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1 hour ago, eddie61 said:
Funny little people, all of them probably crooks, trying to get their snout in the trough.
Hilarious!!!
Funny little BIG people back in '08 whose greed nearly created a world-wide financial melt-down.
Face it, when it comes to corruption, these 'little people' are still amateurs.
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39 minutes ago, Linden said:
The number of foreign men commiting suicide that have been long term staying here must be higher than most places..Who could you turn to Thaivisa hohoho.
Its a loneley place if your not paying for your company. Or you have been milked dry. Or the little Miss Different becomes the same as the rest.Or the bubble bursts
Yes I know "its different for me stories" this is a pay as you go country you are paying in one way or another.
It can be a lonely place beware.
Chances are it was a mental issue brought on by ? probably Thailand
Its a shame whether 21 or 71 years of age.
Very insightful, sobering and realistic observation, but the more I rethink it, the more I begin to suspect your describing the new human condition.....everywhere.
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16 hours ago, silent said:
No no no you seem to miss my initial point. I really don't care. I just wanted to be devils advocate making a joke about stats, not get into a philosophical discussion but you wanted to have a tapdance to show how much smarter you are. Sorry you failed miserably.
Sorry, shoulda known. No place for "philosophical discussion" on most TV strings. I "failed miserably" to get your "Joke about stats," possibly because its 'humor' is as worn out as the geo-centred universe.
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1 hour ago, gchurch259 said:
259 innocent people, how you dream up a proper way to, they should kill him the same way Muslims kill Dog's, from what I read they inject them with an agent which causes a long and painful way of dying !!
Then wrap him in Pig Skins to cremate him !!
a fitting post, if i'm reading you moniker right
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5 hours ago, silent said:
No. Actually I think you must be rigged and seriously deluded. However you would be absolutely amazed at how many false fire alarms were activated in a given area where it was sausages being cooked and nothing else caused it, or the number of attempt break and enters that get recorded as Mischief to keep stats down. Always think statistics are 100 % accurate for whatever you want to prove and try not believing in the tooth fairy and Santa anymore..
Stats can be manipulated, an undeniable fact. What I chuckle about is not the stats, but the reason we doubt some and accept others. Nothing is more obvious to me than the statistical tapdancing that goes on when findings are counter to what we parrot, and how uncritically we agree, confirm and swear by the collective judgements of stats from sources we agree with.
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16 hours ago, silent said:
Question is are they even recording foreigners in these statics, or counting on official police reports and not just their own success at surplus population reduction ?
oh for sure. If a stat, study, research or official report don't agree with our preconceived delusions...it must be rigged
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1 hour ago, williamgeorgeallen said:
thailand is a crazy place. many people who come here dont want to leave, me included. easy to get sucked into believing many things that are not true here and sobering up to the truth can lead to a big downfall. wonder if there are any support groups for expats in need in thailand. seems there are plenty who require assistance.
and you find this somehow unique to Thailand? I always figured denial is a sad universal human character trait
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8 minutes ago, Laughing Gravy said:
This article last week below in a UK paper, mentions that Children from the UK are as unhealthy as children from Thailand. I mention this as the findings were presented in Bangkok Something needs to be done to ensure that the people and children do not become obese and unhealthy.
just for the hell of it, I parked my bike at a Cdn park beach last summer to verify what I've read.
3 out of five passers-by were overweight, 2 out of 5 or 6, obese.
Kids seem to reflect their parents physiology, tho a little less.,
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1 hour ago, lubfishin said:
I can absolutely tell you he is taking a page out of the book of China brainwashing operations. I lived in China for 1 year and personally witnessed the indoctrination and brainwashing that not only government institutions but businesses hotels blah blah blah the majority of them always had an exercise program not designed to encourage healthy habits of its employees, but as a repetitive form of anchoring discipline and no questions asked loyalty and obedience. Good job William pointing this out and by the way thank you for your past service.
Wrong Book. Patriot America Brainwashing is the one to copy from, because the most effective brainwashing is the kind that denies it's brainwashing, or has learned to love its brainwashing and/or no questions asked loyalty and obedience.
....admittedly, tho, only a slight rinse is required there
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2 hours ago, tonray said:
I am going to venture a wild guess and say that they would not allow foreign nationals access to a military base unless it was an organized tour pre-arranged and screened.
I've a similar assumption, but you never know...perhaps an open house sometime to boost recruitment?
Besides, the thought of a Kanuk recce for an eminent invasion by a battalion of Mounties on dogsleds might just lead to uncontrolled laughter ...and an open gate?
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Anyone have any 1st-hand info about access to the military base here in Chiang Rai? Being an ex-grunt myself, I would find even a quick, on-site look-around interesting.
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6 hours ago, jaltsc said:
“He believes the move is necessary because the government has failed to curb them. “
I agree with this move, but the logic baffles me.
Is he going to remove road rage violence, murders, etc. from the crime list because the government has failed to curb them?
You really think lawmakers are incapable of evaluating the level of harm between murder and these items in question?
