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On 3/25/2018 at 3:19 PM, ChiangMaiLightning2143 said:

First it is racist and stupid to assume people speak English because they appear to have a white face. This isn’t America. What is “Hi!”? Something a child says. In England was once considered polite to greet passersby “How do you do?” Various cultures here, all have different standards. I was told if a stranger smiles at you in Russia you call a policeman. A Russian man wears a grimace, not a silly grin.

Everyone in my Condo is very friendly, we greet each other, help the old people with their packages, mostly Thai. Well last year before the AirBnB ban I got on the elevator and was surprised by an unfamiliar couple. The woman was in a full Birka, with only slots of a metallic eye mask showing. . I got the feeling I wasn’t supposed to say Hello to her. Was I wrong?

Then you have the Foreign weirdos who think they are superior and avoid all contact with other aliens for whatever reasons. I just bow subtlety to people. If they want to talk I’ll leave it up to them.

English is kind of an international language and used by almost everyone traveling abroad... people from China, Thailand, and most Asian countries will try and use English to commincate when traveling abroad. IE thai people traveling to japan will try and use english if they dont know japanese and will rarely try to use thai first

I thought it was pretty common knowledge that you don't screw around with airport security.... guess he didnt get the memo

On 3/25/2018 at 10:56 AM, janclaes47 said:

Really? Never seen 24K gold jewellery in th. i always thought westerner's stayed away from 24k jewelry because it was to soft and would bend to easily... hence why most western jewellery stores sell 14-18k

i thought the same thing

Allot of tourists come to Thailand to have fun, and some of them act like children and forgot how to behave like an adult... thinking it's their vacation they should be able to do whatever they want... drinking way more than they should and doing stuff they wouldn't normally do in their home country... doing things without thinking about what the consequences of their actions...

And there are those tourists who have been around who have fun but also remember to stay alert, be respectful and mindful of local customs but wind up getting treated poorly from thai locals because the tourists who arrived before them were jackasses.

On 3/25/2018 at 6:31 AM, canopy said:

It's their fault for not firing him. I have no sympathy for this company and because of their inaction will always hold a negative impression of this company.

 

there is something called loyalty... A western company would have immediately held a board meeting and removed him... just like how a western company will lay off workers in order to save a few extra bucks... that's not how thai companies work....there was a Thai CEO who sold off his house to pay his workers before laying them off... In this case, the board is sticking with Premchai because he has probably done allot for them... so they arent just going to ditch him as soon as things get a little tough... Do I think he Premchai is a corrupt SOB who thinks he is above the law and needs to be fully prosecuted? Yes I do! ....  would I like to see him voted out? absolutely...  Allot of the board members probably knew/know Premchai's father and as stated innocent until proven guilty... (the sob is totally guilty judging by the amount of evidence being presented)

i suggest you temporarily hire a pool man and have him instruct you on how to properly care for your pool. instead of getting random advice from people who don't have enough information and have to speculate what is happening.

I have a condo in pattaya that is vacant most of the year.. and it costs me something like 80 baht a month for them not to disconnect the power.

soo the Answer to your question seems to be no.. it can not normally be transmitted by mosquitos... however I suppose to the rabies virus can mutate and find new ways to transmit...

3 hours ago, trd said:

Bureau of Epidemiology statistics, 370 people died in 1980 of rabies. In the 1990s, the annual average human death rate from rabies was around 300.

Last year, the bureau’s records showed just 11 deaths. This year, so far, there have been six. So, are we experiencing a huge surge in rabies? No. We are not. Rabies is endemic across Thailand. What we are seeing is a panic driven by social media and sensational reporting. It’s not an epidemic.

I think it depends on how you look at it... it is quite possible to have a massive rabies epidemic without having a massive rabies human fatality rate... IE  there is, a rabies epidemic happening within the canine and feline species. the fact that the human species hasn't been severely impacted thus far is quite fortunate. 

anyone else kind of get angry after watching the video?

6 hours ago, fasteddie said:

Somebody dies of a cat bite so dogs have to die? Land of Stupid!

This is the problem right here.. things just get twisted by opinions and flawed logic!

Whats stupid is you believe or think that dogs are dying because of a Cat bite.

they are killing dogs in an attempt to contain rabies outbreak... both dogs and cats carry rabies.... did someone die because of a cat bite? Yes... is this direct reason why they are purging dogs? No...

THey probably would have came up with this plan regardless of the cat bite

this guy is very unattractive IMO (i am being kind)

doesn't this qualify as revenge porn? and pretty much against the law?

On 3/17/2018 at 11:12 AM, Pib said:

Donald had to sign it on Friday because he's rarely at the White House on weekends anymore because on Friday afternoons he usually flies off to one of his golfing resorts in Air Force One (at great expense) for a weekend of golf...usually goes to Mar-a-Logo in Florida.      

