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Indeed... And the 'up to' 2000 baht fine clearly means nothing... I actually doubt many are even aware of the updated rules of children traveling in vehicles as of 17th August this year. Has it even been in any of the Thai media, TV news etc ???? - Children under six or under 135cm must be placed in a car seat for children or a specialised seat (booster seat). Motorists who do not have a car seat are allowed to let children under six and under 135cm in their vehicle as long as three rules are followed: 1. Children must be placed in the back seat of vehicles with more than four seats, or in the front passenger seat of pickup trucks, but never in the truck’s bed. 2. Seat belts and harnesses must be fastened at the child’s waist. 3. Drivers must travel at slow speeds in the leftmost lane of all roads and highways. Allowing a Child to 'stand' in the front of a car... surely this degree of parental (supervisory) negligence is deserving of a penalty more significant fine than 2000 baht ??????

Isn't that Lisa? Jennie is Korean. Ah yes, you are correct... while extremely popular, Blackpink are not exactly my cup of tea. Nevertheless, andux' comments regarding the perceived status of 'who is available to us' remains valid... Many realise they are never going to meet someone valued or sought after by the rest of society, thus they subconsciously (*or even consciously) justify their utter absence of choice as a choice. Who'd want a Bentley in Bangkok, it'd just get scratched by a motorcyclist... Who'd want a Lamborghini, can't even get your shopping in it... Who'd want a Mercedes when a Toyota does the same job and is cheaper... Who'd want a car, public transport takes me anywhere I need to go... Who needs a Rolex, I have a phone to tell me the time... Who needs an iPhone, my 5 year old Oppo works fine for me... Who needs an attractive, well educated, financially independent lady from a socio-economic sound background who doesn't need you for their money ???... I prefer LBFM's from up country... ... Look at that Miss Universe winner.... too much plastic, looks like a ladyboy, looks fake, doesn't look Thai, too much makeup.... Give me an Isaan farm girl any day of the week !!!!...

Some valid points but I have to question your last point... How does one 'signal from afar' that they are an illegal rider (i.e. riding without a licence or tax, riding under the influence etc) ?? In Bangkok too... I find that the BiB are 'generally' just not interested in stopping me (as a foreigner).... The best thing to do at night is to turn on the interior lights and open the windows so they can easily see you, it makes it obvious to them that there's nothing to hide. On a motorcycle, open the visor, they can see you are a foreigner and wave you through. I've been waved through police stops and check points far more often than I've been asked to stop. (i.e. perhaps a 1 in 50)... That said, I have also encountered police officers who are clearly up to no good (wanting to pull me out of a taxi for 'checks' etc)...

Exactly.... and the defamation laws are used by the powerful against those who may publicly expose their illegal behavior - In this case, used by the Police against someone attempting to expose their 'alleged' illegal behavior in extorting foreign motorcyclists. The law in its current guise is an utter blight on Thailand's legal system and hinders progression of the nation.

Are the polite waiting for the CCTV footage so they can to tell if the driver was pished out of his head at 4am ???... or will they rely on the scientific method ? (which is usually avoided here so the BiB don't have more work to do and file criminal charges).

Nope... the 'car' didn't crash into the barrier.... the driver did. Again, Thailand finds a way to blame the inanimate instead of a person... In this case, numerous faults. - Person driving the car too fast for conditions (visibility). - Road workers not illuminating road works. - Police not penalising dangerous driving - Police not penalising owners of companies who fail to adequately illuminate roadworks.

Welcome to my “ignore list”. Its quite amusing that you post an outreagouesly exaggerated and ridiculous comment... and then announce you've put someone on an 'ignore list' as if its some sort of win ?? All you've really announced is that you are unable to handle a perfectly understandable response and lack the emotional tools to simply ignore something... as in, ignore it without needing to have the last word about ignoring someone !!!.... Quality stuff !!...

