richard_smith237

100%... This is exactly what Thailand wants... its covets these tourists, advertises for them, sets up such activities for them... This is part of the back-packer / gap-year trail... The come here, they spend loads of money and have a great time... they video their experiences (instagram, youtube, tiktok) and more come... Then what ?? some people complain that the tranquility is lost ? Thailand wants this, the locals want this because of the revenue - its a lottery win... But, the complaints are naive - you can't have mass tourism without the 'negatives' that come with it..... Thailand likes to try and kill off the golden goose... ... Yes, tourists can be disrespectful... but the locals who covet such numbers seem to want only the money and that greed also makes them hypocritical when they complain their culture is being impacted.

Fair enough I'd say... The 'V-loggers, YouTubers and TikTokers' don't bother me, they're making content and some do better than others.... some of it interesting, some of it tosh... But... I draw the line at invading peoples privacy.... AND... when someone is out, even though their are in a public place it does not mean their rights to privacy have been removed..... I think the invasive 'video-loggers' need to be dealt with - they don't care about their subjects, they just care about their 'views'... Some do a much better job of providing fun content - some want to try and embarrass people. If I were out and and about having dinner with my family and some tool started videoing me, I might well feel a reaction is necessary too.... I've seen folk walking down Soi Cowboy with these camera's - and IMO this is a stronger invasion of privacy... area's such as this are a no-no for filming IMO. Worse still of the amendment rights v-loggers who deliberately trigger the police or public servants into 'confrontational situations'... they are scum. I have 'young family' over in Thailand at the moment - its seems the only thing they want to do is 're-live' all the 'tiktok' and 'instagram' experiences they have viewed... which means living on 7-11 toasties and going to specific rooftop party bars, or going to certain restaurants... Eyes on the ground does not matter, local knowledge irrelevant - the video of a two week tiktoker with 500k likes must be correct !!!... In your shoes PomPolo, I'd be tempted to take the camera and smash it... it would serve him right. I also think there are laws in Thailand whereby videoing someone else is illegal without their permission, but I think there are some complexities... i.e. if the video shows a negative light etc.

How personal ?? ... did she try and 'diddle it'... How does one 'engage with sea life on a personal level'.... I think this terminology used in the story is somewhat 'artistic' and just means she was 'close enough' to get noticed.... (bull sharks have very poor eyesight)...

No... its not debatable at all.... no one 'deserves' to lose both their hands for taking a photo of wildlife. She was naively ignorant to the risks. Meanwhile so many barstool cokwombles are being sanctimoniously judgemental of someone enjoying life and making a rather innocent but hugely naive mistake... as if those passing judgement have never had a near miss themselves... i.e. when crossing a road etc while pished up etc... I’ve seen friends ‘wrapped’ in the wings of a Manta-ray (amazing photo also taken at the time). I’ve seen many friends swimming alongside Whale Sharks. I’ve snapped a few photos of a Bull-Shark, from a distance – I did not know it was potentially so harmful at the time, but our dive instructor was clear that we don’t get close. I've swam less than 1m from a Moray eel before noticing it (and they can be nasty things). I've broken bones, torn ligaments, had catastrophic injuries from playing sports, wiping out in black-double diamond snow runs, drowning in powder-snow after a tumble. Life is a risk... we can minimise this risk, but half of the sanctimonious toshpots on this forum would past their judgement and blame her if she became injured while swimming with dolphins or choking on a grape... Some of you (you know who you are)... will only ever pass negative judgment and never see the tragic loss of someone enjoying lifes experiences... I think 'those of you passing such sanctimonious judgment' have never lived life... you've just gone through the motions.... ... Sure, travelling at 150kmh in the inner city while helmetless on a motorcycle is stupid, pass judgement on that... but someone making a mistake taking a photo of a shark is more 'naively ignorant'... There should have been a nearby instructor to guide them. (not specifically you GottFrid - but all those who have replied in a similar manner) Your sanctimony is more likely hypocrisy than anything close to critical and intelligent judgment.

Agreed - many of these ‘box van’ drivers are nutters. I’m not sure if it’s confirmation bias, but I keep seeing them pulling reckless manoeuvres. Dash-cams are essential…

playing football, my rate is at about 180bpm for about 60mins (out of 90mins) I’m 50 & it’s always been high when playing sports… it drops down quite quickly.., I didn’t think it was a great concern…

Indeed…. We lived on Soi 20 for a couple of years… … the traffic was hideous & prevented us from getting out to restaurants etc on many evenings… Fridays was insane… We since moved further out & have far better access to many other options.

Well to be fair, I thought you'd plagiarised it off the internet or AI... So I ran an AI check.... I apologise - its most definitely all your own work.

I would too if I had an EV, but then I'd have to rent a car when I got there. In any event, my arms would get too tired... But we'd know where they place the refuelling nozzle !!!

OK... fair enough - I'm mistaken... And from the same perspective, I'm not anti EV or and ICE.... But I am anti-unintelligent arguments and will have a comment or two about ill thought out comments that appear to contain bias.

You implied it with your comments about 'the additional time it takes to plug in an EV and how your ICE has greater range'.... .... Your stance was rather obvious when using silly examples.

Congratulations... I'd fly !!...

Fair enough - you drive an old car and don't like EV's... we get it..... ... but none of that means EV's are not good.... which was the argument you've been trying to push.

erm... OK.... it seems you are using this as an anti-EV argument, but its just the same as if someone wanted a new ICE.... if they had an vehicle they already like.... it would make no economic sense to buy 'any' new car... Think man... jezzzz

Same here, but, it hasn't happened to me... mainly because I hardly ever charge outside of home. But, I have heard of long waits in the UK.... (and its expensive there but so is petrol). Charging stations can be booked in advance... so if you are 30mins out - you can book it up. (not easy if driving alone) but the Wifey can sort that out if you are on the move.

