johnnybangkok

Fortunately this isn't the 1950's/60' or whenever you were 14 years old and a lot more is known about the maturity of children at certain ages these days. You may have thought you were making choices out of 'free will' but it sounds like it was more likely necessity driven by your unfortunate home circumstances. You were a child and should never have been left to these outcomes. She is a child and has neither the brain capacity, maturity or life experience to know anything about what is good for her. That's why there are laws to protect children, so once again, stop trying to make it sound as if this girl is a grown adult making sensible life choices. She isn't but there is an adult involved who DEFINATELY knows better.

Your silly, anectdotal stories have no bearing on this matter so they should be ignored. No one is denying there are cultural aspects to how sex is viewed in Thailand and in the most cases it's healthy and to be encouraged and no one is 'pretending' it isn't happening, however, it's a VERY different thing when you are talking about minors and I'm not really sure why you can't see this or feel compelled to argue about it. No amount of local culture, tradition or general acceptance should be used as an excuse when it comes to having sex with children. It's just plain wrong and if you can't see that then there really is no hope for you.

It's not cultural when it's against the law. The legal age for sex in Thailand is 15 (about a year younger than most other western nations) so until the child reaches that age then there really isn't any question of who is/isn't to blame; they are NOT considered adults so the real adults have to take responsibility and also the blame. I remember being 14 and really, really wanting to drive. Guess what? I couldn't because I was too young. Likewise with this subject, it doesn't matter a jot what the child wants or does, it's illegal and the adults should know this and be held responsible and we should all be holding ourselves and those responsible to these high moral standards that you so glibbly discard. And it IS victim blaming when you blame a child for their actions in matters such as this.

Way to victim blame. Whilst it may be true the vast majority of these types of cases are due to issues and troubles at home, there really is no excuse for hebephilia (sex with minors between ages 11 and 14) or pedophilia or ephebophilia (sexual with adolescents between 15 and 16) from the perpetrators. The responsibility is not with the children; it's with the adults.

Exactly. Even at 20 weeks, rarely is it a choice but more a medical emergency where the mothers life is at risk or the foetus is unviable. No mother is 'choosing' to abort a child this late unless they absolutely have to.

Absolute scaremongering nonsense. No one and no country in the world is talking about allowing 'abortion of an innocent up to the moment of birth'. If you can't get your facts right then simply don't comment.

One more time for the those lacking reading comprehension. I am replying to specific people who are commenting that no one gets paid well in Thailand. I am NOT commenting on the topic 'How much does the average Thai person earn?' as (amazingly enough), I understand that '90% don't get much'. Really not sure why this is so hard to understand.

And you are missing my point. All I'm doing is replying to posters who are saying that people don't get paid much in Thailand. My original post (on page 3) was replying to Peterw42 who insisted that someone quoting 350k salaries were 'ridiculous figures' and the poster above Pouatchee who commented ' I would like to know what jobs these guys are doing, cos even back home those are mighty fine salaries'. These are answers to specific posts rather than generally commenting on 'How much do the average Thai person earns'

You are comparing apples and oranges. No one is debating that lower level jobs in Thailand don't pay much but my point is that this idea that EVERYONE in Thailand gets paid a pittance is just simply wrong. There are plenty of roles paying in excess of 100k THB (IT, data analytics, oil & gas, banking & finance, FMCG, manufacturing, pharmacueticals etc) and as I've demonstrated, plenty of roles paying in excess of 300k. There's a reason why you see so many new cars in Bangkok or why new apartments sell for 10M THB and upwards. I live in Thong Lor and 2 new apartment blocks (each must have in excess of 150 apartments and are selling for a minimum of 10M THB) built near me are completely sold out 9 months since their completion. There's money here and it's not just with the hi-so's.

You obviously haven't read the whole thread as I posted an example of high salaries (in Bangkok) on page 3. Salaries in excess of 300k THB are NOT unusual in Bangkok (salaries quoted are monthly and in Thai baht):- Data Analyst – Online - 140-150k Data Scientist – Finance – 170k Actuarial Consultant – Insurance – 120-150K VP Risk Management -Insurance – 150-180k Head of Finance (Supply Chain) – 300k ECommerce and Digital Tech Director – 300-400k VP Production – F&B – 400k Factory Manager – FMCG – 300k HR Director – Insurance - 300-400k Marketing Director – FMCG – 400k Managing Director – Blockchain – 500-600k Head of Technology – Blockchain – 300-400k Chief Commercial Officer – Online – 600k Head of Corporate Strategy Planning – Securities – 600k

Apart from C-Suite level, I've never heard or seen any IT job in Thiland that pays 800k THB per month (and I've been in recruitment for over 10 years in Bangkok). I'm not saying it's not possible but he would have to be some sort of next level genius or very, very specialist to constitute that kind of money. It's more likely he is just exagerating.

