2 minutes ago, Deepinthailand said:

Never once ever have I heard any Thai call my son a half cast never ever. some times people just dream things up.

they dont say half caste exactly but there is a word for mix in thai

just like they call ferang a ferang

but, i doubt many people use it these days, as mix kids are nothing new

maybe it says a little  something about the type of thais george associates with

although he still does not quote the term in Thai

so maybe he has not heard the word for a very long time either

21 hours ago, Johnniey said:

I think if you are talking about Pattaya dwellers only. Why on earth would anyone else want to go to Cambodia?

 

uh................ the cost of living quickly springs to mind

then lets not forget 1 year visa's without any hassle

1 year business visa's also without hassle, and then you can basically do as you wish work wise

 

obviously YOU YOURSELF have only visited cambodia for 1 intention and probably only 1 place you have been

 

Personally, Laos would be a nice choice but cambodia is just as laid back

is everyone clearly missing the obvious...................

 

Theives dont have a 6th sense, and i doubt they were just breaking into random trucks

They knew the money would be inside that truck at that time

Obviously they had set something up with the victim

(this sounds similar to the guy who car was robbed of a few mkillion baht by some colombians in bkk)

They setup a deal with the guy, he goes withdraw the cash, then they rob the cash

most likely the guy was going to the temple to balance out his karma for what he was about to do (or thought he was) with the cash

 

19 minutes ago, Stardust314 said:

Chats will not be monitored in Thailand, LINE app says

 

https://aboutcroatia.net/news/world/chats-will-not-be-monitored-thailand-line-app-says-42438

maybe not monitored, as in real time monitoring

but recorded data being reviewed later is another question

1 minute ago, Get Real said:

I don´t understand why everybody is so unhappy with this, and that there are so many negative comment about all things that are happening in Thailand. This is nothing new in the rest of the world, and most of the people complaining here comes from a country that already have a since long developed system for cyber crimes and treats to the nation. Just don´t understand. When things not happen there is complains from everone here on TV, and when something happens htere are the same complaints. Be happy that they are trying to develop a country that since long has been after in every aspect of security and enforcement of laws. Maby there is only afraid people with something to hide or an evil agenda that have negative comments. What do I know? However, Inetnet is a wide network and it must be controlled in some way because there are many people that doesn´t understand what they really can say or not can say. If everyone used common sense and realized that if you are here and live by the rules, you just have nothing to hide. As simple as that instead of just complaining over everything. Negative remarks never solved anything. That´s just for people that think of Thailand as a country that should by like for 20 years ago today. Simple fact! It´s just not going to happen.

because it has nothing to do with actual cyber security, its about restricting freedom of speech, which does not exist here

so basically they have set up a building with 200 employees, searching facebook for posts they dont like

 

8 minutes ago, domdom said:

Mki8

Pls try to read..

I have a friend coming to visit me. I don t rent anything...

yeh you tell immigration that they stay rent free,

obviously you think you can argue your case here......LOL

 

the way you word it as if a friend is staying at a condo you own

as many of us expats here own condos to rent out

if you said come stay with me, then it would have been much clearer

if you own the condo, they could still have the same attitude

if you rent the condo, then its not your concern really,

but you may be required to inform the owner another guest is staying for a week

 

for the sake of maybe 1600 baht, who really cares

1 hour ago, TheMacMan said:

Usual general comments.... but I have a serious question.

How are you meant to register relatives or friends who come to visit?

What is the process?

My son is coming to visit/stay for a while so what should I do to make sure all is legal??

 

How about some info on the form, the place to report (surely not everyone has to go to the immigration offices?)

Can you report with a form at the local police station?

you can do it online somewhere on immigration website

dont ask me where though

1 hour ago, domdom said:

Hello

I have a french friend coming to my condo for one week on 31st.

Does that mean I have to run to immigration on 1st to declare he is there for a week ?

Have a nice day

in reality yes

it also means YOU should have a hotel license

as you are renting for less than 30 days

So..............

