Jonathan Swift

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Well at least he was caught, named, and shamed. It MIGHT have a deterrent effect, though such things have never been proven. Hopefully as part of his plea agreement he pays the guy's medical bills.

Yes, much faster than running, and easier to get away with most of the time.

Bigotry is out of character for Thailand, it's one reason I'm here. I've met some very nice and wonderful ordinary Iranian people here, who had not an ounce of negativity toward me as an American, though I would have understood if they did, they don't deserve to be unfairly targeted for things over which they have no control. I prefer them to closed minded sanctimonious xenophobes such as yourself.

yes, a well lit pothole is much safer than no pothole at all

Might have been a momentary lapse of attention, mentally preoccupied, drunk, etc., very likely he knew / knows about paying attention. No doubt his memory is now refreshed. having ridden a motorcycle in the US for decades, my reflexes and attention span are well trained to expect and anticipate these things. You might call it thinking and awareness in 3 dimensions, being aware of all moving objects within a radius. Yet, my attention can lapse because of attention deficit. I would say that being sure that the driver sees you is the best way to go. That's what I do whenever I cross a street in Thailand. There is a certain skill to it at times.

I think that "lucky" would have been if the truck missed him. Multiple stitches, possible fracture, and the perp getting away doesn't sound very lucky to me

I have been here 10 years, living in Makkasan, Bangkok, as well as any place I want to travel to temporarily. First of all I knew this was a city before I came here. I have spent lots of time in some of the biggest US cities from New York to LA. City noise comes with the territory. But even in suburbs of the US how have guys mowing lawns and using chainsaws in the early mornings on the weekends, and barking dogs are not unique to Thailand. On the other hand if I want peace and quiet I don't have any trouble finding it. I have a guy like you in my apartment building in Makkasan, from the UK and Australia both, who complained about the sirens of ambulances, as if people should be denied emergency medical care just to suit him. Did you know nothing of the country before you moved here? Did you know nothing of the neighborhood you chose before you moved in? Whose fault is that? I spent time getting to know each and every neighborhood under consideration before I finally moved to where I am. I knew EXACTLY what I was to find before I made the commitment. You're telling people not to "retire" in Thailand because you yourself are having problems adjusting to the inherent ways of the Thai people? Sounds more like the problem is YOU, and YOUR inability to adapt. I shouldn't have to say this, but it's not your country. You're free to move somewhere else if you don't like your neighbors, but you have no right or moral authority to impose YOUR value judgments on them or anyone else, so stop whining and either do something about it, or zip it. Or buy some earplugs. Nobody likes a complainer, and it seems like they all like to pile on as if they don't have the option to leave. Is whining and complaining a national sport in the UK or something?

Why don't you just move to a quieter place? I just don't get it. Adapt or self deport.

How do you know? Do you KNOW that the guy wasn't a psycho on the edge of cracking before he did this? Such people can snap at the smallest imagined provocation. We've seen them in the news, and you no doubt have seen that news. You sure don't know much about human nature to be spouting such uninformed opinions and judgments

Noise from kids at a school and from temples is your definition of "noise pollution"? Do you know whose country and culture this is? Do you think you have the right to dictate to the Thai people how they should run their lives? And your suggestion that "noise pollution" from schools is enough to damage ears is the most ludicrous thing I've seen on the web since Trump's last public meltdown. What "studies" do you refer to? Name them. Since you want to play expert, how many decibels is considered harmful, what KINDS of sounds NAMED IN YOUR "STUDIES" and under what circumstances such as duration of sound from a few seconds to daily exposure? It sounds to me like the solution to YOUR problem is either move to a quieter place or get some earplugs.

These among the questions you should know the answers to before you set foot in Thailand

Just another sanctimonious bigot practicing his favorite sport - denigrating others who are not like him.

