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22 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

its not me.

Ran out of the blue pills then?

We’ll have to recname TAT 'The Bingo callers'. They too just pick random numbers from a bowl of twirling balls and announce them! 

1 hour ago, IAMHERE said:

Pilot error; should NEVER have tried docking during a lightening storm.

Why,would it make you paler? ???? 

18 hours ago, Oztruckie said:

If you want to compare Thailand's road toll with any western countries toll,obviously you aren't very smart or just another Thai basher.

I notice you aren’t smart enough to construct a counter argument.

14 hours ago, ratcatcher said:

So where is the old wrecked train?

It’s called the democratic process in Thailand... ???? 

"Infamy,infamy....they’ve all got it in for me!" 

One of the most uncomfortable times of year to visit,especially with the heat and stifling atmosphere of Bangkok. I don’t know why you chose this option and I understand the MRT is crowded and uncomfortable which is why I never use it. I would wait until you arrive to gauge how uncomfortable you feel. You might just wanna remain indoors in the air conditioning. 

10 hours ago, sanemax said:

That has to be the most used sentence  on these forums 

And the most used 'sentence' by the Thai legal system. ???? 

23 hours ago, Pilotman said:

Not at all, except that I was freezing cold in bed last night, I just don't see that immigration issues are such a big problem in my live, irritating sometimes, but not so big a problem.  To be honest, I would rather see a programme on how to avoid green algae in my pool.  ????

Make a start by not peeing in it! ???? 

On 12/9/2019 at 6:07 AM, pookiki said:

I think Mr. Mark Stephen's, Esq. better come to grip with defamation laws as they exist in the USA. One of the key issues was that Unsworth had not shown any tangible damages - on the contrary - no one paid any attention to Musk's comments and Unsworth's reputation remained unsullied.  Let it be!

• No that wasn’t the issue at all,if only you’d read the article- it was a question of identifying Vernon. Libel is indeed a tangible damage under US (and others) law . Financial detriment does not have to be demonstrated.

25 minutes ago, Fred white said:

Dec 19 2050 the laws might be enforced ????

Ah! You’re an optimist?

11 hours ago, WhatupThailand said:

Just wait until the Global Financial Meltdown,

When most of the so called Smart People become the Dumbest.

 

Those who do not know how to Hunt, Trap, or Grow anything to survive,

or even make Fire, find themselves seeking the Real Knowledge and Help,

from those they looked down on Before.

It will then become clear, What Real Education is about, and not all the Nonsense of today.

 

Best thing anyone could do, is take their children out of the Indoctrination centers,

and teach them how to survive in the Real World, and develop their Natural Talents.

Time to wake up, because the Delusion is about to Fall.

 

 

You appear to be stuck in a Stone Age cave. Do you think computers,internet and other technologies are all going to disappear and the most useful talent will be rubbing two sticks together? ???? 

I propose you for representing the very bottom of the table.

19 minutes ago, terryofcrete said:

What has that got to do with the rankings ? Sick to the teeth of hearing some people... usually British or American saying things like ... they couldn’t speak English as if that were some measure of their intelligence . I love the way the French refuse to speak English to you unless you show respect and attempt their language . English is NOT, contrary to popular belief among British folk , the most spoken language in the world .. we speak English in Ireland simply because it was imposed on us and our own language was suppressed and wasn't allowed By British Law during the centuries  of colonization. I think that may also be the case in most Commonwealth countries . 

"English most spoken language in the world, has 1.5 billion speakers across the world. Throughout history, languages have developed from various linguistic elements and spread through trade, conquests, colonization, immigration, and cultural interactions. However, English does not rank first in terms of the number of native speakers. It has mostly gained prominence due to its popularity as a subject of foreign language study. The following is an analysis of the world's most popular languages in terms of all speakers (both native speakers and those who have acquired a language). All numbers are estimates as it can be difficult to determine how many speakers exist of any given language.

1. English - 1.39 Billion Speakers

The history of the English language is rather storied. The earliest forms of English were introduced to Britain by a succession of invaders. From Germanic tribes, Celts, Vikings to Normans, English developed from several linguistic influences. From Britain, English spread through conquests, trade, and interactions. English today is the language of international business. English is the primary native language of the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Nigeria, Australia, Namibia, and more. Mostly thanks to globalization and the popularity of American and British media, the popularity of English has been further increasing, particularly amongst younger people. Today, around 1.39 billion people possess some command of the English language, around 480 million of whom are native speakers.