Which one in the pic is the scammer ????

oh well,

time to put the prices up.............................

looks like they have now started to realize,  the retired expats are the only ones that keep coming back here and actually spend money here.

round and round and round we go

 

minimum wage is the worst thing that can ever happen to a country

just look at UK since they brought it in

minimum wage comes in

the price on everything goes up

minimum is then not enough and everyone has less than they did before

so they increase minimum wage

then the price on everything goes up again

and the cycle is in motion

 

the other problem that sets in sooner or later

is NOBODY wants to work for the MINIMUM

(if they actually want to do any work at all)

 

 

 

3 hours ago, Grubster said:

Its gonna be hard to suck up to Japan, Vietnam, Philippines and the rest being bullied by China. I wonder what Trump would say?

seriously, sticky rice

that will save mexico a fortune

reminds me of a very long time ago

when people used to have street parties in the UK

and they would block each end of the street off at the end of the blocks

 

and u always get the kid from around the corner

stood on the other side of the rope because he not allowed in

because he not live in the street

but his friend does

let me guess the black marks are suposed to be from his hands when gasping for last breath................

 

seriously the explanation is impossible,

he would need to be unconcious already and even then still extremely unlikely

but would not be suicide if he is unconcious

 

it absoultely baffles me, how they can keep coming up with such ridiculous explanations for killing people,

like the public actually beleive them,

Thais know its all BS but they also know they are not in any position to do anything, so life goes on

 

On 30/08/2016 at 4:13 PM, yogi100 said:

 

How about showing us a graph or chart that shows how many hard drug users like those on heroin, crack, meth and cocaine started off on marijuana?

 

they didnt "start" on marijuana, they started on either nicotine or alcohol

 

 

On 30/08/2016 at 10:42 AM, MockingJay said:

All regular Marihuana user I know and/or ever have worked with were: 
1) Ineffective

2) Lots of talk, but no action

3) Unreliable

4) Slow (acting AND thinking)
5) Irresponsible

6) Always had an excuse for their own shortcomings, mostly others were to blame
7) Partial or complete disconnection from reality
8) Telling others what they "SHOULD" do, i.e. become vegetarian, vegan, etc. while themselves living an utterly unhealthy lifestyle (party all night sleep at work, drinking, Ganja, smoking, I don't need a helmet, etc.)
9) Complete overinflated self esteem (most were complete losers to be honest)
10) Changing jobs frequently, always someone else to be blamed for that
11) Unhappy and edgy whenever "sober"... (which basically means whenever they had to physically work)

Sure - legalize that stuff and make sure that the world tumbles even deeper into stupidity...

 

Thats not the weed thats just the people

i have always hated this notion that drugs change people, while it can be argued to an extent

it is not always the case, and the people who stand out the most, ie the ones you notice

would be like that regardless as it is in their nature

your description sounds like most people i meet, that do not smoke

it actually sounds like 50% of working class people

and point number 8 clearly shows you dont really have first hand knowledge of people that need cannabis for living

the people you describe, like to party, which means alcohol more than cannabis smoker

basically someone that will get drunk and take whatever, thats just not the same

 

Most smokers i know (a lot more than most) prefer NOT to drink alcohol or go partying.

 

it seems you just surround yourself with clowns, who will smoke weed.

 

i know many people that run very successful businesses and smoke

my friends father owns an insurance company in UK <deleted>

he is absolutely minted, yet he still (and always has) enjoys weed

and trust me he buys the creme de la creme

 

i even know many people that run successful businesses while they are class A addicts

and usually the addiction is what makes them work so hard

but they always put work before play

 

drugs have nothing to do with how a person is, its all down to the individual

people can be successful and take drugs

people can be complete duckin morons whether they use drugs or not

we are all just products of society

 

i always used to use a phrase when people would comment that using drugs make you a bad person

 

but the reality is

if your an a-hole your an a-hole

 

but like i said the people you describe are not smokers, they are party goers

and their behaviour you describe has nothing to do with weed

it is to do with the fact they have been out partying all night every night drinking ALCOHOL

 

have you seen the difference in a stoned driver compared to a drunk driver ?

have you ever seen a bunch of stoned people get in a mass brawl ?

have you ever heard of heavy stoners getting liver damage and needing hospitals ?

have you ever heard of a stoner hippie getting stoned and coming home to beat the wife and kids ?

