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Didn't realize Thailand had its own version of the Onion..

You might as well start sending anyone between the ages of 13 to 22 directly to prison.

Just another idiot who think rules dont apply to them while on vacation.

Another nuicance youtuber like johny... areest deport and ban

If i am not mistaken the fine for illegal parking is about 500 baht and doesnt require identifcation. Less than $20 usd. Porb Problem solved

On 4/26/2025 at 5:50 PM, nick supreme said:

You hate a strong independent woman. 

He actually sounds like he might be a sociopath or psychotic to be honest. Wouldnt be surprised if there is some kind of history of abuse (He litterally is placing the blame on the girl for her EX being stabbed)

On 4/26/2025 at 5:48 PM, save the frogs said:

The girl is stupid, like so many modern women.

If you have a new boyfriend, you cut off the old one. 

 

Most women cannot be with one man in this day and age. 

Especially in Pattaya, maybe. 

 

Are you trying to justify and say its ok  for guy to stab another guy in the neck if the other guy used to date your girl friend and its her fault that the guy got stabbed for not completely cutting ties with someone they care about?

It sounds like you are blaming the girl for the guy getting stabbed! (absolutely mind boggling)

Having a pet cockroach sounds fine... however having it crawl on you in public seems a bit off.

I would leave the roach at home or carry it around it a cage to keep it safe in public.

A normal person would realize people are going to try and get rid of an insect crawling another person.

9 minutes ago, sikishrory said:

"Mafia"

Give me a break

mafia is kind of a loose term for gang... pattaya has a taxi mafia..  that threatens uber and grab drivers and dont use meters.

There use to be a Russian mafia operating in Pattaya, not sure if they moved on or pay the media and police to stay out of their business operating like yakuza.

16 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Someone needs a baseball bat!

As a customer, if  I saw a business owner beat a beggar with a bat they would quickly lose my business.

You can try to use the bat to threaten someone to leave.... but if they will not leave, you prepared to beat them for it? not only that don't be surprised if show up at your business the next day and your windows are shattered or the place is vandalized

What do you mean what do you do? .1 keep rolling the doing what you are doing until she catches you and face the consequences of your actions.  2. tell her you want to break up, make up some bull<deleted> excuse and hope she doesn't find out the truth. or 3, come clean and face the consequences and whatever happens happens.

I am a betting man and going to guess you will most likely go with option 1

1 hour ago, NorthernRyland said:

 

Illegal immigrants in America have taken the jobs that used to be worked by teenagers, elderly forced out of retirement, the working poor and various troubled people with family problems, mental disorders, drug addictions etc... because they work harder for less.

 

So you're basically dunking on the least fortunate people in society and kids trying to making a few bucks going through school. Are you proud of yourself?

i think the point is he broke the law, he could have contacted an immigration lawyer  to try and straighten things out to stay legally. but he waited and waited and waited it was only a matter of time before he got caught.  most likely will be blacklisted never to return.

As far as i know dogs don't kill for fun or attack for no reason. although one of my friends had a pitlbull/rotty mix super friendly and sweet dog. He said the dog once saw a cat chased it down and ripped it apart. (animals can be  unpredictable)

Dog behavior does change when alone vs in a pack and they can definitely be more dangerous and bold in a group working together.

I can see if one dog started to attack a person the other dogs would join in the attack on instinct following the pack leader or alpha. In other situations as seen on many youtube videos the other dogs would intervene and try to stop the attack.

Dogs usually give a warning bite and stop and back away.  something extreme most likely happened for the dogs to keep attacking.

 I can imagine a situation where the dogs did something the 18 year old didnt like so he responded by kicking or hitting the dogs triggering the dogs to retaliate.

Its tragic that a young person lost their lives like this...  

As far as i know dogs don't kill for fun or attack for no reason. although one of my friends had a pitlbull/rotty mix super friendly and sweet dog. He said the dog once saw a cat chased it down and ripped it apart. (animals can be  unpredictable)

Dog behavior does change when alone vs in a pack and they can definitely be more dangerous and bold in a group working together.

I can see if one dog started to attack a person the other dogs would join in the attack on instinct following the pack leader or alpha. In other situations as seen on many youtube videos the other dogs would intervene and try to stop the attack.

Dogs usually give a warning bite and stop and back away.  something extreme most likely happened for the dogs to keep attacking.

Its tragic that a young person lost their lives like this...  

A Thai economist warned that Bangkok could be submerged by the sea within the next seven to eight years.

The guy who cuts my hair said almost the same thing but he claims its closer to 9 to 10 years.

He can predict the future by observing how strands of hair fall to the ground after cutting.

I am definitely an atheist

Religion is something man-made and it has been used to control people throughout history.. 

Church do as I say or face damnation.... 

Church give me money so i can be rich and powerful

Church Give me money so I can raise a holy army and crush those who oppose me or burn or crucify people as an example of what happens if you don't convert.

how is the following logical?

A person can be a murderous psychopath who murders 100's of people and if they accept god all is forgiven and they will be welcomed to heaven with open arms.

A person can live the life as a saint doing exactly everything god is supposed to be about his entire life but is destined to go to hell and damnation because he doesn't accept god into his heart.

