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Jiggo

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  1. 6 hours ago, jvs said:

    Yes it has been part of Thai culture for centuries and legal or not legal people will continue

    to use it.

    All the doom sayers who made predictions about the total collapse of society have been proved wrong.

    Of course there should be some rules about the use of it.

    Like the Beatles said :"Let it be".

     

    Or Get Back

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  2. 27 minutes ago, Andre0720 said:

    "The People’s Safety Foundation has made an appeal to the government".

     

    This "Foundation" should me made aware that the 'Thai people' are very happy with the way things are here.

    And that they will fight against any attempts for changes.

     

    And the Thai people will win.

     

    Compulsory wearing of helmets: 'No'.

    Speed limits: 'No'.

    Stopping at red lights: 'No'

    Stop illegally using a phone while driving: 'No'

    Stop illegally crossing over double lines on the roads' 'No"

    Respecting double lines on the roads: 'No'.

    Stop illegally passing cars on the roads: 'No'

    Stop driving against traffic: 'No'.

     

     

     

     

    Families of four or five on a motorscooter "Yes"

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  3. 3 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

    And in the past, the time between Dec. 15th and Jan. 10th, were the busiest of the year, and most resorts had 100% occupancy. Not even close, this time around. Last year I went to Samui during absolute peak season, on a last minute whim. I looked up hotel bookings and was surprised to find a lot of hotels were available and the prices were relatively low. That's never happened before in peak season, where Samui used to enjoy occupancy rates well over 90%. I don't expect it to be that much better this year, than last. Or next year either.

    And the secondary factor is that Thailand is no longer attracting that many people from the West, and the vast majority of tourists are now Chinese, Russian, Malaysian, Indian, and Arab, and I don't think very many of them are wealthy. So, the industry continues to hurt. Thailand is no longer attracting very many Western tourists for a dozen very good reasons. Right now it is predominantly Malaysian, Indian, Arab, Chinese, and Russian. One could argue that these are relatively low quality tourists, in terms of the amounts of money that they spend. Sure you have a few wealthy Russians and some wealthy Chinese, but most are lower to middle income and don't spend alot.

    This process will not be reversed until the authorities wake up and make some sacrifices such as lowering luxury taxes, lowering wine taxes, cleaning up the air, making the highways safer, allowing more private air travel, helicopter travel, high-speed trains and alternatives to the totally choked and extremely hazardous highways.

    And add I should think the abundance of cannabis shops helps, specially with families and those you do not indulge, should be confined to certain areas.

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