There are expats that own companies here and expats working for large multinational companies. My first trip to Thailand was for work and then my company transferred me to Thailand full time. I work with multinational companies and most of the upper management if from abroad. There is allot more to Thailand than bars....
typical Thai reporting, how about the rest of the story... the 15 people that died in January, how did they die? how old where they? Did they all die from the same thing?
yes, sefl checkouts became a big thing during covid in the USA, now threre is allot of push back. I hate them. $11 for a bag of ice??? think there was a mistake.
cheap girls???
you also get some bonuses ..corrupt cops, pot holes in roads, expensive booze, free roaming dogs, Ganja (legal or not TBD)
hell, what more could you ask for?
Get a visa and enter Thailand, make sure you have equivalent of 20K thai baht, onward ticket etc.
If you dont want to do that, get you GF to come to Vietnam and bring your stuff.
Some studies show lower opioid use where Marijuana has been legalized.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/places-with-legal-marijuana-issue-fewer-opioid-prescriptions-large-studies-find
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/04/02/598787768/opioid-use-lower-in-states-that-eased-marijuana-laws
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/08/190807092350.htm
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/huge-study-reveals-cannabis-provides-similar-pain-relief-benefits-as-opioids-without-negative-consequences/ar-AA1mLc2M
25 yr ago in Thailand?? I've been in Thailand this long and never saw weed in fresh markets in Thailand.
Cambodia yes, Thailand no.. I always had to find a guy in Thailand.... you could find Kratom in fresh markets in Thailand back then.