richard_smith237

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Every couple of weeks,.... But people get bitten by dogs here daily... but Pit Bulls do attract the attention and thus attract more media comments etc its about views and a Golden Retriever biting an adult on the leg doesn't attract a great deal of media attention... ... that said, a Golden Retriever mauling its owner would, but... that doesn't happen, its the Pitties, bull terriers and cross breeds that do this and hence the media 'contagion effect' - where once a story becomes common enough similar stories draw more attention... And yes, I agree... within weeks will be another story of a 'dangerous' breed of dog of the Bull Terrier family will have chewed someone to death....

A Transgender is just that - Someone who's gender identity differs from their gender at birth. It could be a female who identifies as a male, or male who identifies as female. However, once stepping beyond the technical accuracies of language more terms have been added to what maybe considered a social dictionary as the some pick apart and dissect terminology to suit their narative and we end up with a multitude of overlapping, conflicting and confusing terms...

Irrelevant whether 'it' is male, female, trans or anything else... ... What is relevant is the crime - and that needs to be punished with the same degree of prejudice and consistency exercised towards gender and nationality.

That would be labradors actually. No it wouldn't... (2021 US Stats) https://topdogtips.com/statistics-on-dog-bites/

How about all the dogs out there that have no owner and bite people? Put them down... along with posters who make outrageously dumb comments.

c'mon... Jack Reacher is fictional... ... Now Yellowtail seems like the real deal... he has a Jet Ranger, a safe house and was secretive enough not to tell us what is in his go bag !!... natural secretiveness of the job... goes with the territory !!!! ... Chris Daley though - he's posted this topic twice so clearly wants everyone to think he's operating on the edge of subterfuge !!!.... I reckon he has a BB Gun and defo a paracord bracelet !!

Cleaning the 'bed sheets' is the most odd of those comments... Whenever staying at a place that provides bed-sheets - Hotels, Serviced Apartments, or Air-BnB's I've never had to clean the the bedsheets after departing. And.. .If a long term apartment / Condo etc - bed sheets are our own, unless its a serviced apartment, in which case, they provide the cleaning anyway (just like a long term hotel). IF the Apartment is a longer term contract - the Cleaning of the AC is either written into the contract or the responsibility of the owner. Thus: The A/C cleaning is a questionable point. That said: There are loads of companies to clean the A/C (it usually costs around 500 baht per AC to clean - though some charge more). This seems to me to be the 'beginnings of the Agent looking for ways to hold back the deposit' What is the Apartment and who is the agent ? Perhaps people have past experience of dealing with the chancers.

Things happen during an accident, the final resting place of vehicles has no real bearing on where it started. Agreed - this one is difficult to call... Quite likely booze and speeding of both parties is a cause, but who knows... no mention of BAC tests or blowing through red lights (if any etc). The ending position of both vehicles in these photos does not leave much of an indication of how this indication too place.

People who call them motorcycle bars. People who think they are perfectly able to drive while drunk, but may need to nudge an errant motorcyclist out of their way...

Our team of AN now 'wisea$$es' on the case to comment on the comments that would naturally be discussed on a forum designed specifically for discussion !!!

Its for those who've watched to many CIA movies, where someone has been 'blacklisted'...

Could your 'go bag' also be called your 'completely f***ed bag' ???... .. If you lose it going to Makro, 7-11, coffee-shop, the park, or someone steels it while you are in the famous Kanchanaburi Surf....

As with soi dogs - the issue gets out of hand through carelessness... .. In this case the carelessness is people feeding them and attracting elevated populations beyond what are natural in the wild (through additional available food sources)... Then there is no 'natural restrictor' on population growth and things get out of hand.... As with Soi Dogs - the only solution becomes culling and heavily controlling the numbers.

True, I've no idea why I read that as Retarded rather than Retired..... I'll ask Dr. Freud....

