Jonathan Swift

Awwww, you're no fun, pointing out the truth and all. Wahhhh

8 hours ago, NorthernRyland said:

 

I don't know what you're talking about. It's been going very well so far...oh wait....

 

 

...but still it wasn't the migrants fault, it was just a car attack. Pesky cars.

 

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czdl6594835o

 

 

The cry of the American NAZl: "you will not replace us" Zieg HeiI!

11 hours ago, hotsun said:

whats happening to Asia and their declining population is much more preferable than the west who is importing africans and middle east to replace their declining population

 

 

point being, thailand doesnt need to change anything. The world is overpopulated

The theme song of the American NAZl: "you will not replace us". So when and where is your next KKK rally? Zieg Heil!

22 hours ago, Sir Dude said:

I don't blame them really, as having a relationship/getting married/ having a family is fraught with problems/expenses and there are no government incentives to do it. I have talked to many young people and they see it as a trap.... with financial servitude attached. Good luck trying to convince them to play the game on this one.

We tend to evolve when society requires it

Just now, 1happykamper said:

You're not an expat. You're a snowbird. 

Expats live outside their home country 99% of the year. 

 

Yes. England had very restrictive laws. The "outdoor" was the way to go for many drinkers. 

Is that the rule then? I have a retirement visa and live here 7 - 8 months, sometimes more sometimes less, have an apartment with a lease, go back to the US May - Sept, avoiding the rainy season and minding the house I still own, but I'm not an "expat"? So I take it you rewrote the entire Webster dictionary? Can I get a signed copy? You're silly. Nobody cares. I don't even use the word, nor does anyone I know. Even the "real" expats. 

Yes, bring in more drunk tourists, ya really can't have too much of a good thing. 

1 hour ago, soi3eddie said:

I can say,that, as a tourist and visitor and now expat (for 5-6 months per year), the 2-5pm sales ban on alcohol in Thailand has had no bearing whatsoever over the years. I agree that the ban is ridiculous, but going to Pattaya or Phuket, or any other tourist area, they always serve all day. OK, it is a pain if I go to Big C or Villa Market in the afternoon for food and I cannot pickup a beer or wine to enjoy with dinner. I now either go to 7-11 after 5pm or use a mom and pop shop in my local soi if earlier. It really is no issue for a "tourist" but I do agree that the rules are outdated and should be scrapped. I remember, in the UK, that pubs were only allowed to serve from 11am to 3pm and 6pm to 11pm on Monday to Saturday and 12-2pm and 7-10pm on Sundays right up until the mid 1980's.

 

The US had the same silly "blue laws", now extinct for the most part. Yet, ironically, when legislature was on the table to allow sales on Sundays, liquor stores opposed it, they wanted to be able to have a day off without the competition stealing their business. 

2 hours ago, newbee2022 said:

Outta with them. Ban them from entering again

Too light. Keep them in  Thai jail for a year or so before deporting them. No bail. Flight risk, duh.  

2 hours ago, nomad22 said:

Annoyed

 

Whether you like him or hate him, isn't everyone just sick and tired of hearing about this guy all the time?  

You wouldn't be sick of him if you boycotted the subject and didn't rub your nose in his excrement. 

1 hour ago, cjinchiangrai said:

Embarrassing is probably the best, safer, not so much because my money is still in the US and they are trying to steal it. It is an epic disaster that will not be better with Vance.

It would appear you can't count up to one

safe

3 hours ago, dantho said:

 

Ha certainly forget the vodka. I flew with Aeroflot to London once via Moscow. They didn't serve any alcohol between Bangkok and Moscow and on the Moscow to London they very reluctantly served a glass of wine by a sour faced Russian stewardess and that was it. I would never travel with them again.

A sour faced Russian? I'm SHOCKED!

7 hours ago, Jingthing said:

Any person, Jewish, Israeli, or anything else that supports the right of Israel to exist is pro Zionist.

You have no understanding of what Zionism means.

Zionism does not conflate with current Israeli government policies.

Most current Israelis are NOT of European descent.

You're thinking of American Jews.

The Jewish people in general most definitely do have a historical connection to Israel. 

Older than Arabs for sure.

Israeli is a Jewish majority middle eastern country.

You're spouting ignorant propaganda.

Rather than take your word for it, for anyone interested, here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zionism

7 hours ago, Aussie999 said:

A few Israelis cause a disturbance and we see this article, signs banning Israelis, Israelis deported, but not the same action against Russians, Indians, Poms, Aussies and many other nationalities... I guess too many, and too much money lost, and maybe Israelis refuse to pay the corruption payments.