Sorry forgot to post this to give an example https://www.indeed.com/career/data-analyst/salaries/San-Francisco--CA?&aceid=&kw=adwords_c_9099621460_15516767951_&sid=us_googconthajpmax-_c__g_1012728_gclid$_CjwKCAjwwL6aBhBlEiwADycBIJqJA9JE9VOvyXyP46ZxAsnWgPuM0rWJ1qWaDW2FwNvCYKJ9B2PfcRoCJYwQAvD_BwE&gclid=CjwKCAjwwL6aBhBlEiwADycBIJqJA9JE9VOvyXyP46ZxAsnWgPuM0rWJ1qWaDW2FwNvCYKJ9B2PfcRoCJYwQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Firstly, I'm not paying anything; my clients are. Secondly 140k THB per month works out as $44,000 per year. 150k THB per month is $47k so not sure where you are getting your $50k from. Also, the $66k is indeed probably an average over the whole of the US but try finding a Data Analyst for that in Silicon Valley or New York. I think you'll find it increases quite dramatically for major metropolitan centres (which of course Bangkok is).

I'm sorry but you are completely wrong. The salaries the poster quoted are NOT unusual for roles in Bangkok (and I'm only talking about Bangkok) and I can talk with some authority as I run an executive recruitment company in Bangkok. A list of some of our current jobs that are paying this kind of money (salaries are monthly and in THB) are:- Data Analyst – Online - 140-150k Data Scientist – Finance – 170k Actuarial Consultant – Insurance – 120-150K VP Risk Management -Insurance – 150-180k Head of Finance (Supply Chain) – 300k ECommerce and Digital Tech Director – 300-400k VP Production – F&B – 400k Factory Manager – FMCG – 300k HR Director – Insurance - 300-400k Marketing Director – FMCG – 400k Managing Director – Blockchain – 500-600k Head of Technology – Blockchain – 300-400k Chief Commercial Officer – Online – 600k Head of Corporate Strategy Planning – Securities – 600k We don't look at roles paying less than 100k (usually a lot more) and currently we have 146 jobs on.

Where to start. Your “only gay in the village” story is typically condescending and harps back to the days of John Inman and the “flamboyant“ humorous gays of the 1970’s. “They’re gay but that’s ok ‘cos they’re funny”. Most importantly though is your mixing of sexuality’s. The vast majority of gay guys wouldn’t be seen dead in a dress because gay is seldom transgender. However a transgender “man” is often gay (but not absolutely so). This is basic knowledge so not sure why you dont know this but feel equipped to comment on these topics.

Way to victim blame there.

This I think is the whole point of the article. The fact is that’s it’s VERY rare for people to just get up one day and decide to go on a killing spree; in the vast majority of cases there are clear warning signs beforehand in behavior and actions. This, if seen, acknowledged and acted upon at the time could prevent tragedies such as this from occurring in the first place but the stigma still attached to mental illness stops many people from getting the help they so desperately need and for those close to the perpetrators from intervening to help. Many psychological problems are in fact wholly predictable (it’s why psychologists even exists and why for example most serial killers start off by torturing and killing animals when they are young) and why not having enough shrinks or a willingness to discuss these matters can lead to such horrendous outcomes.

Exactly. Stop treating drug addiction as a criminal activity and start viewing it as a medical condition. Many of my friends and myself have tried all sorts of drugs without it impacting on our lives whatsoever. Myself and many of my friends drink alcohol without becoming alcoholics and eat at McDonalds without being fat. Addiction is a terrible thing buts it's a medical/phycological problem that needs medical and mental health experts rather than police and politicians. It's just too easy though for politicians to jump on the 'all drugs users are scum' bandwagon as it resonates with a certain voting demographic who think repeating the same mistakes time and time again is still the solution to this problem. It isn't and will never be.

Surat authorities find that 99.1 per cent of kids some primary age – DO NOT have ganja in their systems There, fixed it for you.

Absolute nonsense that has been proven time and time again to be the wrong way to handle drug abuse and those that have become addicted. The best example is Portugal who decriminalized the public and private use, acquisition, and possession of all drugs in 2000. They basically moved it from a criminal activity to a health issue and the drug-induced death rate has plummeted to five times lower than the E.U. average and stands at one-fiftieth of the United States’. Its rate of HIV infection has dropped from 104.2 new cases per million in 2000 to 4.2 cases per million in 2015. Drug use has declined overall among the 15- to 24-year-old population, those most at risk of initiating drug use. https://time.com/longform/portugal-drug-use-decriminalization/ The war on drugs was lost a LONG time ago and new ideas are desperately needed but brave moves such as Portugal have made are often halted by (mostly right-wing) politicians who go over the same old tired solutions of 'string 'em up!" and 'zero-tolerance' knowing they absolutely don't work but appeal to people such as yourself who have little understanding of the problem but equally refuse to educate themselves and consider alternatives that have been proven to be much, much better. Filling prisons with people who would benefit more from help rather than punishment just doesn't work (and hasn't worked for decades) so unless you can start becoming part of the solutions, you should at least stop being part of the problem.