Because there has to a 'because'... they can't deny someone without reason, and 'insufficient funds' is an easy reason to state officially.... as in.... "we do not consider yourself a genuine tourist, because you have insufficient funds"

Jerk. Go away Apologies a very childish thing of me to do, though did leave the door wide open.... just banter chappy... But, what relevance does 'not wearing a watch in 20 years' have with this a thread ? Much in the same way.... on a thread about cars and 'which car to get', someone state's "never needed a car for the last 20 years"... So.. coming onto a thread about watches and then making such an irrelevant remark and not expect a little light ribbing for the pointlessness and irrelevance of the remark... hhhmmm... there has to be better retort than go away....

Oh... could this be the first time a Kuwaiti has been in the news here for 'razzing himself instead of a motorcycle' !!!!!

Help me out here. I'm not following. I thought we were playing a game of ... 'Can you make a wholly unintelligent, irrelevant and pointless remark ?'.... You're on a streak....

Need glasses? https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/retired Nope: when I look up the word.... https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/retarded

I rarely use my mobile. I'm retired! 5555 Ohh.. it is game of that... So... in that case... "Who needs a watch?, I use my Computer!"

I know... you spelt that wrong...

Certainly one without a Calendar.... you considered it important enough to post on a 1022 day old thread..

"Who needs a watch?, I use my mobile!" ... that response, just incase were playing a game of 'Can you make a wholly unintelligent, irrelevant and pointless remark ?'....

Why "questionable"? They have money, or they would be sleeping outdoors and not eating. They would not be here "working illegally," as an under-the-table job here pays for six 10-hr days what one day pays back home at McDonalds. Yet how many people are here working illegally.... You, of course, have forgotten that the regulations are not solely by nationality... but generalised and thus must be fit for numerous nationalities, whatever the expected home income.... Besides, your point is made moot by how many 'westerners' work here on a tourist / retirement - Non-Imm O and Elite Visas.... Valid point - then give out 10 year Visa's like the US does.... But, still what about those coming here to work ?... should you also not care about the Thai's who's jobs foreigners may take ?.... OK, you mentioned wealthy nations only... Which are ? (include Russia ? China ? Korea ? etc.... there are already massive issues with people from those nations taking the Tourist Guide jobs etc... Westerners, neighbouring migrant labourers or both ? Elite is a complete and total rip-off. "Investment" is set unreasonasbly high. Fortunately, there is now the DTV, and I expect many will switch to this, as the terms are better. Elite is valuable to the right people.... DTV - its yet to be seen if after the given 180 days, can someone extend it for another 180 days, and so on for 5 years ?? - and... ... its yet to be seen 'who' will be considered legitimate - i.e. the Caveat is already out there 'it is unlikely that you will qualify for the DTV Visa Thailand if the Thai authorities do not consider your foreign employer to be “legitimate' - This visa may expect overseas employer letters etc (for 'digital nomads') to be able to show documentation of employer etc.. Meanwhile those taking courses (muay Thai, cooking, Semiars etc) would be expected to show poof of that. I don' think the DTV will be attainable for many. "Abused" how? Competing with immigrants from neighboring countries to mop-floors and work on fishing boats? If Westerners are working here, they have a work-permit and appropriate-visa included. No they don't [all working Westerners don't have a work-permit] - who did you think the DTV you mentioned above was going to be used by - All those who are here under variable visa's playing the markets, working remotely, Agreed (to the abused point), but if those enforcing the law were able to stop all this - then would the Thai's do the job? and if so, how much more would it cost the businesses ? (part of the cost: - how much more would that would impact the Thai Economy, local products became more costly, business importing from overseas, supermarkets source from overseas.. farms can't afford to pay their workers, what they expect because the produce is coming from overseas. Farms shut down, no work... what do the workers do ?... Or the workers will have to work. perhaps with Govt subsidy, but what about trade agreements with other ASEAN nations ?..... but the rates would still be low... (we'd end up with tonnes of rice we can't sell again !)... So... no, migrant labourers don't push down the rates/wages, not by too much... but allowing skilled labour will, especially if that 'skilled Labor' is from country whose people is more poorly paid... Agreed - more income from foreign (incoming) spending has strong impact - but most of that is 'real tourism'. I do agree, make it far easier for the legitimate 'digital nomads' working from overseas 'operations' etc to stay here, they are effectively brining money into Thailand, rather than re-spending money gained in Thailand...