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12 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

The solution is so easy, but will never, IMO, be adopted.

Go back to 90 days visa exempt arrivals for people from western countries ( that actually spend money on local businesses ), allow back to back stays, and require all beach resorts to set aside some rooms for cheap charley tourists. 

That was how the beaches were developed back in the 80s, and loads of bagpackers thronged the country. Concentrating on wealthy visitors and discouraging bagpackers has contributed to the decline of local businesses not in the Chinese orbit.

 

It won't, IMO, happen, because the authorities don't want western tourist any more, far as I can tell from everything they are doing

My nephew was an example of your pattern. He and some well healed buddies did the back pack routine for several months about 10 or 15 years ago. While there, his big spending parents came to visit him on Koh Samui for an extended stay.

Fair to say, that type of North American tourism is all but gone now.

2 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

It’s worse than that, China’s response to Trump’s call for China to investigate Biden was ‘China will

not get involved in US Domestic issues’.

 

Read: And China expects the US mot to get involved in Chinese ‘domestic’ issues.

 

Chilling news for HK, Taiwan, nation’s in dispute with China over territory and any other issue China wishes to declare ‘a domestic issue’.

 

 

 

I hope the Chinese weren't eating rice when Trump made that ridiculous request.

Maybe it's the access card of his gf's pad. Can't really ask for another one. Can only have in his hand when she is sleeping.

48 minutes ago, geovalin said:

Sam Chamroeun, his lawyer, yesterday said that both he and his client regretted the Supreme Court decision and said the jail sentence was too harsh.

It sounds almost too fair to me. I think 200 years would be perfectly fair though.

Hope he doesn't get HIV when in jail.

13 minutes ago, Cryingdick said:

 

You are beginning to sound like Harris in a city in the midst of urban decay.

okay

Same post 3 times is bound to make your rant heard.

4 hours ago, webfact said:

for prosecution as per the law

"As per the law". Just like Premchai. LFFAO

5 hours ago, baansgr said:

What does Thailand offer the tourist? Most people look at reviews befor deciding and booking a holiday and have anticipation at enjoying a break from work in some exotic far away place...reviews on Thailand are very bad stating about ripoffs, dual pricing, violent taxi drivers, corrupt police and officials, dirty beaches, garbage strewn roads, bad service snd language skills etc etc etc..

"Most people look at reviews before deciding and booking a holiday ....... "

Personally, I don't read travel reviews. There are probably many like me. But I do read a lot of mainstream news. Frequently, various references appear relative to The Kingdom, in what I read, that negatively describe Thailand. Example: Only just today this appeared "The 20th and 21st centuries have seen a number of military coups all around the world- like in Thailand, where military coups occur an average of every seven years."  within a Trump impeachment-related article.

Such negative references are commonly seen in mainstream news, and no doubt affect tourism.

As noted one way or another by some posters, this is nothing but a band aid solution.

The answer is to tackle the problem at the grass roots level, locally, in all of Thailand.

Then, since Thailand proclaims to be such a key player in South East Asia, start immediate negotiations with all neighboring countries to curb their filth that is being wind-carried into Thailand.

Get serious, put some teeth into all these measures and for once become the REAL HUB of something meaningful.

Now that would be a big step in returning "happiness to the people" and it would provide a boost to tourism simultaneously.

40 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

Did they buy them from the same people that made the Chenobyl radiation detectors ? 

Purchased from same company that supplied the wrist bracelets.

I quite like the hybrid model in Thailand, the outdoor urinals lined up behind the petrol station. Kind of the best of both worlds, urinals in the great outdoors.

On ‎9‎/‎26‎/‎2019 at 10:06 PM, brokenbone said:

my tip is, dont eat yellow snow

Snow in Thailand !

On ‎9‎/‎26‎/‎2019 at 1:14 AM, metempsychotic said:

growing up in canada, having a house with a yard, i made a point evenings of having a pee outside before entering the house.

having a house in central bangkok with a yard, during rainy season, i take every opportunity to do the same.

nothing better than pissing outdoors.

Hear hear (also Canadian and in total agreement with you).

On ‎10‎/‎1‎/‎2019 at 10:24 PM, cerox said:

His plan must be really sophisticated that he cannot make details public.

The plan is "shoot from the hip".

Very similar to "fly by the seat of your pants".

4 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

“The priority now is to keep him safe from any harm, and I will do what he asked me to do – make this case public.”

This may get very interesting if it doesn't get buried.

7 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

pulled out a pistol and shot himself

7 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

and gun-law offences

I sense something ironic here.

Get well judge and go get them (hopefully, they won't get you first).

When you see one you like, just ask her if she has "sticky buns" (similar to "cinnamon").

(Note: You might have to be American to get the intended humour here)

They were IQ testing you. Be proud, you passed the test.

Maybe giving it to the police would just put it back on the street again and enrich the local police franchise in the process.