It strikes me as ridiculous how in Thailand the inanimate is always blamed to avoid pointing the finger of blame at any individual... In this case the 'trailer' did not crash into the Motorcycle, but the motorcycle rider swerved into the trailer of a passing lorry without looking, causing his own death and that of his two passengers. When on the roads here, as motorists or motorcyclists, we've all seen it time and time again - other motorcyclists changing lanes or pulling out without looking, undertaking a left turning vehicle, overtaking a right turning vehicle, jumping lights etc... ... the lack of self preservation never ceases to amaze me - I ride a motorcycle here (and drive a car) and when out on the roads I see motorcyclists carry out manoeuvres my own sense of self preservation would make a physical impossibility... It'd be like stepping into a fire, something our sense of self preservation makes impossible...

Go take a look at the video of the incident before posting your pathetic comments. It's a tiny 3-year-old. It wouldn't even reach the steering wheel unless it was standing right next to it. Agreed.... Mother allowed the child to stand up in the front, the child grabbled the steering wheel. OR... the mother is outright lying. No point engaging LL... he'll find an argument in an empty room... If it wasn't specifically stated in the article it didn't happen in his mind...

I don't think he'd want her invading the luxury of his mansion....

Utterly ridiculous comment. I suggest anyone of the above opinion to be of such poisonous character they invite nothing other than disregard from others. How interesting the differences, experiences and encounters we in this forum amass. From the extremely poor to the extremely wealthy (Hi-So as you put it)... the experiences and interactions I have had in Thailand, like most places, have nearly always been favourable. Of course, generalisations are always going to have exceptions, however, one generalisation that I can make is that for the vast majority of encounters throughout the whole spectrum of society, Thai's in general are extremely polite and welcoming.

Will be somehow like this. But he will not stay 1 day under police detention and pardon is he already. Close... its been reported that he's moved from the Police hospital already... Apparently the AC had failed there... so he had to be moved to a private hospital. (ech-hmmm.... utter BS, as a reporter went to the police hospital onto the floor he'd was supposedly previously in and the AC was working !!) We'll later find out one of the following possibilities: - He never went to the Police hospital in the first place and went straight home. - He never went to the Police hospital in the first place and went straight to a private hospital. - He needs 24 hour dedicated care which can only be given at home. (ech-hmmm.... utter BS, as a reporter went to the police hosptial and wi

Latest flavour of the month... (last few years actually)... a very attractive, talented Thai pop-star in an internationally famous Korean girl band....

LOL...you have tangled yourself in your own snare. Why would you assume that a LBFM could not be from a wealthy family, well eductated, and hold down a good job. Two of the ones I dated in the past were. One had scholarship from Chula. I am frankly digusted... Valid points... you clearly had a lot of respect for these females from this elevated socio-economic financially independent demographic... ... Calling them 'Little Brown F***ing Machines'... Interesting that you are the one to use the term 'disgusted' when openly throwing around your misogynistic racism...

I would not waste my time on him,he is just a trolling member who will soon get fed up with it and move on. spend your time and resources on real people. In other threads of his perhaps... But, in 'taking each thread as it comes' this thread reads somewhat of a 'cry for help' although perhaps bob himself would not admit that. As much ribbing as he [bob] receives, a lot of it from myself in other threads, he's still part of the forum community - he is perhaps in need of some help. If I were him, I'd be taking the advice to move to a better area such as Rawai in Phuket, Khon Kaen, Chaing Mai etc... etc... plenty of area's, pretty much every area of Thailand is better than central Pattaya (and central Patong) from the perspective of how people are treated.

And when going into such area's the Thai's there are not representative of Thai's on a whole. They are representative of Thai's whose general goal is to extract as much money as possible from tourists and anyone else in the area. Other Thai's in such area's also experience less than favourable encounters. Just like the taxi drivers who are parked on the road in such areas of high tourist footfall, encounters are generally less than 'neutral' for both Thai's and foreigners (refusal to use meter, relatively exorbitant rates etc). Perhaps for these reasons its better to live outside of a 'tourists hot-spot' and only visit the areas of high tourist footfall when the need arises. Also, negative experiences would be much more common in central Pattaya, Patong, Nana etc compared to area's of Hua Hin, Chiang Mai, Khon Kaen and more residential areas of central Bangkok and even residential area's of Pattaya and area's of Phuket such as Rawai and Nai Harn etc. As the saying goes... 'sleep with dogs wake up with fleas'... bob, this phrase is perhaps relevant to your encounters.

