses don't have doors. They just park Granny in front of the shack chewing betel nut.

Just incase this Gem was missed ... ATF ... Classic ...

Scarey, the wife's family used to give her a bottle of whiskey, pack of ciggies & betel nuts

The guy was silly too run. First offence. No one was killed. Probably would have got a couple of years and out on bail.back to normal life and spending his millions. With all that money probably could buy a few favours in prissy.just made it double worse for himself.

With all that money he could never have gone to jail at all

Correct me if I am wrong, I suppose he has a very strong grip on power, media, business and the army. So the average Russian is seeing a hero, we are not. All he seems to be doing is making himself very rich, the palace he has built, and sees himself as the new Tsar.

Not so different to his old communist gang who made a Russia for themselves and definitely not for the people

I have had something similar, on 12 January 2014 the immigration officer at Swampy put an admitted until date of 7 February 2018, when I went to Jomtien immigration to get a residence certificate the officer immediately crossed it out and corrected the date. At the time I was on a work permit, so they would usually input an admitted until date which matched the expiry of my WP.

Mr Costas, I can completely relate to your comment

"Having a servant to take care of them or their sexual needs?"

That is exactly how I feel, just being used as a sexual object without any consideration of my feelings

I like all ladies

sounds expensive but all depends on what restaurant and where - I hope it was very good

Everything & Nothing is what it means

The wife is from a village near Nong Jok, just outside Bangkok. Anyway, before the days of meters, we almost couldn't get a taxi to take us from Central Bangkok to her village (sorry, large estate in the country !), they would want 500 baht minimum, but it would take an hour.

Once meters came in, usually had no trouble getting a taxi and the meter would read about 250 baht. I don't know if the introduction of meters resulted in more taxis and more competition at that time

I have watched my wife blossom from a cute 23 into a hot fashionable 40 without gaining a pound. Beautiful, fit, athletic, fashionable, sexy, adventurous, adaptable and equally at home hiking in the Grand Canyon or at a society wedding in a five star hotel. Sure she is getting older but I still marvel at her looks and her naked form, 17 years on. Beauty may be superficial but it sure beats the alternative.

What's the alternative ?

Huh. So the taxi takes me where he wants to go and not where I want to go - mind blowing

I wouldn't say Thai food outside Thailand is that good for the same reasons at post 16 Ezzra stated, unless you want to go seriously up-market. We all know that not necessarily the best Thai food in Thailand comes from the most expensive restaurants. But a taxi driver a few months ago was grilling me because he had heard that G'paw moo was 500 baht in London and he could get it in Bangkok for 40 baht, he was stunned to hear that it was true !

They have some Italian villas & quiet a good restaurant, font think it has been spoiled too much

It's a while since I've been down to Pattaya and Jomtien but I always used to enjoy the breakfasts at Yorkies, the English pork butcher in Beach Road. What's the latest on it? :-)

Yorkies (S of Chaiyapruk) is no more as of 2 years ago. Kaput, gone, out of business.

Very strange, i bought sausages from Yorkies on Chaiyapruek on Saturday, so i would say they are very much still in business.

Last saw the shop open a few months ago, did they have a separate cafe at one stage ?

The scope of all these artifacts is interesting. Either Pongpat dreamed of having

his own museum, or this is part of some complex money laundering scheme.

He was planning to have a museum to protect Thai culture and heritage for the good of the people

I don't have to lie, I am naturally young and hansum

my problem is pockets full of 20 baht notes