2. Mandarin Chinese - 1.15 Billion Speakers

Chinese is the second most popular language in the world with a total of 1.15 billion speakers. Chinese is part of the Sino-Tibetan linguistic family which stretches across much of Asia. From its origin in China, Chinese is also widely spoken in Taiwan, Singapore, and Malaysia. The Chinese language consists of several dialects, which can vary considerably from one another. Chinese can either be written with simplified characters or in traditional characters, the former of which was created by a government initiative in the 1950s that was designed to make Chinese easier to learn.

   English is indeed the most spoken and more relevantly, the most WIDELY spoken language .Chinese too,consists of many dialects,so all you’re confirming is the adage of the  Irish being thick. ???? 

14 hours ago, Selatan said:

No wonder the Chinese beat you farangs flat in the PISA test. Such a simple chart and yet you let your racial prejudice to cloud your judgement. If you claim that China cheated in the test, indirectly you are insinuating that Singapore, Hong Kong and Macau had cheated too. Or maybe you didn't know that the huge majority of the people living in Singapore, Hong Kong and Macau were ethnic Chinese.

The Americans are good at maths too, or at least at maths competitions. The U.S. tied with China in first place at the 60th International Mathematical Olympiad. Take a look at the winning U.S. team:

Both your confusion on causation vs correlation along with a misunderstanding of ethnicity vs education would likely mean you’d feature quite badly on any reasoning test.

29 minutes ago, WeekendRaider said:

but Thailand still has one of the highest literacy rates in the world!  look it up on Wikipedia.

 

and even more amazingly, Thai students study the upper diglossia extensively.... as well as English as a third language.  but English is actually, from a Thai perspective.... two languages not just a third one to learn.

 

unlike the Thai dialects, English is written and read different from how it is spoken.... intentionally... so even more to their credit, Thai students not only succeed at having to also learn English as a third language.... but they are taught in spoken English, and spoken Thai, but are only assessed on written English as any assessment of a spoken language is difficult in classrooms with 40 or 50 students each, as well as that quite contrastively, ‘multiple guess’ exams are quite easy to score up.

 

but one of the world’s highest “literacy rates”.  

The PISA tables don’t lie and more worryingly they represent the future  of the country,measuring 15 year olds.The literacy tests are in their native language and Thailand also features badly in knowledge of English. You can also google average IQ by country to see where Thailand features for even more concerning disquiet. Is the stupidity shown by so many Thai officials any wonder?

20 hours ago, HeyHeyHey said:

China cheated their way to 1st place as they always do

 

I certainly don't see the intelligence when I happen to accidentally book a 4* or 5* hotel frequented by Chinese

Indeed,having booked into a Singapore hotel driven there by a Singaporean taxi driver who was knowledgeable,intelligent and helpful and then got some tech help with my phone by the check in guy I understand why Singapore has consistently topped all the tables for years.

You should be on the Andaman side especially at this time of year. Just returned from Ko Lanta. Quieter and much better atmosphere than Samui unless you like that kind of cynical tackiness . 

54 minutes ago, Dukeleto said:

Thai racing driver...oxymoron???

Certainly the last 2 syllables...

4 hours ago, PatOngo said:

Losing Face! This is the core problem of this country, they may have the expensive toys but mentally they are stuck in the stone age!

That’s harsh....on Fred Fliintstone!

17 hours ago, treetops said:

No reciprocal agreements with the former countries.

I know that’s what’s trotted out but what is the manifestation of this reciprocity? As far as I’m aware there is NO contribution to either my pension nor other benefits from the Philippines or any other of those countries.Its wholly funded by UK DWP.

4 hours ago, Letseng said:

This is called cheating.

The cheating is from the government,otherwise can you explain why your pension is arbitrarily frozen in thailand,Australia, Canada but not in Philippines,USA or Israel?

7 hours ago, Muhendis said:

I did this a few years ago by email and all went well. I think email is a better way because there is no chance of mistaking verbal instructions.

They won’t accept emails as authorization due to fraud potential. Telephone with security questions are fine