No worries chief... the use of the word 'champ' in this context has been explained for you... If you refuse to accept things outside of your 'limited box of understanding', thats up to you...

This is perhaps the issue... You allow the negative encounters to slowly eat away at you. But, it is also possible you are encountering more negative encounters than many of us face, this could be for multiple reasons such as... - Location - Immediate environment - Attitude - Ego Based on your posts, I wonder if much of your negativity is not 'location based'... i.e. you are in an area where Thai's are generally jaded towards foreigners - specifically, your encounters are far from positive because you live in central Pattaya. In Bangkok, when I am in an area of 'high tourist footfall' I have far more non-positive experiences than I do in area's that are just a few blocks away. Outside of a the areas of high tourist footfall, the vast majority of my encounters are either neutral or positive. Additionally, if I'm having a bad day, I may have fewer positive encounters, simply because I look grumpy (i.e. my attitude is negative). OR, If I approach a neutral situation with a degree of superiority a person will pick up on this and the quality of my encounter will deteriorate.

Fair enough bob... That would get up my nose, for about 5 seconds before forgetting it. But... to suggest that this simple encounter can 'turn your whole world black' is seriously over egging it, or, if such a simple encounter really does upset you to such a degree that your 'world turns black' and it ruins your morning / day etc... then you are in need of some psychological assistance. That said, short changing is not uncommon here... But so is 'over-changing' (returning too much change).. I've encountered both, however, as most payments are digital these days either incidence is now extremely rare. BUT.. IF it does happen, I point it out and move on... thats it, its the same with many things here. A taxi driver or someone I do not know is dismissive or impolite, do I care ?... hardly... additionally, any negative encountered is by far outweighed by neutral and positive encounters. Most of the situations I've encountered here I've also encountered in the presence of other Thai's or I've experienced other Thai's encountering similar negative situations.... It's obvious that when such occurs its down to the individual, not some pattern of society.

Many foreigners seem to prefer the LBFM... because they know they are not in the market for anything other than the poor socio-economically disparaged female in search of financial security. Those westerners would struggle to meet females of higher socio-economic and financially independent means... Of course, its down to individual tastes, but I wonder how much of that 'taste' is actually down to the 'suitor' pulling the wool over their own eyes and convincing themselves that this is their choice because on a subconscious level they know they cannot get anything else.

Then you are daft enough to believe what other fools of similarly flawed mindset are writing. We are not guests, here, Thai's are not hosts.... The are just other people who are nationals of a country in which many of us reside as foreigners or visit as tourists. This idea that we are 'guests' and should be treated as such is utterly mindless. As in an nation, residents generally treat each other with an equal indifference, there is no reason we should be afforded anything other than this - We (as foreigners here) are generally treated by Thai's exactly as they treat others who are outside of their primary circles.

Exactly this... It's of no surprise at all after reading bob smiths posting history that he is treated with a level disregard many of us would object to. Of course, the fundamentally flawed measure of bob's posts are in his projection that everyone else is treated as poorly as he is. He [bob] has not yet reached the understanding that he is the victim of his own environment, one he creates with his attitude, his location, those with whom he integrates and surrounds himself.

In this thread you started 3 months ago ?????

Wife and I just discussed this... I reckon he'll be out within a month. I suspect, the PT party will find some flaw in legal proceedings that exonerates the sisters for their part in crimes of corruption. Its extremely clear, so long as those 'currently' at the trough remain at the trough then all will be happy... It would appear seem that a PM under coalition power has Thaksin pulling the strings, all we're waiting for is how quickly those strings are pulled. The Thai population is slowly having the wool pulled over its eyes... like a boiling frog, too slow to notice until it's too late.

Yawn...