Have you ever actually thought about how other people live outside your bubble ?

 

 

 

has anyone brought up how much it could also help tourism

 

so much oppurtunity for Thailand if they do legalize and control (tax) cannabis

same like most countries now realize

1 hour ago, balo said:

 

Bacon is not good for your health anyway so I call that progress. 

 

says who ?

very naive comment mate with nothing to back it up apart from bias research

nothing wrong with pork or pork fat, its the other crap that does us damage, oils and sugars

fruit can be worse than bacon, if you read any recent unbiased research you would know why.

i am confused.......

which one is the German ?

why is nobody in the picture pointing him out so i know which person is the bad guy

6 hours ago, Sphere said:

The only way to stop this is to air-condition all the rice fields, and implement a multi-fold increase in the minimum wage.

minimum wage is what creates all the problems

just like western countries, everything goes down hill once governements introduce a minimum wage

 

A countries minimum wage should be determined by what the average man and what they will work for, in other words no minimum wage, people will work for what they need or they wont work, businesses will pay whatever they need to get staff or whatever they can get away with depending on the local.

 

The problem starts when you introduce a "minimum" as the major problem as many living in UK will agree, people wont work for "minimum" nobody wants to be the bottom of the pile, so once you introduce a minimum everyone wants double it to do any work, or they feel they dont need to actually work good for their employer as their employer is tight as they pay the minimum, it just leads to disgruntled staff, which in turn slowly screw everything up (too much to go into detail)

and then next like western countries they will bring in more policies to preotect employees so they cannot be fired for small reasons, this would be fine in most cases, but as you now see in western countries, unemployed people dont want to work unless its for more than minimum, and employers are scared to hire staff as they must pay them a decent wage before knowing if they are fully suitable, and if not it can be hard then to get rid of them later.

 

Minimum wage has a HUGE knock on effect in all businesses and economy.

 

It keeps the working class poorer, as cost of living increases quicker than the minimum wage does, and it just goes on and on as you see now in UK and other countries.

 

Its like saying we are going to make sure you get double what you are earning now, but the cost of living will triple this time next year.

 

Back to the topic, maybe they just not wanting them to go abroad, as not enough to work here anymore, i know its nothing like it used to be here.

 

And at the story, sounds more like the 4 women did not understand the working conditions before they went, and thought it would be like working in Thailand, where they can sit in a bar get drunk all night, refuse a customer or 2 if she chooses, and then go to work when she wants with the customer she wants, instead they got to malaysia where everything is a lot more hush hush, where they were told they have to stay in the apartment, and customers are brought to them, who they cannot refuse, and maybe 5-20 customers a day.

 

Some agents/pimps also pay by the day rather than the customer, so when they say guaranteed 10,000 baht a day, they dont mention the 10-20 customers a day bit, you could just see the 4 girls getting there and realizing its more like work and they dont have the freedom like they do when home, and then complaining they want to leave.

Of course they wont legalize them as the prices would come down, and those in control earn a pretty penny as it is now, so why change anything.

 

But there is a big difference as stated above in legalization and decriminalization, but Thailand really should consider decriminalizing or legalizing which ever you want to put it, the consumption of drugs, as this is just a waste oe time and money for police, wasting their efforts catching drug users instead of drug pushers, but then you go back to my initial statement, seems they are happy to keep showing their tremendous team efforts on tv busting someone for $20 worth of ice at least once a week.

 

On another note you have to consider this statement was made to the Asean commuinty, and being pro drugs, or should i say anti anti-drugs, would be the direct opposite of the phillipenes current policies, where they are slaughtering drug users and pushers at the moment without trial or even arrest.