mfd101

April 23

4 minutes ago, wensiensheng said:

A lot of things were ok 50 years ago. They aren’t now. Or do you intend to own slaves because that was ok in the past?

jeez, get a grip won’t you.

I was merely attempting to point out that some woman running around topless isn't anything to get overexcited about.

Clearly I failed.

April 23

Topless in Thailand: A History of Boobs & Buddha

Feb 24, 2017

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in The Siamese Puzzle Box

April 22

As to the 'nudity', it's less than 50 years that just about every Thai peasant woman (mostly Khmer & Lao) went topless all day every day ... But modern technology is producing whole generations of memory-free people.

April 22

13 minutes ago, Thingamabob said:

Also, what has projected Ireland into being the third richest country in the world ?

Ireland has been moving ahead economically at a great rate for about the last 20 years. Attracting large-scale investments in high tech.

Shows what a country can do to turn around its C20th fate with good government and clear-sighted economic policies.

If the Irish can do it ...

April 22

A perfectly obvious PRACTICAL measure would be to ban ALL military formations, barracks and military equipment (trucks & tanks) from coming within 400 or 500 km of the national capital. The only military in the capital would be HQ staff.

A similar rule applies in even in little ol' democratic Oz. With special provision under the Constitution for the use - approved by the Head of State (ie Gov-Gen) - of the (unarmed) military to assist police in national emergencies (eg earthquakes, floods, bushfires).

April 22

A loading on rude customers is quite common in other countries. I remember my father saying in the 1960s in NZ that this happened when householders were rude to workmen in or around the house.

No reason the Russians (and anyone else!) shouldn't get a 10% or 20% loading on their bill for bad behaviour. And this should be mentioned in the 'Information' brochure they should be given - in multiple languages - before treatment begins. If the patient is out to it, then brochure goes to the caring person or persons accompanying.

April 22

My MIL (approx 6 years older than me c80) has never been to school. She signs her name with a thumb print. She spent most of her life as a labourer in the cane fields and the rice paddies. She used to walk bent over in an ¬ shape (as did many other elderly women when I first came to live here in Isaan 9 years ago). She no longer does, as though release from backbreaking labour has released her from soul-destroying serfdom.

My FIL (3 years older than me at 77) can sign his name and that's all. He was 'taught by the monks'. He still works on his little farm despite being 2/3 blind. It's what keeps him alive.

April 22

51 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

The day will come when the youth will control this nation

Hope so, but of course - just like us - the young grow older and, characteristically, more conservative ...

April 22

The rankings above for ASEAN countries make no sense, noting the US$ per capita quoted.

April 22

38 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

The number of unemployed persons in Thailand decreased to 329.29 Thousand in the fourth quarter of 2023 from 401.20 Thousand in the third quarter of 2023.

Which is not counting about 50 million people in the 'informal' economy ...

April 22

The headline seems misleading, given the statistics actually quoted ... Much more mixed in reality.

April 21

3 minutes ago, impulse said:

And leftist politics is the art of complicating simple truths when they don't go their way.

Truths like Putin went on the march during Obama and Biden, but not during Trump. Hamas attacked on Biden's watch. Biden's watch saw 13 deaths on leaving Afghanistan. The border is an absolute disaster under Biden.

Leave it to lefties to blame the other guy. But sometimes a spade is just a spade. And a leader is just incompetent.

So you would argue: No support or funds for Ukraine or Israel?

April 21

Looking forward to it, though if it's actually 10 years away I may be marginal (85 by then) to receive it. Or indeed need it ...

April 21

The next 6 months will be fascinating as the current Senate reaches its use-by date and assorted votes & referenda are to follow.

How that pans out - and where Thaksin is in the midst of it all - will give us a good insight into the next 4 or 5 years.

April 21

Thailand - the hub of crony capitalism.

April 21

The art of politics - and particularly of extremist politics - is the art of simplification, for an audience that can't cope with complexity.

April 20

Amongst the poor peasants who constitute my family here, not so much. Small brunch around 1000ish. Long breaks from work in the fields in the heat of the day, say 1200-1500 - mostly sleep & gossip, little or no food. Small dinner at 1800 more or less sharp on time. More work after to close down the chooks et al outside. Everyone slim.

April 19

Mmmm, big player, Myanmar connections, looking shaky ...

April 18

12 hours ago, Purdey said:

I think the writer was being sarcastic...

Yes, the problem is that some people (mostly undereducated Usofans) have no understanding of irony or its cousin sarcasm.

April 18

6 hours ago, Harsh Jones said:

So this is Thailand's fault too eh. Pathetic

Are you completely humourless?

April 18

1 minute ago, Eric Loh said:

Trump's oversized ego to announce his campaign early so that he can be in the spotlight and get the RNC to pay his legal bills was a big mistake. His hateful and inflammatory campaign rhetoric may excite his cult followers but turned off moderate Republicans and Independents. The long campaign displayed in full view his mental cognitive decline. Meanwhile Joe had a nice steady pace and building momentum towards November; a strategy that he adopted in the last election with resounding success. He will win again this time while Trump may not make it to November.

We can only hope.

April 18

7 minutes ago, charleskerins said:

an intelligent woman as President

Mmmm, well you may be right but some of her performances on the international front have not been reassuring. Perhaps that's a matter of style (as seen from a non-Usofan perspective) rather than of substance.

April 18

Joe needs a new running mate who actually looks like a possible President. Any rational voter leaning towards Joe has to be conscious that he may not finish his 4 years.

Of course, when you see Trump up close with his war paint cracking, you'ld probably have the same thought in his case too.

April 18

So their 'revenue collection target' is only US62B this year? [I take it this is personal income tax?] And there's a 'corporate tax target' of US22B. Making a total of some US84B.

Which doesn't seem much if that's the government's total revenue for 12 months. Wouldn't go far even at Thai prices and without corruption skimming off 1/3 ...

???

April 18

It's going to be fascinating to watch the hydrogen vs EV contest over the next 20 years. Too early to tell which will win. Both are in their infancy, though EV is clearly well ahead at this stage.

Meantime - here in Isaan - I'm sticking with petrol.

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