Either this is exactly what God wanted or he doesn't exist... and if the above is in fact what he wanted i refuse to follow him.

God is not needed for you to a good person.. to be a good person all you need is. empathy and compassion

It dumb founds me when there is a survivor of a natural disaster where hundreds or thousands of other people die and this is considered a miracle or divine intervention ... a real miracle is if a plane crashes and everyone should of died but no one dies..

when has that ever happened? and why doesn't god do this more often?

If God exists he isn't a good deity and i would rather not spend eternity with someone like him after i am dead.

15 hours ago, Snackbar said:

Shock horror, no mention of the ubiquitous face mask.

 

To what extent does a breathable face mask protect the user from an airborne virus?

 

0

 

 

its been said the corona virus is a large particle so a face mask has a chance of catching some particles. is it 100% effective ? not a chance! is it 50%? probably not.... but if its at  least 10% it helps. IE some protection is better than no protection

On 3/14/2020 at 3:00 PM, JCP108 said:

This is good for me to know as I am heading to the U.S. tomorrow via Japan and returning via the same transit in about ten days. Will prepare to "self isolate" at home for two weeks upon my return. Let's just keep it at that, though. So, no new restrictions, please. I just need the U.S. to not ban people coming in from Thailand or Japan in the next 48 hours. 

If I understood the article correctly does this mean you will be required to get tested for covid in the states before returning to Thailand?

20 hours ago, petedk said:

It was interesting to see how the different countries are taking different approaches to tackling this virus.

 

In Korea they are doing mass testing to try and catch the virus at an early stage. I read the other day that a Covid-19 test in Thailand can cost up to 13,000 Baht, so some people avoid being tested. Wouldn't it be a good idea for the government to give a large budget to the health authorities and make testing free for everyone?

people who have absolutely no symptoms and absolutely no reason to be tested will get tested. waste of time energy and resources. you will overload healthcare workers for very little to no gain. not to mention people who actually do have the virus and show up to be tested will have a chance to infect perfectly healthy people who show up also. thousands and thousands of healthy people who have no logicial reason to believe they are infected show up to be tested only to get infected by the one person who actually should be there.

allot of foreign teachers in Thailand work through an agency... its very rare for a school to hire a teacher directly unless its a University or an international school.

Most agencies will only pay for the time worked during the school year + plus normal scheduled holiday days (which there are quite a few)... during the school break teachers will usually have to fend for themselves by doing private lessons or camps. (be warned most agencies are shady they will try to overwork you without extra compensation... and will not pay on time... read your contract very carefully before signing or agreeing to anything)  In some cases an agency wont even do a proper interview before offering you a contract... which means they are desperate and cant keep the position filled..  take the position at your own risk if you come across an agency that is to eager too hire you.

its worth noting that some agencies will hire you if you don't have BA... but you will need to have a BA if you want to get a work permit.

you look at the thai average salary... yet you will notice high end cars everywhere in Bangkok... especially Mercedes which can run up to $250,000 because of import taxes (economics in this city make no sense)

If you want to live in bangkok on a thai salary you will need to make quite a bit of adjustments..

Example- a cup of coffee at starbucks will cost about 120 baht ($4) which is OK if you are living on a western salary...but if you are on a thai salary its very expensive... you can easily feed yourself for the entire day for 120 baht... average plate of rice or bowl of noodles is around 40 baht.

note... living on 12,000 baht in Bangkok doesn't leave much wiggle room for non essentials.

You need to making 40k and up if you want a semi western living style imo.

120,000 baht/month and up is possible if you get head hunted by a western/international company operating in Bangkok.

i believe minimum wage is 300 baht a day 12 hour shift.

its not uncommon for some people to work 6-7 days a week on this salary.

gas attendant, security guards, and construction workers live under these conditions

If you watch thai news on a regular basis... there is always someone dying for some reason or another.. someone dying in another car accident is common place so its not suprising thai people developed a cavaleir attitude towards another road related fatality. Road fatality is a reality that is all to common in thailand.

People bitch and complain about mass shootings in the united states... half the country wants to change the other half is ehhh its sad but dont you dare try to take my gun...  soo americans would rather deal with the possibility that their children might be shot at school  rather than dealing with stricter gun laws to try and prevent it from happening.. let that sink in for a bit.

21 hours ago, maddox41 said:

It always blowes my mind with Thais 

They are a clean culture  they wash 3 times a day. 

They sweep there condo floor about 100 times a day. 

But the house is just full of clutter miss matched furniture cobwebs dust and other crap lying around. 

Get them outside its a  free for l all as they throw there crap anywhere. 

But it has to said there are not  many bins for public use  its hard to find one at the best of times. 

Doesn't mean you throw it on the street or in the klong 

some people are just lazy or don't care... it is not Thai specific is human nature specific.

Personally, I am more concerned about the air pollution and total disregard for breathable air by those driving around in vehicles spewing out thick black smoke and those who constantly burn things in the countryside.

shouldn't this be pretty simple to figure out?   contact the bank and find out who owns the account in the letter. case closed

the machine wasn't the problem it was human error... people who are saying they don't trust the machine might as well be saying they don't trust themselves to be careful.