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Chongalulu

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  1. His critics were less kind...
  2. NOT According to the TAT !!! I rest my case!! ????
  3. Yes,there's only so much a country can put up with Big Nok being there...
  4. I don't think too many tourists has been Thailand's problem the last few years. Quite the contrary
  5. It'll be negotiated down to a deposit on a second hand Honda Wave...but not the top of the range 125i of course...that'd be excessive!
  6. Perhaps the dog had had a previous encounter with Ferrari Joe and was traumatized by the approach with the plastic bag, going into flight or "bite” mode...or something..? ????
  7. Not my experience. The couple I met here (not young) had impeccable English and Dutch too.
  8. Belgium, Holland and the Scandinavian countries all speak very good English.
  9. I've noticed a fundamental intellectual laziness here, perhaps even beyond what you could blame on the obvious culprit of the insidious education system. I mean that despite the shortcomings of that, and too the social conditioning, Thais must know that the West is much more advanced and wealthier,so why aren't they curious to find out why, especially in the digital age where information is at their fingertips? Is it because they are kept, although suppressed, just comfortable enough not to become a nuisance to those that are reaping the benefits of a reasonably developing country? Why do they chose to remain blind to the obvious corruption that robs them of so much more? Apathy seems to be the default setting which I hope the younger generation can throw off,but significant political change will be required to enable that.
  10. That's a function of English being the default second language globally of nearly all countries. When they need to communicate with each other English is required . So with English as your native tongue what second language would be your obvious choice? There isn't one really. I learned French to A level and have mastered some very basic Thai just by being here,but in terms of the former it's never been of much use.
  11. That, although perhaps you didn't realise it is an indictment,and a justified one, of the average Thai's failure to grasp anything outside their tiny bubble of experience,and more damningly a curiosity to look beyond it. The West is far more advanced and obviously so yet it doesn't intrigue them...?
  12. Everyone keeps mentioning the 400 or 800k baht in the bank,but if not wanting to tie up that sort of capital at poor rates there is the income option. A letter from your embassy here in Thailand confirming you have an income (pension?) of 40k baht per month marriage,or 65k for the administratively easier retirement visa
  13. Yes,I think this is the defining issue. Even if they can massage an exclusion of Pita everyone knows the grounds are effectively manufactured and aren't in any way material. Coupled with an overwhelming vote of no confidence in the current incumbents they are going to have to calculate what the lash back might be. The signs are it would be considerable so can only hope they conclude it would be too volatile to suppress. Then there'd be the international opprobrium from such a transparent manipulation. You've had your time,get out before the country erupts.
  14. It’s relatively low level criminal damage for which the penalties in most parts of the world are an appropriate fine ,full victim compensation and a criminal conviction,often even a caution. Jailing is just a silly overreaction.
  15. Apparently at formal functions in Benidorm a black tracksuit is required! JD sports Liverpool is their only branch with an "evening wear" section! ????
  16. Masks over your shoes now as well? Is that effective….?
  17. Just so long as you don’t compound the sin of not wearing a mask by wearing a good quality helmet on your motorcycle- it’s supposed to be the other way round…! ????
  18. "Your call is important to us but all our operatives are busy right now - you are 30,000th in the queue,in the meantime here is some "musak " . "I love the sound of breaking glass" ????
  19. Was he wearing a tracksuit- the Benidorm uniform…?
  20. More like 1,000. You’re forgetting the now legally established " broken wing mirror " precedent allowing for 30x punitive damages uplift..
  21. Don’t forget the Hanged,drawn and quartered . You don’t wanna let him think he’s got away with it,do you? ????
  22. Well,I think they're just going to burn her some more if you think that's a "better place"...?
  23. I wonder what the perp will be charged with- a series of assaults?
  24. Even if he strongly disagreed with the Putin regime? What about all those that have fled the war so as not to be conscripted?
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