richard_smith237

How hard is it to order something decent from Grab.... Sit down, have a beer and food will have arrived. To be fair, given Bob's anti Thai sentiment in many threads if he's verbalised any such impressions to his Wife she may very well have had enough and is simply there for the financial security and no other reason - why run around after him at all (possibly not though, but given Bob's posting history that would be my guess). Not only that - but did Bob actually ask her to cook something, or just expect that his wife would 'know' that he want's food at 10pm at night?

True.... Having driven in numerous countries, Thailand is not the worst.... The Middle East is absolutely awful there - the aggression on the roads in the UAE and Qatar is astonishing, not outward agression, but a degree of 'pushing and assertiveness' that makes driving in Thailand relaxing. In other area's, we can't drive - its just too risky and laws are no fit for foreigners driving, so we have 'security escorts' etc.... Driving in Japan on the other hand is a pleasure... Both Wife and I have driven there, no issues, everyone follows the rules, the roads are easy to navigate with a logical layout, the signage is clear, google Maps works well etc... everyone on the road is polite. The UK seems to be getting worse, with half the people driving aggressively or assertively, with the other half getting upset if they witness a perceived sleight by you been in the imperfect lane at a large traffic island etc... I find driving in Thailand very easy too... but thats simply because I learned not to worry about motorcyclists getting 1mm from my mirrors, rear, or cutting in front of me... it's for them to work out of there is space or not, yet on daily basis I have to brake hard to avoid a motorcyclist who 'got it wrong'... The real tell for me is: - Driving in Japan I don't see anything silly and end up thinking - blooming fool !!!... - Driving in the UK, on the two hour trip from the Airport, I may see a couple of people on the motorway driving stupidly, tailgating a lorry or sticking in the middle lane. - Driving in Thailand, within minutes of being on the road from the airport, I've seen something that makes me think 'woah - idiot.... what a pi!!ock, he nearly took them out'.... and this is before we even reach the motorway where I see numerous more examples... people on phones, babies being held in the front seat, delivery pickups swerving through traffic... What does surprise me is how few accidents there are here compared to the manner in which people drive - on that I have to compliment the Thai driving skills, as they drive too closely to each other, cut each other up, force their way in... yet there are few accidents compared to what one would imagine there would be when looking at the manner of driving here.... Another compliment is the temperament of the drivers, while there much reason for it, there is actually very little road rage here.

Should be easy to see in what lane the bike of the British driver was and the lane of the pickup truck. True... But the deceased could have been 'pushed / nudged' into the oncoming lane by the other motorcyclists.... plenty of reasons that could explain the crash was not the fault of the deceased, equally so, plenty of reasons to suggest he could be solely at fault. The picture below shows the bike of the deceased on the wrong side of the road. https://www.thephuketnews.com/british-tourist-killed-in-motorbike-accident-92537.php Witness statements suggesting the deceased was riding (over taking) and heading directly towards the oncoming pickup and rode straight into it - which IMO, seems very odd, but every odd things do happen on the roads here. I'm wondering if it wasn't more that, the decreased was over-taking, passing a line of vehicles down the centre-line of the road, and another motorcyclist pulled out either hitting the passing rider and / or forcing him to swerve into oncoming traffic... for who actually rides directly into oncoming traffic ???? (I know, we've seen examples of this too in Thailand)...

Agree with your comments - we can remove ourselves from most of the risk factors through our riding behavior, however that its not always possible. Yesterday I was riding and a car was about 1m behind me on a slow road, they weren't bulling me out of the way etc, he / she was just an idiot driving too closely for comfort... I had to speed up to get a little more space between us then pull into a 7-11 to let them pass... they probably have no idea that they were 'too close'...... poor driver training is rampant.

Best of luck with that... if living here long term its a smart option to take IMO... However, changing your nationality does not remove bigotry...

Completely agree... There are lots of different types of riders, and while riding here in Thailand clearly carries an elevated risk compared to driving a car or riding a motorcycle in our home countries, we can remove ourselves from the elevated layers of the risk profile by riding within certain boundaries.. (not riding at night, not speeding, not drunk, wearing kit, riding defensively all the time etc) - thats not to suggest this guy wasn't following common sense rules... the story could be a complete fabrication, the deceased can't defend themselves... or he could have been riding recklessly, no one knows... ... but I think most of us know by now that witness statements are one of the most unreliable forms of evidence. RIP to the Brit....

Heroin addict too ??...

I am a British person and you admit you are biased against me and have made several negative comments about me now. People in glass ceilings shouldn’t throw the baby out with the bath water. Oh dear... you are unable to prevent your lack of critical thought from betraying your true absence of intellect... My bias is against fools, regardless of nationality... and yes, I've made several negative comments about your comments, not your nationality.

What was that about snitches ???

