todlad

Let me take a guess, blind guess. Arrivals area … he could have just arrived … oh look, there’s his passport … do you think he’s really Australian with a name like that? Pshaw! These Thais, can’t even get that right.

Lisa is a very popular young lady and in these days of online and other influencers, she is followed by millions, young and old alike. Example, we recently got a dog and when we started discussing a name for, our eight year old instantly said it should be Lisa!! Our dog is called Lisa. Remember when Lisa, not our dog, said she liked a dish from a small food stall near Buriram railway station? They had three hour queues for a while after that. Personally, I don’t like that orange juice. There is a sinister twist to this. Because Lisa is an internal star, she works with many organizations and brands, one of which was a whisky company. The sinister aspect is that a very shady Thai government spokesman warned children of the potential consequences of being seen to endorse such a product in any way … he was warning children. Like it or not, we have to look after our kids! Otherwise, Lisa and BlackPink are very popular in our household!

Let me get this straight: if the driver was making an illegal turn, we should smash into him? On the other hand, if you were driving the CRV, don't you think you should be aware of the actions of the car in front of you and even anticipate at least some of what they are about to do? Old cheap car? No air bags? Deaths could have been avoided? What drives you to write such things?

Sockets! As we planned our house build, we looked around all sorts of houses ... extension cables, hanging wires everywhere. We put in at least twice as many sockets as anyone else, including some square pin sockets from the UK. That was a good decision. Later, I replaced some of the sockets to include USB chargers. Another good decision. We had some work done in the bedroom and I don't know how they did it but they managed to kill the USB sockets on my side of the bed.

No, it's not like that. I explained to someone on Facebook how my Thai family works. Practical job to do? Father in law does it. If father in law not available, mother in law does it. If mother in law not around, Mrs T does it. At that point, it's my turn, right? Nope! They find a man to do it!! Is that the lazy man's charter? Of course, it could be but I find it frustrating!

Good to see Burma Bill's contribution. My beef with big rip off idea is that I would like better service for my bigger contribution. Pie in the sky, do you think?

I've said it before and I'll say it again, the two tier pricing policy in Thailand is divisive but the cost differentials at the places I visit are relatively small and, in many cases, the cashier treats me as Thai equivalent when I am with my Thai family. As for this, though, forget it. If it happens, there may be nothing we can do but watch out for influencers with a vested interest. There are companies that I refuse to patronise when I feel their behaviour does not match my ethical or business compass. On the other hand, when we stayed overnight in Bangkok a few weeks ago we were faced with dual pricing at the hotel. Mrs T called them and made the booking and the staff were very helpful and understanding over their dual pricing policy and she got Thai rates. Covid-19 has hit the world very hard but in the same way that this chap wants me to help him out, there was no one around to help those of us whose incomes dropped massively in 2020 and even into 2021.

This is their policy. Clearly and openly stated months ago. They have done it for strategic, pragmatic reasons. They don't have to vote for or against the war simply because you don't like it.