IF you are doing 400km regularly, then a longer range EV will make no difference to you... *i.e. our EV says is 620km which IMO is rubbish... I see about 480 out of it usually. BTW: I didn't chose our car because it was an EV... our last car was 7 years old and it was time to start looking at a new one... I really had no idea what to get.... looked around a bit but didn't pay much attention... then saw the EV, I liked it and got it - if it was an ICE I would have got it.

And well... Yes there is... because we can use Google Maps to show where the petrol stations are... and thats something I used to do when going on a long road trip with an ICE before...

Fair point... and while its not like that in Thailand... Its not far off either. That maybe due to the area I'm in... But now that I have an EV I realise how many charging stations there actually are... Mostly in Shopping Malls and Petrol stations. How many of you can top of your ICE in a shopping mall ??? ----------- On the actual 'planner itself'... thats just an idea as I never use it when in town anyway, there's no need. If on a long road trip, I'll look at the planner and check there are plenty of charging stations on the route.... Do you ever look at a Map of the route you are taking when travelling on a road trip (new roads etc), I do... and I used to also look how often the Gas / Petrol stations were. Does your girlfriends Village have electricity ???? - Then you can use a Granni charger to charge over night... (unless you are not stopping over night) in which case.... you will have to use a 'planner' or 'map' to see where you can charge up. But - in reality, Lacessit - IF you are putting up so many 'weak' arguments against EV's, then you are missing out on using your strongest argument..... which is... - "you just don't want an EV"... or - "you just don't like then".... which is ok... each to our own.... but, I'm seeing a lot of very weak very flawed arguments against EV's which hold very little water indeed....

You create arguments by your very nature Kwiclo... People make perfectly valid comments based on their observations, years of experiences and comparisons of driving in Thailand with many other countries.... and you shut them down with pages plagiarised from an antiquated text book...

Indeed... Your Maths is spot on.... (I stuffed up distracted by the silly rubbish YT is babbling on about)... So a round trip CR-CM-CR is about 400km give and take - as you pointed out. That will be an issue for some EV owners (particularly lower range models).... Honest question: do you do it on go, just go there and stop off ?... . Or when you get to Chiang Mai do you 'do stuff' i.e. do you pick up the things you need from a shopping mall etc ? The reason I ask of course... is how much more of an inconvenience would it be to plug into an EV charger at the shopping mall while you are there for a couple of hours ? I think this could be the fairest comparison we are discussing on the 'distance / range' facet of having an EV.

No... because I take 4 seconds to plug it in.... so I allowed for unplugging time and a couple of extra seconds... just incase something dramatic happened such as a sneeze which would have added 100 to 150 milliseconds.... Now... on average a person urinates 6x per day, lasting, on average, 21 seconds per time. Thats.. 12.8 hours just taking a pee each year.... Now... Imagine, if you could 'hold it' and only go 5x per year... You'd save 2.21 hours per year... which, if you minus the 26 mins you spend each year plugging in (and unplugging an EV) you still have 1.7 hours a year saved.... NOW... Do you get how pathetic this is as a comparison yet ??.... Plugging in / and unplugging an EV when we get home takes so 'little' time, its negligible to the point of not being noticeable as taking any extra time at all.... as in 'it takes no time'....

Chiang Rai to Chian Mai and back is about 200km... Most EV's can do that twice... Its not really a comparison at all. Yellowtails claim of driving the 700km from Chiang Mai to Bangkok is a better claim when playing 'Distance top trumps' between EV's and ICE's... But then I'd ask, where did he stop off for lunch.... cos he'd have been able to top-up an EV and grab a bite to eat at the same time.... (unless of course 'time is critical' and he wants to go the whole 700km in one stop without a break). To be honest - these comparison are a little bit ridiculous - they're stretching the realms of common sense and reasonable comparison.

Aw gawd.... really ???? If you think taking 10 seconds to plug in an EV makes a huge difference to a single individual then sorry to tell you, your carer has been a tragic waste of time. But... If it pleases you - the 10 seconds it takes me to plug in my EV 3x per week amounts to a total of 26 minutes per year.... I'm sure you waste more time than that working out whether wiping forwards or backwards is more efficient !!!... It takes you longer to get into your front door, it takes you longer to get out of your car, it takes you longer to do just about any of your day to day routine activities..... Now, Yellowstone... can't you actually recognise the shier idiocy of the point you are trying to make.

This has nothing to do with a war on drugs..... Its only about one thing.... Police Revenue - it always has 'only' been about that in places like this..... Also, its about 'protection'... If there are fights etc... and the Police are called, they are 'on call' if the club where the issue exists is a 'paid up member' of the Police Protection (i.e. paying their monthly fee).... And that monthly fee varies based on perceived success of the bar.....

Nope - these are the ones who donated the 'right amount' which is why 'nothing was found'.... Its impossible that out of 500 'youngsters' none are underage and none-have drugs.... These bars were just the 'example' before the 'other bars' that are not 'donating' enough are raided. Its a publicity stunt - loads of police, loads of media - look at us, we're keeping KSR road clean. Reality - Police raid all the time, on the quiet, check the staff (illegal workers), check the customers, catch a few underage ones, a few with drugs - get the management, fine them a larger amount and tell them they'll be checked again unless their monthly stipend improves. Thats the way it works !!!...