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Love irony and humor--neither of which you have demonstrated. Doubt many found any humor or irony in your crime in Pattaya part 1 and part 2 threads. You do seem obsessed with disparaging Pattaya, for whatever reason, even when a news story isn't even about Pattaya--as your post that I referenced for this Phuket thread shows--you couldn't wait to make it about Pattaya, and, of course, not in a positive way. Your final sentence above reminds me of those poor, long-suffering, grossly overworked Donald Trump staffers trying to come up with some explanation for yet another of his ridiculous, asinine pronouncements. Fail.

Must have really fried your bacon to read about this crime incident that happened in Phuket. You, with your stated 'impression', posted on several threads you started, that 95% of the crime in Thailand happens in Pattaya. Since that is your warped, misinformed thinking, then I suppose the only way you can reconcile this crime happening in Phuket is by more warped thinking that maybe the 'motor bike taxi driver just moved to Phuket' from Pattaya. Pathetic.

Jesus wept.

It's a start. Breed should be outlawed.

No, he doesn't.

Agree. Dead last--with next-to-last a far distance away. Well, makes sense. All he accomplished in his presidency was a big, fat tax cut for himself. Once that was done, he pretty much lost interest and spent the rest of his presidency playing golf, grifting, spouting literally thousands of lies, more grifting, and tweeting.

Everything just way too slow. Deadlines always missed, even when they are ridiculously distant in the future. Highspeed train 4 years late and counting--why? Incompetence at every level. But, let's form another committee to study it, with a report due in a few years . . . maybe.

25 degrees, on the whole night.

No traffic police ever around.

Gimme a break! A pair of crutches would have been a nice touch, as well. And, maybe an eye patch.

I don't know about ACH transfers with Schwab. I always use Wise to transfer from my USA bank account, not Schwab. I use Schwab strictly for my stock portfolio.

I have a Schwab international account to trade stocks. I don't use any of the other banking features such as debit cards, etc. I can't remember what I used as proof of address here in Thailand. I've been very pleased with their service.

Neck brace??? Pathetic! Look! I'm sick! Look at the neck brace I'm wearing!!! Boggles the mind that they think the public is that gullible.

Good.

Sad.

If he's locked up, he'll eventually be paroled. That's rehabilitation enough, in my book. Someone going 'beserk' on a plane and endangering several hundred lives does not deserve to fly.

My definination of 'farang' is a foreigner, someone who is not a Thai citizen. One definition I saw on the internet was: 'A European or other foreigner'. 'European' is not a race, neither is 'foreigner'. So, still not racial. Certainly it could be seen as discriminating against non-Thai citizens but it's not racial discrimination unless specific races are singled out and treated differently. A foreign runner who comes in first but receives no prize money might be considered to be discriminated against, but not because of race, but rather because he or she is not a Thai citizen, and does not qualify for prize money. One caveat: Should the race organizers define 'farang' in your above rule to mean only white or Black runners, that would be racist. Amateurs competing in PGA golf tournaments do not collect any prize money if they win a tournament. Only professional golfers qualify for prize money. Is that racist? No. 'Amateur' is not a race. Is it possibly discriminating against amateurs? Maybe--but those are the rules. Pretty much the same thing for the Thai race--those are the rules.

Thought this only happened in Pattaya.

Add cars to the metro trains. They are so over-crowded, even at non-rush hour times.

Ban him from ever flying again on any airline.

Blah. Blah. Blah. Stay tuned for a similar announcement several months from now and then periodically after that as far as you can see--as has been the case for years now. What we have is no visible progress.

Basically here as a penniless beggar.

I've never heard of a different charge for condo units on higher floors, all other things being equal. Makes no sense to me. Some of the View Talay condo projects in Pattaya used to charge a flat rate, regardless of the size of the unit. When we lived at View Talay 3 years ago, I believe it was 6000 baht a year for maintenance, whether you were in a 48 sqm studio or one of the larger units. At some point, I don't remember when, that was changed to a sqm charge and I think that is the case now for most if not all of the VTs.

Thai is not a race. Neither is foreigner. You are confusing nationality with race. Prize money is reserved for Thai citizens. I see nothing wrong with that--it's nice they are letting foreigners compete, in my opinion. If it bothers you, don't compete.

Certainly, it's what you are comfortable with and what suits best. My spouse and I like being homeowners and having our own space to do with what we want. For others, renting can be a better option.