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14 hours ago, Thaidream said:
I am not accusing the Thais of doing anything wrong. However, there is a closing time which is normally not later than 2 AM. The owner of the open beer bars that keep selling alcohol to obviously drunk customers are fuelling the problem. Since the police obviously cannot enforce the closing law- it is time for the new sheriff in town to take over that responsibility. Maybe when these people who cannot handle alcohol find out they cannot get it 24/7 they will move onto other countries. Thailand doesn't need this type of tourist. The only thing a bar gets after 1 AM is someone else's drunks and problems. If you can't make your profit before legal closing time you shouldn't be in the business.
A nifty list of a)denials, b)accusations, c)assumptions.
a)....I am not accusing the Thais of doing anything wrong....
b)....owner keep selling to obviously drunk customers...
c)...only thing bars get after 1 AM is someone else's drunks, problems
a) is OBVIOUSLY myopic tap-dancing, stone-walling
b&c) I have personal experiences that contradict both
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4 hours ago, 2008bangkok said:
The question is what was the beer bar doing open at 6am
He should bring charges againt the irresponsible Thai bar owner for staying open past legal hours and enticing him to drink!
Those sneaky Thais! Always luring sophisticated farangs into bad behavior!!
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1 hour ago, beautifulthailand99 said:
And then a whiner will come on to whine about the whiners and now I'm whining about the whiner whining about the whiners.....this could go on forever ....and often does.
...and the lesson is....stop at Level One and join in like the rest of us parroting Thai bashers
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6 hours ago, khwaibah said:
Tuff shyt. She has to show the same requirements as all other Thais. She is not special.
6 hours ago, Thechook said:Farangs have to have a certain amount of money to go to Thailand also. Works both ways
Razor-sharp reasoning. Whoda thawt?
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34 minutes ago, The Old Bull said:
Why does it matter what you call yourself ? It's what others call you that's important.
Actually, it's not what you or others call you that's important, it's what you are.
Best totally ignore what others call you, and try desperately to avoid the BEE ESS in what you call your Self.
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A growing number of stories of this genre world-wide always reminds me of the better, less brutal, more compassionate, kind world with less macho-male dominance promised with a more empowered Sisterhood, when they motivated me to march for equality back in the "60s.
Sadly, such "advancement" seems to have been toward 'sameness' rarher than 'equality' with males.
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1 hour ago, Jonmarleesco said:
I suggest you try being less moronic in your observations.
Great timing Jon, and a big thanks for providing a perfect, timely example of who I'm talking about in my 'moronic' observations.
....and, adapting the famous observation of a great philosopher: "When an idea and some writing collide, must it always be the writing that's empty?
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1 hour ago, berybert said:
Hell doesn't actually exist, very much like heaven doesn't.
But what sort of postings were you expecting ?
Agree on heaven, but certainly hell exists and could probably show you a few.
As for expectations, any regular here would be a fool to expect anything but the sad postings so prevalent on these strings.
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34 minutes ago, ThaiFelix said:
Oh I agree wholeheartedly but my main point was that the people who own these vans, if correct, should not only know better but should be setting an example to others.
I agree wholeheartedly also, but unless I've injected my own cynicism, I read the main point on this particular string is not what the safety rules should be, but that some in this world cannot afford even a semblance of our western safety demands.
2nd issue for me is the sad number on these strings of either xenophobic bigots, or people simply to privaledged, entitled, or too moronic to recognise the need for empathy.
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2 minutes ago, ThaiFelix said:
Last time my wife took one of these vans to Isaan they sat her in the first row of the back of the van. I refused to let them take her until they moved her to the back because they put a motorbike (not tied down) in front of her knees. I tried to explain to the driver the serious safety consequences if he had an accident or even braked suddenly. He just shrugged his shoulders. My wife told me best not to cause any problems because most of these vans are owned by police!! After that I refused to let her go in one of these vans again.
Sure would be great if these 37 Cambodians all had a responsible, conscientious relative like you with the wherewithal to do the same.
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2 minutes ago, freebyrd said:
When your wife is Khmer, from a poor background and you personally see things like this all too often, jibes and sick jokes from well heeled Caucasians is at the very least, in very bad taste. Some people need to take a long hard look in the mirror and remember just how lucky they are they that they were born in developed countries and aren't forced into similar situations.
I can assure you 'comedians' that these unfortunate people didn't have the option of business, economy class or 'expensive' bus travel.
For many on too many of these strings, "comedians" is too kind a description
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15 minutes ago, Thaiwrath said:
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Does that include the driver ?
At the circumference, intake and general gluttony rate of the past decade, yes.
Koh Phangan hospital backtracks after pregnant English tourist is unable to pay medical bill
in Koh Samui News
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Pregnant, teaches overseas w/o med insurance, needs hospital care. Gets it, of course; entitled, superior, white, Western and FEMALE...
Hospitals wants over 100,000 bhat. Reduces it to 20,000 w/ negotiations, then drops all charges.
Many TV regs here outraged over taking of passport, sleezy hospital, typically Thai,. ....chickenshit maneuver, probably illegal etc etc...
Infuriating, just reading it.....