You didn’t hear? He was sentenced to death without parole

And bitcoin is the method of choice for scammers and cybercriminals worldwide. Don't blame paypal. Thailand's new regulations made it impossible for paypal to function as it should. Thailand's concerns are legitimate. There are certainly many other options if you put your mind to it. For example you can use the debit card from your home country to make withdrawals in baht from any ATM here. You can use the credit card from your home country for most purchases. I've been here 10 years, I have two banks in Thailand and I use Wise for incoming transfers. I have 2 checking accounts and 2 VISA/debit cards for them. It actually sounds like the real problem is your own money management. You are the problem. So do some homework and come up with a system that works for you. You're in Thailand, you have to be adaptable to whatever comes down the road, and it WILL. Everything changes, the world is in a state of constant flux. So quit whining about trivial things. As a matter of fact, paypal has its ways to cheat you on cash transfers, they undercut the exchange rate, hidden fees, etc. I used them maybe 3 times. And their transfer service, Xoom, are horrible. Everyone is better off here without paypal.

I saw this: 6. Resident families And I think since this isn't quite sorted they will include retiree "residents". I remember during covid with the certificate of entry application it didn't show the non O as a category and I was told to use the OA category. That's the kind of thing I suspect here.

When traveling it has been done online for me, also when I do my 90 day report. I did my 90 day online last time. I'm surprised if you can't do the same with your TM30. But it may vary for region? Well good luck to you anyway, chok dii krap

These things are invariably confusing and mixed up, as are the immigration employees. I expect it will get sorted eventually. Perhaps it has simply eliminated a few steps, and so any improvement is better than none.

Probably a mistranslation. Or perhaps they mean Thai people who are original and unique as individuals? haha

If he were charged and released on bail, how many hours does it take to jump on a plane after being charged? I don't know anything about the UK courts, in the US he would have likely been held without bail given the severity of the crime. But like you say there are many holes in the process, it was likely that the passport would have been taken or cancelled at his arraignment hearing which he skipped out on. In the US it's common for criminals to be caught at the airport before they almost got away, and just as common for them to successfully escape. There are a lot of scenarios. I'm just speculating. It stinks, but sometimes due process is there to preserve the rights of individuals who have not been tried or convicted and it is the process that opens up the loopholes. On the other hand, I see his photo all over the internet, and criminals are usually not as smart as they think they are, so eventually he will likely screw up and be caught. Where could he go from Thailand? His passport was likely cancelled immediately, so he PROBABLY is still here hiding, and will be caught eventually. How is he going to support himself? It's not like he has the money of the Red Bull heir, or the clout of a law enforcement officer. He may be caught doing SOMETHING illegal, and that will be it. I read elsewhere that he is still here, which makes sense if his passport was cancelled and he doesn't dare expose himself to Thai immigration. We can only pray he doesn't commit another violent act in the meantime. Cheers.

"COVID-19 infections on the rise among people not fully vaccinated" The stupidemic. Darwinism again.

It depends on what you're trying to translate. Single words are OK. Short phrases can be accurate, but the longer the phrase the more incomprehensible. The biggest reason is that Google does not hear and translate the tones in Asian languages which contribute to the meaning of words. It also has a hard time with syntax, which is often reversed or absent completely.

yes I use Wise, no it doesn't pay to any bank but yours, no Thai intermediary bank, it says "international transfer" on your bank statement, just show the bank statement to immigration. Been doing it for 5 years.

He refused to come out, refused to cooperate, became violent and displayed a knife. Resisted arrest. Displaying a weapon takes the whole thing to a higher level of threat and risk. Violent and unpredictable. He brought it all on himself. Cops had every right to respond accordingly. Sorry, not another fairy tale about a poor farang being picked on by "racist" cops. Why is everyone trying to 'splain all this to you? Because you don't get it, and never will.

All kidding aside, at least there was no bloodshed and no one died. In the US the guy would have had an AR15 and been randomly mowing down everyone within range. Yeah, you don't have to remind me of that terrible school tragedy, but in the US it happens about once a week. Just before I left my house in the US to come back here a gang shot up a guy at a house 100 meters from mine, hospitalized in critical condition, don't know if he made it.