Well I don’t want be accused by the hyper sensitive of “Aussie bashing”. It wouldn't be if you didn't fit the pattern of ONLY posting negative comments about one nationality. Because he doesn't ONLY post negative comments or threads about Aussies... Nothing strangely silent about it - just not 'strangely-bias' as you are... The bias I now have is against you, as whenever you make a negative comment about a British person in any thread, its not accompanied by similar comments about other nationalities in other threads because you have ONLY been focussing on negative stories about Brits. Have you posted any negative comments on other nationalities since you have been in this forum ?... You read, yet failed to comment anything about the Aussie, instead choosing to focus on the 'bad-brit'... You are Brit-basher (verbal sense on this forum) and can't even recognise your own bias.

I'm not making excuses of any Brit... Your binary thinking cannot deal with that - I'm calling you out on your bias so you may recognise it yourself - instead you are burying your head further into the sand. You have no idea the Brit snitched, possibly he did... you have already judged. Now you bring other Brits who've done something wrong into the discussion... and now you dream of them fighting the Aussie and hope they loose.....

Yes. So you are worried that other Thai's and other foreigners will look at you and treat you with some negativity because an idiotic minority of British reach the second rate social media headlines ?.... But you have no concern whatsoever that other 'Western looking' foreigners don't attract similar negativity towards you? Can people tell you are British just by looking at you ? Additionally - its very fortunate that most people are not bigoted and don't tar all with the same brush... Hence, I have no concern what other white-guys, Brit or otherwise get up to, because I don't believe it reflects poorly on me because I believe most people aren't stupid enough to be as openly bias as some posters here are. As a Brit in Thailand obviously I will be drawn to the Brit in Thailand threads. And none of them have been good. Not a single one. Yes, you are drawn to the 'Brits in Thailand' threads... thats because of your negative bias, you don't even know you are bias. You've only been a member for a couple of weeks - how many negative Brit stories have you found ? There will be a story every week... thats the nature of this forum, a lot of it report on what foreigners get up to. Also, when looking at 'news'.... negative stories attract more attention, thus more ad revenue... this is why most of the stories are about someone behaving badly... and that includes people of all nationalities. Why would you be proud of someone you don't know ? There have been plenty of stories in the past of foreigners doing good deeds in Thailand, plenty of Brits etc... but all these are by far outweighed by stories of foreigners reaching the headlines for doing the wrong thing - you seem to be concentrating on one facet of that bigger picture and only focusing on negative stories of Brits.

No comment on the Australian then... only comments that a Brit was also involved and that (you think) he 'squealed like a pig... .. your anti-brit bias again...

No excuse - the Brit was also scum... You failed to make any comment on the Australians situation, your input was only about the Brit... this is where your anti-British agenda is clear for all to see. I don't make excuses for anyone who behaves poorly.... And now, I'm calling you out for doing the same thing on this forum, only your negative behavior comes in the form of bigotry. Anyone of an intellectually critical and balanced mind would share similar opinions on other stories involving different nationals, instead you focus on the stories involving the British.

Just opening so many threads and reading your anti-british comments... calling out your bias and toxicity. You have made numerous anti-british comments in numerous threads, yet hardly commented on any of the other threads involving other nationals who have found themselves in the media for the wrong reasons. As soon as you saw a 'bad-Brit' thread, like a ;fat Auntie to an all you can eat shrimp buffet' you couldn't resist... Its interesting that the pattern generated by posters such as yourself does not include commenting negatively on other nationalities who've reached the headlines for the wrong reasons. You've forgotten your comment in other threads then and the fact that in just a two weeks a number of posters have have called you out for your anti-British bias. Why are they Embarrassing to you ?... you don't know them... are you worried that you'll be tarred with the same Brush ??... Why are you not Embarrassed if its an Aussie, or Russian, Spanish, Swiss or German etc... Something you failed to exercise when shooting your mouth of on here without thinking.

While making excuses for the actual real Brit bashers, the ones that go around bashing people from the south to the north of Thailand. Your logic is bizarre. Might I remind you that someone has lost his life. 100% Wrong and more bigoted and bias rubbish from you. Where have I made any excuse for any Brit, or other national who's been shown to behave violently towards anyone else... there is no excuses for a violent reaction at all, even if / when there is a back-story. Here is another example of your Brit-Bashing bias... A story about an Australian and the only comment you have is about another British Man tenuously linked to the story. Its very apparent that you have an agenda.

You are so embarrassed that you keep drawing additional attention solely to issues regarding Brits - its very much as if you have an anti-British agenda. I do agree, the British enter the news a lot in the Thai Media for negative stories, but so do other nationalities - focusing on and only highlighting a single nationality shows a degree of negative bias affirmed by a repeated rhetoric over the past couple of weeks since you joined, as it does a number of other posters who struggle to contain themselves when a British idiot does something stupid. Depends on what they are snitching on doesn't it... In the context of your behavior on here, I think its perfectly acceptable to call you out on your negative agenda to highlight 'bad brits' - just like another poster does. It could be you are the same poster as he's gone quiet over the past week... Switching log-in's is a possibility... (hence the IP address comment). Thus, if your intention is to derail every topic you can with an anti-British rhetoric and dig up every news article, even older stories that show Brits in a negative light - then this form of toxicity should be handled.

