Jonathan Swift

2 hours ago, ronster said:

Caught stealing from a second hand shoe shop 🙈 How desperate can you be ?

I'm betting them 'adidas' shoes are as fake as his £500 Balenciaga t-shirt 😄

How low can anyone sink?

6 hours ago, Suetape said:

I always wonder if these idiots come up with these ideas before traveling to Thailand.

I'll tell you what - with you clueless and calloused comment, who do you think is the ldiot? You're more of an ldiot than this poor guy. We can make jokes about  pesky naked Russians, Depression is no joke. I suffer from relentless Bipolar II depression, and Bipolar II is the milder form. Bipolar I is absolute heII. Nobody knows what caused this poor guy to do this, but he's so young and his whole life is ahead of him. Maybe he came here to escape certain death in the Russian military, and thus is separated from family and friends. 

On 7/5/2025 at 6:56 PM, daveAustin said:

Because we have so many enemies?

 

Guess you could always sell it to your pals in Russia, or your besties for when they take Taiwan. 🙂

That's the dumbest comment of the day. You must be a Fox News Trumpie. 

19 hours ago, Jingthing said:

Oh Maria please.

Chinese-Mexicans | ReVista

www.revista.drclas.harvard.edu/chinese-mexicans/

 

Also note that quite often more indigenous Mexicans have Asian features.

Well, those of us with educations are aware that Asian features are not limited to just the few well known Asian ethnicities. 

15 hours ago, nick supreme said:

You sound like person who dislikes brown people.  Racist much?

Let’s be fair. Maybe he doesn’t dislike brown people, he just likes white people more. 

9 hours ago, DezLez said:

B.S.

Any chance you could stick to facts or your opinion!

Please do not mix them up.

Fosters is still available whether you like it or not and actually has nothing specifically to do with either country as It is owned by the Japanese brewing group Asahi Group Holdings, and is brewed under licence in a number of countries, including its biggest market, the UK, where the European rights to the brand are owned by Heineken International. 

 

Fosters was established in Australia in 1888 by two American brothers.  It was brewed in Australia for a significant amount of time.  Yes it was bought and sold and and merged and ended up with Asahi, but it can still be , and still is, correctly regarded as an Australian beer.  (that's only my opinion, not an argument) According to my limited research it is not as popular in Australia as it one was. Maybe that's why people think it is no longer with us. 

10 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Agreed...  nevertheless, the observation is valid - with the amount of people falling of balconies etc here - this just shows how low some of the railings are.

 

 

Separately, as you point out: Its incredibly unfortunate to kill yourself from a simple fall down stairs...  but it also highlights how devastating an head impact can be... (meanwhile some on this forum think its ok not to wear a helmet on a motorcycle when popping to the nearby 7-11 - but this incidence shows what a simple fall and head impact can do).

Always wear proper headgear when getting literally falling down drunk. 

11 hours ago, 3NUMBAS said:

It’s common for Aussies to fall over drunk that’s why fosters are pushing shandy nowadays

So they call Austrians Aussies now? That's gonna be confusing

12 hours ago, Thumbs said:

Good God are those thai police giants or are those balcony railings dangerously low! Any hotel advertising for western guests should have the balcony railings examined for safety 

How about signs warning people not to get staggering drunk? Post them everywhere. Thailand is not the place to do that. 

18 hours ago, JoePai said:

the need for preventive measures 

 

And they are ??

Same as for any other tick or biting insect. Insect repellent and careful inspection of clothes and body after hiking through brush. I learned that, like, a million years before I came here. Ever hear of Lyme Disease? Caused by bacteria from the deer tick? That was first discovered near where I lived in the US, a town called Old Lyme. Ever since then most of us are aware of the need to watch for biting insect hitchhikers whenever outdoors. You have to remember where you are, this ain't New jersey. There's not much you can do to control ticks and chiggers in the wild. 

9 hours ago, Rickman66 said:

And I know for a fact the Indians aren't spending money on the local deodorants or soap 

Give it away free, PLEASE!

