Moti24

At a 7/11 (Not my local), last night, there were no signs of plastic bags on the counter.  I bought some bread, biscuits and a pork burger which was heated in the microwave.  The girl got a plastic bag from under the counter and put the hot pork burger in it, followed by the bread and biscuits.  I took-out the pork burger and explained that it was hot and the bread and biscuits shouldn't be in the same bag; I got a "I don't under-sa-tand" look. 

I didn't expect a bag for the bread and biscuits, but it's a good idea to still put hot food in plastice bags, but common sense just isn't a Thai trait.

On the down side, I usually use the plastic bags to pick-up the mess from my dogs when I take them for a walk.  Nobody else in my village does this, in fact, nobody else takes their dogs for a walk, they just let their dogs roam the sois, messing where they want.  It looks like I'll be turning into a Thai, letting my dogs do the same; then I'll probably be known as, "The farang who lets his dogs mess all over the place"; ****in hypocrites!

That's the straw that broke the camel's back, for me; there's just no hope at all for this place.

23 hours ago, johng said:

If you leave a "safe" gap someone else tries to fill it.. "Thais abhor a vacuum" errmm maybe that's something else ?  ????

The only vacuum they have is between their ears.

21 hours ago, petedk said:

If the photographer hadn't posted on social media no one except him/her and the few people on the beach at that time would have known anything about it.

 

BTW, isn't posting videos of sexual acts online also a crime? Why isn't the poster being punished?

He has contacts in high places.

1 minute ago, bluesofa said:

If caught videoing Thais, would they have demanded twenty Baht?

I normally tip according to the quality of the service.  I suspect the performance from a Thai couple would be over before the video started.

3 hours ago, rooster59 said:

The person who shared the clip with Daily News called on the authorities to take action as the incident could tarnish Pattaya’s reputation as a world class tourist destination.

What tarnishes Pattaya's reputation more is the amount of perverted voyeurs who creep-around taking videos to publish in the media.

5 minutes ago, ChipButty said:

Ive always found that strange get a ticket and your good to go, in the UK they take the vehicle off you, then pay to get it back within one week or it gets scrapped 

I've been using the Uk roads since I was knee-high to a grasshopper, with 100% no-claims bonus.  Watching these morons on the roads every day raises my blood-pressure; mostly because I can do nothing about it.

5 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Of note, to be reported as “injured” during the Seven Days campaign, road-accident victims must be taken to hospital for treatment. People injured in accidents who are not transported to hospital from the accident scene are not included in the statistics for the period.

Pathetic excuse designed to make Phuket look like a safe haven.  If there were people injured, there were people ****in injured!  Full stop!

6 hours ago, rooster59 said:

There were 731,933 vehicles being called for inspection, with 158,453 persons being given tickets, mostly for not wearing a helmet and not having a valid driver’s licence.

"Here's a ticket, now carry-on with your journey!"  

Nothing changes here; no driving licence, no problem!  The police should be held responsible if any of these ticketed morons cause injury to anybody at a later date.  Somebody, somewhere, needs to stand-up and be counted for allowing the daily culling on the roads.

There doesn't appear to be a "I wouldn't give a toss because she was a great <deleted>" option.

If anybody has the idea there might be a cheap Mitsubishi Triton pickup for sale shortly, forget it; Kiatisak will still be driving and microsleeping next week.

Some things will never change here.

4 hours ago, LomSak27 said:

Thailand has never been big on teaching about World War II in their schools, for obvious reasons. That is not going to change anytime soon.

About 10 years ago, I borrowed a globe from one of the Thai classrooms so I could use it during a lesson to EP students.  There was only 1 country showing on the globe - Thailand, the rest of the globe was completely blacked-out.  Needless to say, none of my students knew anything about life outside Thailand at the time.  I mentioned the fact to the school director; I just got a blank look, and was told the students need to learn about Thai history.

Yes, you're right!  There won't be any change anytime soon; probably never.

If the dealerships can come-up with a plan to reduce road fatalities, maybe they would be able to sell more vehicles; the annual road-kill has decreased the number of buyers.  The kids maybe able to drive a car, but they're not yet old enough to buy one.

34 minutes ago, luckyluke said:

A man can have a love and sexual relationship with his wife.

He can also have an extra relationship with another woman for the sex. 

A woman can have a love and sexual relationship with her husband. 

She can also have an extra relationship with another man for the sex or/and money. 

Where do you live?  Pluto!

Too much hastle!  Just go home, and if the wife has a headache, just have a Thomas-The-Tank.

6 hours ago, webfact said:

A number of officials, including the department head, Mr. Pralong Damrongthai, did not use their cars today, leaving the parking area almost empty.

Unfortunately, 97% of the staff phoned-in for a sick day, so next Wednesday will be back to normal; whatever "Normal" is here.

7 hours ago, PremiumLane said:

That is a Kawasaki Z900 not a Honda CBR650

I used to have a ZX9R; those bikes shouldn't be rented-out - they're certainly not toys.

With a t-shirt like that, he wasn't exactly dressed to be a cat-burglar; I sometimes wonder about the level of Thai mentality.

I was researching the same myself not long ago.  Western Union looks like a good bet; check it out at wu.com.

Do we get to know the name and location of the resort, or do we just hope it's not the same one we've booked?

Never mind!

4 hours ago, webfact said:

He added the tuk tuk diver even gave him a look which suggested he knew what was going on. 

A Thai, multi-tasking!  He must have thought he was driving through a tunnel!

2 minutes ago, car720 said:

Was Hoffa in there with her?

He would have gone in the tree shredder.