Moonlover

And I've no doubt that it has been said before that the German people voted for Hitler and there was only one known attempt to remove him.

'The Palestinian people are Arabs who live—and have lived throughout history—in a certain geographical region in the Middle East. Generally, Palestine is used to refer to the geographic region spanning from the Mediterranean Sea in the east to the Jordan River in the west'. It is the Israelis/Jews who are the infiltrators. https://www.pcrf.net/information-you-should-know/who-are-the-palestinians.html#:~:text=The Palestinian people are Arabs,Jordan River in the west.

I don't think Hamas has ever enjoyed popular support. They have ruled Gaza with an iron fist backed up with AK47s.

Fixed overheads are always a critical factor in running any business, but restaurants have the additional burden of having to stock up on perishable supplies, whether the customers come or not. If there are no customers that's money down the drain that can never be recovered. The over simplistic 'Lowering prices' is in IMO a 'no brain' response.

What 'law' are you referring to? I haven't read anywhere that says that we must file a return if we do not owe any tax. Thais certainly don't and we are governed by the same rules. I also have 'peace of mind'. I know that I do not owe TRD any money and can prove it should I be called on to do so. So I'll not bother to waste my time or theirs.

At least they are not toting AK47s and yelling "Allah Akba'.

Headline reader only I assume.

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Is the sky falling again? I hadn't noticed. 😉

I have just read a BBC report on the devastating 'wildfires' taking place in South Korea. And here's a quote from the SK government. 'The government also promised to strengthen enforcement against illegal burning -one of the main causes of wildfires'. If the news media and government officials take that view, then so will I. I prefer their interpretation rather than one individual's pedanticness.

For years I was wondering why my transfers were slow, sometimes the next day, whilst many others were reporting instant transfers. I finally cracked it. I had been using 'funds for long term stay' as my reason and, apparently that is what was causing the delay. Once I switched to 'personal expenses' 99% of my transfers have been instantaneous. Apparently 'funds for property purchase' will also slow down a transfer, although I've never tried it.

My wife had a broken tooth just recently. After asking around the village, she settled on the dentist in the local, small town hospital who simply yanked it out. It's the village economy class solution I'm told. I don't think she's too fussed about getting a replacement fitted. It's upper right and out of view. And as @JimGant said it isn't going to affect her dining ability. She's 62 years now and amazingly this was the first dental procedure she's ever had. Not even a filling! Not a bad run.

Oh I can certainly imagine just how useful these would be. But as I mentioned in my post, I'm 79 now, I don't think I'll at the front of the queue should they ever hit the high street stores, IF they ever do!

At 79 years I'm not even going to think about whether my smartphone will become obsolete. But I certainly wouldn't want to be without it nowadays. From banking to shopping lists, E books to logic games, translator to news portaI, find it oh so useful. Just about the only thing I don't do with my smartphone is make phone calls!

A fire that is out of control is a wildfire, even if it was started on purpose. Ask any Californian fire fighter.

Yes, exactly so. We're in Sakon Nakhon where we very rarely see the AQ level above 'moderate' and usually it's even lower. But today we're seeing 'very unhealthy' at 214 and there isn't even any burning going in this region. However a glance at the satellite map reveals all. Just look at Laos! And we've a steady air from that direction for a few days now, so our bad air is undoubtedly imported.

It's an acquired taste @Cameroni. I thought the same when I first went to live in Cyprus, But I soon did acquire the taste and loved it from there on in. If you can't find a suitable outlet where you live @Jaymatheson, why not make your own. Both the coffee and the the little coffee pot are both available on Lazada and you can make it just as you like it.

Ok, so maybe you're having difficulty with the sequence of events. Dutch man runs around hotel naked. Falls down stairs and then absconds to his room. Authorities catch up with him there and persuade him to don some shorts. Then a photo is taken showing that he's now wearing said shorts. No justification for you to slag off the headline as 'just another attention grabbing headline'.

Got a reading problem have you @Sierra Tango.

What makes people choose to live in bad air? Generally speaking people don't choose to live in bad air. People create bad air and then live in it because they have little choice.

Yes there is: https://en.thaitobacco.or.th

Heart failure maybe? It happens, even in youngsters. Best wait for the autopsy report rather than indulge in meaningless speculation.

I'm sure that one can draw up equally long lists for cigarettes and alcohol. Or even walking down the street during periods of poor air quality.

I take a peek out of an upstairs window and have a look to see whether I can see the peaks of the Phu Pha Yon hills, 15kms away. If I can see them, the air is good. If I can't the air is not so good. 90% of the time, the air is good so that suits me just fine. PS. I still have memories of London's winter smog when I was a kid, when one had to careful not to bump into a lamp post when walking down the street. Thailand, not even Bangkok can bear comparison with that!

Nonsense. It is not even a government petition. Even if half the population signed it, it would never be debated in parliament.