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He has a point though.

The issue will not be westerners buying one rai out in the sticks somewhere and building a house for him and his familly.

The issue will be Chinese companies buying up huge tracts of land and developing them as a home from home for use by a select few of their fellow countrymen.

Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos are already experiencing this. 

Water hoses onto lithium battery packs?

Shocking.

I imagine this will empty Monaco overnight.

1 minute ago, KhaoYai said:

Nobody here has any knowledge of whether Prince Andrew met Virginia Roberts (Giuffre). Neither do they have any evidence that the girl was 'trafficked' to him or that he had sexual contact with her. Yet there are people here claiming that he's guilty and judging him.

 

This is a classic example of why these investigations/trials should stay private until proven. The media just love this and as any grown up with a modicum of intelligence should know - the media are not to be trusted.

 

Should evidence surface that Roberts has been lying for example. the media will turn on her a portray her as a 'Prostitute to the Rich & Famous' in an instant.

Was it consensual?

If it was not I would expect she would have screamed from the rooftops the first time it happened.

Now she is claiming it happened three times?

Its a joke. She knew what she was doing. She was doing what most bar girls in Thailand do.

Holding her nose while an older guy pumped her. Its the oldest trade in the world.

Do I like Prince Andrew? No hes a dick.

Do I believe he raped her? No she is what she is.

Oh good grief. Years ago he was known as "Randy Andy". Everyone used to laugh about it.

His list of girlfriends was long and all of them were gorgeous. 

The guy would have done a barbers floor.

Now. Was he enjoying girls provided by Epstein and Murdoch? Probably.

Was she making money out of this arrangement and happy with it? Probably. Otherwise she would not have stuck around.

Was Andrew stupid to continue to hang around with Epstein when times and attitudes changed? Aye. He was.

Did anyone believe his "I dont sweat" interview? No.

Does anyone believe Virginia Roberts claims that all this was non consensual? No.

Judge should just throw it out and tell everyone "You all knew what you were doing now get on with it".

3 minutes ago, mrfill said:

Tibet is part of China

Tibet was an independent nation which was invaded by China.

1 minute ago, bananafish said:

I'd rather link my nuts to an electrical socket. 

You can get that in Pattaya but it does cost extra.

Or so I am told.

2 minutes ago, Eric Loh said:

I see your point when countries like Afghanistan, Iraq & Vietnam were destroyed with weapons.  Trade rather than weapons. By the way, Africa was neglected by most developed countries but China saw the economic opportunities. Not China fault to be smarter than those developed countries. 

No its because western companies and countries are not in the business of handing out brown envelopes to despots and corrupt officials.

When they got caught doing it the penalties are severe. 

8 minutes ago, Khabib said:

That's a great investment opportunity after the imminent dip, with evergrande.

Tip of the iceberg mate.

When Evergrande goes down it will start to take some of the huge Chinese banks with it.

Some of those banks have huge investments in things like loans and government bonds here in Thailand. They will start offloading those. Value of them will plummet. 

Thai central bank will be forced to start buying them up but will eventually run out of money.

Thailand starts printing Baht like its going out of fashion. Currency collapses.

China still wants its money back but will now accept goods and services rather than money.

Deep water naval port on the west coast? No problem.

We want a military airport there. No problem.

We want control of your water and electricity suppliers. Take them.

Still got some hardwood trees in those national parks. They are yours.

Hell China will probably take the few remaining wild tigers as well.

Thailand will become a Chinese colony.

Us westerners will be invited to leave at that point.

China is already doing these things in some african countries. They got themselves up to their necks in debt to China building railways and roads they didnt need but powerful people got rich from the brown envelopes involved.

5 minutes ago, thepdru said:

 

Thanks also ! Ok I accept the truth, I just didn't know that it should at least cost this.

 

But an someone explain me ? I guess that most Thai homes  / older buildings don't have RCBO ? But their life is really at risk ?!

is it the reason why some die in bathroom because of water heater ?!

 

 

Crossy has given you the best option in my opinion. Schneider would be the best but comes in at a premium price.

Let me put it this way. If you buy a really cheap unit and it electrocutes you, your wife or your kids would you consider that 1000 baht saving to have been worth it? 

Never understood this. Why would what other people do bother someone if it does not affect them?

Especially over here. Go into many bars and there will be at least one ladyboy working in there. Some of them are pretty busy.

But if you are not interested in them they will not be interested in you. Its a waste of their time. Same with gay people. I worked with an openly gay man. I treated him no differently to anyone else I worked with. He was good at his job which was all I needed. I believe it was all he expected as well.

Live and let live. I think most people would agree with that.

But your "friend" appears to be some kind of dinosaur.

I would avoid further contact.

3 minutes ago, ronster said:

So they have started wandering the beaches asking every foreigner they see for identification ? 
Yet blatantly obvious criminals can be seen around the place without having to look to hard , but they are never troubled . Wonder if they found any bars selling alcohol while walking the beaches on their mega crime bust ! ????

Cmon. The couldnt find any prostitutes in Pattaya remember?

Astonishing piece of police work.

Goes to show when the Thai police or immigration need to go after a hardened criminal like this old lady they are fully up to the task.

Catching Red Bull boy..............not so much.