Jonathan Swift

Singapore would give them the death penalty, if memory serves (it doesn't always, at Easter I get to hide my own Easter eggs - bada boom!)

Absolutely right. One incident here and there means nothing in the big picture. Most of the commenters here come from violent crime ridden countries, mine the US included. I came here to get away from everything American

And you were there? Saw it? One incident doesn't mean anything. I'm sure plenty of Australians stab people, exponentially more than Thai people.

Not naive, I agree, and I've been here 11 years. Never felt unsafe

Spoken like a bigot. Filipinos are very nice people. How many do you know? I've known quite a few. One incident doesn't make for a pattern nor is it statistically significant.

Why don't you go back to secondary school and pick up where you left off? Maybe even get a diploma!

OK, we'll send them an email, and I'm sure they'll stop

One incident doesn't mean anything statistically. Plus, we have no idea as to your credibility

It won't happen. No white supremacists like yourself here. The battle cry of Neo Nazis: "you will not replace us". Please self deport, your poison is not welcome here.

Hahaha. I used to play that song in piano bars

I'm with you brother. I'll take Thai people over obnoxious entitled disrespectful tourists any day of the week

Happens in the US all the time. But they usually get prosecuted now in our world of phone video

Next, hopefully

How about don't preach or judge. You have no idea how this girl was raised. Parents do the best they can. This has nothing to do with upbringing. Once a child becomes an adult they choose their own path, and fall under a lot of influences and temptations outside of parent's reach. Shame on you for making such an insensitive comment.

The problem with therapy is that not all therapists are right for everyone. It can take a lot of shopping to find the right one, as this is a very personal type of treatment. I think I spent months to years searching each time I changed doctors, deteriorating in between. The one I have now is spot on, but she's in the US and I only see her now for 4 months out of the year. If you're happy enough with your booze and drugs and they don't handicap your life in any serious way then you have no worries and I'm happy for you. I'm reluctant to preach or give advice where it may not be welcome, but I would say keep an eye on your "medicine" to be sure it continues to remain harmless, as these things tend to slowly creep up on you. I did the booze self medication for decades until I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and found out that that was at the root of my alcoholism. I continued to drink until it led to jail for DUI, I also found AA to not be helpful, so I managed to just get sick of being drunk, sick of placing my life and health at risk, and now only drink a few beers once in a while. I'm now 68, very blessed in my life here in Thailand, and manage to navigate my ups and downs without substances other than what is prescribed. Each to his own. As a footnote, I don't think Thailand would be the best place to seek therapy, but that is just an opinion based on my impressions and nothing else. Best of luck and Happy Holidays to you.