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Yeah I mean, I can make not too far off that...........but I work 2 jobs! ????

This topic always fascinates me. Western people feel so strongly about tipping. People are so easily manipulated.

Did you consider, before posting, that most foreigners living here are probably not on hundreds of thousands of baht per month, but rather just tens of thousands? ????lol

Exactly. You see that a lot here. Lots of smiles when they want something. Lots of acting. Then, they very quickly drink the drink you bought them and disappear with a frown instantly, as soon as you don't agree to buy the next. Even a person selling things in a shop here. If they know you are just looking, see the contempt on their face. They won't even talk to you after that if you have a question. It's "gimme your money or get lost".....in the tourist areas, at least.

I feel sorry for the Thai teachers on 10k a month.

Tourist area waitresses get 20k a month easily, including tips. In fact, 25k is pretty typical, according to my EX in the industry. Their non-tourist area counterparts are really on minimum wage.

Let's suppose I have a bill of 1000 and I tip her 20% (200 baht). Then, she goes to a Thai restaurant with table service and spends the 200 baht on her food and a drink. Do you think she would tip 20% (40 baht) to the less fortunate waitress there? No chance. 20 baht? I don't think so. 10 baht? I doubt it. 5 baht? Maybe. 2-3 baht? Probably, if she doesn't want shrapnel in her purse. Now, just imagine that waitress is your own kid. ???? I happen to have Thai family who have worked service jobs. They get tipped nothing. Zero.

Not always. I recently tipped 50 baht for a haircut (one of the few things I tip for anymore) after politely thanking him for a good job and the traditional-looking old Thai bloke took it without any sign of appreciation whatsoever. Was he too proud to show appreciation for the tip? Was it not enough? Did I insult him by thinking he needed more than the normal rate? Japanese people, for example, are insulted by tipping. I dunno. Anyway, next time I might not bother with that guy.

No. Because I know she doesn't tip.

Exactly. I am not blaming the person for flying the Union Jack or wearing the wrong colours, obviously. Point is: it happens.

You've clearly never experienced a Rangers vs Celtic match in Glasgow.

Only one person was killed, by the way.

Do you think it's okay to be killed for any flag? That is what is being discussed here.

But posters here are being told off for talking about any flag besides the rainbow flag....and then you go and mention the American flag with the peace symbol on it.

What you are doing is trying to use forum rules to hinder discussion which is relevant to the topic (of being killed over a flag). It's just a clever little tactic.

That's an unsubstantiated claim. Has it been proven? Did they find a manifesto? Off topic. We are not allowed to mention other flags here, as you are trying to point out, lol

I don't think it's off topic to make comparisons to other flags in other countries. It's just a natural course of discussion around this topic. But because it doesn't suit you and you wish to control the discussion to fit your own narrative, you start flagging other posters contributions to the discussion.

Any flag. What does it matter?

No description of the murderer?

Nothing gets passed you, does it? What difference does it make if it's a pride flag, British flag, Confederate flag, or Palestine flag? The topic is the same: someone getting killed over a flag.

The dispute in question was over a flag.

Just making the point that we shouldn't always jump to conclusions. Two people had an argument and unfortunately it resulted badly. There's a lot of conjecture about bigoted attacks on minorities

The tipping practice here is, to not tip. There's no tipping culture here, though in tourist areas they expect it. I tip for certain things, like an exceptionally good Thai massage or a good haircut. That's about it.

Let's not jump to conclusions: when a Christian school was massacred by an LGBTQ woman who even wrote a manifesto, the official stance was, "It's not clear at this time what the motive was."

They're allowed to drive kid's motorbikes - like the Honda Click - and girls' cars - like the Toyota Yaris, aren't they? I think they get their license off the back of their Milo cereal box at around that age. โตแล้ว!