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In the meantime, I haven’t read much news on the the 60 declared dead in Bangkok ?? Are they already forgotten, just Birmans ???

Drunks, drugs and cheap tourists.

Even Bristol airport 2 weeks ago. Much faster.

Quite sure that the disapproval votes are going to rise and rise.Trump is on a wild ego trip , just like his buddy Putin and Netanyahu, and Vance is just as bad. America is sadly in a very bad place.

Yes, the Russians have been working in Phuket for donkeys ears . They were already there in Kata when I left in 2005 to go to Hua Hin. They’ve got their own circle of workers, taxis , restaurants, everything mentioned by CANSIAM above. One day tried a new massage shop. The girl could speak English, I noticed that she was probably living there seeing her stuff in the back . I asked if the shop was hers, and she said no, it belonged to a Russian. I was amazed, didn’t know that they were branching out to foreign customers. They usually stick to their own. I went back to see friends after Covid, and when Putin attacked Ukraine. The rouble had crashed . There was ( is?) a Russian restaurant on the main rd, opp the old Kata beach resort / taxi rank. It was packed to the rafters every night I walked by, even had queues waiting outside. Just shows how many Russians are in small Kata beach. My Thai friend told me that they had bought up all the cheap new built condos around, and also had built villas/ houses illegally, land that was not to be built on. Well, three years later ( a few months ago August 24, , it was on AN news) the mountain up to Big Bouddha had collapsed and taken a lot of properties with it , down to the main road. 20 years back the locals tried to burn down the front awnings and signs of Russian shops. I think they’ve just given up.

I have seen a similar argument about a hotel holding credit . It was explained nicely to the gentleman, but he replied that he had waited a few weeks before being re credited at a previous stay. Some people don’t understand the system.

IF. One of my favorite Kipling, and true words .

I have a house in France and 22c and that’s where I’m staying till November. we get 30c + and that’s all I can take.

I’m waiting for the day when Americans wake up and stand up against him.

With his fathers money, I’m quite sure he is surrounded by compétant lawyers on which countries he can safely go to and all the necessary care taken to make sure he’s not in danger of being nabbed by Thailand. Apart from one photo of him outside a London house, he seems to be very discreet. I’m amazed that no journalist has ever found him, they’re usually very good at finding people when they don’t want to be found. Has anyone seen news of him ?

I would love to spend my retirement all year round in Thailand. As it is , I am spending less time each year. Due to worrying about * what if ?* I have arthritis, and take meds for high tension,Statins , as preventive medicine. I am 72 , do aqua gym, swim, walk an hour a day , eat healthy food, very little alcohol and don’t smoke. I’m fit. But I worry that if I became really ill, hospital bills would be very high. I was planning a Thai senior home , as my uncle is going down this route. As it is, in my hometown in France I have fantastic health care , I can afford even private on top if I wanted. It’s all very well saying that there are good health insurers for expats, but do they assure pre existing illnesses, and at what cost ? I believe this is the main subject why many pensioners , and younger, give up the idea of moving away from their home.,

Must be an American ! Only having a laugh.

Go to Friendship , upstairs they sell bags in different sizes. They’re meant for the small shop owners I suppose and you can buy a packet or more as you need them very cheap. I put my bananas in paper bags and hang them from my kitchen door . Keeps them great and no flies.

You are mixing up 2 news reports. He did not kick a pregnant woman, that was a Russian woman who kicked a sale girl in a cafe. The salesgirl was pregnant. The Swiss guy allegedly *slipped* and kicked a girl who was sitting on public owned steps in front of of his house. The girl was a Doctor at Dibuk hospital. She said he was angry with her and her friend for sitting on his steps. The steps turned out to be public beach steps.

That was not my quote! It was from Cameroni further up.

The guy who addressed the park ranger by saying Ni Hao was a tourist on holiday. He was ignorent of the proper terms to say hello, lots of people do this, it’s innocently said. The park ranger was a fool for being so thin skinned. Im not keen on the word falang myself, but it depends how and from whom it’s spoken. It’s very rude if spoken in company. Would we call the gentleman with us the « foreigner »? No, personally I would say, gentleman, or lady if I didn’t know their name.

Just get these death traps off the roads immediately. I’d hate to know the age and security of them all. What will it take for the authorities to to wake up ??

Thais celebrate Christmas, but turn it into a huge party . Nothing to do with the real meaning of Christmas and the Nativity. Why would they celebrate Easter or put it on the National newspapers / TV. Just as the rest of the world don’t know anything about about Thai celebration days. Look what the Thaîpeople have done to Songkran . It’s nothing to do with honoring Their elders and renewal. I always make sure I’m never there while it’s going on.

You are joking ! A load of codswallop. The quiet traveler is the one we rarely hear about. The ones that make the news are the 2 week millionaires that are a shame to their country . In my 40 years of Thailand I’ve met loads of people traveling Asia on a shoestring. And what, may I ask, is wrong in that ? They get to see what many on their 200€ a day sightseeing tours never achieve. I love Bangkok, and I can spend days visiting the out of town ancient temples of Thon Buri etc, taking the local transport or the sky train. Same in Chiang Mai. Same in Phnom Penh, Hanoï and Saigon, Tokyo and Singapore. And many more. It does not mean that you are penniless or broke. When I see the quality of tourists that fill the roads of Phuket, Pattaya and Chiang Mai ( less) then I much prefer the backpacker that is out to see the country, and not the bottom of a Chang .

Too late !

Your comment has nothing to do with the subject.

Illégal immigration should have never been allowed from the beginning. They are costing the UK 7 million euros a day in lodging/ houses alone .Thats why the UK is going down the toilet. Only that.

They’ve changed the law in UK since yesterday. Now, women are women again, which I’m happy with. The trans will have a different choice of toilettes, hospital beds, sports events etc.

oopsie, I think that Trumps made some huge mistakes !

I think when booking your flight it will be mentioned. Have you filled in your Digital TM6 ? with the address Mail.