 

I am assuming he is billing the office of the president to pay for his trips... IE he is using US taxes to pay for his stay at his hotel/resort  and making a profit doing it... (not mention all the secret service agents and staff that travel with him)... He basically drained the swamp right into the White House.

being able to communicate via English is a nice skill to have considering its an international language that is used throughout the world... but if you are a farm girl with no interest in leaving the country or real aspirations to get a higher level of education then there is no point.

Also the Thai government has pretty much already tried to make English the secondary language of the country... everyone knows the English alphabet, but overall knowing or not knowing English doesn't affect the daily life of most Thai citizens. 

its very hubristic to travel to a foreign country and get angry or agitated that the people native the country aren't fluent in your native tongue and look down on them because of it.  

I am hoping you meant "comprehension" and not "listening"

cause a person can listen and hear the words clearly coming out of your mouth but still not understand what you are trying to say

Not every male has the same taste in women... believe it or not here are some straight males out there that aren't interested in a tall blonde with a nice pair of boobies.

Not to mention there are so many other factors I can think off...

-cant find a woman he likes in his home country (100"s of reasons behind this one)

-maybe there is something off about the guy that women in his home country don't like (again hundreds of reason behind this one also)

also why should you care? if the guy is happy that's all that matters and can probably do with or without your approval or judgement!

18 hours ago, hansnl said:

It isn't about being in the same financial boat, it is about overcharging!

But it seems this is far out of your sphere of comprehension.

some people don't care cause whatever thai people charge it is probably considered reasonable or a bargain in their home country.

taxi service is at least 300 baht and up converted from US dollars in the US... not to mention when some people travel on vacation they are way more liberal when spending money because they are in Thailand to have fun not pinch a penny.  

massage parlors could probably charge up to 500 baht an hour to a tourist and they wont care... while you think this might be a rip off in the US it would easily cost double that.

I have a few friends who visit Bangkok twice a year and they tip 100 baht I keep telling them that's allot but they just shrug off my advice.

IE tourist is partially to blame for the double pricing.

24 minutes ago, Stargrazer9889 said:

Quick, quick,  it was her fault so I had to kill her. Another Thai guy with no sense of taking responsibility for his actions.

Geezer

or... he was simply explaining what happened?

People snap sometimes... like the farang who got sucker punched for taking a bat to some guys car and trying to run him over after being slighty cut offed... or the farang who committed by murder by beating another guy to death because he thought the other guy was mistreating a woman.

some people have anger issues and loose control...  its a trait shared by humans not just thai people

3 hours ago, HLover said:

Whoever taught you that was a moron as breathing without a heartbeat is impossible.

 

I have a sneaking suspicion the person typed to quickly and didn't proof read what they actually wrote.

4 hours ago, johng said:

I was taught shouldn't be doing CPR on (just) an unconscious person ...CPR if breathing and heart has stopped..
Not just unconscious.

this is correct... the point of cpr is to get them to breathe on their own or keep their heart pumping long enough for help to arrive.

Not uncommon to crack peoples ribs in the process...

CPR or rescue breathing  is to only be performed on those who have stopped breathing.

first step of CPR check for breathing... IF they are breathing No CPR required

7 hours ago, H1w4yR1da said:

"Surachet - the deputy commissioner for the tourist police."

 

And people still think the Tourist Police are there to assist tourists ..... they're there to POLICE the tourists. To make sure they don't cause trouble.

just because they  make sure tourists don't cause trouble doesnt mean they dont also assist 

2 hours ago, Katipo said:

Attempted bribery? I didn't read this. If true, you'd hope this suddenly got even more serious.

 

 I would say it is the opinion of many that a company like Ital Thai hasn't succeeded because of business acumen or being particularly good at anything. But rather then win contracts because of the connections and envelopes. They don't need Premchai to do this. In fact they might their construction related metrics might improve without him.

Greasing the wheel is common practice in the business industry

If you are looking for something serious its best not to look to "bar girls"

Most if not all...

- Probably have a low upbringing 

- have questionable morals

- looking for someone to take care of them and not looking for a soul mate

- Will continuously ask for things and throw a tantrum when they don't get what they want.

- will probably ditch your ass when they get bored or find someone more to their liking.

- Will expect a certain lifestyle and will either drive you crazy or leave you if expectations aren't met.

- and will probably not be able to bring much to the relationship other than their personal baggage and sex...

have you ever met her friends? invite them over... Ask why they never come over and you would like to meet them.

If she gets squirrely or defensive about it, then something is probably amiss.  

I can't what really happened in the video.

Is it possible the American threw the first punch and the other people jumped in to stop him?