Harsh Jones

You've never drunk drove ever ? Sometimes accidents arent the direct result of alcohol.

The Thai air force has one job. Not buying the F-35. It is absolute insanity that they are even discussing it.

Pattaya is high on the list because of the farang females. They do not like the lower bid that is available to men here.

The usual comedians in the replies. A high drunk texting single mom prostitute eh ? She could very well be a normal person. I don't believe the driving skill level of any 25 year old female is particularly high.

I find it fascinating how taboo gambling is in the kingdom. Manila is taking advantage.

Zero back-up ? I put "bar in Thailand failure rate" i Google. Here's the first result : Bangkok, Thailand, has long been chosen as one of the best nightlife destinations by international travellers as well as numerous global tourism sources. Nightclubs in Bangkok account for more than 150 Million USD each year. Unfortunately, an estimated 80% of new nightclubs fail within the first year. Here's an article that says 10% of bars and restaurants survive in Pattaya https://pattayaunplugged.com/why-do-most-bars-and-restaurants-fail-in-pattaya/

Its just the nature of life and the odds. But if you think its all about discipline and hard work then go ahead. Learn the hard way.

That is not my opinion. 50% of businesses fail, minimum. Everywhere.

I don't think it is a big leap in the slightest to assume that business failures in Pattaya involving farangs is higher, much higher, than restaurant failures in the N. America. So many ppl try it because its one of the few ways a farang can make a living in the kingdom. Even me and my friend at 23 years old, thought about opening a bar in Pattaya

They were having sex on the street common

It is common knowledge in business circles But here's the data you were asking for. 60% of restaurants for example, fail in the first year. 80% of them fail before their 5th anniversary. https://www.cnbc.com/2016/01/20/heres-the-real-reason-why-most-restaurants-fail.html In Canada, 51% of all businesses fail https://www.cbc.ca/dragonsden/m_blog/four-businesses-most-likely-to-fail

They are from the middle class. Russia is the 6th biggest economy when measured in purchasing power parity. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP) The same kind of middle class tourist from anywhere else. I was actually surprised how many Iranian young men I ran into in Pattaya in the 2010's. Even they have a middle class. There's only one real closed country these days. Thats North Korea.

People talk about how sleazy Pattaya is but its actually been moving in the opposite direction year after year. There really is a lot of family activities to do there. I even noticed this in my monger days. The water parks aren't there for the mongers. There are so many family activities. When I arrived in 2006 I recall the bars and the smut were in your face to an extent that they aren't now. The development has grown around these areas and changes the face of it. I would bring my family there now for a holiday now. But I couldn't say the same about 2006.

Get a short time room then for f*** sakes. Have you ever caught someone having sex in public ? I have. Its weird and annoying. I was motorcycle trail riding , came around a corner and there was some woman laying in the back of a minivan with the rear hatch open. And a male standing on the ground penetrating her.

It looks like the guy is a genuine tweaker. He was so paranoid in his mind that he felt the need to carry a gun. Even if it was a BB gun, I guess he thought he could flash some real bullets to give himself heat packing street cred. What I don't understand about tweakers is it really doesn't look like they are having a good time, ever. Who wants to be paranoid all the time ?

Yeah. And its not actually that powerful of a drug. It is just effective enough to work. And unlike Tylenol, it doesn't harm your liver. But the media keeps hyping it up.

According to a report i just read in 2019, the average age of a Chinese tourist is 34 years old. I thought it would be more in the 40's range at least

Evidently some of this lowlife likes prison and can function in prison. For the serpent, it doesn't look like prison was much of a punishment.

Pretty sickening. He lived long enough to get the last laugh. It took awhile but thats what he said when he was incarcerated again. So he's on his last laugh tour now. Hey look at me. Im free. Statutes of limitations are a ridiculous concept. What matters is if someone committed murder or not. If there's beyond a reasonable doubt or even a confession, then the charges should stick for the life of the suspect. What is this.. Probably some British law invention

Yeah I don't see how this contradicts my point. There is literally nothing free market about the price and control of credit in the world. It is essentially an administrative command system not unlike the prices of things in the Soviet Union. Except just with one thing. The most important thing. The price and emission of credit. The Fed is a 12 person politburo

Don't judge. Some people thrive at these hours ????

Hogwash. I first went to Thailand in 2006 as a 22 year old. Just as the coup hit. The first few times with friends. We stayed up literally all night. There was 2 big clubs on WS at the time. I believe it was Lucifers and then there was another place with a small upstairs. I remember leaving in the bright morning sun. And realizing how stupid it was. But thats just my opinion. As I said, everyones body is different. Some ppl can stay up all night and make a proper recovery by noon.

You didn't answer the question. So you think its just a coincidence that every central bank mouthpiece across the planet just so happened to go from about 15 years of expansionary policy to rate hikes and it was all a coincidence ? Get real. Markets don't determine the emission of credit or interest rates. Administrative-command systems within central banks determine them.

I never said they were owned by one center. They are coordinated by one center. The Bank of International Settlements. As it basically says on their Wiki page. And yes. The BOT is a member. The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is an international financial institution[2] owned by central banks that "fosters international monetary and financial cooperation and serves as a bank for central banks". Do you think interest rates are set by the "free market" or something ?

All central banks are controlled by one center in the world. That is why literally all of them are raising rates now. They are gonna keep raising till the house of cards comes tumbling down just like the hike cycle in 2006-2008. Which is strange because unlike 2008 where some companies were too big to fail, today the bubbles are too big to fail.