Jonathan Swift

Media hysteria again. Yes the world economy will suffer, but come on - 34.5 baht to the dollar isn't anywhere near enough of a change to do anything. It was up to 38 baht not too long ago, and it seems that Thailand didn't crumble to the ground. My perspective is limited to my 12 years here, but I have the feeling that Thailand is more resilient than some people make out. After all, it has risen back out of the post Covid wasteland, and before that two coups and Thaksin/Yingluck

I would laugh, but the stock market has tanked, hurting a lot of people along with the economy, my retirement fund has tanked, and Trump hasn't even gotten started yet. His goal is to tear down everything he can get his fried chicken and cheeseburger greasy fingers on. He is likely to cut social security, medicare, medicaid, and food benefits (I get all of the last 3 because my SS income is only $1674 a month.) And the irony is, the people who voted him in are now being screwed by their hero. The only hope is voting in a new congress in midterms, otherwise it's four more years of taking a wrecking ball to the world. hahaha

And that's the word of our local expert, folks. And now the facts. History shows us that people can in fact survive for a week, sometimes longer.

Yourself?

"This edifice". Very impressive and creative use of the English language

Why does it even matter? The poor guy is gone and his family and fans are grieving. But that's the media for you - if it bleeds it leads.

It's very sad. People forget how dangerous these sports are. American football as well. You're lucky to get away with mere brain damage at times. Any blow to the head or vital organs can kill you.

And they don't have boxing where you're from? Is regular boxing not "primitive"? As far as the "boring"part, did you never come to understand that your not liking something doesn't dictate what others should feel about it? This goes back to the gladiators - people like the drama of watching people battle it out. It gets their own aggression out by proxy. All contact sports are primitive. So I imagine that actual war also bores you?

For those of you not paying attention, the building was under construction and the crane and everything else came down. No other buildings had any reported damage as of this story. I live in a high rise and a few things were knocked off shelves

The building wasn't finished, it was still under construction you tωit. There has been no other damage reported.

And you're a structural engineer plus you're psychic, right? So do tell us what you can see in this footage that shows exactly what was defective upon which you base your mighty insight. . There hasn't even been an investigation yet.

Killing your customers is bad for business. But you're right - there are no ethics about what they put into it, just like the booze with methanol which poisons a lot of Thai people.

Besides letting people die who can't afford their prescriptions. Price fixing. Nothing too serious.

If you were an American you would not be thinking like this, unless you were a member of the Trump cult. As such, your ignorance is forgivable. The Thai people knew what Trump was as far back as 2015, when I was sitting around a sidewalk bar and Trump was on TV and they all started chanting "<deleted> Trump", I have it on video. Lastly, the disruption of world economies is no laughing matter, it affects everyone, not just your own personal scapegoats. This may be outside your pay grade though. If I had a dollar for every UK person who thought they knew all about the US without ever having been there and actually there fore knew nothing I'd be rich.

Why do I think that most merchants will not miss the Israelis? Nature abhors a vacuum. Seems obvious that without a group of troublemakers ruining things for others you will get an influx of more of the better quality tourists in their place. Relatively speaking, but better a bunch of deadbeat begpacker barefoot hippies who at least know how to behave.