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On 5/30/2024 at 7:23 AM, webfact said:

a viral incident that has made international headlines

LOL are you kidding?  Nobody notices a little head-kicking.  In the USA this is just how the police say good morning.  Yeee haw!  

On 5/30/2024 at 4:47 AM, Hawaiian said:

Not sure how much expats contribute to the economy.  I am no economist, but I think the end result will be less revenue collected because of the multiplier effect of retail spending. 

The equation would be:  revenue increase = (new tax revenues collected) - (number of people who leave because of taxes) * (amount of fees and taxes, especially VAT collected per person leaving).  So if enough people stay, income outweighs the leavers.  Furthermore, one might argue it probably improves Thailand by reducing the number of fat white bellies on beaches.  LOL

On 5/24/2024 at 8:38 AM, webfact said:

Thailand seeks to balance public health concerns while offering some stability to the cannabis industry

Well, this does not stabilize the cannablis industry, it protects the hemp industry and destroys the cannabis industry.  It's fun to watch them try to put the genie back in the bottle here.  The fact is this will gore a lot of oxen, so politically it will be a fun fight.  Not over yet I think.  

On 5/23/2024 at 8:40 AM, webfact said:

Ms. Ma'am, a female staff member,

Thanks for clarifying.  I thought someone named "Ms. Ma'am" would for sure be a male.  

4 hours ago, cookie1974 said:

So that makes it ok to stab someone then?

LOL this exact argument happens with every article of every fight in Thailand on this forum.  "Thais do this" and "Brits do that."  LOL enjoy the freak show and relax.  

4 hours ago, webfact said:

In 2000, Holly, then aged 29, was caught trying to mail a parcel of heroin to her family in Perth

OK now that's the dumbest thing I've ever heard of in my life.  Reminds me of a couple once that killed the woman's husband so they could run off together, and took pictures of the body dismemberment.  They had the pics developed at Walgreens.  Derp derp.  

7 hours ago, Skeptic7 said:

The majority of Thai drivers do not belong behind the wheel of any vehicle. Not in a car park...and certainly not out on the roads. 

I think this is because traffic laws are not well enforced in Thailand.  Maybe if the police were more evident on the road, and actually enforced a traffic rule once in a while, people would drive better?  Naturally the subject of bribes is important, as driver licenses are optional here and if you want you can just go buy one and skip the tests from what I've heard.  

As a person with no religion, I don't see much difference between this boy and any other religious claims.  

On 5/15/2024 at 4:54 AM, thaibeachlovers said:

Why is he reported as an israeli? What difference does his nationality make?

 

The nationality of people is usually reported in articles in the news in Thailand.  It also doesn't really matter that it was a motorbike taxi, or that it was 6pm but it's included.  It's just a norm here.  What's the problem with it?  I guess nowadays it's perhaps a bit embarrassing to be from Israel, but the reporter is probably not intending it any particular way.  

23 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

There is a reason why many laws in many countries take a long time from the first idea to actually becoming a law.

If you are implying it's because great due diligence is done in order to evaluate the effects, I disagree.  The delay is in order to line up the profits of all the corporate stakeholders.  Rarely are there representatives of the working class or average citizen in the process.  I'd rather have a poorly crafted bill that then gets canceled because it's a shipwreck than the finely crafted PATRIOT Act in the USA.  

7 hours ago, webfact said:

The planned reclassification of marijuana will likely unsettle the burgeoning cannabis industry

Ya think?  Captain Obvious strikes again.  

Also expect low to zero increase in fatalities and a renewed call for authoritarian measures to "save the elderly"  or whatever they can do to prop up booster sales.  

4 hours ago, jimgilly said:

So does that mean you will have to go to the post office for every package coming in from another country to pay this BS tax?   On top of this,  they are working overtime trying to find how they can extract more money from expats living here.  There are better places in this world to be and I for one will be moving on.  Get out while you can because things are just going to get worse in the future.

exactly.  I'm in the middle of trying to figure out how to get FedEx to deliver my vitamins I ordered from Amazon.  I have to submit a passport, give someone power of attorney, and fill in some forms.  Bureaucracy here can be maddening!  LOL

5 hours ago, Geoffggi said:

Why place the onus on the hospital staff, the visitors should learn a little patience & perhaps a little Thai language, the leaflet idea is good providing they address the suitable questions and can then be easily translated into many languages with perhaps information on where to obtain additional information if required.

Because "profits over people" is a constant in society.  This kind of behavior obviously could be solved quickly by just refusing service to anyone that violates your policy.  But that would cost money.  

3 hours ago, rexpotter said:

Dam, honk the horn and we get stabbed or shot.

Not the worst rule I've ever heard LOL.  I think there is more to this story than "they honked so we stabbed them."  

On 4/15/2024 at 7:24 AM, Freddy42OZ said:

So why did your comment make no mention of alcohol?

All you said was "Yeah , time to re-criminalize cannabis" 

I agree, they should do more to stop people drinking to excess.  Through financial education would probably be the best option, starting when kids are very young.

It's called "sarcasm" which is a form of "humor."  

13 hours ago, bob smith said:

Swiss david doesn’t stand a chance of a fair trial.

Not that I expected anything different..

Nor does he deserve one.  I'm sure you are correct!  He should leave this place immediately where they are nicer to people that kick doctors.  TIT indeed.  

On 4/8/2024 at 3:15 AM, eisfeld said:

Why does it matter if he is an engineer? Would it be different if he was a salesman? A pilot? An office clerk?

I think so.  The salesman would beat them with a better price, the pilot wouldn't be so flighty, and the office clerk would probably just file it all away under "lessons learned."  

A dowry is not paid by the groom, it is paid TO the groom by the bride's family, as a thank you for taking the burden of the woman from her family.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dowry 

Is there any evidence that poor airport screening has anything to do with these bad actors?  Wouldn't the rampant police corruption and bribery be a more logical place to start looking than slowing everyone down at the airport?  Smells like security theatre. 

On 3/11/2024 at 3:48 AM, SAFETY FIRST said:

Why are we seeing so many foreigners in Thailand with mental illness? 

Maybe because of the lack of social fabric, whether it be families (decimated) or public programs (never adequate), to deal with their mental illness. They come here looking for an easy life and their problems come with them.  Maybe?  

8 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

A moments madness he will regret doing... show hi the exit door.

Something tell me this is not just a moment, but part of a pattern.  You don't do this kind of thing just once in a while.  As long as there is clear evidence, then let's just throw him off a fishing boat in deep water, and let the sharks have him.