Thingamabob

Good question. Neither apply in her case.

What is described as a picture of the victim shows her next to a dog apparently wearing dark glasses. Very odd. I wonder how this dog was really being treated.

Nonsense. Young white males in the UK are being specifically targeted by people with the same opinions as yourself.

So the cruelty involved in raising animals for slaughter is less important than getting them on to your plate and into your mouth.

The difference is that Thailand is still recognizably Thai. Britain, however, has changed beyond belief.

No names until several days will have elapsed after which a police test will confirm no alcohol in the BMW driver's system. After a few more days all will be forgotten, and another hi-so half-wit gets away scot-free with no charges.

Good for you for trying.

What about people ? Also made of meat.

That depends on the state of the pu....

A sad comment. Don't disparage old ladies. They can be good fun.

They don't have much choice.

Left UK finally in 1980. I make that 45 years, spent mainly in Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Thailand and Taiwan.

Your choice.

This has got to be a joke.

Eating animals is disgusting.

The reality is that the UK has been badly governed for generations. Two tier policing/sentencing is just a further indication that the downward slide in Britain is going from bad to worse. Very sad to see.

My first ever experience of Songkran was many years ago. I was walking on a pavement adjacent to Lumpini Park in Bangkok when a Thai lady wearing traditional Thai dress approached me and asked if she might speak with me. I agreed whereupon she sprinkled a small amount of water, from a bottle she was carrying, onto my right wrist and wished me a happy new year. It was a charming gesture, very far removed from today's antics. Other old timers will likely have similar memories.

Men watching a man dancing shirtless. Not an issue.

Not worth commenting until the terms are known.

I wonder if you were speaking Thai with a Lao/Issan accent. That would put off a lot of Thai women. Anyway, don't give up, keep trying.

Thailand has a large number of poor people. They need tourists who are prepared to spend money at their small businesses. Tourists with your attitude are not popular anywhere, and never have been.

The current government is failing Thailand on all fronts. It's ethical reputation abroad is poor, to say the least, while it's focus on China for trade is helping only a few Thaksin insiders.

Way too early to judge.

There are way too many people in the world putting a huge strain on services and natural resources. However we are continually being told to increase the birth rate in order to produce enough young people who can be taxed to provide funds for the care of the increasing numbers of elderly people. In other words we are either not willing, or not able, to come up with a solution to this problem other than to encourage world population to be forever increasing even though that will eventually lead to chaos.

A mature 26 year old would tell family and friends he intended to disappear for a while, thereby not causing concerns, and not wasting police/rescuers time. This 26 year old has a lot of growing up to do.