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another 1 of those big trucks that just APPEAR in front of you in the darkness...... i find my headlights pick them out quite easily, even at non sensible speeds. thais seem to have problems seeing things in the dark.

I almost hit a black parked truck, on the highway, in the lane, in a dark spot, in the middle of the night. Wasn't a reflector on the thing. It boggles the mind what goes through the minds of some of them when they leave their vehicles.

Such deaths can be easily prevented.

Let the days of carnage begin. :-(

As always, I'm sure the gangs appreciate the advance warning.

Typical of a big, tough Thai guy. Grab a weapon and intimidate... A woman.

If you guys remember, the army already did one purge when they first took over. Police were arrested and no one ever heard more about it. It lasted a week or two.

That's a shame. Nok is my favorite domestic airline.

Yet, packing 50+ standing migrant workers into the back of a speeding dump truck is perfectly safe.

A tall 250 million baht flagpole. That will fix everything.

Wonder how many people you could feed or educate with that money.

Ever see a snake try to eat itself?

According to Chinese media, Thailand is #3.

Japan is #1 and Korea is #2.

None of you have ever heard of Couch Surfing? This is very common. Naive perhaps, but common.

How would the laws be different if we were all welcome then ?...

To start, reciprocal property laws. If your home country welcomes them to buy property (not just condos), you should be permitted to do the same here without having to jump through hoops, some of which may be illegal, or at the very least grey. Secondly, if you are eligible for a 1 year visa, ditch the 90 day check ins. It's a waste of time and resources. And on and on about fair visa changes, including visa rules they don't change every 6 months.

I have a 10 year tourist visa for China and a 5 year visa for Brazil. Why is that so difficult for the Thais? Even with an Elite visa you have to check in every 90 days so they can keep tabs on you. It's insulting. Retirees should have to do it once per year, at most.

Then you have work restrictions, with only certain jobs reserved for Thais. That is holding the country back in so many ways. Let us work whatever job we are qualified for, it will improve the nation and force them to be competitive.

Stop with the double and triple pricing. Nothing says "screw you" more than seeing a 40b price for locals and 400b for us. Enough said about that.

Do you really need me to continue, or do you honestly think you're welcome here?

Meanwhile.....Cambodia begs: "Please ramp up the abuse of Thailand's farangs, so we can have the overflow." Perhaps the most dense, obtuse immigration in the developing world. Someone PLEASE explain to them that you DO NOT grow an economy by abusing your cash cows.

Not sure why you think some foreigner who is living in Thailand illegally constitutes a cash cow.

Cash cows are tourists who come, spend and go.

It makes sense for Thailand to want to eliminate the illegitimate riff-raff. The problem is, they're trying to do it with an immigration enforcement bureaucracy that lacks consistency, predictability and professionalism. THAT'S hurting tourism, because the immigration boys are basically blinded into not being able to tell the "good guys" from the "bad guys", and spurred on by institutionalized xenophobic hysteria, impose caprice and abuse of discretion on foreigners at random. Those who ARE playing by the rules get caught up in it and are extremely resentful of the fact.

Good guys, bad guys, whatever the case, we're not Thai. That means we're basically all the same to them.

Foreigners are tolerated here, not welcomed. It doesn't matter how well you speak the language, how influential you think you are, or how many families you support, at the end of the day, you're still only tolerated. If we were all welcome, the laws would be drastically different.

How about rewards for good guys? How about granting a foreigner who has worked and lived here for more than 10 years, paid taxes, learned the language, invested here, married a Thai, raised a family, etc. in Thailand a citizenship without the need of running through that flimsy and rather questionable process of applying for residency and to then eventually win (and pay 250k for it) the lottery and get citizenship after an undetermined "waiting period"??? Oh wait, that would required logical thinking and empathy for minorities... wrong country... shoite...

But you're still a foreigner, so all of that means little to them. One slip up and you may as well be a bearded criminal. ;-)

Why don't farmers convert their parched fields into camper parks?

Don't worry, eventually someone will do this and everyone with land will copy them.

Question is, how long before anyone figures out there is money to be made here?

Dirty coppers. They will never take me alive!

When is Thai Gov't going to get serious about taking action to reduce the horrendous road toll??

As a first step, the installation & wearing of seat belts should compulsory in all vehicles, failure to wear a seat belt should incur heavy fine.

Unrestrained travel in utes,van buses, SUV etc should be banned.

Police to strictly enforce the laws.

Thankfully you have no influence within the Thai government.

I have to put up with all that crap whenever I go home.

What happened to personal choice.

So you are against all safety regulations and believe children have a personal choice when their parents put them on one of these deadly vehicles. Brilliant.

"Indefinitely"

In other words, it will be back to normal by the end of this week.

im speechless. Not about the fight, well that too, but why is there not any helping him to stop the bleeding.

Because most people in Thailand dont have a clue how to save someone

no fist aid knowledge at all...

That would be vaseline then...

Absolutely brilliant.

Just another Wednesday in Thailand.

Good luck with that.

Good.

I'd like to see all counties make the Thais jump through the same immigration hoops foreigners do here AND restrict their property rights, as the Thais do foreigners.

I do know it is difficult for Thais to enter some countries, but can you blame them?

How many millions did that cost? Can't imagine it will be updated and maintained properly.

I agree with the first poster, hire native speakers, pay them a fair salary, and don't restrict how they teach. But that's crazy talk, I know.

After I checked my luggage in last month I walked towards the Departure area and picked up - almost by by chance, that you should check a TV screen to see if your baggage went through ok on the conveor belt. It was difficult to see your own luggage amongst all the black cases.

Someone kept shouting out in english if your name hadn't been called out after 5 minutes your luggage had passed the check. All a bit vague and uncertain I thought.

Maybe the system has now changed/improved.

Just went through that. Incredibly stupid system. You have to wait to see if they call your name, but this is Thailand and chances they won't be calling names on time and lots of luggage will be left behind. It was chaos when I was there AND they removed many check in booths for this syste., which slows down check in even more.

The upgrade looks nice but the check in system is slower and confusing.

Good for him. It is only tragic he couldn't kill the beast quickly with a single shot.

Dieseased street dogs have no place around people, especially children.