Kasset Tak

If Thailand will be for high end tourists... then Thailand needs to be redeveloped too. Can't just offer high end hotels  restaurants and attractions in 2-3 cities. And the things that you can see/visit already today needs to be renovated and adjusted! I have been to the same museum twice in 15 years... and what was broken 15 years ago is was still broken last year. And we are talking about a museum at one of the top 20 tourist attractions in Thailand!

Any modifications makes the motorcycle illegal unless you have a doctors note. 

That includes making it a trike, add a sidecar and everything else, so unless you live in a rural area it might be a hassle...

Personally I live rurally and have an old trike that is a home made conversation... I don't drive fast, it has working breaks and lights, and it's not noisy, so the police still let's me go without a hassle. However, I was  thinking about buying an ATV instead... and the same police office who let me drive my totally illegal motorcycle told me that if I get an ATV, then he would have to fine me... because even though my motorcycle is 1,000% illegal, it is still considered a motorcycle.

And again, if you get a doctors certificate, then you are supposed to be able to register an ATV for road use too. Or you can get it classified as farm equipment and drive it the same way as they do with the home made trucks and other unregistered "farm equipment"...

There's a reason why you need a drivers licence to drive a motorcycle. And even then, many people who got their licence still seen to not have a clue about how to drive. 

This is despicable, but not surprising. Remember that sure Bangkok, Pattaya, Chiang Mai and other places are comparable to our home counties, but much of rural Thailand is still a developing country.

And then also Bangkok, sure the glamorous downtown with everything... but around the corner is the slum of all the people drawn/forced there. I went to a cheap "hotel" and there were between 5 and 10 people living in one room, and I was told that people were being robbed at gun or knife point almost every day in the area... and that's just 6 BTS stations from Siam!

People complaining about the school uniforms?!

Many students wear the same clothes for 3 years, and in many cases those are hand me downs. Same when someone here was complaining about 300 Baht shoes... sure that is what some people make in a day... but how much do you spend on your own shoes?!  Just think about what quality you would get if you bought 100 Baht shoes?!

This week the school started here, and on Wednesday I saw 4 students walking barefoot and stup me, I asked them why... in 3 out of the 4 cases they answered that their new shoes had broken.

41 minutes ago, jippytum said:

Do you get the feeling the country is getting tired of the Thaksin family with their constant lies and deceit. 

That ain't happening as the uneducated crowds believe that, this the  3rd round of this family in charge will be better... 

They don't see that sure, as farmers they got a little bit more money from their schemes... but prices on (buying/renting) land, seeds and agro chemicals went up so much that in the end they had less money left in their hands... and instead supporting the all mighty company that in some provinces control 95% of the food market...

Same, about 90% of my Thai friends think that legalising cannabis was great, and they don't support the move to build casinos in Thailand... but somehow they still support this governmet?!

I think it all comes down to the pieces of "purple and brown paper" they were handed for attending political rallies before the election...

Remember that Musk is a white South African...

I didn't have any tattoos until I came to Thailand and my Thai friends asked me if I didn't want to go together with them and get sak yants.

But on the other hand, back home all of my family have tattoos, and all are honest working people, and not degenerates like those working in finance, lawyers or a plushy offices, just stealing hard working people's money.

Because frankly, who is worst for the world?! A person who is working hard for their living and doing some drinking, gambling or whatever, or someone like the CEO of Blackrock with billions to his name, closing down companies and factories, not because they are making a loss, but because they aren't making ENOUGH profit... I worked for one company that was closed down by the owners because we "only" made a yearly 15% ROI. 

I have had similar problems, especially when people use 3rd party companies in Bangkok to send by Thailand post. I get a tracking number, that is then not in the EMS system, and sometimes it takes days before it's finally registered in the online system, and few times the package have been delivered with another EMS tracking number on it.

And to/from abroad (home)... I had a package sitting at the airport back home for 5 weeks according to the EMS, then it was finally sent to Thailand, and arrived at my house less than 24 hours after arriving in Bangkok... and I live 400 km from Bangkok. 

39 minutes ago, brewsterbudgen said:

Difficult to do unless you can define "non-qualified", especially when Thailand requires a university degree (in any subject) to teach English but not a proper TEFL certificate!

 

In the UK and Europe a degree is also required, but also a CELTA or Trinity TESOL. 

Not anymore... I have a BA, I have taken and passed Krusapha's exams, and then after 10 years working legally with a teachers license and everything, I was denied to renew my license as I don't have a degree in Education... the laws keep on changing and changing, and it's getting harder and harder to pass. And still the Thai English teachers where I used to work can't even get past "How are you?" without struggling?!

12 minutes ago, kwilco said:

 

THis is usually  the choice of militaristic governments and dictatorships....

This is not like in Myanmar as the problem is that Bangkok is sinking, while the sea level is rising... and if you are right, then look at the US that have had 9 cities serve as capitals...

Just now, hotsun said:

And so you can agree that democrats being anti israel are ALSO jew haters. The Biden administration is responsible for the world hate of jews now. Trump cant make the world safer for jews, but he can make america safe for jews

Yeah, the problem is that Biden had too many Jews in his administration, with  Blinken, Yellin, Merrick, and Mayorkas just being a few of the over 50 Jews in the Biden administration... and then look at "the others" like Bloomberg that gave over $100 million first to Biden's election campaign, and then to Harris election campaign...

So, I wonder where this about making America safe for Jews comes from?!

A majority of Thai people support the legalisation of cannabis, so that this government will ban that again, while a majority of the Thais are against casinos and gambling, so they will legalise that??

Well, they keep coming with quarantine and stay at home orders... so I have stocked up with food and all other essentials so I can last a month or maybe two without leaving home! 

About a moth ago I had to go to Bangkok for 1 day and when I returned home I was forced to quarantine by myself for 14 days (even though I'm fully vaccinated). Then we had 2 returnees from Bangkok last week here in the village, and of course no one was forced to follow the mandated 14 day quarantine (I guess rules only apply to white men...)...
so as of yesterday the village have 10 households with covid-19 and we have already seen the first death from covid-19 among those who got infected by those 2 returnees!

Well, it's a little bit better then the COVID-19 tests... I saw one private hospital doing the test and a "COVID free" certificate for 3000 Baht ... I was quoted $2.50/test if I bought a batch of at least 500 the same test from the producer...