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In an ideal world, agreed.... However, this would be unrealistic in Thailand as there simply are not the facilities. BUT.... I do agree with your point... there are a number of things which 'should be taught at regular schools in Thailand' that aren't... - Water Safety - Electrical Safety - Road Safety - First Aid These can all be taught in the class room - at least in principle.

As tragic as the consequences are, You've doubled down on your silliness... When was the last time you drove ? IF by this response you are stating that 100% of the time you get in a car and reverse out of your house, reverse out of a parking space etc... you first do a walk around of the car, check underneath the, check immediately behind the wheels etc... .... then I'm calling you out as a liar !!... No one does these checks... I don't believe you do either. I agree that with stories such as this, with 20:20 hindsight we should check... but when being realistic, no one looks under their car or immediately behind the wheels etc... Should the Dad have checked where the baby was before moving the car... Yes, but, he thought the baby was with the mother - thats an incredibly easy assumption for him to make and in this example a tragic one.

So we are to believe that after biting one policeman, fighting others, destroying objects at the police station the Police did not lay their hands on him... It was a female (his Wife) who beat him up and put him in intensive care... This is definitely an example of... "do you know how to tell they are lying?"..... Ans: "Their lips are moving" !!!

Then don't post sensationalist headlines... Your headline should have been 'stinky fish found in bin'... .... would people open the thread then ?... of course not, which is why you posted 'possible body in bin'... the media themselves are bad enough for posting 'attention grabbing false headlines' without posters doing the same....

Yeah... 'cos the people leaving unmarked / unlit holes in road construction are completely blameless ??? I recall up in Phitsanulok area, highway 12 towards Petchabun the were widening the road some years back. The road just 'stopped' with a 1.5m drop... where they had not yet widened it. No markings, the road just went from 4 lanes (two each way) to 2 lanes (one in each direction)... every morning in the local news there were a few cars that had simply driven off the road at night - it kept on happening, yet no 'official' though to put lights up at road works. I recall driving (Krabi area) at night about 25 years ago... in the pitch black I was unsure of a slight 'flickering' up ahead, something strange, I slowed right down... I was able to stop and then noticed CD's hung from a small branch marking road works... no lighting again... For such reason I do not drive outside of cities / towns at night. For the same reasons (one of) I do not ride my motorcycle at night.

Some outstanding sanctimonious virtue signalling that...... Almost every time either or my wife reverses out of our driveway we don't look under the car or immediately behind the wheels.... (we have a reversing camera). So... Are you telling me that 100% of the time you get in a car and reverse out of your house, reverse out of a parking space etc... you first do a walk around of the car, check underneath, check immediately behind the wheels ???

Guilty as charged..... I actually wrote that point in brackets, then deleted it with the expectation that some bright spark will point it out for me !!!!

This is so horrific... the poor guy will be broken for the rest of his life. For those who are going to blame him - consider how many times you reverse out of your driveway without checking under the car or just behind the rear wheels. Should the Mum have known where the infant was at all times ? its takes one second for an infant to crawl away as any parent knows. A truly tragic story.

Possibly bot generated to increase traffic? Makes one wonder. A 100% Troll - almost every comment on every thread, this poster [Mekmong MICK] posts something deliberately inflammatory or triggering... his posts are pure satire, designed for laughing at anyone taking his posts seriously.... I'm surprised people are giving his posts oxygen.

ALL of our online order items.. (GrabFood / Tops Supermarket / Villa Market online / LineMan / Lazada / Shopee etc) involves direct online payment - it makes everything convenient (personal preference)... Others prefer cash on delivery for their own reasons (as discussed in many threads before)... As you mentioned, 'scan to pay' is a decent option (with payment on delivery) which removes any potential ambiguity of an erroneous-cash-payment or accusation of such. In the example (provided by the Op) - Could he have made a mistake ? He seems 100% sure... also, surely the delivery person would ensure the correct amount before leaving. Does seem like a bit of a scam attempt.

A rather extreme and myopic view-point that missed the point of the op and wonders off on your own tangent - this is about Lazada COD (not food delivery)... But, on your point, I can understand the need to go out if you live in a studio-shyt hole... Sometimes its nice to cook, sometimes its nice to eat out, sometimes its nice to order in... Your argument is as daft as comparing reading a book to reading the internet - times have moved on and convenience has evolved.... We now order many of our super-market items online... You clearly have blurred the lines between laziness and convenience.

What dated twaddle. nice thai lady doesn't hold hands in public with an inappropriate partner. if she is happy and you are well-matched, she will make it very clear to others that you are together Agree that this is dated twaddle.. For anyone who's remotely imitated to to Thailand (and all Thai's) its immediately obvious whether our partner is a BG / Ex BG etc or even an occupational farang hunter... I've never held hands with my wife while walking around malls etc... but neither do my friends with their Western Wives in the UK, or my family in the UK etc...

Sadly, officials in Thailand seems 100% reactionary. I have also seen similar hole in the pavement - but some genius has put cardboard over it which obviously makes it more dangerous because someone will step on it without being aware of the underlying void.

Along with getting garrotted by low hanging wires work-men have left. Only when authorities are held criminal negligible will these issue start to improve, however, authorities know they beyond reproach, there is no incentive for improvement - they don't care what happens to a poor motorcyclist.

You ended up with a pair of queens ?

Valid counter, the quality of output most certainly dependant on the quality of input / prompt - I was lazy, ergo the response, as you correctly pointed out was somewhat redundant. The issue I see with AI is that some of us consider we are being taken for a ride with some of the topics designed provoke us, lure us in, to trigger us, to cause debate... are we fools for responding to an AI generated OP ?.... Personally, I would much rather discuss, debate, argue and throw around ideas based on someones genuine input rather than a post designed purely to trigger clicks - thus I consider the use of AI from this perspective somewhat deceitful. That said, some people write so poorly, using AI could make their content (responses) more readily understood.

