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Just now, AAArdvark said:

Does the government offer any sort reasoning?

It wouldn't be politically popular in the UK.  I doubt even Labour would back it.  Not a lot of sympathy for "rich" expats who've retired abroad from the general UK population.

Just now, Neeranam said:

Oh dear, if you hang around prostitutes, you'll know a soapy massage  costs around £50.

How much would you pay in the UK? 

 No soapies in the UK (that I know of) but a Thai "massage" will set you back about £50 for an hour.

15 minutes ago, bkk6060 said:

Bqrgirls and massage workers make more then these lousy pensions. Probably the worst pension system in the advanced west. What an embarrassment and a joke.

To be fair, bar girls and massage workers have to work very long hours and sometimes have to do unpleasant things to make money!  I would expect them to make more than a Brit on a State pension!

2 minutes ago, PeeJayEm said:

The "freeze" is not pro-actively operated as such.   Uprating only exists for expats in countries which have a reciprocal Social Security agreement with the U.K.  Expats emigrating to countries that don't have such reciprocal arrangements would know that before making their decision to emigrate (it's been like this for over 70 years).  So why all the hew and cry now?

Because now people have easy access social media to complain on.

32 minutes ago, Dioj said:

My post was total sarcasm. Guess you don't follow the local media much. They constantly raid go-go bars, hostess clubs, and brothels in Thailand claiming they found no evidence of prostitution. 

Unless they do find evidence and shut the place down which also happens.  

8 hours ago, Hummin said:

Ironic comment based on  police chiefs personally inspecting parts of Pattaye red light districts annually, for then stating their lack of finding of prostitution. 

 

Conclusion no prostitution found

 

 

Phew! No prostitutes in Pattaya’s Walking Street – Police

https://thethaiger.com/news/pattaya/phew-no-prostitutes-in-pattayas-walking-street-police

Walking Street is one street in Thailand - no one has said there is no prostitution in Thailand.

46 minutes ago, Dioj said:

What a waste of a conversation. The government has proven to the public countless times that prostitution does not exist in any form at all in Thailand. So people need to focus on other subjects that aren't pure pulp fiction and stop trying to tarnish the country's pristine reputation!

Where is this "proof" you mention?  Prostitution is and always has been part of Thai culture. Many Thai males lose their virginity to prostitutes.  

8 hours ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   Its the celebration of the U.K, rather than a celebration of one man .

George is just the figure head 

Good grief I doubt the Scots or Welsh would be celebrating an English saint (even if he was never English!).

11 minutes ago, Srikcir said:

No need to politically label people. Even right-wing, nationalistic people have a right to freedom of speech but not to mayhem and property destruction.

Correct, but these guys were demonstrably thuggish.  I would think those with nationalistic views are happy to be labelled 'right-wing', and wouldn't find the label offensive.  I may be wrong.

3 hours ago, danferguson said:

I live in Pattaya, and I used Thai Visa Express to do this last year - all very smooth

 

https://thaivisa-express.com/uk-passport-application-thailand/

 

Well worth the agents fee to avoid the hassle and 2 trips to Bangkok

I agree.  Very professional service.

39 minutes ago, mikeymike100 said:

 "Laurence Fox took to the stage to make abusive remarks about Sadiq Khan. He called the London mayor a “dictator” before leading the crowd in chants of “get Khan out”.

 

Well I would hardly call it abusive, to calling Sadiq Khan a dictator, he clearly is?

He's about to be re-elected, hopefully.

7 minutes ago, Puccini said:

Some countries have laws that make it illegal to refuse to accept payment with banknotes and coins that are legal tender in the respective countries. Has Thailand no such law?

No.

A huge success, perhaps for the first time since Covid.  Bigger and better next year I would think!

Good that the truth has now come out.  

Why would he expect any of his money back? It's hardly surprising the relationship didn't work out but he got what he wanted (the old pervert).  I suspect if he continues to hang around the village causing problems he will get what's coming to him - and it won't be his money back! 

Good grief.  Surely more important things to worry about!  The UK's gone crazy.

It's certainly the way things are going here.  Fantastic if you can pay that way, but frustrating if you're still a 'cash only' person.

11 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

The only reasonable way to deal with people involved in human trafficking, sex trafficking, or child prostitution is the death penalty. Carried out one way or another. 

Strange definition of "reasonable"!

https://www.ajarn.com/recruitment/jobs

3 minutes ago, rattlesnake said:

 

I understand those who want to prevent Trump from winning and will think strategically towards this end. But those who actually try to perpetuate the myth that Biden is doing a better job than Trump need to wake up, because a large part of his base doesn't think this anymore.

Indeed it is profoundly depressing that Biden hasn't been replaced by Gavin Newsom or Michelle Obama.  There is, however, still time.  

1 minute ago, ezzra said:

Same every year, after the revelry of Songran comes the grim news of how many people have lost their lives

on the nation's roads, and next year will be the same, and the next and next...

Yes, there are always going to be accidents over long holiday periods that involve a lot of drinking.  

2 hours ago, proton said:

 

Some things need to be fought against, the demands of Islam is one as it's the enemy of western values and they just cannot integrate anywhere. Wanting to fulfill the commands of their prophet for world domination they are set against democracy and freedom of speech. All but 2 Islamic states have gays as illegal and 6 have the death penalty, women are oppressed and children abused by FGM and child marriages. Yet western liberals support this medieval backwardness form the dark ages.

And what does this possibly have to do with the topic of this thread?  Keep your Islamophobia to yourself; you've already made a fool of yourself on the Sydney stabbings thread!