Jonathan Swift

9 hours ago, save the frogs said:

in thailand? expats? thais? both?

 

you can literally die laughing, right? asphyxiation? but in this case, he shot himself ... it clouds judgment or what? 

Nitrous does not cloud judgment. Its effect doesn'y last long enough, and during the effect you are not coordinated enough to manage anything like a firearm. It is an analgesic, a pain reliever, and has very little other effect other than sedation. Like most people here, you are drawing conclusions without being fully informed. 

8 hours ago, Mason45 said:

It seems like it was good s**t. S**t being the operative word.

Nitrous is always the same. It's neither good nor bad. It doesn't effect behavior or judgment the way alcohol does because it wears off rapidly, and is an analgesic (pain reliever) and not an intoxicant. The big risk is from inhaling too much and passing out because of oxygen depletion and getting hurt. It is considered non toxic and is widely used in dentistry. In the US I was always given nitrous from a continuous feed during dental procedures, in which I was fully conscious. In this case, just my opinion, this was simply the result of youthful stupidity. If he was drinking that would have added to the stupidity. That's why I don't like being around drunks. Drunk=stupid. 

9 hours ago, save the frogs said:

is laughing gas commonly used as a drug? 

 

https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/addiction/what-are-whippets

6 hours ago, ozz1 said:

Suprise surprise Chinese building companies don't care about Thai procedures

I'm not well informed other than hearsay, are the Chinese contractors the worst offenders? Of course, you have to look at the bidding process and how they vet, or don't vet the contractors. Stating the obvious, human lives are not worth the amount of money saved with the lowest bidder building shoddy constructions using underpaid and untrained migrant employees. 

6 hours ago, ukrules said:

 

They make up their own laws in Phuket and based on dozens of such reports - it is designed to inflict maximum penalty, pain and cost  on the overstayer.

Remember - this demonstrates exactly how much they love us!
 

I still feel loved and respected - maybe they just don't like you. Ever consider that? I don't like you already just because of the way you talk about Thai people. There's nothing wrong with cracking down on foreign lawbreakers. Give them some time in jail and then deport. Make sure they don't EVEN want to come back. 

7 hours ago, edwinchester said:

Hopefully the autopsy will perform a check for methanol poisoning.

His friends would likely have also have been poisoned. But we don't know yet, do we? Pretty sad for someone so young. "Partying". 

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

On 4/4/2025 at 1:16 PM, Seagull Sam said:

Let's all have a good laugh at the crazy nutjob the dumb ass Mid West put in charge of the world economy. 

It will all end in tears before bed time and the Chinese will think all their birthdays have come at once. 

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 

On 4/4/2025 at 6:31 AM, ikke1959 said:

After 1 week there will be no survivors anymore.. The works are very slowly, as a lot of help was refused...

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. 

2 hours ago, StandardIssue said:

Well, this is some encouraging news but I have a strong feeling this is not even a dent in this systemic issue of Pattaya attracting all manner of scumbags from across the Earth.

 

-Human trafficking

-drugs

-Scam call centers

-Online gambling

 

what am I missing?

Yourself?

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

21 hours ago, ozz1 said:

Why has it taken so long for this to come out  Thai investigators are very slow or are trying to cover something up.  I feel sorry for his family going over all this again rip warney

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. 

On 3/30/2025 at 4:10 AM, hotsun said:

Boring sport. Very primitive sport. Thais are very proud of it

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

2 hours ago, save the frogs said:

 

Not just copyright infringement.

Anything made in a secret lab could be laced with poison.

 

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.

2 hours ago, 2long said:

Yeah, because drug corporations (such as Pfizer) are purer than driven snow, aren't they?

None of them have ever done anything immoral...

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

On 3/26/2025 at 4:22 PM, BritScot said:

About time. I hope Trump hits thais rights to buy houses/own land in the USA and copies thai 51% rule for business owner as well. And I'm not an American!!! Thailand has got away with this abuse for far to long. 

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. 

On 3/24/2025 at 9:22 AM, Tropicalevo said:

Be careful what you wish for you anti-Semitic 'concerned netizens'.

The media should bear some responsibility here as well.

Let me 'splain something. Get your dictionary out. Anti Israeli sentiments based on their behavior have nothing to do with anti semitism, and it's an insult to Jewish people everywhere for you and every other ignorant person to throw such a hateful term around willy nilly when it doesn't apply. Israeli is a nationality. Has nothing to do with whether someone practices Judaism, or is ethnically Jewish. Israeli is a nationality, not a race, not a religion, not an ethnic group. Anyone can become an Israeli citizen. Suppose you and your friends got drunk and made trouble all the time in some bar somewhere, so people from your country got banned. The only thing you could call that is prejudice, and it's prejudice based on behavior, with the only solution to controlling your bad behavior is to ban the lot of you. It's like punishing the whole classroom because one kid won't own up to his behavior. It's not anti catholic, anti Christian, anti Muslim, anti Buddhist, or anything of the sort. It is not based on hate or bigotry. It is based on bad behavior. I know this will be hard for you to wrap your mind around, being that this is no doubt one of your favorite imaginary causes (meaning your own complaining, I don't mean that anti semitism isn't a real problem) to bellow about, so feel free to take a few days off and maybe take a crash course in world history and the history of racism. I should mention that I come from a country where the ugliest forms of racism and religious persecution are common, and I know exactly what it is and what it isn't. But education is hard work, innit? Easier just to bellow nonsensically at the top of your lungs. But don't kid yourself, your nonsense is not seen as anything BUT nonsense. Enjoy your bellowing. 

16 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

Solution number 1     Everybody needs to go smoking normal cigarettes, they are unhealthier, and will contribute to raise the hospital costs.

Solution number 2  Only not allowed for foreigners.. many Thai policemen, Government officials, military, teachers and others are vaping, but that is no problem

Solution number 3  Legalize the whole thing and make it expensive with more tax so that the country will get money to help people instead of their own cigarettes companies

This all being based on a highly addictive substance, with lots of profits involved, two reasons why nothing will change. Same reason cigarettes are still around. It's why you will never stop illegal drugs, ever. Never have, never will. Me and my silly common sense once thought that vapes would help cut down the far worse problem of cigarette smoke (including the problem of secondhand smoke). But what I see is that smokers are not motivated to switch. At least here. They don't care. Sometimes I almost think that cigarette smokers come here just because they can get away with smoking everywhere that they can't in their home countries. Tobacco companies are evil. Cigarette smokers who disregard others are pigs. When I was a kid and a teenager both my parents and most of their friends smoked and there were no anti smoking laws, but it was simple common courtesy for someone to ask someone nearby if they minded if they smoked. And nobody ever smoked around people who were eating, except maybe stinky local bars. Common courtesy. Nobody ever does that here.