You are over a week late jumping onto that bandwagon... I wonder if the Mods could see your IP address they'd be able to find out which Brit-basher you were before the 28th-May... (when you joined)...

He’s too dense to realize when to quit his pathetic Brit-bashing drivel... With half a brain and a little patience he'd realise that amongst all of the other tools making pr!cks of themselves and reaching the second rate social media headlines in Thailand, one of them may very well be British and he'll have another chance to support his bigoted-conformation-bias...

Don't direct your advice/rant to me.. I pushed the OP post as he did not receive reply. Hopefully your info provides good advice for OP. Simple summary to advise OP would suffice Perhaps step back and chill a little... nothing directed 'at' you at all... Well done on pushing the Ops post so it gets attention - but its a fail on being a bit too sensitive and getting the undies in a twist for some unknown reason. I've given the Op sufficient detail of first hand encounters to provide him with the information he needs.... a basic summary wouldn't be sufficient and would lead to more questions or confusion.

I use Meji - dark blue top.... In addition to taste, I think the Op is talking about achieving the silkiest micro-foam for his latte... When using a wand, I find the Meji Dark Blue top to be the 'best of them' I've tried so far, but still find achieving that 'silk micro-foam' difficult, such that I often revert to the aerocino (nespresso foamer) but its not as silky. Like the Op, I too wonder if the milk is not good enough to produce the ideal foam, or if there are inconsistencies in it - its probably more down to my flawed technique when I'm not paying sufficient attention.

As a member of Thailand Elite, they have failed me on two separate occasions to provide me with accurate visa information / advice under situations with which they are not familiar with on a daily basis - they also failed to respond to letters of complaint written to their management after I found myself in potentially costly situations as a result of their incorrect advice - I would advise members of Thailand Elite, not to trust the advice Thailand Elite Provides and source multiple sources of confirmation. To answer the Ops question: I have been in this situation (holding a Thai Elite S.E. Visa and taking work an thus wanting to transfer to a Non-Imm B). The Thai Elite Visa (S.E. and P.E. visa types) cannot be transfered or changed in-country to a Non-Imm B. The Op will need to exit the country and re-enter on a Non-Immigrant Type B visa - having gone through the application process an a Neighbouring Embassy (such as Singapore - plenty of documentation required). Regarding the longevity of existing Thai Elite Membership and Visa: That depends on the Ops membership duration - if the Op has a 5 year visa, and doesn't need the membership & visa, it may be possible to 'extend' or place a 'hiatus' on his Thai Elite Visa status and membership, particularly if on a 1 year renewable visa (with the 5 year membership) - that has to be discussed with Thai Elite and what they'll allow. (I have lifetime membership - so this was never an issue for me). Regarding having two open visas: Yes, that can potentially cause issues and I have encountered just that. I had an Open Extension of Stay (based on work / work permit) and also an Open 5 year Thai Elite S.E. Visa (people have argued in the past that you can't have two open visa's - you can, I did). While outside of Thailand the project I was working on was completed and I no longer needed to re-enter Thailand using my Extension of stay based on work (also the extension of stay was also only valid until the day after I returned so I definitely didn't want to use it !!). The immigration officer wanted to stamp me in based on my 'extension of stay', thus giving me 1 day... I argued the ridiculousness of this, that he should stamp me in for either 90 days (conditions of my S.E. Visa) or Visa Exemption on arrival - both were valid options. His [the Immigration officers] opinion was that the extension of stay based on a Non-Immigrant visa superseded the Thai Elite Visa. We disagreed and I wouldn't accept him stamping me in for one day, I'd have to fly out again the following day and then return again the same day to get my 90 day stamp, which was preposterous situation, but the Immi-officer was being particularly awkward. I pressed the issue refusing to give in, two Immigration supervisors got involved one agreeing with the junior office, the senior immigration officer recognised the ridiculous of the situation, and I entered on my Thai Elite S.E. Visa (for 90 days), no further issues.

Born in a penitentiary ?

Yup... that lack of education further highlighed with a 'nothing' comment. Well done.

Cop out already. Indeed.... 'he' may have been working out how to 'fit brake failure'.... 'slippery roads due to rain'.... or 'lap-nai'.... in there.... Obviously couldn't... So blamed the lighting because the ride was working perfectly well !!!! In other news... a Ferris wheel broke from the mountings and rolled down the hill killing all those riding.... the owner reported there was nothing wrong with the ride, it was working perfectly well but the bolts used to secure the ride are at fault for breaking... (at this stage I have to point out the parody of the above comment just incase someone like LL wants me to quote a source)