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1 hour ago, SOTIRIOS said:

...adds up to 26 Million....???

That was my immediate take on TAT's numbers.  They add up to 26.4 million, leaving a total of 11.6 million unaccounted for.  It would be interesting to know where these 11.6 million came from.  All from European countries? Passengers in transit?  Thai tourists?  The mind boggles.

On 1/18/2019 at 10:08 AM, Torrens54 said:

The Law is the Law of the land.

If you don’t like it, no one is forcing you to stay....Bye, bye!

Oh no! Not that old chestnut again.  It has been worked to death by now.

6 hours ago, melvinmelvin said:

yes,

and then you subtract 10 from 325,

in my book you do not end up with 305 but you end up with 315

 

still PM

 

Andrew65 is assuming that the DUP would not just have abstained but actually voted for the "no confidence" vote.  Therefore then it would have been 316 against 315, a majority of one for the motion.

51 minutes ago, robblok said:

Just shows that the most famous of Brit drivers don't do it much better than the Thais if even British prince displays low driving skills. ????????

 

Just a joke don't take my head off.

 

The guy should not be driving at his age.

At what age do you want to be taken off the roads?

2 hours ago, marcusarelus said:

Titanic built in Ireland and captained by a Brit.  -  Just one story. 

Was that a fairly recent event? 

Over 17 million Brits clearly felt that the EU has been a pain in the a... for them for over 40 years and felt that enough was enough.  At least the Brits were given the opportunity (at last) to express their opinion in a referendum, whereas none of the other 27 countries have been given the same opportunity.  They are by no means all happy with the EU, but their leaders are scared ask them for their opinions and just make statements on their behalf.

7 hours ago, Johnyo said:

 

Brexiteer delusion and fantasy. The EU doesn’t need you, in fact they can’t wait till you get your shit together and get the f... out.


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Is that why they have already said that the UK can change its mind and stay on the same terms as before.  The EU were shocked and dismayed at the referendum result.   Doesn't sound like they can't wait for us to leave and in any event not expressed in your disgusting (though slightly disguised) language.

2 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

This ad is heinous, to say the least. It absolutely demonizes men, and makes masculinity look like something evil. It also reduces all men, into one camp of nasty predators. Whoever thought up this campaign should not only get fired, they should get kicked out of the country. Already the war against men is at full throttle. The last thing we need is for corporate America to jump on that bandwagon, for the sake of cynical, dark profit. Resist all all costs. Men should be men. 

 

And how do I feel about the me too movement? Although there are certainly some credible allegations that have materialized, since the whole Weinstein scandal broke, there are also alot of opportunists who have used this as a pretext for their agendas. Let's face it. Women have been using their femininity to get ahead for millennium. And there is nothing wrong with that. We use what we have to work with. But, the burden of proof is so minor these days, and reputations and lives can be shattered with one allegation. The system must work to establish a burden of proof on the accuser, and must set the bar higher than it currently is. The histrionics from some members of the movement, like Rosie O'Donnell, and especially the hysterical Minnie Driver, have been too much. When Matt Damon spoke out, and defended George Bush Sr. for patting a woman lightly on the butt, she excoriated him. When Damon had the audacity to say there is a big difference between patting a woman on the butt, and rape, she screamed no. It is about the same thing. Come on. There have to be limits. It is not the same thing!

 

I have a dear friend, who told me a great story. He said his mom was in Times Square during the celebrations after WWII ended. The soldiers were returning home, to a heroes welcome, which they deserved. She told her son that she was standing around, greeting the soldiers as they paraded by. She said she was kissed, hugged, and fondled by hundreds of soldiers. She said she probably had 800 guys put their tongues in her mouth that day. She told her son it was the best day of her life, and possibly the highlight of her life. Nearly all of the women in the crowd were kissing hundreds of complete strangers. Nobody thought it was the slightest bit inappropriate. How things have changed!

 

Due to this whole movement, relationships, and friendships between men and women have been changed. I know very few guys in the US who are getting any action since this movement started. They are finding it hard to even date a gal, in a normal manner, as things have gone dangerously out of control.