8 hours ago, Jai Yen said:

 

   when I was looking for a place to live last October many of the ads for Pratumnak where I eventually settled  said; No Indians, No Chinese, no Russians

 

Good luck with that last one  

Yeah, don't they already own Pratumnak?

2 hours ago, CLUBBER said:

lol you are a loser , do you think anyone cares about you or you leaving , bye bye 🤡 PS I am olive skinned you rascist 🤣

BTW it's spelled racist. The guy's comment, which sailed over your head, was against the racism regularly seen in this forum,  BTW, Are you more of an olive green or olive brown? Or are you a black olive? Or military camo olive drab? I think aliens are more olive green. Does your color help with camouflage in the jungle? Can you disappear into the Thai jungle, invisible? OK. So much for the jokes. You need to go back to school and work on your English comprehension

On 6/22/2025 at 7:29 AM, richard_smith237 said:

 

It's true that in any loving relationship, a wife - regardless of nationality - is caring and affectionate. This truth transcends borders.

 

However, the narrative can become skewed when it's shaped by those who are bitter or disillusioned, often individuals who moved to Thailand for a variety of reasons and have 'discovered' something new, or perhaps reinvented themselves.

 

Their perspectives, often loudly voiced, tend to come from the more jaded edges of the spectrum. Similarly, those who reject the institution of marriage altogether can also be vocally critical, usually from the fringes of the relationship landscape - We will certainly  hear from such characters in this thread, many of whom will down-vote this comment.

 

As for the visibility of mixed Thai-Western couples holding hands, it's naturally more common in areas with high tourist traffic or where large numbers of Westerners have settled. The same pattern can be observed in cosmopolitan or densely populated areas around the world, where cultural intermingling is simply part of the urban fabric.

 

 

You're right, and most of them tend to be Brits, just from my experience. But if you're just emotionally stunted and unable to sustain a healthy relationship, and if you end up the victim of less reputable women as a result, it's still your fault. 

17 hours ago, johnnybgood said:

' Effective June 27, sales will only be allowed during specific hours: from 11am to 2pm, and from 5pm to midnight'

Does that include beer bars?  

The Ayatollahs are in control now?

No. "Businesses can sell alcohol during their legal operating hours." Plus, there's the independent mom and pop convenience store which make all booze quite convenient

2 minutes ago, MalcolmB said:

Currently the USA rejecting tourists for less.

 

I always love your lack of self awareness 

The US is deporting its own legal citizens and residents, never mind tourists. My doctor is a Chinese American citizen of the US, she is afraid to visit Thailand because she's afraid the US won't let her back in. 

Could be a rogue employee, or a supervisor in a bad mood about foreigners. Facial tattoos are no longer unusual in today's world, I personally think they're hideous self mutilation. I could see if they were refused in the first place, but they had already previously let him in, so what changed? I feel bad for them, that must have been hell. But don't we all know how conservative these Arab countries are, and the miserable things they do to people? So if we're going to come up with a name for this kind of discrimination what will we call it? Tattooism?

16 hours ago, KannikaP said:

Facial recognition would not work on him, as it also doesn't on most of the local women.

I don't think tattoos affect it. If hes already been in the country then the facial recognition scans already worked. The scans Identify features like eyes, noses, chins, jawlines, and computes distances and angles between. It works on Black people just fine, right? People with full beards? 

It's the economy, stυpid. (that's not the actual quote, it's the one people think he said)

looks like a bunch of F students in electronics 101. 

15 hours ago, riverhigh said:

"One admitted to planning to plant the suspect device at the airport, after travelling from Pattani province with a group of accomplices. The second suspect was identified as the individual who parked the motorcycle at the airport. The suspect according to investigators, the men were part of a coordinated plot to target high-profile sites in a deliberate attempt to cause public disruption. Police are now working to track down other individuals believed to be involved."

 

If true, life sentence without parole or death penality.  I consider them to be  terrorists  who have forfeited their rights to a trial.