OK... so I'm not sure if people will get my point. I thought people would be able to identify that my earlier comment was 100% AI generated. I hadn't even fully read the Op at that point. The "ech-hmmm... " comment at the end was intended to indicate the element of irony. The only human input was: - GPT Prompt - Provide a 200 word response to the following - Paste the Op into GPT - Copy and paste the GPT response into here

Your perspective on AI-generated content is thought-provoking and highlights several important considerations. The authenticity and value of content should indeed be measured by the quality and relevance of the ideas presented, not necessarily by the method of its creation. Whether a post is written by a human or an AI, the essential factor is the genuineness of the thoughts and the effectiveness of the communication. It's true that humans can mislead just as much as an AI could be used to convey true, coherent ideas. This blurs the lines between traditional notions of authenticity. A well-written, AI-generated piece based on true events can be more valuable than a poorly written, fictional human account. The advancement of AI has made it possible for individuals who struggle with writing to express their ideas clearly and effectively, ensuring that valuable insights are not lost due to linguistic barriers. Focusing too much on the origins of the content rather than the content itself can distract from the substantive discussion. By dismissing posts based solely on their potential AI origins, we risk overlooking meaningful contributions. It's important to engage with the ideas presented and evaluate them on their merits rather than their source. Ultimately, respecting and considering the message should take precedence over speculating about its creation, fostering a more inclusive and thoughtful discourse. ech-hmmm...

That isn't the point, is it. The topic is about foreigners who come here and misbehave. Locals is a completely separate issue. And you can make your same statement about locals in many countries. I've never seen any foreign riffraff in Spain. But I don't ever go to any of the expat retiree beach towns when I'm there. I've also not seen many in other parts of Asia outside of SE Asia like Japan. As you said, Thailand draws a particular type because of socio-economics, the nightlife/girls, the beaches, lax visa policies, graft/corruption, availability of cheap alcohol and drugs, but it's also a place where fugitives seem to be able to find safe sanctuary. And it's been like this for over 50 years since at least the seventies. Thats my point, or rather my question - Is 'what we see in Thailand' disproportionate? or is it a just a cross section of normal society ? Read the news from many of our home countries and it could be argued that there is a significant subset of 'bad folk' that we have moved away from...

As there are so many foreigners here... Do you think there are a disproportionally high number of 'bad' foreigners getting up to no good in comparison to the number of Thai's getting up to 'no good' ?? i.e. how many foreigners in Thailand per 100,000 are 'bad guys'... compared to 100,000 per population of Thai's ? The idea here is that, is the degree of apathy within law enforcement that enables such behavior? ------ I've mentioned it before - that Thailand attracts a 'different type of expat' compared to places such as Singapore and Dubai etc... Socio-economics and education certainly come it play - but so does the country itself, people don't go to Singapore or Dubai to retire or to live without having a solid position (work) lined up and the police forces and penalties for poor behaviour in these locations are somewhat draconian - a strong deterent. Thus - in comparison to places such as Spain for Brits and South America (i.e Panama) for US folk, does Thailand really attract a more 'poorly behaved folk'... ? Is it just a facet of being overseas in a less lawful environment that attracts those seeing greater freedom from the restraints of a more governed society and that would occur anywhere where the police forces are known to be apathetic and corrupt ?...

Do you think your 'tyre' rotation has prevented you from an incident at all ? Or would the rotation purely be about economics and longevity of wear (within your 5 year limit - depending on climate sun exposure) ?

Fair enough, but aggressive dogs wont differentiate between an adult and a child, so we dont have the luxury of the generalised response of 'stand straight' and identify who the alpha is... People runny, cycling or riding by don't have the time to identify who the alpha is. The idea that we can 'stare down' feral dogs is also a flawed response IMO. The standard 'dog lover response' I've seen in the past (nothing specifically directed at you). Not quite - just 'murdering' all strays and un-owned dogs... otherwise known as 'culling'... (as mentioned - its the least worst of the solutions to an ongoing problem). Owned dogs should not be permitted roam unsupervised - owners should be fined in such cases (this is where education comes into it - as you pointed out below) Agreed... but we have to start somewhere... Education comes through 'fines' - i.e. owners being held accountable. As far as feeding strays etc.. that takes a cultural shift - education as you point out, but that takes generations. Its a tough conundrum, but sadly only one I see with a very tough solution.

Very interesting... Though a driver driving a regular car on the road to such extremes that would encourage oversteer is likely to end up in a crash sooner or later, regardless of tyres. IMO - as long as the tyres are all in good condition with sufficient tread etc, it should matter whether they are on the front or rear as we shouldn't be pushing the car to those limits of failure anyway. These accidents we read of - loss of control on wet road etc, those drivers were likely to loose control because they were too fast for conditions and / or tyre state was extremely poor.

Disappointingly, yes... not a serious criticism of your response - just making general point that giving these fools oxygen encourages them.

Tracking too.... We recently had a flat at the front, the insides of the tyres wore down to the metal on the insides (outsides looked fine) - tracking had to be way off, luckily the flat happend while travelling slowly. The car had only been serviced 3 months earlier. Formal complaint put into the dealership (senior level) who confirmed that tracking is not part of the servicing which surprised me (could be the same in the UK and elsewhere too). They didn't even notice the excess tyre wear. I should also have carried out checks but its easy to become complacent (so my own fault too), but I'd expect this to be noticed on service - I've placed too much trust in servicing.