The Old Bull

People invent gods to explain what they don't understand. When leaders cannot explain things to the peasants they cannot admit to their own ignorance so they need gods as an excuse.

Isn't a 38 caliber the same as a 9mm?

If you drink beer you will have lots of expat friends, if you want to stay in a village you will have to drink Lao Khaw to have lots of Thai friends.

I don't take cigarettes into the bedroom, i remove them from my pocket first. Learned that from my grandfather over sixty years ago.

I cut the cable about five years ago didn't want that rubbish in my house.

Doesn't the US have private for profit jails? Putting people in jail over there is a business ,that looks corrupt to me.

They must have a good union because online booking costs ฿250 more than going to a station to book.

I have two SIM cards in my phone one from Thailand and one from Canada. Because I get free SMS's on my Thai number all my banking OTP's go to my Thai number . I had to go into my Canadian bank to set this up . Also my Thai SIM works in Canada but my Canadian SIM does not work in Thailand.

Citizens of Switzerland and Japan do not pay for visas.

Usually not a problem if out in the open but if you are routing around under the dash take off rings for sure. I briefly touched a live wire under the dash had my ring heat up instantly not enough to burn but I learned my lesson.

I would definitely check out various options as a difference of one or two percent is a large hunk of cash.

I shared a ships cabin with an ex Hong Kong policeman fifty years ago .He told me that the job of customs chief had to be bid on starting price 1,000,000HKD

You know you are in Thailand if you end up going through a red light, feeling a little guilty, look in your rear view mirror and see three guys come through behind you.

What about that fellow that comes through the village trading plastic buckets for dogs? I think they go through Laos to Vietnam. Unless a bunch of doo gooders from Bangkok show up the Thai border people look the other way as they don't want to be stuck feeding 100 dogs.

If one of those things bit me it would get a beer bottle hamburger over the wall in the middle of the night,

You reap what you sow. If the US had not interfered in the central american countries they would not be coming. Goes back to the United Fruit Company.

Never drive anywhere at night you haven't driven in the daytime. That way you will know where all the pot holes are.

They tried to get me twice in one week. I went to buy a computer as they were on sale. When I went to pay they said the sale was over and I had to pay the full price. However they made no effort to take the sign down. So I told them to stuff it and went to the next shop. I let them know what happened and they honoured the advertised sale price. Second time I went to buy a cheap shirt and pants. Same thing they wanted more than advertised saying the larger sizes used more cloth. My wife was holding the cash and paid them so I lost out on that one as I would have told them to stuff it.

The elephant in the room that western media ignores is that Russia has a lot of support in Ukraine. That is why Putin can't steamroller over them . I know somebody recently returned from the Donbass says the majority support Russia over Zalenski and his crooks.

Obviously someone else was using the banking app. If she had checked it freequently she could have nipped this in the bud.

Gilbeys Gin on old UK brand sold cheap at Lotus. I wondered why till I took a look at the label "made in Vietnam"

I have been coming to Thailand over twenty years. I have never had a newbie ask for my opinion or advice so I never give it although I have seen many come with seemingly unlimited funds and loose everything. I live in an Isan village and see many bar girls bring back trophies, Wayne from the USA, Fritz from Germany etc. The girls know I am not a snitcher so I am always invited to meet their latest true love even if he is the third this month and share in the bounty , grub and booze. I might even get hired to drive them around.

Stay out of them vans, you will be jammed in like a sardine, can die in those things. Take the ferry across to Butterworth it drops you right in the station, then take the train. It stops at the border to do the immigration stuff. I believe the ferry is free going to the mainland.

Americans like to shoot things. Thats their favorite way to solve problems , with a gun. Remember when the USSR shot down the U2 spy plane, they are all at it. What I don't understand is how do you send a balloon anywhere , doesn't it only go where the wind takes it?

What is freedom? Nobody can do anything they want there will always be rules or limits. The way I see it is you are free when what you wish to do coincides with what you are allowed to do. BRW90324B17937B_000612.pdf