richard_smith237

Putting critical care on hold is outrageous - its wrong on so many levels. Even for non-critical care, I just have the treatment and then claim on insurance becase they take too long to provide pre-authorisation.... (knee op a few months back - I knew pre-authorisation would take days when I could have the operation the following day - in the UK the wait would have been months, perhaps over a year). This perhaps highlights the need even more to have solid cover - just to ensure there is no waiting around. In the case you describe - I wonder if there is no a need for Germans to carry an Embassy letter to confirm their insurance (which of course they are unlikely to give until absolutely necessary). I can't imagine the frustration of being in such a situation and then the anger when finding out human road-blocks have had a direct impact on wellbeing.

Indeed - If this was the first time he'd posted something negative towards a brit, then I'd be calling him out for the insensitivity and stupidity of his comments... However, he has a long history of anti-British sentiment in the past and has been previously called out for that by numerous posters in the past. Maybe his comment was not consciously anti-British - however, his silence on other threads when it is another nationality indicates his focus is triggered when the word 'British' appears in the headline. Regardless of whether this thread is about a Brit or not - his comments someone fighting for their life are just nasty, he's being called out for that level of callousness too !!!

He wasn't working at a school - its seems he was the one helping other teachers find work.

You have called him stupid for buying a 'cheap charlie insurance' - thus blaming him being in the predicament he is in. You alluded to him not having a licence and not wearing a helmet - again potentially blaming him (even though no head injuries reported). You commented further that he was stupid. Meanwhile you get so bent out of shape when I have called you out for making dumb comments while you fail to see your own hypocrisy, why is that ? because you are doubling down in your bigoted anti-British agenda and arguing me, not the subject - if this guy was not a Brit I very much doubt you'd be so quick to condemn him.

??? I thought someone was drunk, then I saw who the poster was which kind of explains the inexplicably weird nature of the comment... ... I see the name and automatically ignore anything written after that... quite frankly I'm surprised anybody even bothers replying to any of his comments at all.

I've said already - I don't want to waste time with a bigot Brit-basher... Argue the topic sensibly... we're going too far off track with your prejudice stupidity.

Seriously ??? - you can't see the possibility that someone else was travelling at speed 'hit him from the side' which crushed his leg ??? There's no information or report regarding the accident - so anything could have happend. It could be another parties fault or no one else involved at all... ... But.. you've managed to shoe-horn drunk riding and speeding to justify blaming him without any basis.

Thats outrageous - disgusting behavior... It shows how mercenary the hospitals have become. They should be held accountable for allowing such delays.

haha - what a reply !!!... aww dear... too dumb to bother with... unless you have something sensible you'll be ignored from now...

There we go - thats a better response.... congratulations... Now, thats out of your system... ready to move on with the topic and continue to make up reasons to blame the Brit for getting into this situation.

How does that even happen ???... Slipped while attempting to retrieve a dropped item (phone or something) ???

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Multitasking... Here, so you don't have to google that word yourself..

I don't tell all people they are stupid - just the stupid ones on a lower level !!!.. Interesting you mention chip on shoulders - it is you I've called out for having that 'anti-British' chip on your shoulder !! Ignored due to not lowering myself to the level of general stupidity you fail to elevate yourself beyond.

Cheers - If he was behaving like a complete pest then thats good information. BUT - as it stands, we only have the word of the two guys who broke his noses - I'm highly doubt the veracity of their their account... Its also highly strange that two That guys in an area such as Pattaya will become 'good samaritans' and help an overtly dunken fool - its is that aspect which raises my eyebrows... No proof of course, but as others have mentioned - there seems a lot more to this story than meets the eye.

Do you not read any other articles on here other than news about Brits.... These solutions are the ones already floated by the government (with the exception of writing off the cost burden).

Was he ??? how ??? He was drunk, it has not been reported that he was behaving poorly, agressively or disrespectfully etc ??? And you are right, they didnt need to 'respect him'... but neither did they need to beat him up... I tend to agree - but that still does not justify a beating - the two Thai guys were not defending themselves - this seems like an attack.

Guns do kill people - thats the very purpose of their design - anyone carrying a gun does so with the knowledge that its use has lethal force. Conversely, vehicles were designed under a completely different ideology, while they can have lethal force that is not their primary design. Using 'guns' as an analogy in this context is flawed at a very basic level - but I wouldn't expect 'pro-gun advocates' to comprehend this. 100% agree here - its tragic that the poor did not have safer options of transport made available to them.

So can I - but not everyone can. Surely you understand that. I don't imagine many of the people I know in the UK have £30k liquid and instantly accessible. How long does a personal loan take to arrange ?... note the parents were on a flight over to Thailand as soon as they heard of the incident - loans etc may take weeks to arrange.

They are begging pensioners ???? or they are asking anyone to contribute to their GoFundMe ?

How do you know 'it' [government provide insurance] will not work well ? - you are guessing and cant possibly know that. The Government scheme works well enough for Thai's - so why couldn't foreigners / tourists and long termers pay into that scheme too ???? It could be included in Visa Costs... Or it could be a 'fee on entry' although that could cause additional chaos and delays on arrival. Thailand is already floating a 'tourist tax' - so an insurance premium could be added to that - costs have been floated in the past and its only about 300 baht per arrival.

I agree - Governments will just have to make it work... How ???... compulsory insurance for all visitors... how to practically put that in place. Many options - one of them floated was to included it into the price of a ticket. - Another was a 300 baht 'Tourist tax' on arrival All have their pro's and cons. Another option is the Governments write off the loss as the medical cost burden of Tourists on the Thai Health care system us just 1% of the revenue of the medical Tourism to Thailand and 0.002% of the income from overseas Tourism on a whole - so the burden cost could easily be written off.

No - I'm not pro Brit-Bigot yah daft sally - it should be wholly apparent by now that I'm 'anti-Bigotry' of any kind... Now - I was daft enough to engage your stupidity yesterday in another thread - You have a personal issue with me because I've called out your stupidity too many times and you think that its personal. Its not, I don't know you and when you make a sensible critically balanced comment its very likely I'll agree with you. But for now - we've had enough back and forth in the other thread and I'm busier today so don't have the time to get dragged down to your level of stupidity and derail the thread further explaining why you are wrong - I'll just deal with any sensible part of the discussion / debate you have.

Actually, as pointed out by anther poster - you may be able to get your battery changed out at a local service facility - but thats no guarantee that the rest of the phone is not shot from damage from the overheating battery. Though I assume you have already resolved the issue.

Lots of flawed assumptions... ... Starting with 'if at school'... He didnt work at a school, he worked helping place teachers. Your assumptions just get worse from there...