HauptmannUK

Maybe Britain can offer refuge to US Jews? Seems to be a lot of antisemitic hate crime in NYC at least.... https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-882597

If you're an impatient or incautious driver then Thailand is not the country for you - its not going to end well. I've driven many thousands of km in Thailand over the past 15+ years and seen too many collisions. Just take it easy. If you're prone to getting frustrated then ease back, breathe deep and count slowly to ten. Maybe listen to a podcast on the radio or something. Your actions are not going to change the way Thais drive. Don't try to 'teach them a lesson' - just accept it. Most Westerners are retired and generally not on a tight schedule. Couple of years ago my wife's sister bought a new truck. Never driven a car before. Failed the driving test twice so ended up buying a licence. She is a terrible driver and my blood runs cold when I think about it. My wife has a legit Thai licence but is also a terrible (frankly dangerous) driver and I don't let her drive. There's an awful lot of these people out there. So in the words of Sgt Esterhaus ('Hill Street Blues') "Let's be careful out there".

Classic cannabis-induced paranoia.

Pretty sure it would be Montien. Stayed there years ago.

I wouldn't grope her either.

Should be fairly easy for the police to get to the bottom of this, if they want to. Check his and her bank accounts. Check his cellphone pings. Sadly I strongly suspect he is not going to be found alive. Too many red flags. Anyone remember years ago there was a Khon Kaen woman had her Thai BF put her British husband through a woodchipper.

Yes. Always a red flag.

Possibly the lady involved frequently indulged in anal sex. I remember years ago discussing anal sex with a female colleague and she told me that she avoided it because it could lead to weakening and desensitizing of the anus, resulting in involuntary 'anal leakage'

This is a Daily Mail 'bash Thailand' story so you have to divide everything by 10. He was supposedly a professional engineer on several big projects but only receives £100/month private pension? He owned a couple of property rentals in the UK but sold them to buy property in Thailand? Paid £270k for house that looks like its worth 1-2M THB ? Wife apparently had two restaurants in Northern Ireland, so hardly a naive Isaan hillbilly...... Either the story is full of inaccuracies or he is as thick as a bucket of mud. I cannot understand how guys can still get scammed by Thai women. 30 years ago you could understand it but now if you punch 'Thai' into a search engne you get a tsunami of horror stories about scams and every other foreigner I meet is only too happy to offer a cautionary tale....

I heard the biometric software at BKK was supplied by an Israeli company. If he was a Mossad agent then a bit of an oversight to not incorporate an 'ignore switch' when a Mossad fake passport is scanned.

No problem with them arresting the agressive and troublesome ones - the others should be left alone. Most of the prostitution is low-key and unobtrusive.

Probably it would be used in processed/pre-prepared foods, catering etc. Not always so easy for the customer to establish origin.

Have travelled with Norse on a route to the US I wouldn't fly with them for free! Dreadful service. Outbound flight was delayed by 8 hours - no information, food etc. Return flight was cancelled 45 minutes before boarding time and was offered another flight 4 days later! No assistance Of any kind. Had to get another flight at great cost.

After the shambles of the Biden presidency I must confess to being one of those that cheered when Trump won. And he did get off to a promising start. But seems that he's revealed himself to be a walking talking fruitcake. With Musk gone rogue too. More than a few people are going to have their retirement finances trashed over the next few years. The way he's nuzzling up to Mad Vlad is extremely worrisome - I wouldn't be surprised if he doesn't start substituting Canadian imports with Russian. And most concerning of all is this unstable clown has the nuclear codes!

Kerrygold is Irish, surely?

I have absolutely no love or respect for Biden, but Trump needs to let go and move on. Bringing up the laptop during his argument with Zelensky was ridiculous. Its all water under the bridge now, and there are far more pressing issues to focus on.

After the disaster of Biden I had high hopes for a second Trump term, and he did indeed get off to a promising start. However the way he is aligning with Putin is both shocking and frightening. A few weeks ago Putin was in a corner, weak and with an economy that was spiraling down. I saw a cartoon that had a photo of Trump with the caption 'Kremlin Employee of the Month'. Now you really have to wonder what is going on.....

About ten years ago my wife built a house out west of Udon Thani. Its roofed with C-Pac tiles and there have always been problems with leaks. She's had it repaired by 'expert' local workmen a couple of times but the leaks persist. Now she wants to completely re-tile the roof and fix the problem for good. Can anyone please recommend a proper professional roofing contractor in the Udon area?

No.

Someone's led a sheltered life.....

Its a completely harmless activity but the video shouldn't have been shared because it just winds up the Thais ('sparks outrage' etc etc)

The guy's name is Anthony Gilheaney - so British or Irish I think. Apparently got into a fight in a club and later, in the street outside, he used his car to drive at the people he was in dispute with.

This can be abridged to 'Drunk woman breaks glass table'. Not exactly the crime of the century, or even national news I would have thought....

The full arm tattoos are a red flag. This guy could have a violent past. Possibly started to slap the girl around and went too far. I've heard from a few girls who've encountered violent customers.

Not an expat or an immigrant. You're just here on a long holiday. That's why you have a 'non-immigrant' visa......