 

 

 

If normal flirting and even dating a girl are both getting to be a risky with all the recent over-the-top PC rubbish, then in future many men and women are going to find themselves living on their own into old age.  One advantage will be a curb on the rising world population.  

7 hours ago, grumpy 4680 said:

         The simplest solution would have been to pospone the coronation, as there was no real urgency.

There was no need to postpone it, as they could have not chosen that particular date in the first place, but of course it was chosen for a particular reason, which has now become apparent.  In very few other countries would the electorate tolerate this kind of nonsense and total disdain for them, but somehow it seems that the vast majority of Thai people just do not care enough to do anything about it.

On 1/16/2019 at 4:44 PM, ratcatcher said:

The word MIGHT has several meanings. In this context it means a possibility exists.

The other meaning that came to my mind is that of POWER, and the Prime minister holds all of it. 

His government knew full well that the major event on May 5 was to be held and that he HAD to be in charge of the country when that happened. Then there is another less joyous event in the future which those in power are already aware of. Frankly I think it will be quite a while before people in this country place their X on a ballot paper. 

While the French are revolting, the Thais are relaxing. Maybe that's not such a bad thing?

Yes, the French are revolting (on the streets), but the Thai Government has been revolting for over 4 years now and still is.

On 1/14/2019 at 1:28 PM, Basil B said:

They only quoted the CBI and PwC...

 

Fact is British and None British companies with interests in the UK have taken a big hit over Brexit, Hopefully we will see a recovery Brexit nonsense is dead and buried.

 

You will have a long wait!

13 hours ago, oilinki said:

For the loudest and angriest Brexitters, who are about 5-7 % of the voters, Brexit gives a religious type of trance type of feeling. They don't want to understand nor listen, quite like the folks who believe Earth is 6000 years old. 

 

The rest will adapt, slowly, to the new way of thinking when talked to logically.

 

Actually, what we will adapt to is living without being a member of the EU.   One thing the UK is extremely good at is accepting hard times and emerging stronger than ever. 

12 hours ago, oilinki said:

I'll take this a bit further. Whenever I see an airliner using RR engines, I feel safe. I feel safe because the engines are done by a very trusted manufacturer, who is proud to keep it's products in top shape. 

 

Analogue to Brexit. That is or was what UK was all about to the rest of us. Very trusted partner, who we know always did the right thing. Somebody we felt safe to be with. 

 

This whole Brexit mess has hugely eroded that feeling of safety and trust towards UK. That's probably why many of us Europeans have felt in the way that our trust to stabile UK has been broken or violated. It's really not a nice feeling. 

 

 

So your trust in the UK has diminished essentially because they decided to leave your beloved EU, which is generally distrusted, with good reason, in the UK.  

15 hours ago, Grouse said:

I like and respect Merkel. She allowed her heart to overrule her head once. Forgiven.

I think you mean that she allowed HER heart to overrule the other 27 members' heads   They do not forgive her.

5 hours ago, owl sees all said:

I think this is tactically unsound. I'm a supporter of the Labour Party, but this does not make sense. Any Tory MP that is 'undecided' might now be persuaded to vote for May's deal. And any wafty Labourites might side with May as they wouldn't want an election so soon if they were not listening to their constituents. Deselection. Time is a healer.

 

The latest is that she will be defeated by over 40 votes, but JC's words might drop that number.

I understood you completely when you said " I'm a supporter of the Labour Party, but this does not make sense", but then I realised that I had taken your words slightly out of context.  However, I think that the section taken out of context does indeed make sense. 

2 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

For the Brits who really want to stay in the EU I wish they will get what they want. I am sure the UK is a lot better off within the EU.

 

But for all the Brexiters and especially the hard Brexiters I hope they crash and burn. You really deserve what you will get. Just yesterday I read an articles that many Tories want Boris Johnson, Jacob Rees-Mogg or David Davis as their PM. How deluded must these voters be to even dream about that those incompetent morons will be able to make things better? They talk a lot about unicorns. And it seems lots of people still believe them. Unbelievable - except it really happens.

 

I am sure lots of people in the EU dream about how wonderful life could be without the UK.

 

Let's hope that the EU's dreams come true, then.  If there is to be a second referendum, the EU could well be in for their second major shock, similar to the first time.