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That may be true, but already there were scandals upon scandals before the Lieberals won the previous election. Canadians had the chance to toss the bums out, but with their votes clearly showed they didnt mind how things were going. Thus, there is a very good chance Trudeau wins a 3rd term despite what current polls show. Wait till the media starts shaping public perception of PP.

Thats because these so called elected creatures don't work for the people; they take orders from the Big Boys. The Big Boys don't give a toss about your self empowerment.

Compared to Cambodia it's not.

Same with the Canadians.

More weed mongering. Maryjane not a harmless drug. I know someone went completely schizo on it, had to go to the loony bin. Tis just a sad case of 2 guys who never shouldve took to the drink in the first place; too many unresolved emotional traumas + hair trigger temper + cheap booze = tragedy.

That is true even of hotels. Guesthouse room in BKK same price as 2008. Meanwhile in the USA and Canada even a 2 star is at minimum 100-150 dollars/night plus taxes, and thats not even downtown. Shared dorm bed in Vancouver (15 guys piled in a room, 1 shared washroom down the hall) is 65+ bucks a night plus tax.

That is because Claus Scwab and his W-E-F kronies are targeting only Western countries. Look around and see its the same story in Canada, USA, UK, NZ, Aus.... Middle class must be knocked down a few rungs. Not in Thailand or SeAsia though, interesting that...

That is true in my experience, but on the other hand... When I was on Koh Lanta last winter all the Swedes, Russians and French were getting hosed by the fruit sellers, 100 THB for a kilo of oranges! I found a local minimart run by a Thai hippie guy, he charged me local prices on oranges and bananas. The tradeoff? I paid 10 baht more for a bottle of Leo at his shop. Who cares? Goes both ways buddy!

All I know is that Mr Trump is a friend to Israel, remember there is an election coming soon.

Don't bet on it. Canadians don't mind Trudeau and their woketard mental prisons. There is a good chance he wins again.

Only one man can clean up the problem: Bronson.

These nasty birds are not to be trusted. Biden, Trump, Harris, doesn't matter, the real power is behind the black curtain. Remember when Ellen DeGeneres had George Bush Jr on her show a few yrs ago, fawning all over him and his oil paintings? How is that possible for a left leaning talk show host when Bush, Cheney and the rest of the GOP were considered by many the real "Axes of Evil"? Everybody loved Trump when he was just a reality TV star. Search Letterman on Youtube for clips of Trump from the 80s. Everyone loved him!

My God who gives a damn about this piece of news. Everyone knows Chinese are traveling to Canada in record numbers. Thailand was yesterday's travel thing.

To the OP, how about take about kiteboarding or something active? Long distance cycling? Learn to surf on Koh Phayam? Hua Hin has kiteboarding and the north around Chiang Mai has some gorgeous bicycling routes.

She made it all up - clickbait to get views. Just like that European gal calling white sexpats in Thailand losers.

Weed is far from a harmless drug; it's habit forming and melts brain cells, as evidenced by this guy's expert smuggling attempt. Sounds like he's also a wife beater. The poor kids.

More quality tourists! Sic Bronson on the lot.

Quality tourists.... again!

For years been staying at a cozy guesthouse in Huay Khwang for 700 baht/nt. Place is clean, good beds, private bath, wi-fi and a swimming pool. But the worldwide gov't response to the p(l)andemic really screwed up their business and they are now, sadly, a shell of their former glory days.

When I was there in spring everything fronting My Khe Beach was heaving with tourists, particularly coachloads of Koreans and to a lesser extent, Chinese and VNese. That said, the further north or further south I went on the massive stretch of sand the fewer tourists I saw. And if one stays several streets back from the sea there are some good deals on rooms - and thinner crowds. From Nguyen Van Thoai south there is a densely packed tourist "zone" w tons of hotels, restaurants, pubs, cafes, minimarts, shopping. Thins out the further west you go. It gets less crowded going north toward Pham Van Dong and beyond. Might be less busy now; I was told May-Aug is high season. If youre into playing in the waves the surf looks like its picking up steam again.

The p(l)andemic shifted everything. Lots of mental diseases now in the wake of what corvid nineteen did to people and society. Flights still too expensive compared to pre-corvid. Ever shifting visa rules and inconsistent application wait times and processes. The kids go for AirBnB or the ultra-low budget setups now, so traditional guesthouses/hotels are becoming irrelevant to that demographic. And weed shops aint enough considering you can smoke your brains out legally in much of the USA and all of Canada now. Most significantly - Thailand has lost that joie de vivre that it had when I first visited many moons ago.

Yes but Thailand opened the gates to Russian tourists, who have done a really good job so far at starting up businesses and contributing to the local economies. More than offsets the cheap Indians. Regarding the Chinese tourists you go to King Power on Rangnam Rd and its packed to the gills, those tourists throwing cash around like confetti. So Thailand wins some, loses some. Cant win em all buddy!!

Comment from the NY Times a few months ago. My edits.

Coffee money to many people buddy. We cant assume the OP is skint. Nonsense. 10 min Grab bike ride at most. Yes there are annoying tourist clusters at the beach but thankfully the beach is huge and one can just sidestep that crap. Cops just doing their job buddy.... those kids probably didnt have their license or theyre wanted on some other charge. To the OP, dont worry about the cops, they do a fine job in VN and never hassle Westerners. Cheers buddy

Harass-Waltz for the win in '24!