Jane Dough

For years I had a small silver skull on my bike key ring. It reminded me never to let my guard down riding in Thailand or anywhere else.

Rooster 

All statues in the UK should be replaced with ones of Harry Kane and Son Hyung-Min. 

Rooster

6 hours ago, mikebell said:

As a writer, I particularly enjoyed this and can confirm everything written about Pattaya Plod's deserved poor reputation is true.

 

I would say you have been remarkably lucky. You've obviously never tried to buy a house; never been pulled over twice a week by the police because your windscreen isn't dark enough to hide your white face; never visited a National park or Nong Nooch Gardens.

I did say 'almost'. On the two occasions I have bought houses for my Thai wives I have fully understood that I could not be the owner and it did not matter to me because these were gifts to them for providing me with such gorgeous children, two each (children not houses). Being a motorcyclist I have been pulled over almost as many times as I have had hot dinners, every time there are always lots of Thais around me so I never felt I was singled out because of that. If anything I got off more times because the police liked the fact I could speak Thai or were amused that I showed them a picture of the wife and kids instead of a driving license. 

I do take your point about national parks and places like Nong Nooch. During my time at Harrow when I was responsible for school trips I made it perfectly plain that any establishment - either state or private - that had dual pricing would not be used by our school. Thais and expatriates were all allowed entry at the local price. On private trips to national parks - where I agree the policies are scandalous - I always got Thai price entry based on my residency. On the one occasion I did not I turned the car around and went around the corner and told my wife that I was going to get in the boot while she took the wheel and her and the kids sailed through the gate. 

In the end I thought better of this after the wife started grinning suspiciously; we all happily went and had a pizza instead. 

Thanks for reading Mr Bell.

Rooster

4 hours ago, Elkski said:

good column rooster.  glad you finally pointed out some things  as truths.   I maintain that truth can't be Thai bashing.  it's nice you  pointed out the billionaire club.  please do more to educate  people on what's so terribly wrong in Thailand.  I hope you can see your destiny  and become one of the tools of change your life has groomed you for. 

Thanks, but I'm not sure I want to be a tool.

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Thanx (a Scrabble word) for reading

Rooster

2 hours ago, off road pat said:

Well,...Rooster,...

This one was one of your best !!!

I enjoyed it !!!

Best Regards !

Thank you very much,

and thanks for reading.

How many have you read!?

Rooster

4 hours ago, Marpa47 said:

Enjoying your many articles.  The personal touch in “the week that was” is as always a very rewarding read.  

Cheers, this was consecutive edition #219.

See the archive for ones you might have missed.

Thanks for reading,

Rooster

4 hours ago, Greg O said:

One things for sure, this place is a Riot ! Hehe 555.

 

 

Great column ..

Cheers and thanks for reading.

Rooster

7 hours ago, Matzzon said:

This sentence is brilliant! I really believe that the creator would have a very good career in the Thai government. It is clearly the best ever excuse and way to eliminate yourself from the masses. This gives you the right to "say what needs to be said" (When others do it usually called Thai bashing), at the same time that you can justify your bashing with another name. Fantastic!

Actually it's a paragraph, but thanks for reading anyway!

Rooster

7 minutes ago, overt2016 said:

I, for the first time in years enjoyed Rooster's article.

Keep it up and I might change my mind about you!!!!!

I am glad this was more to your liking. 

Thank you for reading and commenting positively. 

Rooster

1 hour ago, GAZZPA said:

I have no doubt that Thailand did what it needed to do to suppress the virus, not taking anything away but I am getting very tired of the constant comparison to Western cultures crowning Thailand as the King of the virus tackling world. It is so well documented if you can bother to research about how the virus responds in different climates,  hot / humid weather is not a favourable environment. Add in many other factors such as the far more comprehensive transport systems, ease of travelling between countries / states, congestion and the tendency for longer distances for commuting and it very quickly becomes apparent why the virus has spread so quickly in countries in the Northern Hemisphere. Not to mention the obvious economic difference, people (including working class) have much more money to travel and shop. Short international flights are also very cheap and almost as common as catching a bus.

 

There is not 1 single country that got this right 100%, nobody in our lifetime has had to deal with such a thing so not really surprising, however I very strongly believe that if the virus had taken hold in Thailand and if Thailand had a temperate climate they would have faired no better then Italy, Spain, UK, Germany, USA or anywhere else that has struggled. 

 

It is, in my view, a cheap, tasteless and desperate attempt to try and label Thailand as "better at something" then the west. So before falling into the trap of assuming Thailand takes better care protecting it's citizens then lets say Germany, do some research, engage your brain and get your facts right. 

 

This is not a trivial topic to play silly games with, people are dying in enormous numbers.

Can't disagree with much of that. If the "facts" (for want of a better word)  do ever come out about the coronavirus pandemic they are likely to be years down the line.

Thanks for reading.

Rooster

1 hour ago, GAZZPA said:

It's an English term, don't think it is really used elsewhere as it is believed to have roots in cockney rhyming slang which is of course native to London. Here is a short description from the internet.

 

There is another route to the word and this is via rhyming slang. Farmer and Henley's 1893 Dictionary of Slang defines 'grasshopper' as 'copper', that is, policeman. The theory is that a 'grass' is someone who works for the police and so has become a surrogate 'copper'. The rhyming slang link was certainly believed in 1950 by the lexicographer Paul Tempest, when he wrote Lag's lexicon: a comprehensive dictionary and encyclopaedia of the English prison to-day:

Interesting, thanks for your input me ol' sparrah..

Rooster (a mockney)

1 hour ago, Operator2002 said:

South Korea is duplicated )

It's so good they named it twice. 

Apologies, the other should be Mexico.

Rooster

Expect a long hard road in a justice system weighed heavily against victims.

I have been involved in several myself over the years. Even ones that I won or were resolved the feeling at the end was one of was it even worth it!

Rooster

2 hours ago, Kerryd said:

Yeah, looking at the old thread (it was only last January ?) it seems they think those hundreds of parts were from 3 (or more) people. (At least 298 bones recovered from the pond). Not including the girl he put in a metal casket and left her to suffocate.

His father apparently murdered a 15 year old girl and "eviscerated" her for tapping on the side of a prized fish tank.
His mother supposedly was involved but managed to flee to America (where she presumably still is).

The Missing Persons foundation figured out that the guy (Ice) was in jail when this girl went missing (but no indication about why he was in jail). 

 

The clue might be in the name...Ice.

I wrote many of the stories back in January. The reason it might have dropped from the news could be something called Covid-19.

Rooster

Mine was very low despite a lot of air-con usage, or at least much more than normal. One help was that the water coming out of the fak bua has been so warm that hot showers for the entire family have been off for two months. That must save a bit and I did get a discount of about 500 for whatever.

Rooster

3 hours ago, Crash999 said:

Maybe he should turn on the TV as several local programs and game shows are using these face shields only. 

That is what the article is mostly about....an effort to look better, more hi-so...look at me I can afford one. What are the in crowd wearing this season dear...pity the poor proles...

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