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"No apps or even wifi on my phone. It's a telephone for goodness sake. Calls, SMS and photos only." Correct! Somebody scammed my credit card a while ago in a hotel in Bangkok. Although I named the hotel, I heard nothing from the Credit Card Company, but they did refund the amounts, one of which was a top up on a mobile phone, and the other for a "ringtone" on the same phone. Paying for a "ringtone"? Some people are just plain daft! 🙂 (The best mobile phone I ever has was an old N***a that did phone calls only - which is what a phone is for and cost about 800 baht) Also never got any "unsolicited" calls!)

"In related news, authorities in Thailand are set to take decisive action against the illegal use of e-cigarettes, emphasising the need to protect children from the health risks associated with vaping." And what about the health risks associated with smoking tobacco? Ignored, but tell you what? Why not put the price up, so that The Tobacco Authority of Thailand can make more money from sales, and the Government can make more money from taxes? Apparently vaping is supposed to be a way to help you break the habit of smoking tobacco. Hmmm? Wonder why it's banned? 😦

Not "Ex Scottish footballer" or "Ex British footballer" then? Well done!

"Anticipates" a record 2.2 million arrivals next year, buoyed by a new 60-day visa-free scheme. However, a shortage of aircraft in Russian airlines poses a challenge, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). In 2025, TAT aims for a 7.5% increase in revenue, targeting 39 million foreign tourists and 205 million domestic trips. Funny how the words "anticipates", "aims for", "targeting", "record" and "39 million" all seem to go hand in hand with Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). Doesn't it give you that lovely warm feeling inside?

Which are as old as the hills! Running horse and 2 halves of a coconut shell springs to mind, along with kazoos, penny whistles and canned laughter.

Oh no?

And in the UK in 2023:- In September 2023, following a series of severe and fatal attacks in the UK, it was announced that ownership of the XL Bully would be banned in the country by the end of 2023."

Unless you're in Cambodia and they stick in your throat!

"............implementing precautionary measures such as visible warning signs and secure enclosures around the property." No warning signs that I can see, a piece of rope/string looped around the bottom of the gate that could easily be chewed through, an a U shaped piece of iron that could probably be freed by shaking the gate! Thai style security!

No, the solution you are proposing should be a last resort! You know how long it takes to get things done in Thailand and in the meantime these incidents keep occurring, while you are "taking it up with the Headman", and if you get no response, "take it to a higher level", where you would probably get the same lack of response.

American Bully

No, I would kill them, and let someone like you take it up with the headman!

No, the solution you are proposing should be a last resort! You know how long it takes to get things done in Thailand and in the meantime these incidents keep occurring, while you are "taking it up with the Headman", and if you get no response, "take it to a higher level", where you would probably get the same lack of response.

It is a "well known fact" that these Pit Bull/Bully varieties have one thing in common, which has been noted on here MANY times before - and the word is ***UNPREDICTABLE*** No matter how well trained these dogs are, they can turn in an instant - hence so many owners getting attacked by their own "pets". So I feel that your statement that "99% of the time there is negative behaviour by dogs it is the owners or the person's being attacked fault" is not even any where near 99% true - especially with the breeds mentioned above. This subject has been covered on here many times before, and I am tired of reading statements like yours, only to be followed days later by another report of somebody being mauled/killed by these dogs that "have never bitten anybody before"

Why mention the UK in particular? I think you should have compared it to the USA who are past masters in legal claims for trivialities. I recall an incident a few years back where a bus was involved in an accident in New York. Apparently (and I am not 100% sure of the numbers!) about 30 people made claims for injuries sustained - mostly whiplash, but when the case came to court, it transpired that there were only a dozen or so people on the bus, the rest being bystanders who jumped on and feigned injuries! Apparently, not an isolated incident! By the way, to get back on topic, "The dogs had never attacked before." Oh, that's all right then, is it? I suppose they also promised never to do it again? Are they going to the temple to apologise to the corpse?

And here we go again! Just WHEN will Thailand do something about these killers?

Didn't I hear a rumour that he had a lot of money invested in the "ganqa" business?

OK - last words from me on the subject as you are being so disagreeable:- I did NOT say you were English, I said that you were using "poor English" (No full stops, and also your spelling isn't brilliant (exageration?) And doctor's writing is renowned for being fairly unintelligible, but as English is not your native language, you're forgiven! And I am not insulting you, I am just not wanting to get into stupid disagreements about "not totally true" or "totally untrue" - I did try to bring it to a halt by saying it was all getting "a bit pedantic", but you immediately insulted ME, by saying "Yes, you are".? As I said before - good night!

40 years as a doctor, and "seeing thousands of lives ruined ...." (Slight exaggeration, perhaps?) you still differentiate between drugs AND alcohol - I thought they were both drugs? And I have never heard a doctor use the terminology "druggie", or use the words "Best is not to drink alcohol or take drugs". (Poor English) - Just sayin'! Anyway, I (and probably a few others) are getting tired of this "repartee" - I tried to tactfully draw it to a close earlier but your doctor's skin is obviously not made for compromise, so I bid you good day and enjoy the rest of your drug free and alcohol free evening. Bye!

Nothing to do with you, I suppose? You can get on to your back foot again now!

It was on here (AN)a couple of weeks ago that Phuket was at "saturation point" with tourists, and they were going to try to reduce the numbers somehow.

I can read quite well thank you - I don't need you to tell me to! And I think you are really nit picking a bit with your "not totally true" and "totally untrue" comment. Nobody said it was "totally untrue" except you just now. The point being made is that for the most part, people who use cannabis as a recreational drug rather than alcohol are less likely to become violent and beat people up "like drunk football supporters", but you have to say "not totally true" and then go on a "rant" about the negative effects of cannabis? Who is saying that it is totally true - not the poster, because the way I read it, he has already made the point already by the use of the word "usually". It's all getting a bit pedantic, don't you think?

I think it goes a bit deeper than that. He seems to think like a lot of Thais that Thailand is the centre of the Universe, and Thais are the master race - obviously you can see where that leaves "farangs"

But if he was PM, you can guarantee that he would try to make life as awkward as he could - he doesn't care about TAT figures/stats. That is one of the conundrums about living in Thailand - one part of the Government wants as many tourists as it can cram on to the beaches, and the other says there are too many! But that is for another post - this one is trying to make sense of how such a buffoon could even be considered for such a position