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Life expectancy in Thailand must be much more than say the UK , due mostly to the warmer climate of Thailand , as opposed to the cold damp winters in most western countries . Just got to have your wits about you when driving in the Thai traffic . So maybe squeeze another 10 plus years .

You must have a small electric bill or a huge amount of recycle waste . My lady has a restaurant and she barely gets 200 baht a month from her recycle goods . On top of that , where I live in Issan , all 3 of the recycle yards have closed and the workers all went to Bangkok to work . We now depend on a mobile recycle guy who turns up when it suits him . You are right about rubbish in the streets and I often see people collecting it to sale but where do they take it because there are no yards near me .

The sad facts are that China & India are buying Russian oil at increased quantities and the revenue aiding the purchase of weaponry for Russia . The supply of arms to Ukraine from the western countries was made with a stipulation that the weapons would not be used to invade Russia , only in Ukraine's defence of their country . If used to invade Russia using donated western arms , that would implicate the west which could have serious implications . Interesting times ahead . Putin has not been invited to Queen Elisabeth's funeral however both India and China leaders have but have not confirmed attendance . Also China's leader is making a visit to meet Putin in Uzbekistan at a trade conference , ( SCO ) Shanghai Cooperation Organisation which the Kremlin have stated they will initially be discussing the Ukraine war

I would like to see Ukraine invade Russian territory and inflict some structural damage on them so that they will know what it feels like and also take control of the gas and oil lines

Look at the picture at the start of this article . All smiles , friendly and a statement from the Russian foreign minister which , for me , is challenging Thailand's neutrality . Of course there is a conflict of interest from Thailand because it does a lot of business with Russia ( all sorts ) , plus of course it wants to maintain its tourism with Ukraine allies . I wonder if the Ukraine president would receive the same Thai hospitality ?

Indeed your comments are true, plus indiscriminate missile attacks on Ukraine hospitals and schools and the shooting of unarmed civilians . The list of war crimes is huge . Putin cannot win this war , also he has turned Russia into an insular country . The Ukraine forces are making gains and taking back land that had been lost to the Russians earlier . Putin has no scruples on the harm he is causing and now has cut off gas and oil supplies to Europe and causing damage to European industry and economies . Now I read that Russia has asked north Korea for 100,000 troops along with weaponry . So I suppose staying neutral will exclude your country from any such involvement but at the same time neutrality could be seen as condoning the atrocities carried out by Russia .

The UK now has many vaping shops because they are a far cheaper option than regular cigarette smoking and a lot less of a health hazard , plus vaping is encouraged by UK medics as a path to quitting or a safer alternative . However vaping does produce large clouds of vaporised liquid that can be annoying to people close by . Vapers should be aware of that and seek a place where others are not effected .

A quick Google search showed New Zealand is to ban the sale of cigarettes to anyone born after 01/01/2009 . Denmark & Australia have similar plans .The price of cigarettes in some western countries has become very expensive ,e.g in the UK they start at about £10 for a pack of 20 . Australia average price for a 20 pack is aud$35 . So smoking has become beyond the means of most people in the mentioned countries . Golden Virginia 50 gram hand rolling tobacco is £ 29 25 in the UK shops . Thailand is keeping the price within reach of many smokers , start at around 50 to 120 a pack of 20. Thus the revenue continues to come .

Fakes & copies were always enjoyed by tourists to Thailand and indeed copies were a tourist attraction plus wealthy folks will pay the high prices for say a Louis Vuitton handbag or £60 sports shirt which are out of the price range for most tourists . I once bought an England football shirt at a Thai market . Quite funny really cos on the small hologram it read Endland instead of England but the rest of it was good . Have also bought many golf shirt copies which were good quality and lasted many years .

Tobacco cigs are OK to smoke in Thailand because their is no risk of ill health ? So why the study on vaping and not the well known perils of cigarettes ? Being hooked on tobacco is very difficult to stop for most people . Vaping is seen as a healthier option and also a halfway house to quitting plus vaping has been approved in the UK by top medics who describe it as having one tenth of the dangers associated with tobacco smoking . The next on the list are nicotine patches and other stop smoking aids , all of which are not allowed in Thailand . So in summary there could be an assumption that tobacco and cannabis are permitted in Thailand because the government get good returns from taxing them and in reality the health concern is pure b/s .

You could not make this up , incredible .

The link above is not clear on the amount of vaccines that meet the requirement . In the beginning of the statement it says that a certificate of covid 19 vaccination is required which could be interpreted as a single vaccine will suffice . Drop down a couple of paragraphs and it mentions " not fully vaccinated travellers " ( no info given ) , Also the article says that travellers aged between 5 & 17 should have had at least 1 approved vaccine more than 14 days before travelling to Thailand , so is fully vaccinated 1 , 2 or 3 vaccinations ? I do not wish to be pedantic but the details are not clear .

Yes it is true that Thailand has huge foreign reserves but mostly in the USA dollar currency . I have read recently that paper money is not the way to go as opposed to tangibles e.g. gold , oil reserves , real estate and land . The world seems to depend on the American dollar, come what may but right now there is concern that the federal bank will put up interest rates to try to halt or lessen their imminent inflation . Some have said that the American balloon is about to burst . So if Thailand relies on the U.S. dollar , as its main source of foreign reserves , there could be a weakening of the baht that would exacerbate the problems of Thailand's poorest folk and desperate people do desperate things of course . The Thai government must take care of its low paid folks by introducing a welfare scheme rather than spend money on submarines or conscription's etc .

Your charitable efforts are to be admired , however have you ever looked into the problems that eating instant noodles can bring . You may be doing more harm than good . Below is an extract from Google that highlights the dangers of regular eating of instant noodles . Mostly carbs and no protein . Bad news! They have white carbos (not that bad but can lead to diabetes). They have lots of salt (also not so bad in a tropical climate where you need more salt). But what is SO BAD, is that they are almost always FRIED in PALM OIL, which really is so bad, and apparently clogs your arteries.

No & why ? Know all xxxx , do not bother replying

That is news to me and most others I suspect . Interested to know the extent of insurance coverage on the yellow plate

I am aware of that and the medical coverage is minimal .

A friend of mine was in an accident where his car was hit by a motor bike taxi . There was some costly damage to my friends front plastic , one piece valance ( about 12000 baht repair costs ) . Guess what ? The motor bike taxi had no insurance . Pal has own insurance that will cover the repair to his car . So , in the event of an accident, a passenger , riding pillion on the motorbike taxi , could not claim . This has to be taking the proverbial xxxx . How do they get a licence to operate ? No passenger insurance cover ? the mind boggles at other types of public conveyance in Thailand .