Well, looking into this, it's more than a few Israelis, and it's been going on long enough to be of serious concern. You're doing whataboutism, which is a 5 year old's finger pointing deflection from the issue at hand. Nyeah Nyeah Johnny did this, Susie did that. Your favorite ethnic groups get plenty of airtime of their own, I'm sure you're a great help with that. The money issues here are obvious. Thailand needs and wants tourist dollars, and that's why they are cautious about enforcement. 

7 hours ago, Jingthing said:

Any person, Jewish, Israeli, or anything else that supports the right of Israel to exist is pro Zionist.

You have no understanding of what Zionism means.

Zionism does not conflate with current Israeli government policies.

Most current Israelis are NOT of European descent.

You're thinking of American Jews.

The Jewish people in general most definitely do have a historical connection to Israel. 

Older than Arabs for sure.

Israeli is a Jewish majority middle eastern country.

You're spouting ignorant propaganda.

Somebody is trying to encourage people from not being hateful, he doesn't deserve your insults. Correcting him is fine, leave it at that. 

4 hours ago, koolkarl said:

The airheads have been brainwashed by the media, in particular, Al Jazeera.  This is exactly what Hamas wants in its strategy.  So a couple of Israelis caused minor trouble and you see the reaction.  Recently I read that a couple of Indian men got caught urinating on the beach in Pattaya  and nothing happens!  I wouldn't frequent any Thai restaurant displaying an anti Israel sign and I am not from Israel. 

7 hours ago, save the frogs said:

reside? so are they tourists ... or ? 

Meaning that those individuals are here on tourist visas. Making visa runs as necessary. See? Words and phrases can have multiple meanings

7 hours ago, RJRS1301 said:

Please understand that being anti- genocide is not anti- Semitism

Many Israelis are not Zionists

Most current Israelis are of European decent, not from Middle Eastern heritage and have no historical connection to the land

Thank you for that, for the 2% of folks that can understand such things. The rabid ones, however, will not be convinced and will continue to foam at the mouth

On 2/9/2025 at 5:01 AM, SAFETY FIRST said:

Gawd, I thought that was a beached whale. 

 

I thought it was Lizzo

8 hours ago, hotsun said:

Are israeli toruists really any worse than the russian ones in phuket? Maybe crazy western politics is making its way here too

When was the last time you were in Pai? Pai is not Phuket, such behavior is not the norm there and people neither expect nor deserve it. A dozen badly behaving individuals in a tiny place like Pai is far more damaging that in a huge place like Phuket because they are not prepared to have their community uprooted like that. Phuket, Pattaya, other places have been dealing with this for years, they're more or less used to it. This isn't "politics". It's more bad behavior by tourists because "be careful what you ask for". Whatever politics may be emigrating here exists only in the minds of those carrying it in their heads and projecting it onto Thailand, as you seem to be doing. The last Time I was in Pai I was rather stunned to find this to be the problem that it is. It's much worse than any other tourist behavior problem that I have seen here in 11 years. 

35 minutes ago, goldenbrwn1 said:

The Thai interest in Nazism has been around for years , decades. And the funny thing is, is that it has nothing to do with Nazi politics or anything to do with WW2 or the holocaust.  Typical Thais don’t know anything or even care about WW2. They just like the Nazi style , the black swastika on the red background,  WW2 German helmets etc.  I remember taking my son to his dance class back in 2003 and the whole ceiling was covered in about 20 Nazi flags! This was in a major shopping mall 😂.  When I asked the teacher about it , he just said he liked the style .

I know what you're saying, but if you don't mind me correcting you, as you said, Thai people use any graphic they happen to like regardless of its actual meaning to anyone else. So I wouldn't say they have an interest in "Nazism", because that is the actual political belief system, and obviously they're not interested in that or any other element of politics or world affairs. They like the decor. I've seen this myself, piles of confederate flags, NAZI memorabilia at flea markets. Remember, the swastika has been around and been used benignly across Eurasia for thousands of years. Thai people have an innocent naivete regarding such things. 

8 hours ago, Jingthing said:

Sounding to be much more anti Israeli than antisemitic.

I serioudly doubt Jerry Seinfeld would have any problem being served in Pai, unless there is some kind of soup Nazi`shop there.

You're right. It's the Israelis trying to deflect blame by playing the "anti-semite" victim card. I've actually read some threads where I saw them do it. I lectured the person on how he was shaming his own people and undermining his own cause by invoking that. The "race card" Isn't gonna work. This isn't Israel, and it isn't the US. They don't play that game here. If the Israelis don't clean house within their community someone will clear them out of the  house. It's one thing for the farang to complain. It's quite another when innocent hard working Thai people are being victimized. From my experience there is almost no police presence on the streets there. I imagine that is about to change. If Thailand wants these tourist dollars then they will have to babysit and provide daycare (jail) to the miscreants. I've read so many of these stories, and I know one of the restaurant owners. It's quite sad.